I am a journalism student with a broad interest in sports, music, politics and current affairs. I have produced radio, video, print and photography pieces throughout my time at TU Dublin, largely focusing on music, current affairs and culture. I also have a particular passion for sports journalism, especially soccer and I spent a semester on Erasmus at the University of Central Florida in 2024, where I worked as a beat reporter for the UCF men’s soccer team.
Alongside this, I was the co-news editor of TheCity.ie and sub-editor of Pulse magazine, our final year publication, which was nominated for Magazine of the Year at the 2026 Smedia Awards.I was also nominated for Journalist of the Year for my project on the 2025 industrial school survivor hunger strike and several articles I wrote for TheCity.ie.
Fractured families, broken promises
This project examines the experiences of survivors of Ireland’s industrial schools, focusing on four survivors who went on hunger strike in September 2025 after a 26-year campaign for recognition of their suffering and support to deal with their trauma. The accompanying radio package, article and video explore the long-term impact of institutional abuse and the ongoing struggle for adequate healthcare, financial support and state accountability.
Through first-hand testimony, the project highlights how survivors were promised “lifelong supports” following the 1999 State apology but were instead left to navigate multiple inadequate redress systems. The piece centres on the voices of Mary Donovan, Maurice Patton O’Connell, Miriam Moriarty Owens and Mary Dunlevy Greene, whose experiences illustrate the intergenerational trauma, neglect and systemic failures faced by those placed in industrial schools. Their accounts detail not only the abuse they endured as children, but the continued challenges they face in accessing appropriate medical care and support later in life. Ultimately, this project aims to tell the story of a tragic and shameful part of Ireland’s history through the voices of four survivors who spent their entire lives fighting for justice and recognition.
