Investigative journalist @ The Journal Investigates ➡️ https://xitter.cf/t.co/jDFpIa8P7M
Co Derry/Dublin, Ireland
Joined July 2008
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In March this year, my niece Caitlin-Rose passed away after she was knocked down after getting off her school bus. Her mummy wants to help other children who need the help of emergency care in Caitlin-Rose’s memory.
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Patricia Devlin, probably the best crime & paramilitarism journalist in N Ireland in the 2010's, gaining the confidence of all communities who trusted her with their stories, and whose work was so detailed and authentic that it irked all sorts of criminal and paramilitary elements who issued death threats, and were in the final stages of carrying out actual attacks.
In similar situations in other countries, Italy for mafiosi coverage or Holland for organised crime, the newspaper itself would provide security and wrap-around support, and fellow journalists would be shoulder-to-shoulder in condemnation of threats. While there was some clear support for Trish, the silence from some quarters was deafening.
RT @Criostoir1892: You got abuse for reporting the news and a lot of mainstream journalists who are outraged over minor issues seems to ign…
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Solidarity in journalism can be remarkably selective. Some people are very vocal about abuse and intimidation when it suits them, yet remarkably silent when it’s happening to someone they don’t particularly like. Principles shouldn’t depend on personalities.
Having experienced serious threats and intimidation during my career, I’ve never forgotten those who stood beside me. Equally, I’ve never forgotten those who chose silence, or worse, made it personal. Solidarity means very little if it’s only extended to people you like.
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Over the next year, The Journal Investigates is looking at the issues that affect women’s lives through four topics.
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NEW INVESTIGATION: Despite escaping the 'mega fires' seen in countries such as Spain and Greece, Ireland actually has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites, we can reveal jrnl.ie/7087453t
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Detailed investigation by @trishdevlin in The Journal about a 'suicide website' which facilitates the supply of 'suicide drugs' to people in Ireland. The website is linked to at least two deaths here.
UK has banned the website. If you're in Britain or N Ireland, and you enter the address in your internet browser, you're met with a message blocking access to the website.
There are calls for Coimisiun na Mean to ban the website in Ireland.
Will any politician pick this up and run with it?
An online platform promoting suicide, banned in the UK, is operating freely in Ireland and can be linked to the deaths of at least two Irish people, @TJ_Investigates can reveal.
jrnl.ie/7082509t
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New investigation: Almost half of all the speeding prosecutions that came before Ireland’s courts did not proceed any further, analysis by @trishdevlin has found.
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“Killed by a serial abuser, failed by the PSNI”
Review finds PSNI afflicted by institutional misogyny and complacency, as clear warning signs were missed.
37 other victims come forward.
Our Kevin Winters is instructed by the family.
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Proud to launch The Impartial Reporter's ‘Stand With Her’ campaign to raise awareness of violence against women in Fermanagh and South Tyrone - and across Northern Ireland. Powerful stories, real voices. This journalism matters. In print and online.
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Law change will allow PSNI misconduct investigations to continue after officers leave force irishnews.com/news/northern-…
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'A giant symbol of Celtic Tiger excess that will kill swans'
Residents say a new bridge which is fastly moving towards construction should not go ahead.
Reporter @trishdevlin reveals why Sligo's new landmark has skipped strict environmental checks.
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A €50m 'Celtic Tiger' bridge is moving closer to construction in Sligo - despite no clear evidence of updated environmental checks, according to the @TJ_Investigates
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A €50m bridge given life-long planning permission 15 years ago is finally set to go ahead, despite no clear evidence of updated environmental checks. That includes collision risks to the area's large number of swans.
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More plaudits for The Journal Investigates - Patricia Devlin's look at the long wait faced by women in Ireland for FGM treatment has been shortlisted for a prestigious Mary Raftery Prize: thejournal.ie/female-genital…
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An internal audit of staff files found that a quarter were missing major documents required to work with vulnerable children.
These missing documents may include a CV, Garda vetting, qualifications, work permits, references, or overseas police clearance.
jrnl.ie/6963224
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'I remember sitting holding him in the waiting room, I said, I have to keep him alive.'
Noeelen Eustace attended Naas Hospital's Emergency Department 60 times in one year with her late son Kelvin, who struggled with mental health difficulties.
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Hundred of patients died by suspected suicide shortly after being in contact with healthcare services in Ireland, @TJ_Investigates can reveal.
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Hundreds of Ireland's historic landfills have been left in limbo despite a risk of polluting nearby waterways.
Reporter @ConorOCarroll3 explains from the site of one of these former landfills how delays are contributing to the problem.
Read more: jrnl.ie/6887357
