Catherine Reilly investigated the largely unreported human consequences of deportation for those with strong ties to Ireland, and analysed the cases and living circumstances of individuals who were potentially eligible to remain. The Irish Times, 31.08.2013 The Irish Times, 02.09.2013 The…
Successful Projects
Awards totalling €89,000 were made to 18 successful applicants from all strands of media in the first two rounds of the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund. It is expected that successful projects will be broadcast or published throughout 2013 and will be promoted on www.maryrafteryfund.ie. Due to the investigative nature of the projects, successful applicants will not be made public before the broadcast or publication of their work.
Sinead O’Shea: Irish Style – Still Hurting the Vulnerable
‘Irish Style – Still Hurting the Vulnerable’ investigated migrant children who came to Ireland alone and were housed in hostels by the HSE until 2010. During this time, a number of the migrant girls became pregnant, and the documentary explores…
Dil Wickremasinghe: A Migrant State of Mind
A Migrant State of Mind examined the impact of migration on mental health, by sharing the stories of five migrants. The documentary was aired on Newstalk over two evenings in October 2013. A Migrant State of Mind, 12th and 13th…
Colette Colfer: Warehouse God
Colette Colfer’s project examined the practice of migrants using warehouses as places of worship, and questions why this is the case. Colette’s report was broadcast on Newstalk, and published in the Irish Times. Newstalk’s ‘Global Village’, 23rd August 2013 The…
Joe Humphreys: The Prison Trap
The Prison Trap is a series of articles by Joe Humphreys, which were published in the Irish Times over three days in September. The series questions why so many people with psychiatric problems are in our jails, and what happens…
Irena Cvektovic: Trauma, Tears and Hope
Radio producer Irena Cvetkovic’s project investigated mental health issues among asylum seekers in Athlone and around Ireland. The documentary examined why it is that asylum seekers suffer higher rates of anxiety and depressive disorders than any other section of society…
Sara Burke
Health policy analyst Sara Burke investigated the state of adult mental health services in Ireland. Her project was broadcast on RTÉ Radio One’s Drivetime over three days in July. Part One scrutinizes the government’s mental health policy, Part Two examines the…
Carl O’Brien: After the Asylum
After the Asylum, a project by journalist Carl O’Brien and photographer Bryan O’Brien, documents the lives of three psychiatric patients living in the community. The project also investigates the government’s mental health policy, ‘A Vision for Change’, and was published…
Christina Finn
Christina’s work on the Mental Health Act was published by TheJournal.ie in a series of articles over three days in July 2013. The first article examined proposed changes to the 2001 Mental Health Act and included an interview with Minister of State…
Tom Mooney: The Children of Operation Hyphen
The Children of Operation was published over three successive weeks in May 2013 in the Wexford Echo. The work focuses on the legacy of Operation Hyphen, an initiative by the Irish Government a decade ago in which 140 ‘illegal’ immigrants were detained and 15 deported. The project also looks at the state of mental health in Direct Provision Centres. All articles are available to read in PDF below.
