Reposted by Patricia DevlinWarren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a great piece on how the FOI process actually works 141
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Six years ago, Ireland was promised a dedicated Wildlife Crime Unit. It never materialised, and no one really explained why. I went looking for answers. It took a year-long battle with the NPWS and an Information Commissioner investigation to get them. Here’s what I found ⬇️ jrnl.ie/7135559jrnl.ieThe FOI Files: The year-long battle for records on Ireland’s promised Wildlife Crime UnitThe Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage claimed disclosure could harm wildlife crime investigations and future prosecutions, but the Information Commissioner disagreed. 16130
Reposted by Patricia DevlinSeán Moncrieff @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026On the show today: Ciara Glynn on the Solace Café; Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh on naming kids; Henry McKean on the secretive Irish; Declan Buckley & Barbara Scully wearily shake their heads; Rían Gill on the solar-power racing car; Patricia Devlin on skunks in Kildare. 121
Reposted by Patricia DevlinSiobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026An absolutely mad story. Someone is out there in Ireland breeding skunks for pets. 3204
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Well, this was an unusual story for me to write. 7 skunks found roaming near protected bog land captured and destroyed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. How did they get there? No one knows. But, there were 8 for sale some wks prior on an Irish pet trading group, I’m told jrnl.ie/7150402jrnl.ieSeven skunks captured and destroyed after being found roaming near protected Kildare boglandThe Journal understands that eight skunks had been advertised for sale in a private WhatsApp pet trading group several weeks before the animals were discovered. 2123
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 18/08/2026The FOI Files: Sixteen hares hit by dogs. One greyhound euthanised. A “clerical error” recording 10 dead hares. All revealed in four DAFM inspection reports. www.thejournal.ie/hare-coursin...thejournal.iehttps://www.thejournal.ie/hare-coursing-inspections-7120798-Aug2026/ 031
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I’m rarely on here Joe, but it’s definitely a better place than Twitter. Keeping well, hope you are too 🙌 020
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Thanks Gary. I couldn’t go back to it 😔 Just a horrible place. Such a shame because I miss chatting with everyone I got to know over the years. Great to see you on here 110
Reposted by Patricia DevlinMelissa Good & Feral 😾🇺🇦🇨🇦 @meltart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026When an entire arena boos you for telling the truth, you quickly learn who has courage. Kris Kristofferson walking onto that stage and standing beside Sinéad as the insults rained down remains one of the most powerful acts of human decency I’ve ever seen. Three years resting in peace 🙌🏼🤍🙌🏼 258131371843
Reposted by Patricia DevlinCarl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 26/07/2026maybe the funniest part of the Mayo curse story is that the curse was supposedly issued by a Catholic priest. like I’m not being funny but I don’t think Catholic priests are supposed to do that 510310
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Hi Gary, thanks so much for asking. Not at present unfortunately 😔 But I really enjoyed doing the podcasts and maybe some day 🙏 You’ll be the first to know 🙌 110
Reposted by Patricia DevlinRichard Troupe @richardtroupe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Thanks for this Patricia. As a firefighter, we have definitely noticed an increase/intensification in wildfires north of the border. Unfortunately, after reading the comments under the article, there's a fair amount of education that needs to occur to really spell out the causal human factors. 161
Reposted by Patricia DevlinBiofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Clear similarities with the fires in nature reserves and sensitive habitat in the Scottish Highlands and Wales. Note that you can register for free to read this article: 076
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Worked on this wildfire investigation for the last number of months with colleagues across the EU. To publish today is, sadly, very timely. While Ireland doesn’t experience the ‘mega fires’ we see in Spain etc, the damage caused to protected sites here is actually far greater than most of Europe. 9196126
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 30/06/2026Coimisiún na Meán says it is “actively engaging" with providers of a sinister suicide glorifying forum which, despite a UK ban, is freely accessible in Ireland. @trishdevlin.bsky.social reveals how the site is linked to at least two deaths in Ireland.jrnl.ieThe suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in IrelandAn online platform, restricted in the UK, is operating freely in Ireland and can be linked to the deaths of at least two Irish people, The Journal Investigates can reveal. 131
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 16/06/2026New investigation: Almost half of all the speeding prosecutions that came before Ireland’s courts did not proceed any further, analysis by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found. jrnl.ie/7069370t 051
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 21/04/2026'A giant symbol of Celtic Tiger excess that will kill swans' Residents say a new bridge which is fastly moving towards construction should not go ahead. Reporter @trishdevlin.bsky.social reveals why Sligo's new landmark has skipped strict environmental checks.thejournal.ie 031
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 21/04/2026A €50m bridge given life-long planning permission 15 years ago is finally set to go ahead, despite no clear evidence of updated environmental checks. That includes collision risks to the area's large number of swans. @trishdevlin.bsky.social reports...thejournal.ie 031
Reposted by Patricia DevlinNational Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Stop normalising sexual violence as entertainment. NWC condemns the appalling inclusion of a float depicting the crimes of Epstein in a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Co. Mayo. The float was offensive and deeply insensitive to victim survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. #EndVAW 23111
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Waiting lists continuing to soar. Most, if not all, of these women and girls have fled their home countries to seek protection in Ireland. You can read the full investigation here: jrnl.ie/6852410jrnl.ieOver 330% increase in demand for Female Genital Mutilation treatment in IrelandHealth chief calls for a roll-out of regional FGM clinics to cope with soaring waiting lists for health services. 030
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Honoured to be shortlisted for the 2026 Mary Raftery Prize for my investigation into Female Genital Mutilation services in Ireland. Since 2021, there has been a 338% rise in demand for FGM treatment in Ireland. Yet, there is only one clinic in the entire country providing care to women and girlsdcu.ieShortlist for 2025 Mary Raftery Prize announced | Faculty of Humanities & Social SciencesReporting by RTÉ Investigates, The Journal and The Detail nominated for the prize that will be awarded on 25 March 193
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Andrew Mountbatten Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...bbc.co.ukAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public officeIt comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein. 250
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 10/02/2026Within a two-year period, HSE staff recorded almost 450 suspected suicides of patients who had recent contact with healthcare services, an investigation by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found. www.thejournal.ie/suicides-aft...thejournal.ieHundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE servicesAlmost 450 suicides were reported to the HSE between 2022 and 2024 by healthcare staff across a range of patient services, including Emergency Departments. 165
Reposted by Patricia DevlinAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Liam Ramos, a preschooler ICE detained the five-year-old Minnesota boy as he returned home from school and transported him to a detention center in Texas. 66954092720
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 02/12/2025Hundreds of Ireland's historic landfills have been left in limbo despite a risk of polluting nearby waterways. Reporter @conorocarroll.bsky.social explains from the site of one of these former landfills how delays are contributing to the problem. Read more: jrnl.ie/6887357 141
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Caitlin’s mummy Stella and her amazing friend Lorraine Mulgrew are collecting new PJs and small night dresses to help families and sick children in the Royal Victoria hospital. Please if you can spare any, it would not only be an amazing gift, but something in memory of Caitlin 181
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025When Caitlin passed away, the brilliant Royal Victoria Hospital offered PJs or a small night dress. Unfortunately they were too small. 150
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025In March this year, my niece Caitlin-Rose passed away after she was knocked down after getting off her school bus. Her mummy wants to help other children who need the help of emergency care in Caitlin-Rose’s memory. 1239
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 17/11/2025More brilliant news for the TJI team: Conor O'Carroll has made the shortlist for the upcoming 2025 Business Journalist Awards! Conor's nomination in the Business Analyst of the Year category is for his work on Ireland's data centres... www.thejournal.ie/investigates...thejournal.ieIreland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity gridClimate-impacting emissions are being released from data centres using off-grid generators. 162
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 19/11/2025A child in Tusla care was reported missing 274 times in a single year, The Journal Investigates can reveal. Records show the Child and Family Agency made almost 7,000 reports to gardaí on children who had gone missing from residential care in the last 5 years. www.thejournal.ie/tusla-missin... 021
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Thank you Davidmedia.tenor.coma cartoon of two teddy bears hugging each otherAlt: a cartoon of two teddy bears hugging each other 010
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 14/11/2025Another big win for The Journal Investigates! Patricia Devlin has scooped an award at the Irish Food Writing Awards in Dublin 3161
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 12/11/2025Brilliant news - our own Conor O'Carroll has won Young Journalist of the Year at the annual Newsbrands Awards! 161
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 05/11/2025'When they finished cutting, they tied my legs together for a week so the stitches wouldn’t open'. A young Somalian woman talks to @trishdevlin.bsky.social about becoming a victim of Female Genital Mutilation at 8-years-old, and later seeking protection in Ireland.thejournal.ieOver 330% increase in demand for Female Genital Mutilation treatment in IrelandHealth chief calls for a roll-out of regional FGM clinics to cope with soaring waiting lists for health services. 104
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 05/11/2025Ireland's sole clinic for treating women and some girls with horrific Female Genital Mutilation injuries has seen a 300% surge in demand for services. Its director tells @trishdevlin.bsky.social the current service is 'neither fair, nor sustainable'. READ: www.thejournal.ie/female-genit... 053
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I see the Daily Mail has taken the news well. #irishpresident #catherineconnoñly 1927955
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 17/09/2025Several Irish stars have joined big names in backing and promoting a concert hosted tonight by Together for Palestine at Wembley Stadium www.thejournal.ie/cillian-murphy-to…thejournal.ieCillian Murphy among Irish stars backing Together for Palestine concertMusicians and bands including Paul Weller, Damon Albert, King Krule and Bastille are listed as performers. 18226
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025www.thejournal.ie/racist-attac...thejournal.ieAround one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivatedAnti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates. 020
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Racism in Ireland. Unfortunately, gardai only began recording hate crimes and incidents, with categories such as “anti-race”, three years ago. But from the data we do have, we can see reports of racist attacks and abuse has been growing. Link to article in next 🧵 160
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 17/09/2025'Racism has got more aggressive, more obvious and more brazen' in Ireland, with anti-race the single most discriminatory motive in hate crimes here. Read our latest investigation: www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ir…thejournal.ieAround one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivatedAnti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates. 065
Reposted by Patricia DevlinThe Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 17/09/2025Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivated, analysis by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found. www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ir…thejournal.ieAround one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivatedAnti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates. 023