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From the moment Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped out of his motorcade to greet US President Donald Trump at the door of the West Wing, the atmosphere was tense, writes Yvonne Murray.

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Strategies to use online forums to teach social work students critical reflection: article now online at journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/JP... by Sharif Haider, Open University. A research study involving tutors, with a discussion of the practical implications of teaching at a distance.

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Shocking treatment of this family being sent from one council to another and ending up sleeping in a car. Hugely problematic that it still remains the case that refugees whose family members have been approved for reunification. cannot apply for accommodation for them until they arrive.

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“From the age of 15, 16, I was in the house all the time, because if I left the house, I knew I was going to end up getting stopped and searched” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Sharing my that the first paper from my PhD has been published seems like a nice way to introduce myself to @bsky.app 🎉 This paper points to the crucial role of social identity loss for individuals adopted through Ireland’s #motherandbabyhomes bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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I am so pleased to announce a Palestinian Studies cluster hire at @huntercollege.bsky.social - we are hiring one person in the arts and another in the social sciences. This is an incredible source of pride for me as a faculty member & one of the many reasons that I feel so lucky to work here 1/

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Looks like a fascinating paper!

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www.thejournal.ie/readme/ronan...

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Excellent piece. I hope social work journals are doing likewise?

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UNRWA: ‘Repeated and destructive operations have rendered the northern refugee camps uninhabitable, trapping residents in cyclical displacement’

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In this discussion about international protection on @rteradio1.bsky.social there is such a lack of focus on the experiences of the actual PEOPLE who are applying for protection.

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We offer an MSc, or Graduate Diploma (both on-campus) or Graduate Certificate (online, Distance Learning) in Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture programmes. Lots of seminars, workshops, practicals every Friday or also options - if online -to travel to Ireland for a week’s crafts & making

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Looking forward to Sanctuary Runners Blackrock tomorrow. 9.15 at the Dart Station

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So proud of my community of Corca Dhuibhne all are welcome language is open to all and even better he plays for an Gaeltacht. Fluent after two years amazing to see #CorcaDhuibhne

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I feel we need a bit of spring - Crocus flowers in bloom outside @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Richview

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🌍 World Day of Social Justice 🏛️ I want to emphasize that social justice is not just a concept—it’s an ongoing effort that demands critical research, engaged policymaking, and grassroots activism. #SocialJustice #Inclusion #WorldDayofSocialJustice

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Huge congratulations to Dr Phil Butler and to her supervisors too!! 👏

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Lovely to see a bit of blue sky and the preparations for spring in campus today, the swans and ducks looking much happier - it’s been a long grey week or two for us all @ucddublin.bsky.social #speirgorm

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📄 🫂 A new study led by Associate Professor Sarah Donnelly has found that some family carers are hiding physical and emotional harm by vulnerable relatives because they fear intervention by the State. 🧵 @sarahmdonnelly1.bsky.social

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'Dealing with the legal system was worse than the rape': Victims of male violence demand change jrnl.ie/6626293t

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A brilliant seminar today from @drtamcane.bsky.social - lots to think about in terms of how we ensure social workers can have meaningful discussions about race, culture and identity with current and prospective foster carers and adoptive parents. Looking forward to Thursday’s webinar also.

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👨‍🎓🌎 Congratulations to UCD Professor Gerald Mills, who has been named one of only two experts from Ireland chosen to help author a report on Cities and Climate Change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), one of the world's most eminent scientific bodies.

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We are committed to publishing in languages other than English because so much good research and practice is excluded from the English-language world. This is the second issue about groupwork in Spanish and Portuguese with English translations.

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Woohoo!! Kneecap director @richpeppiatt wins BAFTA for outstanding debut. Says award is for all those fighting for respect for their language, culture. There’s na buachallaí + investigative journalist and film’s producer @trevorbirney in the audience💧of joy

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Some very interesting articles in this special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies, including one on age assessments of refugees in Germany- very relevant in Ireland

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Betty is an asylum seeker from Peru who has been in the US for the past two years, waiting for her case to be processed through the courts. Since Donald Trump came to office last month, on a promise to deport millions of undocumented migrants, Betty has barely left her house outside New York

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The woman sitting in front of me at the front of the upper deck of the bus has a window cleaning implement to clear the condensation from the window. She is doing us all a great service!!

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With family reunion visas expensive and slow to process, immigrant care-working women grapple with guilt and grief. dublininquirer.com/2025/02/12/w...

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A story old as time. The 2nd and 3rd generation are freer(ish) to 'choose' how to integrate (depending on background, skin colour, accent etc.). But every family has a legacy, no matter how far back the initial migration was.

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“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” Amelia Earhart The kindness you share creates ripples beyond what you can see - shaping moments, people, and futures in ways that matter. 🧡 (Artwork by Katie Abey)

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Congratulations to you Prospera and to your co-author on this really important book!

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Looking forward to delivering the annual Dorothy Macardle Humanities lecture at Dundalk IT this coming Tuesday- details at this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-doroth...

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Many thanks @irishexaminer.bsky.social for their piece on our 'Understanding Carer Harm' study and for highlighting the significant challenges facing our Family Carers @ucdspswsj.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

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Many thanks to Patricia Messenger and Cork's 96fm & C103 for inviting me to talk about 'Why there must be more done to protect Family Carers in our Society.' You can listen back at: embed.acast.com/$/4c53ef4c-6...

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🚨 Fully funded PhDs at the University of Glasgow! 🚨 We are offering 5 PhD studentships, incl. 3 for low/middle-income country applicants @uofgsps.bsky.social. 📍 Apply by 31 March 2025 👉 shorturl.at/tutIq 🔎 Anyone interested in a migration/refugee politics or MENA-related project, get in touch!

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US President Donald Trump has revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest

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The International Online School in Forced Migration offers an interdisciplinary & participative approach to the study of forced migration. Applications are open for the following dates this academic year: 📆 17-21 March 📆 23-27 June Join us! https://buff.ly/3OeUE1U

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I'm looking to speak to people who have changed their names in some way to fit in or for others' convenience since moving to Ireland. Get in touch if this is you and you don't mind sharing your story. 🙏🏽

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Particularly interested in speaking with staff working in ‘special emergency arrangements’ for separated children/ unaccompanied minors. Please get in touch if you have any questions about taking part.

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Well just received this email regarding a paper under review:

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