# Colm Byrne

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918. Healthcare Should Be Based On Need, Not Ability to Pay

You may have seen a video I posted on twitter where economist, David McWilliams, said that Ireland doesn't need an NHS as our two-tier system does a good job of quickly seeing those who can afford to pay and that this frees up room for the less well off. Needless to say, I disagree. Joining me to d…

Shocking air quality findings revealed

We discuss Dublin’s issue of poor air quality, putting lives at risk through increased deaths from conditions ranging from stroke to asthma. Speaking to Jonathan this morning was John Wenger Professor in Physical and Environmental Chemistry at UCC and also Dr Colm Byrne consultant geriatrician at …

Irish Citizens Detained After Gaza Flotilla Boats Stopped - What Will Happen Next? 02/10/2025

At least nine Irish citizens have been detained by the Israeli military after an international flotilla trying to deliver medicine and food to Gaza was intercepted overnight, organisers have said. Those detained were Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews, Catríona Graham, Louise Heaney, Sarah Clancy, Dia…

Fighting on the Cambodian-Thai border displaces thousands

Renewed fighting on the Cambodian-Thai border has displaced thousands and shut down schools in some of Cambodia’s poorest provinces. Irish development workers warn that the unrest threatens decades of progress, and the education of the country’s most vulnerable children… Colm Byrne, CEO of Irish-Ca…

Cambodia on the Brink

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Cambodia was already one of the most disadvantaged places in the world long before the latest escalation with Thailand. Joining us to talk about the displacement of over a million people, the ongoing bombing and the impact it is having on the ground is Ma…

Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail for Gaza

Another Global Sumud Flotilla is setting sail for Gaza, with the aim of bringing humanitarian aid. One of the sailors, Colm Byrne, talks to us from BarcelonaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'We were tortured' - Irish flotilla member Colm Byrne on IDF detainment

Hundreds of people turned up at Dublin Airport yesterday to welcome home eleven Irish citizens detained by the Israeli military when their Gaza Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters. Colm Byrne, who skippered the vessel the Don Juan, joined Paul to describe the ship being intercept…

How cutting overseas aid impacts a Cambodian classroom

Under the Trump administration, the US has cut massive amounts of overseas aid, and they’re not the only country doing that. How does that impact the countries dependent on that aid? Colm Byrne, Teacher from Portmarnock has lived in Cambodia for the past 40 years and is CEO International Operations…

Why do hurricane lanterns look like that?

It\'s all about the air. Link to Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rncxf4Or8 Technology Connextras (the second channel that stuff goes on sometimes): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRwC5Vc8HrB6vGx6Ti-lhA This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the …