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Hello! My name is Rebecca and I am a journalist with The Irish Times on the entry level programme.
I graduated from the BA Journalism in Technological University Dublin with first-class honours in 2021 and have previously worked for Reach on their Google Showcase and reporting for the Irish Mirror.
My freelance work has featured in The Irish Times, The Journal.ie, Euronews, the Irish Mirror, RSVP, Campus.ie among others.
I was named for Editor of the Year at the 2021 National Student Media Awards (SMEDIAs) for my work on Dawning, a magazine by fourth year journalism students at TU Dublin.
Irish Rail commuters have expressed anger over the company's refusal to allow the use of reusable cups on train services. While InterCity trains offer catering, it is against company policy for passengers to receive hot drinks directly in reusable cups. "We cannot currently accommodate [passenger] keep cups on our service," Irish Rail spokeswoman Jane Cregan said.
Though menstrual cycles are taught in school, conditions affecting the womb are not – often leaving those with irregular periods or other symptoms in the dark about what is going on in their body. One such condition is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which affects one in five women of childbearing age, according to the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Full time workers are skipping meals and visiting food banks to cope with the rising cost of living crisis, organisers of a Dublin food bank have claimed. Tracy Griffin and Sue Ralph who run Ballycullen Food Bank have said demand for the bank has more than doubled in recent weeks.
Many schools around the country have been feeling the impact of Covid-19 upon reopening today after the Christmas break. During the two week holiday, speculation grew about whether schools would reopen given the high case numbers of Covid-19. This was shot down by a number of Government ministers including Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Education Minister Norma Foley.
Welcome to Dawning - a magazine by fourth-year journalism students from Technological University Dublin. After a year of bleak and worrying news, the stories featured in this magazine offer a breath of fresh air, a glimmer of hope and a burst of colour from the often monochromatic days during periods of lockdown.
One street in South Dublin saw 746 fines handed out for parking errors in 2021. Main Street in Blackrock was the most fined route in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area, figures obtained by the Irish Mirror via a Freedom of Information request show.
It is expected that the rollout of booster jabs to healthcare workers could be completed in a number of weeks.
Report from current affairs programme The Michael Reade Show on LMFM.
The popularity of the use of the drug is measured by the amount of visible drug-related litter left behind. Rebecca Daly investigates this and the problem as a whole. The popularity of the use of nitrous oxide as a drug is measured by the amount of visible drug-related litter left behind, the National Planning Specialist department of the HSE has revealed.
The Demolishing History podcast explores historic sites in Dublin that have been lost forever. Some are replaced with luxury apartments, some with office blocks and some with tourist hostels. Rebecca Daly explores these locations and what losing them does to our heritage and culture.