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Main JusticeIt’s Only TuesdayDonald Trump’s New York criminal trial is back in session Tuesday, as Judge Merchan fines Trump $9000 for gag order violations. Last week, David Pecker wrapped up his testimony, detailing the catch and kill scheme, and jurors also heard from Trump’s assistant, Rhona Graff, and bank executive Gary Farro. After examining the art of cross-examination, veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord note the options available to Judge Merchan as he hears a second set of alleged gag order violations this Thursday. Plus: what Walt Nauta’s grand jury testimony indicates in the Florida documents case.For furth...2024-05-0146 min
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This week Dr Vicky Conway took the lead and brought Martin, Linda and Tony through the stories of the week.
We were joined by Special Guests, Adeline Berry, Rhona McCord and Aoife-Grace Moore as we discussed the US Election result, the hopes for the Biden-Harris Presidency, Sinn Féin's no confidence motion in Leo Varadkar, #WoulfeWatch, issues around Domestic Violence, the protests in the streets of Poland around abortion rights and Intersex Solidarity Day.
Then we opened the mics up and heard from our Tortoise Shack family. It is always t...2020-11-0851 min
Irish Left Archive PodcastRhona McCord: Trade Unionism, the Right2Water Campaign, and Community OrganisingIn this episode we talk to Rhona McCord about her political background, the Right2Water and Right2Change campaigns, community organising, and the challenges for the left and Trade Union movement in the contemporary period.Rhona is a longtime activist on the left, she has been involved in Militant, union activism, the United Left Alliance, and a number of campaigns including Right 2 Water and Right 2 Change. She currently works for Unite in Strategic Research, Community Development and Communications. She also has a doctorate from TCD for research into the ‘Post World War Two Suburban Development of Dublin’.2020-09-0757 min
The Week at Work10. Media hypocrisy on funerals and drink driving, employers milking the state, TDs demanding Ministerial rolesThis week we discuss employers milking the state during/after COVID, the Bobby Storey funeral, Barry Cowan drink driving v Clare Daly not drink driving, Fianna Fail TDs demanding a seat at cabinet 'for their constituents', Senator Eileen Flynn's inspirational speech, Irish Water spending billions to redirect the Shannon river for datacentres and sexism in the Green Party? And much more.
We were joined by Rhona McCord from Unite the Union along with Ciaran Cambell and Stevie Nolan from Trademark Belfast (podcast here).2020-07-0559 min
nearfmWomen In 1916 PART 3Near FM, in partnership with the Coolock Library and in association with the Northside Community Law Centre, are delighted to present a three part series about women and social justice in 1916.
The series will reflect on women in the era of the 1916 Rising, how they lived and worked and what roles women played in society with topics to include living conditions in the tenements, the suffragettes and more. Each event will feature a speaker and songs from the era performed by An Góilín Singers Group.
Each evening will be hosted by an experienced presenter in a conversational style an...2016-03-2355 min
The Irish History Show2 History of local government in Dublin
On the Second episode of the Irish History Show, Cathal Brennan is joined in studio by John Dorney of the Irish Story website, Ciarán Wallace of Trinity College and Rhona McCord of Trinity College to discuss the history of Dublin Corporation and the history of local government in Dublin.
2015-03-1154 min