I'm honoured to be featured in this new exhibition at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, focused on Irish journalists reporting internationally. More info here: epicchq.com/new-exhibiti... It runs until March next year.

I'm so sad to hear of the death of photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed by a Russian drone attack on a (clearly marked) group of journalists in Ukraine today. Look back at his exceptional work here www.instagram.com/antonilallic... & here www.antonilallican.com?fbclid=PAZXh...

New statement from Ireland's Tánaiste on the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, includes: "I am aware of a number of Irish citizens participating in other Flotillas en route to Gaza and have instructed my Department to closely monitor that evolving situation."

Irish government statement on #GlobalSumudFlotilla

Live tracking shows the Mikeno closest to Gaza but not sure if it’s been intercepted. #GlobalSumudFlotilla

#globalsumudflotilla livestream, as interceptions are reported. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2... #Gaza

Via German reporter Andrea Backhaus. #gaza

"To learn what these AI breakups and divorces look like, we talked to more than a dozen people who say that AI chatbots played a key role in the dissolution of their long-term relationships and marriages." futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...

In Trinity next week (I think it’s open to everyone).

NYT hiring a West Africa correspondent job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti... Afghanistan/Pakistan Bureau Chief job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti... China-Hong Kong Reporter/Researcher job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti... & job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti... #journojobs

Anyone managed to get an answer from the Air France customer service WhatsApp line? They said I'm in the queue nearly 6 hours ago and nothing has happened since then and no one responds anymore.

New statement from @simonharrisireland.bsky.social on attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla:

"My Fourth Time, We Drowned" by @sallyhayd.bsky.social should be compulsory reading at the Home Office, including at the very top. What has been happening and continues to happen in Libya is horrifying.

For some reason my video won’t upload here but there is a very loud drone above Beirut today. x.com/sallyhayd/st...

Two new & important investigations abt disappearances & killings of Black women. On Monic, a Ugandan who goes to Dubai: Doc: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OboT... podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... & Joy, who goes missing in London: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @charliebcuff.bsky.social

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Scholarship for book writing (worth £18,000) open to anyone writing in the English language who was born in Africa, or both of whose parents were born in Africa. Deadline September 22. milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requir...

Watching Gaza City high rises be levelled this week while thinking of this line that I overheard an Israeli tour guide say in late July:

Human Rights Watch new release on Israel's actions in Syria, calling them “not legitimate acts of military necessity, but pages out of the playbook used in the occupied Palestinian territory & other parts of the region, stripping residents of basic rights & freedoms.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Two pieces worth reading from a former fact checker with the New Yorker bidoun.org/articles/hou... & former journalist with the BBC www.newarab.com/opinion/why-... who felt forced out of their jobs re Gaza coverage. "Every time we stay quiet, we help write the story against ourselves."

New statement from Irish foreign minister Simon Harris: "There is a genocide taking place in Gaza and the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry earlier this week make clear that this is the case. The need for action has never been more urgent. In fact, it is long past due."

New joint statement from 16 foreign ministers on the Global Sumud Flotilla: "Any violation of international law and human rights of the participants in the Flotilla, including attacks against the vessels in international waters or illegal detention, will lead to accountability."

A UN commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza & says "the duty to prevent genocide obligates States to take all necessary steps to try to avoid or stop the commission of genocide". Its full report: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

A superb piece of factual journalism by the ever reliable @sallyhayd.bsky.social . Doesn't give you hope of a reasonable end to all this madness though...😔 ‘This land is wonderful for wine’: Israeli settlers strengthen grip on West Bank www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

"Last March, Oxfam said around 29,000 Palestinians work in Israeli settlements – a small percentage of the roughly 3 million Palestinians believed to live in the West Bank" - @sallyhayd.bsky.social in @irishtimes.com✍️

I asked Israeli settlers about the Occupied Territories Bill, among other things: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

‘This land is wonderful for wine’: Israeli settlers strengthen grip on West Bank

Happy new year to my Ethiopian & Eritrean friends. Hoping this year brings you peace, joy and happiness.

(If anyone knows Westlife, please pass it on.)

Amid everything else, I just found out that Westlife is marking their 25th anniversary & the Irish postal service is releasing a commemorative stamp. So it's also time to reshare this article & my campaign for them to tour Africa: www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

The link to the book is here: 79e4f91e-c118-482b-bfce-721c7bfd6dea.usrfiles.com/ugd/bc5e7a_d... This seems to me like an unprecedented action by refugees themselves to hold the agency mandated to protect & safeguard their rights to account & it really deserves coverage.

Journalists in Geneva (or elsewhere), think about covering this tomorrow:

An interesting though sad piece on Beirut's reading culture. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in...

An update today on this story: The Irish government today saying that 185 of these Syrian refugees have still not been brought to Ireland from Lebanon. "Further arrivals are scheduled for September & October. These follow the arrival in June of a group of 26." www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...

I dont often get to see posts about #Lebanon here, but in any case this is just to remind of the beauty that it carries despite the economic collapse, corruption & bloody #war it's been through. #photography #Beirut #MiddleEaet

I’m not sure who is sending me post to the Irish Times address but it’s not a great idea as I’m generally not in Ireland and won’t receive it.

“My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice.” - Just Mercy

Anyone have advice on how to sell drone footage? Like a platform that will sell it on to any outlet that needs it? I have a friend who has some nice footage of West Africa (Sierra Leone) & is wondering what he can do with it.

"We are not silent victims of our situation. We raise our voices against injustices. We demand the rights that are ours." #libya @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social

New & important effort from @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social: "Since 2021 we, refugees, have been protesting against UNHCR in Tripoli, Tunis & Agadez, calling the agency to recognize our humanity, to listen to our voices & to provide us real protection." www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/manifes...

Beirut yesterday. #lebanon

Irish president Michael D. Higgins just released his first spoken word poetry album: www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

Multiple copies of ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’ reportedly currently available in @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social, if anyone’s around Dublin & interested/hasn’t read it yet.

I've been back in Beirut a week now & I haven't heard an Israeli drone yet. How strange that this feels strange.

Fellowships available for journalists to attend the International Civil Society Week (ICSW) in Bangkok, Thailand, November 1-5. "We strongly encourage journalists from Global Majority countries to apply." docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“Shabeb: the slowest delivery in town.” #beirut #lebanon

I just saw this recent piece from @danielfalcone.bsky.social on 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned'. Thank you to him for engaging so deeply with the book. Hopefully it encourages others to read it too. www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/08/a... @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social

Available everywhere - www.kennys.ie/shop/My-Four...

Yes. So well documented by journalist @sallyhayd.bsky.social in her award winning book My Fourth Time We Drowned.