We are pleased to announce that we will be republishing some of Mary’s best known Irish Times columns. Mary wrote on a wide range of subjects such as child abuse, human rights, women’s rights, and mental health. She contributed a weekly…
Journalism Fund Announces Competition for Place on RTÉ Investigative Journalism Course
Journalism Fund Announces Competition for Place on RTÉ Investigative Journalism Course The Mary Raftery Journalism Fund has today (02.04.2014) announced details of a competition for a nominated place on the RTÉ Investigative Journalism Course. The offer of the place on…
2014 Funding Round Information Session
2014 Funding Round Information Session An information session on the fourth round of the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund will be held for prospective applicants on Friday, 25th April 2014 in Dublin. Applicants are invited to submit proposals that seek to serve the…
Fourth Round of Fund to Promote Investigative Journalism Launched
Fourth Round of Fund to Promote Investigative Journalism Launched Details of the fourth round of the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund have been announced today (24.03.2014). Journalists are invited to submit proposals for investigations that seek to service the public interest.…
Peter McGuire: Sex Education in Irish Schools – What are Children Being Taught?
Peter McGuire’s project focused on sex education, and how external organisations are providing information on sexuality to young people in publicly funded schools. The Irish Times, 01.02.2014 The Irish Times, 04.02.2014 The Irish Times, 11.02.2014 Part One The Irish Times,…
David Ralph: Mental Health and the Military
David Ralph’s project explored the effects Lariam, the anti malaria drug given to Irish soldiers on service abroad, had on their mental health. The Irish Examiner, 30.01.2014
John Cradden – Special Needs Education in Mainstream Schools
John Cradden’s project critically examined the system of special needs support for children with disabilities in mainstream/ordinary schools, as opposed to institutional settings or in special classes attached to ordinary schools. The Irish Times, 7.01.2014 Irish Times, 14.01.2014 For more…
Colin Murphy: Children in Care in Ireland
Colin Murphy’s project examined whether care / justice systems for young people cause mental health problems, and if they perpetuate marginalisation. RTÉ Radio One Drivetime, 11th December 2013: Part One RTÉ Radio One Drivetime, 11th December 2013: Part Two The…
Roisin Boyd: Going Behind Closed Doors
The aim of this project was to go behind the closed doors of the asylum process and direct provision to uncover and explain how the system operates. It also aimed to give a voice to those with direct experience of…
Seán McCárthaigh: Migrant Workers and the EAT
Seán McCarthaigh’s project investigated whether migrant workers were disproportionately accessing the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT). It also analyses if the experience of migrant workers of the EAT differs from that of Irish nationals and the general population in relation to their…
