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Best podcasts about louise bayliss

Latest podcast episodes about louise bayliss

Brendan O'Connor
The Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 51:51


Joining Brendan to dissect the Sunday papers are Brenda Power, Sunday Times & Irish Daily Mail columnist; Economist David W Higgins; Louise Bayliss, Head of Justice & Social Policy, St Vincent de Paul and Larry Donnelly, Lecturer in the School of Law in the University of Galway.

Brendan O'Connor
The Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 54:08


On The Newspaper Panel this week, Brendan is joined by; Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent, the Irish Examiner, Cormac Lucey, Economics Columnist with the Sunday Times, Dr JoAnne Mancini, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Maynooth University and Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at the Saint Vincent de Paul.

Reboot Republic Podcast
382. Do the Government Really Want to End Homelessness?

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 56:18


Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic episode Rory is joined by guest co-host and Head of Social Justice and Policy at SVP, Louise Bayliss, for a discussion about the latest developments (or disappointments) in our politics, the widening poverty gap, the impact of the housing crisis on other parts of our society and then they answer some of our tortoise shack member questions. The Shed-Sits or Small Homes Reboot is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123781939 SpiceBag - Dignity for Palestine Details here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ramadan-mubarak-123298347

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Why has there been a rise in school absenteeism?

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 12:27


A new report from the ESRI has shown that there has been a rise in school absenteeism in Deis Schools since the Covid period.So, what happened to allow this to happen, and have we failed to address issues on the return back to in person schooling?Joining Kieran to discuss is Noel Loftus, Principal at St. Attracta's National School and Louise Bayliss, Co-Founder of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids)...

The Echo Chamber Podcast
1421. There’s Money for War, Just Not the War on Poverty – Prof Richard Murphy

The Echo Chamber Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 45:43


Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The UK is, let's face it, stuck in the shit economically, socially and now most worryingly geopolitically. The change of management from Sunak to Starmer hasn't changed very much for the ordinary citizen, except maybe for the branding and the louder drumbeats of war. Rejoining us to talk about it all is listener favourite, outspoken commentator and now Professor Emeritus Richard Murphy. We need a new song. Richards YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@RichardJMurphy The Lynn Boylan MEP on her deportation from Israel pod is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123381157 New Reboot Pod with Rory and Louise Bayliss is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123311633

Brendan O'Connor
The Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 53:37


Joining Brendan to digest the Sunday papers are; Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with The Irish Mirror, David Quinn, Columnist with The Sunday Independent, Dr Graham Finlay, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at UCD and Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at the Saint Vincent de Paul.

Morning Mix with Alan Corcoran
Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy, Discusses the Lacking Programme for Government

Morning Mix with Alan Corcoran

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 9:41


The Tonight Show
Wednesday 11th December 2024

The Tonight Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 45:20


John Lee speaks with Fianna Fail's Thomas Byrne, Sinn Féin's Martin Kenny, St Vincent De Paul's Louise Bayliss and Newstalk Political Reporter Sean Defoe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan O'Connor
The Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 50:57


Joining Brendan to discuss the stories of the week were Louise Bayliss, Focus Ireland and founder of S.P.A.R.K; Alison O'Connor, broadcaster and columnist; Oisín Coghlan, Friends of the Earth Ireland; Cormac Lucey, economics columnist with the Sunday Times Ireland; and Pat Shortt remembers his D'Unbelievables co-star and friend Jon Kenny.

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Brendan O'Connor
The Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 51:34


Louise Bayliss, Founder of Single Parent organisation SPARK & Campaign Co-Ordinator of Focus Ireland, Síona Cahill, Account Director at DHR Communications, Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent with The Irish Examiner, Gerard Howlin, Public affairs advisor & former government advisor join Brendan to talk through the stories making the headlines.

RTÉ - Drivetime
Reaction from business, workers, carers, the childcare sector

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 27:49


Adrian Cummins, Restaurants Association of Ireland. Louise Bayliss, Focus Ireland. Dr Tom McDonnell, Nevin Economic Research Institute affiliated to ICTU. Catherine Cox, Family Carers Ireland. Pat Crotty Vintner's Federation. Donal Swan, National Women's Council. Elaine Dunne, Early Childcare Providers.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
What the education sector want from Budget 2025

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 7:43


It's less than a week until Budget 2025 and various interest groups have been on the show to discuss what they would like to see from this year's plan.For more on this, Kieran is joined by National Spokesperson for SPARK, Louise Bayliss and General Secretary at TUI, Michael Gillespe.

Reboot Republic Podcast
370. Highest Ever Homelessness: What can be done?

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 32:36


Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Louise Bayliss, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator with Focus Ireland. The latest homelessness figures show that we have the highest recorded homeless in Ireland, with the number of children homeless with their families at 4,401 children, an 87% increase since the Governments plan Housing For All in 2021. We discuss the traumatic impact of homelessness on children and families, and what are the solutions: including a re-instating of the ban on no fault evictions and allocating priority to families homeless in social housing. Homelessness is not evitable, and we must end it. A Home of Your Own Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111406218 Gazza Appeal:https://www.patreon.com/posts/108592125

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 54:32


Today's panel includes Colm O'Gorman, Human Rights Campaigner and Irish Examiner Food Columnist, Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with The Business Post, Keire Murphy, European Migration Network, at the ESRI and Louise Bayliss, Focus Ireland and Founder of Single Parent organization SPARK.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 54:23


Joining Áine to discuss what's making the Sunday headlines this week were; Iar Thaoiseach Bertie Ahern, Jennifer Bray, Political Reporter for the Irish Times, Gary Murphy Professor of Politics at DCU and Louise Bayliss, Founder of single parent organisation SPARK and Campaign Co-Ordinator for Focus Ireland.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 55:48


Today's panel includes Louise Bayliss, Founder of Single Parent organisation SPARK & Campaign Co-ordinator of Focus Ireland; Pat Leahy, Political Editor at the Irish Times; Brendan Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin & Brenda Power, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Times and barrister.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Should we tax fast fashion?

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 6:47


Fianna Fail MEP Barry Andrews has said he would support a tax or levy on the purchase of fast fashion clothing. Joining Kieran is Spokesperson for SPARK, Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids, Louise Bayliss to discuss.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 55:52


Today's panel includes Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, Louise Bayliss, founder of SPARK and Campaign Co-ordinator for Focus Ireland, Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist, Institute of International and European Affairs Lorna Fitzpatrick, Public Affairs Accounts Manager at Instinctif Partners & Member of the Labour Party

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 54:19


Today's panel includes Alison O'Connor, Columnist The Sunday Times, Professor Alan Barrett, Director of the ESRI, Louise Bayliss, founder of SPARK and Campaign Coordinator Focus Ireland and Oisin Coghlan, Chief Executive Friends of the Earth Ireland.

Clare FM - Podcasts
One Family Calls For 'Yes' Votes In March Referendums

Clare FM - Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 12:22


On Friday, 8th March, the country will vote on the amendment of Constitutional provisions related to family and family care. One Family, Ireland's national organisation for one-parent families and people sharing parenting or separating, is campaigning for a Yes Yes vote on the family and care referendums. To discuss the calls for a yes vote, Alan Morrissey was joined by Louise Bayliss, S.P.A.R.K. - Single Parents Acting on the Rights of our Kids. Alan was also joined by Trish Lehane, a single parent from Cratloe, to explain why she will be voting no. Picture (c) electoralcommission.ie

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Should stay-at-home parents receive welfare payments?

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 6:03


There have been suggestions that Minister Roderic O'Gorman might be open to social welfare style payments to support parents who decide to be stay at home parents. Should we welcome this, and should we offer parents' support if they decide to stay at home? Kieran was joined by Louise Bayliss, spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) to discuss...

The Tonight Show
Monday 8th January 2024-Anti-Immigration Protest In Mayo, Reform To Child Maintenance System & Joy For The Irish At Golden Globes

The Tonight Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 47:04


Claire Brock is joined by Neale Richmond TD, Carla O'Connor, John McGuirk, Joe Daly, Louise Bayliss, Keith Walsh, Brian Lloyd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 51:08


Today's panel were Prof Pete Lunn, Head of the Behavioural Research Unit at the ESRI, Louise Bayliss, founder of SPARK, Louise Burne, Political Correspondent at The Irish Mirror and Cormac Lucey, Economics Columnist at The Sunday Times.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 52:41


Today's panel includes Louise Bayliss, founder of SPARK and campaign co-ordinator Focus Ireland, Dan O'Brien, Chief economist, Institute of International and European Affairs, Sarah Carey, Communications Consultant and Louise Burne, Political Correspondent at The Irish Mirror.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Second tier benefit scheme could take 40,000 children out of poverty

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 12:27


A report published yesterday by the ESRI recommended a second tier of child benefit. The benefit would be heavily means tested and would aim to address chronic child poverty for the most vulnerable families in Ireland. Kieran was joined by Tanya Ward CEO of Children's Rights Alliance and Louise Bayliss, spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids)...

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Back to school costs already hitting parents

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 8:27


The amount of parents who say back-to-school costs are a financial burden has risen to almost 80 percent as the cost-of-living crisis continues to hit homes across the country. Louise Bayliss, Spokesperson for SPARK ( Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) joined Anton in studio to discuss the burden felt by parents… 

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 52:59


Today's panel includes economist at Carraighill David W Higgins; Dublin Correspondent at PA Grainne Ni Aodha; Louise Bayliss of SPARK and Focus Ireland and The Irish Examiner's Mick Clifford. Journalist Enda Brady also joined the programme.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Government Braced For Backlash Over Eviction Ban Plan

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 16:07


Despite expectations of an extension on the government's eviction ban, it has been decided by cabinet that it will finish as planned at the end of March. Danny McConnell, Political Editor at the Irish Examiner, Louise Bayliss, Campaign Coordinator with Focus Ireland and Ivana Bacik, Labour Party Leader joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
There's A Changing Face Of Homelessness In Ireland According To Focus Ireland

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 13:16


We spoke to Pat Dennigan, CEO at Focus Ireland and Louise Bayliss, Advocacy Coordinator at Focus Ireland about the reasons people find themselves homeless, the services provided by Focus Ireland, and the ever developing issue of homelessness in this country. This is ahead of The Big Busk on Friday March 10th in aid of Focus Ireland. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
'45 per cent of lone parents are living in deprivation,' group says

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 6:08


Figures released from the CSO have shown the consumer price index remains higher than this time last year, with the main drivers of higher living costs in the year leading up to January being housing, energy and food. Anton Savage was joined by Louise Bayliss, co-founder and spokesperson for S.P.A.R.K to discuss the challenges facing single parents amidst the cost of living crisis…

RTÉ - News at One Podcast
Homeless figures hit record high in December

RTÉ - News at One Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 8:16


Reporter Edel McAllister talks to one mother in emergency accommodation and reaction from Louise Bayliss, Campaign Coordinator at Focus Ireland.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 52:00


Brendan is joined by Sinéad O'Sullivan, Business Economist; Craig Hughes, Political Correspondent, Irish Dailymail; Louise Bayliss, Campaign Co-ordinator for Focus Ireland and Founding Member of SPARK and Kate O'Connell, Pharmacist and Former Fine Gael TD.

RTÉ Radio Player: Latest Podcasts
Brendan O'Connor: Newspaper Panel

RTÉ Radio Player: Latest Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 52:00


Brendan is joined by Sinéad O'Sullivan, Business Economist; Craig Hughes, Political Correspondent, Irish Dailymail; Louise Bayliss, Campaign Co-ordinator for Focus Ireland and Founding Member of SPARK and Kate O'Connell, Pharmacist and Former Fine Gael TD.

RTÉ - Drivetime
Homeless figures highest ever recorded

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 9:16


Louise Bayliss, Campaign Coordinator at Focus Ireland

Reboot Republic Podcast
250. Let’s Raise The Roof on November 26th

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 31:08


We need a new direction in housing: Lets protest & Raise the Roof on November 26th In this Reboot Republic, Rory, talks to members of the Raise the Roof coalition about why we need a new direction in housing policy and what difference it will make if people come out and join the housing protest on November 26th at 1pm in Parnell Square, Dublin. I talk to Macdara Doyle of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Raise the Roof, Bernard Joyce of the Irish Traveller Movement, Louise Bayliss of Focus Ireland and James O Toole, resident of Tathany House. Its time for us to stand across society, to stand up together. Please Be There! Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Highlights from Lunchtime Live
Child benefit double payment: ‘If you can afford to give, do'

Highlights from Lunchtime Live

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 17:26


Thousands of families across the country have started to get their double child benefit this week. As part of the cost of living crisis, this month's payment will be €480 instead of the usual €240. One woman in today's papers is saying that since she would probably just spend it on extra Christmas presents, she plans to give the extra money to someone who needs it more. Claire McKenna was joined by Louise Bayliss, Spokesperson for SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) and Fergus Finlay, Former CEO of Barnardos and Columnist with the Irish Examiner to discuss…

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Brendan O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 53:19


Christina Finn, Political Correspondent, Journal.ie; Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics, DCU; Prof Alan Barrett, Economist and CEO Of the ESRI and Louise Bayliss, Campaign Co-ordinator, Focus Ireland and Spokesperson for SPARK. Fromer Editor of The Guardian Michael White discusses the Tory leadership contest.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
'Men need to be asking for the time off' - Keith Walsh on parental leave

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 12:09


Louise Bayliss, Spokesperson for Spark (single parents acting for the rights of kids) and Keith Walsh, Writer and Broadcaster joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss some newly released statistics that found Ireland ranks 2nd worst in the OECD for parental leave...

Reboot Republic Podcast
236. Budget 2023 – Did it Deliver?

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 63:32


In this Reboot Republic, Rory gets the analysis and responses to Budget 2023 from Michael Taft, economist with SIPTU, Head of Social Justice at SVP, Dr Tricia Kielty and Louise Bayliss, of Focus Ireland. We discuss inadequacies in the Budget that will result in poverty and deprivation rates rising, particularly for lone parents, children and other disadvantaged groups, as welfare increases are falling behind inflation and low income individuals and families simply do not have the financial capacity to withstand an escalating cost of living crisis. We also analyse the Budget for its overall impact on inequality, housing, homelessness and what could (and should) the Government have done (and still must do) on energy costs, rents, evictions and investment in public services. Please visit patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Calls for targeted measures in Budget to avoid 'poverty trap'

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 10:33


The Cost Of Living Coalition will hold a national pre-budget protest in Parnell Square tomorrow. Kieran was joined by Beth O'Reilly, President of the Union of Students of Ireland, Louise Bayliss, Co-founder and spokesperson for SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids), Derval McDonagh, CEO of Inclusion Ireland to discuss why they are taking part in the protests...

Reboot Republic Podcast
233. Budget 2023, Homelessness, Housing and Generation Rent

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 45:33


Please support this podcast at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, part of the special series on Budget 2023, Rory talks to Louise Bayliss of Focus Ireland, Ann Marie O Reilly from Threshold and Colette Bennet from Social Justice Ireland about what the Government should do to address the homelessness, renters and housing crisis in the Budget. The panel outline the key measures including a ban on evictions, even on a temporary basis, tax relief for renters, investing in prevention of homelessness (currently we spend 20 times the budget on emergency accommodation than on prevention), raising baseline HAP rates up to market rents, as they have not increased since 2016, a rent arrears fund to support those in arrears, an increase by €1.4bn in the capital building budget for social housing. We also debate the potential effectiveness of tax breaks for landlords, the need for targeted ones linked to sale of property to AHBs and Local authorities. And finally for funding to be allocated to hold the referendum to put a right to housing in the Constitution.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
70% of households face energy poverty

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 8:43


Startling new worst -case scenario figures suggest almost 70 per cent of households face energy poverty. The figures paint a bleak picture as the summer draws to an end and Emmet was joined by Louise Bayliss, Spokesperson for SPARK and Verona Murphy Independent TD for Wexford, to give their reaction.

Today with Claire Byrne
€5bn surplus for exchequer

Today with Claire Byrne

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 19:49


Daniel McConnell, Political Editor of the Irish Examiner; Nat O'Connor, Policy Specialist for Age Action Ireland; Louise Bayliss, Co-founder & Spokesperson for SPARK; Seamus Coffey, Lecturer in Economics at UCC

Highlights from The Pat Kenny Show
Discussing back to school costs with Minister Norma Foley

Highlights from The Pat Kenny Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 17:46


The cost of going back to school is one that hits parents every year. Jonathan spoke with the Minister for Education Norma Foley as well as Tricia Keilthy, Head of Social Justice and Policy at Saint Vincent De Paul and also Louise Bayliss, CoFounder/spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids).

Today with Claire Byrne
Focus Ireland on the HAP scheme as rates set to increase next month

Today with Claire Byrne

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 11:51


Evelyn O'Rourke RTÉ Reporter, Louise Bayliss, Campaigns Co-Ordinator, Focus Ireland

Reboot Republic Podcast
215. It’s Rent or Food; Lets Raise the Roof across the Country

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 63:34


In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to Louise Bayliss, Focus Ireland Campaigns Coordinator, Macdara Doyle, ICTU and Raise the Roof and Dr Lorcan Sirr, TU Dublin. We discuss the worsening homelessness crisis, the cost of living and housing crisis facing people, and the housing policies that got us into the crisis, and the solutions. This podcast is highlighting the Raise the Roof meetings taking place around the country which you can attend; Check out: Raise The Roof Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

RTÉ - Drivetime
Child Maintenance

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 7:37


Louise Bayliss, Co-Founder and Spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids)

RTÉ - Morning Ireland
Single parent families struggling as cost of living continues to soar

RTÉ - Morning Ireland

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 4:19


Louise Bayliss, Spokesperson for single parent advocacy group SPARK, discusses the impact of soaring inflation on low-income families.

Reboot Republic Podcast
649. Misneach: The Whistleblowers with Louise Bayliss and Tom Clonan

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 43:43


Some of you might have seen the TG4 documentary series, Misneach, featuring our guests, Louise Bayliss and Tom Clonan. Many of you are probably familiar with their stories of blowing the whistle and of suffering whistleblower reprisal. So for the first time, we got both Louise and Tom together to talk to us and one another about their experiences and how it shaped them, the similarities in their treatment and their dedication to doing what was right and not what was easy. This is a fantastic interview with two people who we admire and deserve our thanks. Watch the Docs HERE Join us please at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

The Echo Chamber Podcast
649. Misneach: The Whistleblowers with Louise Bayliss and Tom Clonan

The Echo Chamber Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 43:43


Some of you might have seen the TG4 documentary series, Misneach, featuring our guests, Louise Bayliss and Tom Clonan. Many of you are probably familiar with their stories of blowing the whistle and of suffering whistleblower reprisal. So for the first time, we got both Louise and Tom together to talk to us and one another about their experiences and how it shaped them, the similarities in their treatment and their dedication to doing what was right and not what was easy. This is a fantastic interview with two people who we admire and deserve our thanks. Watch the Docs here:https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/play/?pid=6278100945001&title=Louise%20Bayliss&series=Misneach&genre=Faisneis&pcode=600940 Join us please at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Reboot Republic Podcast
Ireland’s Human Rights Failures – How long will we accept this for?

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 49:10


This Reboot Republic Podcast is a special podcast discussing the recent report “Monitoring Adequate Housing in Ireland”, published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) which outlines that lone parents and their children account for 53 per cent of all homeless families, and are much more likely to experience poor housing than other household types. The report also highlights the disadvantages experienced by young people, migrants, people with disabilities, Travellers and others in the Irish housing system. We start the podcast with an interview with Sinéad Gibney, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, this is followed by an interview with Louise Bayliss, Campaigns Coordinator with Focus Ireland and spokesperson for SPARK, and the podcast is finished with a short presentation by the new UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Mr Balakrishnan Rajagopal. Read the report HERE Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Louise McSharry
Housing Families with Focus Ireland

Louise McSharry

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 13:47


With over 925 Families homeless in Ireland, including 2193 Children, Focus Ireland has published their 'Housing For All' strategy which aims to help these people in particular. Louise Bayliss, Campaign Coordinator with Focus Ireland, joined us to talk about their #FocusOnFamilies campaign and about the 'Rock Against Homelessness' event on June 20th

The Echo Chamber Podcast
Ep.26: Budget 2021 – A Missed Opportunity

The Echo Chamber Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020


So how was it for you? Last night we went live in front of an audience of our members to discuss the different aspects of the "Biggest Budget in the history of the State". Over the next hour you will hear from Fiona Coyle of Mental Health Reform, Louise Bayliss of SPARK, Cian O'Callaghan Soc Dems, Lorna Fitzpatrick of USI, Aidan Regan of UCD, Michael Taft of SIPTU, Tom McDonnell of NERI, Marie Sherlock of Labour, Anthony Flynn of ICHH and Eoin Ó Broin of Sinn Féin. Thanks so much to the panel for their contributions and to our audience for their excellent inputs. Support this podcast and the work of the tortoise shack by joining us (and get access to events like this) at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack Back To The Reboot Republic Podcast

The Echo Chamber Podcast
Ep.21 What Would a Budget for Equality Look Like?

The Echo Chamber Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 48:01


This second budget special podcast talks to Orla O Connor, Director of the National Women's Council, Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance and Louise Bayliss, Cofounder of Single Parents Action for the Rights of Kids (Spark). They outline how COVID has affected women and children, highlighting domestic violence, the impact of the loss of education on children, the rise of food poverty and how all of this impacts on children. You'll hear about how families have to prioritise rent and risk going hungry. Louise outlines the experience of exclusion felt by lone parents during COVID, the on-going stigmatisation and shame felt and the challenges of poverty. Tanya talks about the lasting impact of educational disadvantage and poverty on children. Orla outlines the NWCI's feminist budget - based around universal public services - including housing, childcare, and domestic violence services, and valuing caring services and workers and fair taxation. We also discuss COVID, the rise and fall of societal solidarity and an agenda for a Republic of Equality. Support our podcast by joining us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack