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Hannah McCarthy

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Irish journalist covering MENA

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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 23h
Who is poisoning Kenya’s elephants? www.irishtimes.com/video/video/...
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Who is poisoning Kenya’s elephants?
Video: Hannah McCarthy Editor: Eoin Ronayne
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who is poisoning Kenya’s elephants? My latest for Kenya for @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/world/africa...
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Who is poisoning Kenya’s elephants?
A spate of suspicious deaths has exposed mounting conflict over land, conservation and livelihoods in one of Kenya’s most celebrated wildlife havens
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New substack out, folks. hannahmccarthyreports.substack.com/p/on-the-gro...
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Key points from Micheál Martin's address at #UNGA81 -International legal order under strain; ICC necessary ⚖️ -Russia 🇷🇺 must be held accountable for Ukraine 🇺🇦 war -Backsliding on women’s rights, with reference to Afghanistan 🇦🇫
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
Iran has given the Trump administration a proposal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks over an end to the broader war within seven days, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
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Iran says it has given Trump administration new proposal for peace talks
The proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks over an end to the broader war within seven days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Martin on UN reform: "We need the Security Council to live up to its mandate and respond to the crises around us. Too long, the veto has stymied the Council and eroded its legitimacy."
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Martin makes strong statement on women's rights in address to UNGA while all four seats at the Irish delegate table occupied by men.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Martin on Palestine at the UN: "Ireland, like most gathered here, believe that the only viable solution to the decades of conflict, misery, and waste in human lives is a situation where a state of Palestine and a state of Israel live side by side in peace, security, and dignity."
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Strong words on the ICC and International law from Martin: "We will continue to support efforts to hold Russia accountable for its actions, there can be no impunity for war crimes-not in Ukraine, not anywhere-and that is why Ireland is a steadfast supporter of the International Criminal Court."
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Taoiseach Micheál Martin takes the floor at #UNGA81
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Should Ireland have walked out on Netanyahu’s UN speech?
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu's address at UNGA: "I vowed to prevent Iran's murderous dictatorship from developing atomic bombs, nuclear weapons aimed at destroying Israel, and. the entire world. That's exactly what we did."
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dozens of diplomats leave the hall as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu takes the podium to start his address at #UNGA81, while loud pro-Israel chants are made by his supporters in the press gallery.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alan Dershowitz and Sid Rosenberg have arrived in the press gallery in advance of Netanyahu’s speech at #UNGA81.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hundreds of protestors have gathered near the UN HQ in NY in advance of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at #UNGA81 today. Those protesting include Palestinian, Iranian, Lebanese and Jewish New Yorkers.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Press gallery filling up ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at #UNGA81
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered his address at the UN General Assembly remotely from Ramallah for the second year in a row after the Trump administration again denied him and other senior Palestinian officials US visas to travel to the UN headquarters in New York.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Marabou storks circle the smoke-filled sky as a 12-year-old boy returns from the top of a hill of smouldering waste carrying plastic sheets he gathered at Dandora, a sprawling 30-acre dumpsite in the eastern suburbs of Nairobi. Full story: www.irishtimes.com/world/africa...
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Man convicted of attempted murder over 2023 shooting of Irish-Palestinian student in US Latest for @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Man convicted of attempted murder over 2023 shooting of Irish-Palestinian student in US
Hisham Awartani (23) left paralysed from waist down and his friends wounded in attack by Jason Eaton (51)
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/09/2026
Recycling boom forcing Kenya’s waste pickers to fight for their future
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Recycling boom forcing Kenya’s waste pickers to fight for their future
Workers risking their lives to forage through Africa’s largest dump are finding fewer items of value they can sell
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/09/2026
Recycling boom forcing Kenya’s waste pickers to fight for their future
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Recycling boom forcing Kenya’s waste pickers to fight for their future
Workers risking their lives to forage through Africa’s largest dump are finding fewer items of value they can sell
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New substack up, folks. hannahmccarthyreports.substack.com/p/finding-so...
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Finding some routine during a foreign reporting trip // Preserving evidence in Gaza
Since I’ve started travelling regularly to new places for work, I’ve started to prioritise some familiarity and routine while I’m away.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’ll be on Pat Kenny on Newstalk around 11am Irish time talking about Gaza and efforts to preserve evidence of war crimes. www.newstalk.com/shows/pat-ke...
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The Pat Kenny Show | Newstalk
Pat Kenny brings his experienced broadcasting style and incisive analysis to the day's news and current affairs. Weekends 10am-12pm.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
‘I have just returned from my first visit to the West Bank since 2023. What I saw then was deeply disturbing, but today the situation is far worse. It is now an emboldened and aggressive process of Israeli annexation of Palestinian land unfolding in plain sight’. theelders.org/news/what-we...
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What we saw in the West Bank: Palestine is disappearing
Mary Robinson reflects on her recent trip to the Middle East and the realities she witnessed in the West Bank
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Touch down in Nairobi - excited to be reporting in Kenya until the end of the month.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Latest substack out: substack.com/@hannahmccar...
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Preparing for a reporting trip
A friend recently quizzed me on what my day-to-day is like on a foreign reporting trip.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My latest for The Currency: The Irish architecture firm behind the Grand Egyptian Museum and the two decades it took to finish thecurrency.news/articles/228...
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The Irish architecture firm behind the Grand Egyptian Museum and the two decades it took to finish - The Currency
The carved faces of several pharaohs sail by me as I glide up the travelator in the Grand Stairs that bisects the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum. Around the start of the stairs are statues and obj...
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Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Wonderful conversation between @lisehand.bsky.social and @MattCooperlastword.bsky.social - two friends of the late, great Irish journalist Veroninca Guerin who was gunned down in the line of duty 30 years ago. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/r...
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Remembering Veronica Guerin
Podcast Episode · Path to Power · 20 June · 1hr 6min
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/06/2026
President Trump, who turned 80 today, will spend this evening hosting Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts on the South Lawn of the White House. Historians say the event, which was estimated to cost more than $60 million, is unprecedented. Follow live updates.
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Trump Live Updates: President to Host White House UFC Fight Card
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Lebanon under siege: 'Without UNIFIL, we will become the next Gaza' After three years of war, a terrible new normal emerges in southern Lebanon as UN peacekeepers prepare to withdraw. Hannah McCarthy meets the residents trying to survive. www.thejournal.ie/gaza-and-leb...
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Lebanon under siege: 'Without UNIFIL, we will become the next Gaza'
After three years of war, a terrible new normal emerges in southern Lebanon as UN peacekeepers prepare to withdraw. Hannah McCarthy meets the residents trying to survive.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/06/2026
Ukraine strikes St Petersburg as Putin’s forum gets under way ft.trib.al/2ZpjZKF
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Ukraine strikes St Petersburg as Putin’s forum gets under way
Kyiv hits oil terminal after deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/06/2026
Cuba’s unavoidable reckoning ft.trib.al/QlQcDkc | opinion
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Cuba’s unavoidable reckoning
US pressure is of dubious morality, but Havana has little choice but to do a deal
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
My RTE World Report on life in southern Lebanon amid the ceasefire is on playback now. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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World Report
From the unusual to the topical, World Report brings you interesting stories from around the world.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
My RTE World Report on life in southern Lebanon amid the ceasefire is on playback now. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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World Report
From the unusual to the topical, World Report brings you interesting stories from around the world.
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Princess @themultiplemom.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Boy, leave me alone before I give you a knuckle sandwich with real cheese” - My 5yo threatening her brother
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I will be moderating a conversation on Iran: Women, Life, Freedom between Sepideh Farsi and chowra makaremi tomorrow evening at 6pm as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. Tickets available here: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...
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Iran: Women, Life, Freedom Sepideh Farsi & Chowra Makaremi
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/05/2026
Israel has seized about 1,000 sq km of territory since Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack as Benjamin Netanyahu forged a new, more aggressive military doctrine in the wake of the nation’s worst security failure ft.trib.al/CwvMjuZ
People march near a border fence, holding Israeli flags, with a landscape of rubble and debris visible in the distance.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New substack out open.substack.com/pub/hannahmc...
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 11/05/2026
EU expected to agree to place sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers
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EU expected to agree to place sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers
Expected breakthrough would see EU agree to blacklist several extremist settlers for first time in nearly two years
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
‘Palestine’s Mandela’: concerns grow for unifying leader jailed by Israel 24 years ago Latest from the West Bank for @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
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‘Palestine’s Mandela’: concerns grow for unifying leader jailed by Israel 24 years ago
Marwan Barghouti retains broad support among fractured Palestinian factions, and calls for his release have become louder
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
My latest on the West Bank: Wine and the Holy Land. www.thejournal.ie/settler-viol...
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One Palestinian winemaker refuses to give up amid illegal settler expansion in the West Bank
Reporter Hannah McCarthy meets Sari Khoury, a winemaker fighting to preserve Palestinian identity in an increasingly dangerous occupied West Bank.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
My world report on India's last 'royals' is on RTE World Report's podcast now. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
‘It’s a psychological war’: A family divided by Cuba’s quiet exodus Latest for @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
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‘It’s a psychological war’: A family divided by Cuba’s quiet exodus
Inflation, migration barriers and distance weigh on a family divided between Havana and the United States, as Cuba’s slow drain of people continues
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/04/2026
The Palestinian Authority, which governs the Israeli-occupied West Bank, is holding municipal elections in a single city in Gaza on Saturday. This will be the territory's first election in 20 years.
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Gaza Set to Hold First Local Election in Two Decades
Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunity to address the city’s problems
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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Fuel protest leader James Geoghegan has animal cruelty convictions and Revenue judgments www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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Fuel protest leader James Geoghegan has animal cruelty convictions and Revenue judgments
Geoghegan (57), who has come to prominence in this week’s protests, claims to have settled tax bills
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
In an extraordinary move, Hegseth reverses Apache helicopter crew suspension before Army even investigates the incident, undercutting the service's authority and underscoring his contempt for legal guardrails in the military www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...
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Hegseth Reverses Helicopter Crew Suspension Over Kid Rock Flyby
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
After less than 90 minutes of watching several of his own handpicked justices tear his arguments apart, the president abruptly left.
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Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing
The president couldn’t get back to the White House quickly enough!
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
If only someone had warned us
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Hannah McCarthy @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I spoke to Irish people living in Havana about how the Cuba medical system has collapsed and daily life is grinding to a halt, as the Belfast rap group Kneecap join a humanitarian convoy to the Caribbean island facing a so far unrelenting US oil blockade. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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'It doesn't feel like it can get any worse': How Irish families in Cuba are navigating a country in crisis
A decade after Cuba’s opening to the world sparked optimism, Irish families who built their lives there are confronting failing hospitals, evaporating tourism and a fuel crisis
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