Really excited to be appointed Health Correspondent of The Irish Times. Send all your health-related stories and tips my way shauna.bowers
@irishtimes
.com
Delighted to be shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year at the 2023 Irish Journalism Awards. Huge congrats to all other nominees.
Irish Journalism Awards: The Irish Times has 37 nominees shortlisted
My longread in today's
@IrishTimes
on the relationship between homelessness and crime
Homeless prisoners: ‘It was better to be in prison than on the streets’
Are you aged between 25 and 35 and worry you'll never be able to afford a mortgage? Would you be willing to speak to me for an article + get photos taken? I'd love to hear from you - send me a DM.
#journorequest
Really sad day for journalism in Ireland. Some of the best (and loveliest!) journalists leaving the title. My first full-time journalism gig was in the ST, and it was such a privilege to get to work alongside them.
Spent the morning in an operating theatre in the Mater Hospital watching this technology being used on a patient - just a normal day in the office! (Via
@IrishTimes
)
Delighted to find out I'm a recipient of the Simon Cumbers Media Fund Student Scheme. I'll be heading to Sierra Leone this Summer to report on the country's recovery from the mud slide that destroyed over 300 homes last August.
@dladhimself
Hi Barry, I'm a journalist with The Times, Ireland newspaper. Would you be free to take a phone call to explain this to me? Kind regards, Shauna.
Really excited for this. I'll be looking into the prevalence and extent of mental health issues among those engaged with the criminal justice system in Ireland. If this is an area you would be willing to speak to me about, my email is shauna.bowers
@irishtimes
.com
Sometimes when people die in tragic circumstances, we focus only on the way in which they died.
Here, we try to show a small snippet of Urnaa's life
Urantsetseg Tserendorj’s husband: ‘Without her, everything is dark and heavy’
Really delighted to look after this series with
@jadeswilson
while Sorcha is off. DMs are open if you've a story that you'd like to share or email shauna.bowers
@irishtimes
.com
Excited to announce that I'm leaving the
@NewToTheParish
series in the extremely capable hands of
@jadeswilson
&
@shaunabowerss
from next week as I head off on maternity leave.
Keep sending your stories to newtotheparish
@irishtimes
.com or contact Jade/Shauna directly.
Part one of my Sierra Leone coverage. Really proud of this piece. Being in Africa by myself was one of the best (and one of the scariest) experiences I've ever had. Big thanks to
@SimonCumbersMF
.
After a very stressful Bank Holiday weekend, a broken laptop and a valuable lesson in saving indesign files to a USB, we published my last issue as editor of
@thecollegeview
. It has been a pleasure!
One evening in the summer of 1964, Eileen McAuliffe (16) was in Blarney village. When she looked up, she saw Andy Casey (19) parking his green BSA A50, and Eileen was besotted – with the bike, as much as with the man.
@IrishTimes
This is so terribly sad. Vicky was a fantastic lecturer when I was in college and offered incredible insight into policing issues in Ireland. A huge loss.
In non-election news: I visited the National Rehabilitation Hospital recently.
“I count myself lucky every day that I’m alive. I’ve got a second chance at life."
Great piece by
@sallyhayd
. I remember when I arrived in Sierra Leone a few years back, the very first question my fixer asked me was: "You're from Ireland? Do you know Westlife?"
via
@IrishTimesCultr
I've a day off, the sun is shining and my signed copy of
@grahnort
's new book has just arrived ahead of his virtual appearance at the
@DublinBookFest
this weekend 🥳
New: A Co Donegal hotel has invited locals to book a room for €2 per person sharing, in order to circumvent public health rules on restaurants and permit them to dine indoors.
via
@IrishTimes
Page One Photo: Elena (7) and Lucy (5) Tintori visit their grandmother Sheela. It has been seen as critical to maintain social distancing during the spread of the coronavirus in Ireland. Photograph: Tom Honan (
@tom_honanphotos
)
#irishtimespage1
#CoronaIreland
#CoronavirusOu
...
Just saw the Lieutenant of Inishmore at the
@gaiety_theatre
and it is **hilarious**
The script is witty and the cast phenomenal - the audience was laughing the whole way through.
Highly recommend you go see it if you get the chance.
WATCH: Former recipient
@shaunabowerss
speaks about her experience of the Student Scheme. Shauna was funded to travel to Sierra Leone and report on the aftermath of a massive mudslide that hit the capital of the country in 2017 for
@thejournal_ie
.
Not only did
@DermotKennedy
sell out his first two headline gigs at the 3Arena, he also got a standing ovation when he finished. It's great to see Irish acts doing so well!
Spent a morning with one of the people carrying out at-home testing for coronavirus. This is how it works:
Coronavirus: Most patients are relieved to see testers arrive at their homes via
@IrishTimes
Spent a day in the Midlands this week with
@endajodowd
and
@laurahutts
talking to people about how the current flooding is affecting them ⬇️⬇️
Floods in the midlands: ‘If this was happening in Dublin it would be front-page news’
My plan was to avoid reading this until after I finished work today, but here I am, crying in the office...
Andrew McGinley’s funeral eulogy for his children Conor, Darragh and Carla via
@IrishTimes
This makes me so sad. I worked on the Northside East edition of the paper in my final year of college and it was such a fantastic experience.
Publishers of local Dublin papers closes down
Cian Neary's family have set up Cian's Kennels, which allows hospitalised children to have visits from their pets, follwing his death in 2019
"That’s really important to me. That he’s not forgotten," his mam Evelyn said.
via
@IrishTimes
#GE2020
Reaction: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has opened the door to entering government with either Sinn Féin or Fine Gael, saying he is a “democrat” who listens “to the people”.
The hardest part of returning to the office is truly the look my dog gives me when he realises I'm leaving and there'll be no intermittent cuddle breaks throughout the day 🥲
Early tallies in
#MeathEast
are not looking good for outgoing Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty.
With 30% of boxes tallied, SF's Darren O'Rourke is well ahead with 25.4%. He is followed by Helen McEntee (FG) at 17.34% and Independent Joseph Bonner at 14%
#GE2020
Feature in today's
@IrishTimes
on an aspect of Covid-19 that's often not discussed.
Dating during Covid-19: ‘It’s on pause. It’s like you’re spectating your own life’
Honestly think this issue of
@thecollegeview
will be the best one yet. We have some excellent content coming out of all sections this week. Great work to everyone involved!
“You make me proud of my past because you are what I came from and proud of my future because I can be like you.”
This story about Christy O'Malley and his family's devastation is a sad one.
via
@IrishTimes
Just before their visit came to a conclusion, she grew upset and asked her husband to come inside the centre to her.
He looked at her sadly, before replying: “I can’t come into you, sweetheart, because of the Covid.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says "there could be 50,000 cases detected per day by July 19" and that "we must reconcile ourselves to more deaths from COVID".
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#COVID19
: