Rebel Matters is an international podcast from Belfast featuring wide-ranging conversations on the topics of anti-imperialism, culture, and resistance. The show first went out in 2017 and we have since covered a lot of ground from chats with artists and musicians, community activist, authors and people breaking new ground in their respective fields. Previous guests include Bernadette McAliskey, Radie Peat, Father Des Wilson, KNEECAP and President of Ireland Catherine Connolly. Rebel Matters is supported in full by our Patreon subscribers.
Episode 132: Breandán Mac Cionnaith - Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition
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28 years have passed since the Orange Order last set foot on the Garvaghy Road, and because of some kind of a clerical error in the Parades Commission, they are now trying their darndest to turn back the clock and force a march down the road. During the years of the so-called Drumcree standoff between 1996 and 1998, 21 people lost their lives as a direct result of the Orange Order's insistence to march on the Garvaghy Road. During this conversation Breandán spoke about the historical context to the situation on the Garvaghy Road, the lives that were lost, progress made in the area, and the current situation that is still unfolding there.
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18 Sept 2026
131: Save Lough Neagh - Mary O'Hagan
On this week's episode we speak to Mary O'Hagan from the Save Lough Neagh campaign that is fighting to save the biggest body of water in Ireland from ecological disaster. The Lough is suffering from the spread of a green algae that is destroying wildlife, the natural beauty of the Lough and its surrounding areas, and is having a devastating effect on the local communities. Lough Neagh also supplies 40% of the drinking water in the north of Ireland. This is an issue of capital and profit being put before people and the environment, and is something that should concern everyone in Ireland deeply.
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10 Jul 2026
129: Rebecca O'Keefe - Irish Sport for Palestine and Stop the Game.
This week I chatted with Rebecca O Keefe who is an ex-international basketball player and who is involved with Irish Sport for Palestine and the Stop The Game Campaign, calling on the FAI and Irish soccer governing bodies to boycott the scheduled international fixture against Israel later this year.
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