The Week at Work

30/06/2024

171. Reviewing the EU and local elections 2024

This week Dave and Conor take a look at the EU and local elections where they review the performance of the parties, the media campaign and the strategies of the left. They also discuss, where to next... where will "left unity" come from?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PptB0Jcq6z9cUs78rG4Eg?si=nPY5QNZoSJmZVrU9oQGTFA

This week Dave and Conor take a look at the EU and local elections where they review the performance of the parties, the media campaign and the strategies of the left. They also discuss, where to next... where will "left unity" come from?

05/05/2024

169. Trinity College Dublin Occupation & Amazon Threats

This week Dave and Clare talk to Conor Reddy about the ongoing Trinity College Dublin encampment and protests against complicity with Israel’s genocide in Palestine.

Also discussed:

🟡Threats from Amazon Ireland if we don’t allow more data centres
🟡Shortages of energy and water
🟡Leila Doolin skydiving for Gaza on her 90th birthday
🟡Decriminalising drugs

And much more…

This week Dave and Clare talk to Conor Reddy about the ongoing Trinity College Dublin encampment and protests against complicity with Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Conor is a member of the Postgraduate Workers' Organisation of Ireland and a People Before Profit candidate in the upcoming local el...

07/02/2024

Kathleen Ní Nualláin Creidtear go forleathan i measc an phobail idirnáisiúnta go bhfuil Éire agus muintir na hÉireann ar na daoine is cineálta ar domhan agus go gcuireann siad fáilte roimh dhaoine go croíúil. Creidtear é seo de bharr streachailtí na hÉireann san am atá caite i gcoinne ...

28/01/2024

This week David Gibney is joined by Eoghan Fox, President of the Galway Council of Trade Unions to discuss: The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's Genocide Sinn Fein visiting Genocide Joe for Paddys Day New Public Sector Pay Deal Ryanair snap up gaffs in Dublin Guantanamo Bay and the....

26/01/2024

This week David Gibney is joined by Eoghan Fox, President of the Galway Council of Trade Unions to discuss:

🟡The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's Genocide
🟡 Sinn Fein visiting Genocide Joe for Paddys Day
🟡 New Public Sector Pay Deal
🟡 Ryanair snap up gaffs in Dublin
🟡 Guantanamo Bay and the inspiring former inmates trying to close it

And more...

This week David Gibney is joined by Eoghan Fox, President of the Galway Council of Trade Unions to discuss: The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's Genocide Sinn Fein visiting Genocide Joe for Paddys Day New Public Sector Pay Deal Ryanair snap up gaffs in Dublin Guantanamo Bay and the....

23/10/2023

🎙️ EP 150 THE WEEK AT WORK 🎙️
The genocidal siege of Gaza, Israeli War Crimes, DUP rollback and more

This week Clare is joined by Dr Sean Byers of Trademark Belfast where they discussed:

🇵🇸The Siege of Gaza
🇵🇸 Ongoing Israeli war crimes
🇵🇸 International Palestinian Solidary
🇵🇸 Global Corporate interference in Geopolitics
🇵🇸 Trade Union solidarity
🇵🇸 The Fog Of War
🟡 DUP Rollback
🟡 Liberal legislating

& More!

This week Clare O'Connor is joined by Dr Sean Byers of Trademark Belfast to discuss ongoing Israeli war crimes and bombardment of Gaza, international Palestinian solidarity and Trade Union Actions , The Fog of War, DUP Rollback, Liberal legislating and more!

15/10/2023

📣 Dave Gibney and Clare O'Connor are joined by Conor McCabe as we look at Budget 2024 and what the main opposition parties would have done differently.

We address housing, health, education, climate, taxation and carers, among other items.

Dave Gibney and Clare O'Connor are joined by Conor McCabe as we look at Budget 2024 and what the main opposition parties would have done differently. We address housing, health, education, climate, taxation and carers, among other items.

24/09/2023

Episode 147 - MSM's far-left bogeyman, policing of protests and evictions

This week Michelle Byrne and Glenn take a look at the mainstream media reaction to the far-right protest that took place outside Dáil Éireann upon its return, which has been riddled with bothsidesing and false equivalence.

This segues into a chat about the Garda handling of everything from protests to illegal evictions. Michelle, fresh in from attending a demonstration outside Waterford Garda Station, gives a firsthand account of the community response to an illegal eviction that took place a few weeks ago.

Housing is covered extensively later in the episode before taking a look at some other interesting stories that emerged throughout the week.

https://spotify.link/2H6u6Z2rmDb

18/09/2023

This week Dave and Clare discuss:

🟡 Scoil Chois Claí 2023
🟡 Housing, tax reliefs and inflating prices
🟡 Mary Lou and health
🟡 Cosmic events in Portmarnock and alien cakes
🟡 Russell Brand
🟡 USC lobbying

& much more…

This week Dave and Clare discuss: Scoil Chois Claí 2023 Housing, tax reliefs and inflating prices Mary Lou and health Cosmic events in Portmarnock and alien cakes Russel Brand USC lobbying & much more… Support us at www.leftbloc.ie

03/09/2023

🎙 This week talks to Glenn Fitzpatrick and Médb McDaid about:

🟡 Electoral reform in the South
🟡 Workers Rights under attack - Ryanair
🟡 Free State mindset
🟡 Future of Ireland’s drug laws: Gardai vs evidence base
🟡 UBI and “a new social contract”
🟡 Bernadette Devlin new journo role
🟡 Scoil Chois Claí preview
🟡 EPA and pushback on meat consumption, what of the “just transition”?

& More...

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-week-at-work/episodes/145--Electoral-reform--Workers-Rights-Attacks-and-Free-State-mindset-e28sb90

This week Michelle talks to Glenn Fitzpatrick and Mebh McDaid about: - Electoral reform in the South - Workers Rights under attack - Ryanair - Free State mindset - Future of Ireland’s drug laws: Gardai vs evidence base - UBI and “a new social contract” - Bernadette Devlin new journo role - Sco...

31/08/2023

24/08/2023

Bígí le hAnna agus le Kathleen agus iad ag déanamh anailíse ar saol aoibhinn na pictiúrlainne le déanaí. 🎬 An ceacht é Barbie ar smaointe Feimineacha? An ndéanann Oppenheimer tionscadal Manhattan a ghlóiriú? Nó nach bhfuil iontu ach scannáin iontacha? 💅💥 Pléann siad an tallann atá ag teacht chun cinn in Éirinn agus aon díol bíse atá fós le teacht. Ar ndóigh, cloisimid roinnt anailísí láidre ó Andrew fosta. Beir leat do ghrán rósta! 🍿🍿

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tuH5mHdJ61QViXPAsJOU2?si=IFsb8-8kQ0KepCYPDErxog

08/08/2023

📢 On this week’s episode, Michelle Byrne speaks to Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill, anti-casualisation officer in University and College Union (UCU) Queens University Belfast (QUB) branch and Professor John Barry, a green representative in UCU at QUB. We hear about the UCU QUB industrial action covering pensions, casualisation, pay and pay gaps and more. We also discuss the neoliberal agenda in education, the role of the university in the climate crisis and solidarity.

On this week’s The Week At Work, Michelle Byrne speaks to Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill, anti-casualisation officer in University and College Union (UCU) Queens University Belfast (QUB) branch and Professor John Barry, a green representative in UCU at QUB. We hear about the UCU QUB industrial action cover...