This week James and Timmy talk with Director of the Construction Industry Federation, Conor O'Connell, about the state of the construction sector, how he feels that it's never been stronger, but they are struggling the get young people into trades. We talk about careers in construction, pro's and con's of being a tradesperson and we have a discussion about mental health and suicide amongst construction workers. Watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBHRlm7DVTk Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy talk to Josh Connolly who went from planning his own suicide to giving talks on resilience to big companies. Check out Josh here: https://www.joshconnolly.co.uk/my-story Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJndqExyCoQ&t=16s Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy are joined by Lizzy Shortall, who is a published author, mindfulness teacher, former social worker and more. Watch:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join us:patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy chat with Ireland's youngest ever professional boxer, proud Cork man and fella with a big career in front of him, James Power. Watch: Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy speak with Master EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner and Spiritual Healer. They cover a lot of stuff here with Ger, including karate, depression, healing, mental health in the construction industry and prostate cancer. Watch it all here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpmZsDha20 Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy are joined by Traveller man Patrick McCann, who went from drugs, violence and prison into recovery and on to university. A fantastic listen. Watch:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join:patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy are joined by Entrepreneur and results consultant, Stevey J joins to talk about the power of the mind, mentoring and some of his remarkable achievements. Watch:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy speak with Criminologist Trina O'Connor, who travelled from Dublin, to talk about crime in Ireland, homelessness and social issues. Another fantastic conversation. Watch HERE The Two Norries are looking for support to rent a new studio space. You can chip in HERE

To mark the first birthday of the podcast Timmy and James invited a good friend of the show and one of the best voices on trauma informed design in Ireland, Dr. Sharon Lambert, back to speak to us as we celebrate 12 months of growing success. Congratulations to the Norries and keep up the great work! Watch it here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK82kaRBOBM Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy chat with The Pride of Ballincollig, Thai Boxer, Aaron McGahey and returning Two Norries champion, Gillian Butler. They discuss combat sports, Irish Thai Boxing, developing ulcerative colitis while still in school, dealing with stress, overcoming adversity and a lot more. Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8dWmgeKRRQ Join us:patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy speak with Anne Marie Quilligan & Gillian Butler to discuss Travellers, racism, discrimination and education in the Travelling community. A must listen/watch! Watch now:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy are joined by Fiona Brennan to talk all about positivity, neuro plasticity and hypnotherapy. She is a the author of best selling book The Positive Habit. You can get links to Fiona's books, workshops and videos here: https://thepositivehabit.com/about/ Watch the podcast here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs5z06ZjOeA Join us:patreon.com/tortoiseshack

On this episode we're joined by our first repeat guest, Susan Walsh, who featured previously on Episode #18 via Zoom. Susan is back again to meet us in the flesh and she brought her husband Mark along to talk about alcoholism, the red flags family members and partners should look out for and what it's like for loved ones on the other side of addiction. Watch it now on:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

TW: Contains details some might find disturbing In this very special episode, James and Timmy talk to friend of the shack, Mick Finnegan, about growing up in inner city Dublin, living on the streets, sexual assault, recovery, education and having the craic. Watch HERE Join us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy talk with Michael Irwin, who spent time in prison for drug trafficking before gaining a degree and masters in criminology. Michael talks about growing up in Belfast, the son of an RUC officer, getting involved in drug trafficking in South Africa and finding his way out of the madness through education. "Being a police mans son wasn't the best predicament growing up. Nobody liked ya." You can connect with Michael on Twitter @MicsIrwin You can also watch the...

This week James and Timmy chat with Limerick man, Joe Slattery, about his life growing up in Limerick, education, TED Talks, Tommy Tiernan and his role in Equine Assisted Therapy. A fascinating listen/watch. Watch HERE Join us: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

James and Timmy talk with whistleblower, activist, podcaster and tortoise shack colleague, Martin McMahon, about his battle with skin cancer, his work at exposing bogus self-employment and podcasting. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0BzrjiNKE Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

A bonus Two Norries this week as James and Timmy are joined by Chloe Sheehan to talk about the struggles, stigma and effects of having alopecia. We discuss depression, social media and beauty standards. A great listen/watch! Watch HERE Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Tickets HERE

This week James and Timmy speak with the world renowned addiction expert, Dr. Gabor Mate about trauma, addiction, chronic illness, drug policy and self-care. This is unmissable. Watch it here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRkrMPRpwdc Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy talk with singer/songwriter from the Northside and an all round gent, Myles Gaffney. They discuss a very eclectic array of topics such as family, singing, Big Joe Joyce and Sinn Fein. Myles also treats us to a few tunes! Watch in full here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join the tortoise shack at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack

In this episode James and Timmy talk to Head of the Probation Service for Southern Region of Ireland, Margaret Griffin, about all things related to probation, courts, crime, rehabilitation, community supervision, desistance, and offending. We want to thank Margaret for taking the time to talk to us, and we hope ye enjoy it. Watch it in full here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy speak with Damien Quinn. He shares his story and tells about his efforts to find employment having spent time in prison. An eye-opening listen. Shoutout to Gillian for the production! Watch it here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy speak with Derek Devoy, who overcame his own serious personal issues and then went on to setup Taxi Watch, who provide suicide prevention and awareness training to taxi drivers nationwide. See taxiwatch.ie Watch this podcast at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChP21E_thSAqbvHeyeHmc3w Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week James and Timmy talk to Cork's very own middleweight title contender, Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan who has held multiple middleweight championships at regional level including Irish, WBA and WBO titles. All three losses of his career came against future and former world champions. Spike shares his story. Watch HERE Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

James and Timmy talk to agitator and author, Dr Baz Dreisinger about her program 'Prison to College Pipeline', her book Incarceration Nation: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World and much more. Watch it here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-1EHKIPkI Join us: patreon.com/tortoiseshack