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Patricia Devlin

@trishdevlin.bsky.social

Irish โ˜˜๏ธ Investigative journalist โœ๏ธ Lover of good vibes ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธCo Derry born and bred ๐Ÿ”ดโšช๏ธ The Journal Investigates @ TheJournal.ie ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป

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Cillian Murphy among Irish stars backing Together for Palestine concert Musicians and bands including Paul Weller, Damon Albert, King Krule and Bastille are listed as performers.

Several Irish stars have joined big names in backing and promoting a concert hosted tonight by Together for Palestine at Wembley Stadium
https://www.thejournal.ie/cillian-murphy-together-for-palestine-6819680-Sep2025/

17.09.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaรญ are racially motivated Anti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates.

www.thejournal.ie/racist-attac...

17.09.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Racism in Ireland. Unfortunately, gardai only began recording hate crimes and incidents, with categories such as โ€œanti-raceโ€, three years ago. But from the data we do have, we can see reports of racist attacks and abuse has been growing. Link to article in next ๐Ÿงต

17.09.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaรญ are racially motivated Anti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates.

'Racism has got more aggressive, more obvious and more brazen' in Ireland, with anti-race the single most discriminatory motive in hate crimes here.

Read our latest investigation:
http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/

17.09.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaรญ are racially motivated Anti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates.

Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaรญ are racially motivated, analysis by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found.

http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/

17.09.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Part 2 of our series looking at threats to our native seals. This one beggars belief, especially after the outrage in 2022 when a seal pup was killed after being picked up by a tourist for a selfie ๐Ÿ˜” โฌ‡๏ธ

14.08.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dead seals washing up on Irish coasts more than double in three years The Journal Investigates can reveal a significant spike in dead seal reports, as severe storms and human disturbance threaten the protected species.

The number of dead seals washing up along Irish coasts more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, an investigation by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found.

http://www.thejournal.ie/dead-seals-ireland-6786495-Aug2025/

13.08.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our latest investigation by @trishdevlin.bsky.social exposes an important security concern across Ireland:

23.07.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thousands of controversial Chinese surveillance cameras installed in public places across Ireland The Journal Investigates reveals Hikvision is used by councils, hospitals and universities despite bans in other countries.

@trishdevlin.bsky.socialโ€ฌ at the @thejournal.ie has a complementary investigative piece out as well. www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

23.07.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of what the Daily Mail describes as journalism about a town which has been made to look nicer by hipsters. Apparently the locals donโ€™t want it and there has been fury

Screenshot of what the Daily Mail describes as journalism about a town which has been made to look nicer by hipsters. Apparently the locals donโ€™t want it and there has been fury

The Daily Mail now coming for the hipsters for making places look nice.

02.07.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โ€˜I wonโ€™t work alone with certain colleaguesโ€™: Female paramedics break silence on 'toxic' culture Staff told The Journal Investigates they feel that there is an โ€˜unsafe cultureโ€™ within the National Ambulance Service.

One female paramedic told The Journal Investigates she was "dry humpedโ€ by two different male colleagues, incidents brushed off as jokes.

http://www.thejournal.ie/national-ambulance-service-female-paramedics-6748778-Jul2025/

02.07.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Well done to your niece. Paramedics are heroes ๐Ÿ™Œ I hope so too, Brendan. Weโ€™ll be keeping an eye on what action will be taken ๐Ÿ”

02.07.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awful behaviour, well done the female paramedics for talking about it and you for reporting.
Sexual harassment is disturbing anywhere but somehow an emergency service is a workplace where to you might think thereโ€™s less of it. Wrongly.

02.07.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every single workplace. How many of these abusers are responding to sexual violence call outs? Well done @trishdevlin.bsky.social for documenting this.

"Separately, a hidden camera was found in one of the womenโ€™s bathrooms. An incident, she claimed, โ€œwas all kept quietโ€.

02.07.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜I wonโ€™t work alone with certain colleaguesโ€™: Female paramedics break silence on 'toxic' culture Staff told The Journal Investigates they feel that there is an โ€˜unsafe cultureโ€™ within the National Ambulance Service.

โ€˜I wonโ€™t work alone with certain colleaguesโ€™: Female paramedics tell @trishdevlin.bsky.social they feel there is an โ€˜unsafe cultureโ€™ within the National Ambulance Service.

Read our latest investigation โฌ‡๏ธ
http://www.thejournal.ie/national-ambulance-service-female-paramedics-6748778-Jul2025/

02.07.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Thank you to the brave female paramedics who spoke to me for this investigation๐Ÿ‘‡

02.07.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bob Vylan ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

28.06.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 693    ๐Ÿ” 189    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
Screenshot of an ad for a private room for rent on booking.com 
The ad features a picture of a very smartly dressed cat

Screenshot of an ad for a private room for rent on booking.com The ad features a picture of a very smartly dressed cat

Just came across this gem on booking [dot] com. Iโ€™d stay here just to meet the cat ๐Ÿ™‚ #dublin #cats #catsofbluesky

24.06.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜”โค๏ธ

12.06.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cruel and unfair ๐Ÿ˜” Some short memories out there, especially this week.

11.06.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Jason, Mark, and Richard Quinn who were murdered at their Co Antrim home after a patrol bomb attack in 1998.

Jason, Mark, and Richard Quinn who were murdered at their Co Antrim home after a patrol bomb attack in 1998.

Next month weโ€™ll once again remember these 3 little boys whose lives were cruelly cut short in 1998. Burned in their beds because of hate and bigotry. That same hate and bigotry is on the streets of Northern Ireland tonight, no matter how itโ€™s dressed up. Stay safe everyone โค๏ธ

11.06.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Itโ€™s utterly depressing ๐Ÿ˜”

11.06.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I spoke to a bus driver today who said he has watched drivers mount kerbs to overtake his bus while dropping children off. Itโ€™s incredible. Thank you for being so mindful.

11.06.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

100 per cent

11.06.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She is. Thanks Kaz โค๏ธ

11.06.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of RTE Drivetime web page podcast featuring an interview with Stella McMullan, whose 11 year old daughter was killed after stepping off her school bus in March 2025.

Screenshot of RTE Drivetime web page podcast featuring an interview with Stella McMullan, whose 11 year old daughter was killed after stepping off her school bus in March 2025.

The most powerful interview Stella has done yet. Itโ€™ll be 14 weeks tomorrow since our little Caitlin Rose passed away and almost every day since, her mummy has pushed and fought for new laws to make school buses safer for all children โค๏ธ

Listen here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/cโ€ฆ

11.06.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The puppy farm capital of Europe โ€“ how did Ireland earn this shameful accolade?
A bill to ban fox hunting โ€“ what's in it and whoโ€™s for it?
And retired and abandoned horses โ€“ is enough being done.

Guests: Padraig Oโ€™Sullivan, Ruth Coppinger, Ciara Malone, @trishdevlin.bsky.social

03.06.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you to @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social and Kathryn Torney for the tremendous care and work put in to highlighting threats to journalists in Northern Ireland. Sorry I couldnโ€™t be there today. Solidarity

03.06.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On the show today: Part-time air traffic control; @henrymckean.bsky.social on real-life shopping; Sending thank you cards; @barbarascully.bsky.social & Mary McEvoy wonder are you right in the head; @trishdevlin.bsky.social on badger culling; Exporting future wives to Australia...

29.05.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Calls to end Irelandโ€™s controversial badger culling programme intensified in the Dรกil yesterday after TDs raised serious concerns about the government-licensed practice.

It followed an investigation of the cull by @trishdevlin.bsky.social which we published yesterday:

22.05.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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