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Dr. Muireann Ní Raghallaigh

@drmuireann.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Social Work at University College Dublin Teaching and research interests: Refugees; separated children; anti-racism in social work https://people.ucd.ie/muireann.niraghallaigh

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Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · last yr.

"More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians

Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates

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Liz Carolan@lizcarolan.com · last yr.

Israel is storing recordings of Palestinians daily phone calls - millions of them - that they analyse to plan airstrikes / kill people - in Irish data centres Sweet Jesus www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

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Ireland against Fascism@irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · last yr.

Another protest against the horrific assault on the innocent Indian man in Tallaght last Saturday. This is the earlier one on Friday 25th July, 3pm at Dept of Justice, St Stephen's Green. Please join all/any if you are in a position to do so. Let's all fight back against hate.

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Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah@deepashah.bsky.social · last yr.

The impact of hotel accommodation on asylum seekers’ mental health: a mixed methods study By Janelle Spira, Hannah Wright, Kemi Komolafe & Christina Kushnir *Free to access in the International Journal of Human Rights* doi.org/10.1080/1364...

The impact of hotel accommodation on asylum seekers’ mental health: a mixed methods study

Due to increasing numbers of asylum seekers and backlogs in processing asylum applications in the UK, the Home Office is increasingly housing asylum seekers long-term in accommodation that was inte...

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Dr. Muireann Ní Raghallaigh@drmuireann.bsky.social · last yr.

Great to be receiving applications - from those working with separated children; local authority integration workers; education professionals; IPAS Centre staff, amongst others - for our course on working with people of refugee background, designed & delivered with the @irishrefugeeco.bsky.social

Dr. Muireann Ní Raghallaigh@drmuireann.bsky.social · last yr.

Applications now open for our new micro-credential in Working with People of Refugee Background, commencing September 4th 2025. This has been developed in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council Further info at this link: www.ucd.ie/microcredent...

Dr. Muireann Ní Raghallaigh@drmuireann.bsky.social · last yr.

Is Mise Éire Eile, a play based around protests against international protection accommodation, has one date left in its current tour- July 2nd in Naas. It’s really worth seeing. www.crookedhouse.ie/project/is-m...

Is Mise Éire Eile: I am another Ireland | Crooked House

About On a rainy evening in autumn 2023 the staff of a small guesthouse in Newbridge prepared to welcome 100 international protection applicants. As buses with men seeking asylum pulled into the new d...

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Dr. Muireann Ní Raghallaigh@drmuireann.bsky.social · last yr.

Applications now open for our new micro-credential in Working with People of Refugee Background, commencing September 4th 2025. This has been developed in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council Further info at this link: www.ucd.ie/microcredent...

Working with People of Refugee Background - UCD Micro-credentials

This is an introductory module, aimed at people who are relatively new to working with people of refugee background.

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Raise Your Voice@raiseyourvoiceni.bsky.social · last yr.

We must first acknowledge the girl whose violation sparked the chain of events. We stand in solidarity with her and with her family now and always. Instead, ostensibly because of the ethnic background of the boys accused of carrying out this attack, the vigil was hijacked by people intent on harm.

Violence in Ballymena text above WRDA RTA WSN NIRWN logos We must first acknowledge the girl whose violation sparked the chain of events. She and her family will have to navigate her trauma and grief from this incident as well as to engage with the criminal justice system, which is challenging for any survivor, and particularly for one so young. We stand in solidarity with her and with her family now and always. Her family called for a peaceful and inclusive vigil to draw attention to the epidemic of violence against women and girls, and this could have been a moment for the community to come together on this issue that plagues every part of our society and impacts such a huge number of women and girls across our lifetimes. Instead, ostensibly because of the ethnic background of the boys accused of carrying out this attack, the vigil was hijacked by people intent on harm. Their actions harmed families and individuals and left many without shelter, including women and girls who were removed from their homes by this destruction. They have also left people in fear for their safety, particularly people from an ethnic minority background. None of this helps the victim in this case. None of this will address the broader issue of VAWG. Most gender-based violence and most sexual violence is carried out by people known to the victim. In the reporting year 2023/24, 1,681 files were sent to the PPS regarding sexual crimes. Many of these were not prosecuted, and many, many more were never reported. We do not usually see vigilante actions in response to incidents of rape, and in this case it is clear that these actions, which defied the family’s wishes, were motivated by racism. We welcome outrage at the trauma that this girl has suffered, but this outrage can and must be channelled correctly. We need reform within the legal system, we need to address the culture that makes these incidents so common, we need to tackle prejudice and racism, and we need to redouble our efforts to achieve the goal of ending violence against women and girls.