Show Notes
Ciara is joined by Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer, hosts of the award-winning podcast, The Europeans.
Their podcast focuses on political, cultural, and current affairs stories from across the continent. In this episode they give a preview of the upcoming European Elections: the good, the bad, and the far-right.
More from Left Bank
Ciara sits down with filmmaker and political activist, Grace Dyas, and comedian and performer, Willa White, for a wide-ranging discussion of class inequality in Irish society and how socially engaged art can help bring about political change.
On the eve of the Local and European elections, Ciara speaks to the Social Democrats' leader, Holly Cairns. The pair discuss the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza, left-wing politics in rural Ireland, and the party's ambitions for the future.
Ciara is joined by the Social Democrats TD for Dublin Bay North, Cian O’Callaghan. Cian is the Deputy leader of the Social Democrats and the party’s Spokesperson on Housing.
May Day, or International Workers’ Day, is one of the biggest days in the Social Democratic calendar. The Left Bank marked May Day with an event in Dublin’s Teacher’s Club. Speakers included:
Ciara catches up with economist, writer, and political activist, Grace Blakeley to talk about her new book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom.