Left in the Lurch

30/08/2026

I'm very excited to be contributing to this session of Disability Participation News Hub and Disabled Women Ireland's Access Media series!

What does it mean to be a disabled journalist in Ireland and what difference does it make to the stories that get told?

Join us for our next Access Media session, facilitated by Louise Bruton with a fantastic panel of journalists to explore the relationship between lived experience and editorial practice, looking at how disability is covered in Irish journalism and who is shaping that coverage.

Speakers include Dean Buckley (Left in the Lurch), Emma Ward, Christine O'Mahony and Julie Helen.

Details: 15th September, 7pm via Zoom.
Register via Eventbrite here (or through QR code or the link in our bio): https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/access-media-session-3-disabled-representation-in-irish-journalism-tickets-1991583861943

Access Media is a collaboration between the Disability Participation News Hub and Disabled Women Ireland, supported by Coimisiún na Meán.

Image: a graphic with text reading: "Access Media. Disabled Representation in Irish Journalism. Facilitated by Louise Bruton and speakers including: Dean Buckley, Emma Ward, Christine O'Mahony and Julie Helen. 15th September, 7pm via Zoom. ISL interpretation available. Profile pictures of the speakers are lined across the middle of the graphic and the logos for the Disability Participation News Hub, Coimisiún na Meán and Disabled Women Ireland are along the bottom of the graphic along with a QR code to register for the event.

25/08/2026

My latest story in The Ditch, on CitizenGo's second Irish campaigns manager, and her very, very close links with Aontú.

CitizenGo has been carrying out a “name and shame” campaign.

31/07/2026

Following an email from Susanne Delaney of The Irish Inquiry demanding all references to her be removed from this article, I have corrected the spelling of her name, which I initally misspelled as Suzanne.

The organisers of the controversial Mise Éire Festival have launched defamation proceedings against Ocean FM, broadcaster Niall Delaney and activist Meryl McGowan over a radio interview in which th…

31/07/2026

NEW FROM ME:

The organisers of the controversial Mise Éire Festival have launched defamation proceedings against Ocean FM, broadcaster Niall Delaney and activist Meryl McGowan over a radio interview in which they allege McGowan defamed them.

The organisers of the controversial Mise Éire Festival have launched defamation proceedings against Ocean FM, broadcaster Niall Delaney and activist Meryl McGowan over a radio interview in which th…

06/07/2026

Far right influencer Michael McCarthy knowingly and willfully uses his public platform to incite abuse and harrassment against others, and even to silence a journalist.

I can prove it because I’m the journalist he silenced, and I kept screenshots of our messages.

Far right influencer Michael McCarthy knowingly and willfully uses his public platform to incite abuse and harrassment against others, and even to silence a journalist. I can prove it because I& #82…

22/06/2026

I was in the Irish Examiner on Friday with an op-ed on how communities have organised to resist the far right and repair the damage left behind once politicians have lost interest and the press have moved on to the next story

When the far-right started organising in Clonmel in 2024, Dean Buckley wasn't an activist. Learning from Roscrea's experience, his community fought back

02/06/2026

I wrote a long overdue debunking of Eoin Lenihan's constant lies about his "Antifa" study, because he keeps threatening to sue people who say an article he wrote is a load of sh*te.

It seems very obvious to me the only purpose of getting this study published in a peer-reviewed journal at all was to give Lenihan’s allegations against journalists he disliked an undeserved …

24/04/2026

The Bar of Ireland has released a statement confirming Monday's talk by Leah Saffian at the Law Library has been cancelled by the event organisers.

22/04/2026

My latest in The Ditch:

Ghislaine Maxwell's close friend and lawyer Leah Saffian will address the Bar of Ireland next week about her efforts to secure Maxwell's release from prison.

Her talk is part of a session referring to “Witch Hunts”.

“It would not be appropriate for me to comment on ongoing legal matters," said an Irish barrister.