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Shauna Bowers
2 months
Really excited to be appointed Health Correspondent of The Irish Times. Send all your health-related stories and tips my way shauna.bowers @irishtimes .com
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5 years
One of the more creative signs at the #ClimateStrike #SchoolStrike4Climate
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
After a sad few weeks for all of us @thetimesIE , I'm really excited to be joining the @IrishTimes as a news reporter later this month!🗞️📰
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Beyond surprised but absolutely delighted to be awarded this yesterday at the Irish Journalism Awards!
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8 months
Young journalist of the year!! ⁦ @shaunabowerss
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
The vigil for Thiago Cortes has begun, and cyclists and deliveroo drivers are asking for #justiceforthiago
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4 years
"Keep your eye on the ball," the kids advise Kate Middleton while trying out hurling #RoyalVisitIreland
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Shauna Bowers
8 months
Delighted to be shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year at the 2023 Irish Journalism Awards. Huge congrats to all other nominees. Irish Journalism Awards: The Irish Times has 37 nominees shortlisted
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2 years
My longread in today's @IrishTimes on the relationship between homelessness and crime Homeless prisoners: ‘It was better to be in prison than on the streets’
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
Are you aged between 25 and 35 and worry you'll never be able to afford a mortgage? Would you be willing to speak to me for an article + get photos taken? I'd love to hear from you - send me a DM. #journorequest
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4 years
Duchess of Cambridge showing off her Gaelic football skills in Galway #RoyalVisitIreland
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4 years
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meeting with youths from Jigsaw, the mental health charity, in Dublin. #RoyalVisitIreland
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2 years
Really sad day for journalism in Ireland. Some of the best (and loveliest!) journalists leaving the title. My first full-time journalism gig was in the ST, and it was such a privilege to get to work alongside them.
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4 years
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are decked out in sports gear ahead of their GAA drills in Galway #RoyalVisitIreland
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
Good morning! I'm looking after the @IrishTimes Live Blog on Storm Barra this morning. Do you have any news or updates we should know about? DM or email sbowers @irishtimes .com #StormBarra #MetEireann
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Spent the morning in an operating theatre in the Mater Hospital watching this technology being used on a patient - just a normal day in the office! (Via @IrishTimes )
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
@dladhimself Hi Barry, I'm a journalist with The Times, Ireland newspaper. Would you be free to take a phone call to explain this to me? Kind regards, Shauna.
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Shauna Bowers
6 years
Delighted to find out I'm a recipient of the Simon Cumbers Media Fund Student Scheme. I'll be heading to Sierra Leone this Summer to report on the country's recovery from the mud slide that destroyed over 300 homes last August.
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
My new office colleague is so needy 🙄
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Shauna Bowers
2 years
The families of the victims of the #Stardust fire unveil a new banner remembering those that never came home
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Another worthy contender... #ClimateChange #ClimateStrike
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Shauna Bowers
6 years
Delighted to find out I'm graduating with a first class honours degree in journalism from DCU!
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Developers have been ordered to rebuild the facade of the former Irish Distillers building that was demolished during construction.
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Shauna Bowers
1 year
Really excited for this. I'll be looking into the prevalence and extent of mental health issues among those engaged with the criminal justice system in Ireland. If this is an area you would be willing to speak to me about, my email is shauna.bowers @irishtimes .com
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We are pleased to announce that @orlaryan and @shaunabowerss have been selected as the inaugural winners of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism in the Republic of Ireland. #HeadlineCarterFellowship #JournalismFellowship @Thecartercenter @Carterfellows
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
The Dublin rental sector honestly never ceases to amaze me... €550 to share a *bed* with someone
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Think this might have been my all time favourite story to cover, and that may, in part, be down to how cute Bailey is...
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Shauna Bowers
2 years
Really delighted to look after this series with @jadeswilson while Sorcha is off. DMs are open if you've a story that you'd like to share or email shauna.bowers @irishtimes .com
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Sorcha Pollak
2 years
Excited to announce that I'm leaving the @NewToTheParish series in the extremely capable hands of @jadeswilson & @shaunabowerss from next week as I head off on maternity leave. Keep sending your stories to newtotheparish @irishtimes .com or contact Jade/Shauna directly.
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1 year
Sometimes when people die in tragic circumstances, we focus only on the way in which they died. Here, we try to show a small snippet of Urnaa's life Urantsetseg Tserendorj’s husband: ‘Without her, everything is dark and heavy’
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Couldn't have asked for a better group of colleagues!
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Mark Tighe
5 years
Last print edition of the @thetimesIE Great crew of journalists assembled by @roakleyIRL
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Shauna Bowers
6 years
Delighted to have my coverage of Ireland celebrating the royal wedding make the front page of The Sunday Times today!
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Frank Fitzgibbon
6 years
Aah! Don’t you love a happy ending 💕
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5 years
My office for the day for the #VaccinationSummit19
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
This is brilliant 😂
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Ejmad
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The only politician in pride that looks like he wants to be here is @EamonRyan dancing away #greenparty #pride #DublinPride ... not sure where his shoes have gone though 😅
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4 years
What a hill to die on.. 🥴
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Shauna Bowers
6 years
Part one of my Sierra Leone coverage. Really proud of this piece. Being in Africa by myself was one of the best (and one of the scariest) experiences I've ever had. Big thanks to @SimonCumbersMF .
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6 years
Day 3: A long, sweaty hike to the top of a mountainside where the mudslide began in Sierra Leone last August. @SimonCumbersMF
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
School children cheering outside the Salthill Knocknacarra GAA club, where the royal couple will be visiting this afternoon #RoyalVisitIreland
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Shauna Bowers
6 years
After a very stressful Bank Holiday weekend, a broken laptop and a valuable lesson in saving indesign files to a USB, we published my last issue as editor of @thecollegeview . It has been a pleasure!
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Shauna Bowers
1 year
📍Mt Kilimanjaro
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
Young people protesting outside Meta HQ, previously known as Facebook, over the "damaging" impact algorithms have on youth mental health
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
One evening in the summer of 1964, Eileen McAuliffe (16) was in Blarney village. When she looked up, she saw Andy Casey (19) parking his green BSA A50, and Eileen was besotted – with the bike, as much as with the man. @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Find someone who looks at you the way Eamon Ryan looks at his bicycle 😍
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Making a Cabinet: Ryan set to head up new department of climate action and transport
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Shauna Bowers
2 years
This is so terribly sad. Vicky was a fantastic lecturer when I was in college and offered incredible insight into policing issues in Ireland. A huge loss.
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Law and Gov DCU
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We are terribly sad to have to share the passing of our colleague Vicky Conway. She was a wonderful person, wise and kind, and we will miss her.
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Big crowds have arrived here outside Tig Cóilí in Galway, as people await the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge #RoyalVisitIreland
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Great piece by @sallyhayd . I remember when I arrived in Sierra Leone a few years back, the very first question my fixer asked me was: "You're from Ireland? Do you know Westlife?" via @IrishTimesCultr
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
In non-election news: I visited the National Rehabilitation Hospital recently. “I count myself lucky every day that I’m alive. I’ve got a second chance at life."
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Shauna Bowers
6 years
It's no wonder Sierra Leone is renowned for its beaches. So gorgeous!
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4 years
What a time to be alive 😕
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
I've a day off, the sun is shining and my signed copy of @grahnort 's new book has just arrived ahead of his virtual appearance at the @DublinBookFest this weekend 🥳
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Coronavirus: Man (47) whose family was told he only had 24 hours to live recovers via @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
New: A Co Donegal hotel has invited locals to book a room for €2 per person sharing, in order to circumvent public health rules on restaurants and permit them to dine indoors. via @IrishTimes
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4 years
Ah here, isn't this just lovely
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Page One Photo: Elena (7) and Lucy (5) Tintori visit their grandmother Sheela. It has been seen as critical to maintain social distancing during the spread of the coronavirus in Ireland. Photograph: Tom Honan ( @tom_honanphotos ) #irishtimespage1 #CoronaIreland #CoronavirusOu ...
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4 years
William's team vs Catherine's team here at Salthill Knocknacarra GAA club. #RoyalVisitIreland
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Shauna Bowers
2 years
Spent some time in Lebanon, reporting on how the current energy and economic crises are affecting Syrian refugees
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
This is a *terrible* freeze frame image of me but the student scheme is an amazing opportunity for aspiring journalists!
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WATCH: Former recipient @shaunabowerss speaks about her experience of the Student Scheme. Shauna was funded to travel to Sierra Leone and report on the aftermath of a massive mudslide that hit the capital of the country in 2017 for @thejournal_ie .
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Just saw the Lieutenant of Inishmore at the @gaiety_theatre and it is **hilarious** The script is witty and the cast phenomenal - the audience was laughing the whole way through. Highly recommend you go see it if you get the chance.
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1 year
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John O’Brien
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There were 16 people aged 15-19 who said they were "Retired" in the Irish #Census2022
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Not only did @DermotKennedy sell out his first two headline gigs at the 3Arena, he also got a standing ovation when he finished. It's great to see Irish acts doing so well!
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Publican Jay Bourke's (aka owner of Berlin D2) take on why pubs have yet to be reopened... right.
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Spent a morning with one of the people carrying out at-home testing for coronavirus. This is how it works: Coronavirus: Most patients are relieved to see testers arrive at their homes via @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Spent a day in the Midlands this week with @endajodowd and @laurahutts talking to people about how the current flooding is affecting them ⬇️⬇️ Floods in the midlands: ‘If this was happening in Dublin it would be front-page news’
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
My dad and I clearly have very different priorities when it comes to the Christmas grocery list...
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4 years
Well.... I think I need some wine.
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4 years
My plan was to avoid reading this until after I finished work today, but here I am, crying in the office... Andrew McGinley’s funeral eulogy for his children Conor, Darragh and Carla via @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
It's completely natural to fall in love with a fictional character, right? Asking for a friend.. #NormalPeople
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
I am completely shocked, I tell you, shocked.
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The Irish Times
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#GE2020 Reaction: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has opened the door to entering government with either Sinn Féin or Fine Gael, saying he is a “democrat” who listens “to the people”.
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Shauna Bowers
2 years
Cian Neary's family have set up Cian's Kennels, which allows hospitalised children to have visits from their pets, follwing his death in 2019 "That’s really important to me. That he’s not forgotten," his mam Evelyn said. via @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
This makes me so sad. I worked on the Northside East edition of the paper in my final year of college and it was such a fantastic experience. Publishers of local Dublin papers closes down
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Look at all those female headliners... oh, wait... 🙄
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
The interview on @TodayRadioRTE about landlords is absolutely *wild*
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This might just be my favourite ever description of Cillian Murphy via @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Early tallies in #MeathEast are not looking good for outgoing Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty. With 30% of boxes tallied, SF's Darren O'Rourke is well ahead with 25.4%. He is followed by Helen McEntee (FG) at 17.34% and Independent Joseph Bonner at 14% #GE2020
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
Taking his job very seriously 🕵️‍♂️
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Shauna Bowers
2 years
The hardest part of returning to the office is truly the look my dog gives me when he realises I'm leaving and there'll be no intermittent cuddle breaks throughout the day 🥲
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Shauna Bowers
7 years
Honestly think this issue of @thecollegeview will be the best one yet. We have some excellent content coming out of all sections this week. Great work to everyone involved!
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Baby shoes have been left at Àras an Uachtaráin in protest of the recent mother and baby home legislation #StopTheSeal #RepealTheSeal
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
What a plot twist
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Sinéad
3 years
I am screaming at this tiktok about the orangutan at Dublin zoo, wait for the end hahahaha
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Feature in today's @IrishTimes on an aspect of Covid-19 that's often not discussed. Dating during Covid-19: ‘It’s on pause. It’s like you’re spectating your own life’
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Shauna Bowers
5 years
In the airport this morning for a plane pull in aid of @AoibheannPinkT
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
“You make me proud of my past because you are what I came from and proud of my future because I can be like you.” This story about Christy O'Malley and his family's devastation is a sad one. via @IrishTimes
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Shauna Bowers
4 years
Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton have just arrived at the Guinness Storehouse for the next stop of their visit #RoyalVisitIreland
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Shauna Bowers
7 years
The College View's new editorial team has finally been selected. Very excited for the year ahead😊
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Shauna Bowers
1 year
Air Force One has arrived in Dublin
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Sky News
3 years
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says "there could be 50,000 cases detected per day by July 19" and that "we must reconcile ourselves to more deaths from COVID". Latest on #COVID19 :
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Shauna Bowers
3 years
Great piece. Emilia Clarke, of “Game of Thrones,” on Surviving Two Life-Threatening Aneurysms via @NewYorker
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