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Portfolio

Over the past number of years I have written articles on a vast array of topics including: the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic, misinformation online, Ireland's homelessness crises, and the fandom of Donald Trump 

A short piece I wrote in the Irish Independent about contracting COVID-19 the day before my grandmother passed away

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This project features interviews with students and lecturers from Maynooth University about their experience of third level education during the Covid-19 Pandemic. My co-authors and I also recorded a podcast discussing our findings, and share our own experiences of finishing university during this crisis.

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University in a Pandemic Podcast

This piece examines the how the European Union is attempting to prevent the continued spread of misinformation online across the 27 nation bloc.

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*Nominated for the European Commission Award for Journalism relating to European Issues, at the 2021 National Student Media Awards

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 This piece details how ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by Ireland's homelessness crisis.

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This blog post was written for the Fans and Fan Culture module in the Media Studies department of Maynooth University. It examines the culture of fandom that continues to surround Donald Trump, as well as the conspiracy theories that underline it. 

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