In this episode, author and People Before Profit County Councillor Madeleine Johansson joins Barbara to talk about her new book which details, in every day language, the history and origins of the welfare state in Sweden and its demise. The book is a great reference for any worker who wants to understand how the welfare state is destroyed by neoliberals and the destructive nature of capitalism. It serves as a warning to every Irish worker when it comes to the idea of left government and the very real challenges of reform or rupture concepts under a system that's beyond repair! The book is avai ..read more

Renters in 35 flats in Tathony House in Dublin 8 received eviction notices. Around 100 people, families with children and workers all being thrown out of their homes by a landlord who doesn't have a care in the world and wants to contribute to a serious housing and homelessness crisis. Barbara speaks with two of the tenants of Tathony House, Madeleine Johansson and James O'Toole. Madeleine is a People Before Profit Councillor on South Dublin County Council and James is a Socialist activist. Along with their fellow tenants, they have organised themselves to fight this appalling situation. They ..read more

In this episode, Barbara chats with Colm Flood who is after completing his first year as a student nurse and he shares his experiences, his views and his thoughts on the future for people in his shoes who are left undervalued by the government and the very system that is supposed to be there to support them and deliver for the sector, the public and most importantly, patients ..read more

In this episode, Barbara talks to the Cost Of Living Coalition coordinator Eddie Conlon and People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett about the upcoming major protest on 24th September in Dublin and on 17th September in Cork. People Power is once again rising like it did over the attempt to bring in water charges in 2014 and 2015. This coalition includes unions, retired people's groups, disability campaigning groups, political parties like Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and The Social Democrats as well as other left groups, elected reps and parties as well as MICA campaigners and many more ..read more

This week People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy joins Barbara to discuss the massive rise in the cost of living, the causes, the potential solutions, the inaction by government and the massive protest that the recently formed Cost of Living Coalition of Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, Spark, various trade union branches, student union groups, retired people's groups and many others have united to organise nationally for people powered revolt and to demand action on the spiralling cost of living crisis that is impacting everybody.  This is a "Red Talks" podcast series, produced by the Red ..read more

Friday 22nd April marks the launch of a new and important book that all workers should read and keep among their arsenal as we face into massive inflationary times, rising energy costs and a culture among today's union leaderships to capitulate rather than revolt. James is a Socialist activist and an author. In a personal capacity, he is also a shop steward in the union SIPTU. With many years of experience campaigning for better conditions for workers and fighting in solidarity with strikers, James brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and keen observation to the topic of class war and trad ..read more

This week Barbara is joined by Abduliziz who is a Saudi activist highlighting the ongoing war in Yemen by Saudi Arabia with backing from the USA. In this episode, you can hear details of the awful atrocities being inflicted on Yemeni people by a monarchy with no regard for the value of human life. Much of the current mainstream media is currently taken up with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the horrors being visited on the people of Ukraine. The people of Yemen have been bombed into famine and suffered incredible numbers of innocent death, including thousands of children, for SEVEN YEARS ..read more

This week, Barbara is joined by Sammy and Orlagh Wheelock as their family continues their almost 17 year long campaign for an independent enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of their brother Terence at the hands of Gardaí. The family have been campaigning tirelessly for so long and in this podcast episode they outline their experience and their upcoming public protest which we encourage everybody to support, share, attend and follow. in 2005, Terence was taken into custody on suspicion of interfering with a car, but he was later found in a Garda station cell with exten ..read more

This week, Barbara is joined by "A day in my wheels" activist Sean O'Kelly and disability rights campaigner Bernard Mulvaney who is part of the Access for All campaign. Bernard is also a political activist with People Before Profit. Bernard is a full-time carer for his daughter who is living with Spina bifida, while Sean is himself living with Spina bifida and actively campaigning for equality for all those living with any disability. From housing to healthcare and public transport, many things that you may never have thought of are teased out and discussed in this episode. This is a "Red Ta ..read more

This week, Barbara is joined by security worker Francis O'Reilly. Francis talks about pay and conditions for those working in the security sector and about the recently launched campaign Respect for Security Guards and Officers which aims to bring those working in the sector together to campaign for better conditions and pay ..read more