Amanda Haynes

Moved to: Sociologist at UL; researching hate, hostility, stigmatisation and representation. She/her. Personal account.

[Amanda Haynes @AHaynesTweets]

If you missed last week’s launch of the Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice research report on Travellers’ relationships with the police and the courts, you can watch it back in full here: https://t.co/hRtDXMit2V
The report is available online here: https://t.co/HpdAnUqeJ6 #ITAJ

[Amanda Haynes @AHaynesTweets]

Still in shock about the passing of #SineadOConnor, I have been reading this beautiful piece by my friend and colleague @aileen_dillane which describes her distinctly Irish feminism and the costs of her Cassandra-like prescience. https://t.co/DWDMbJKxm3

[University Of Limerick @UL]

Another new first for UL as our own and so much loved @SindyLJoyce will be speaking next week at #glastonbury2023
Dr Joyce’s research is bringing real positive change increasing Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice - https://t.co/2MO0AgaNv5

[Pavee Point @PaveePoint]

Great to see this piece by Leanne McDonagh @RHAGallery annual exhibition. Runs til end of July.

[Irish Traveller Movement @itmtrav]

ITM's Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme is offering €2,000 to employers who take on Traveller apprenticeships, combining their learning in a training institution with on-the-job learning in a company.

Applications are OPEN!

https://t.co/JnnlXNaxJo

[IGLYO @IGLYO]

We’re looking for a 4th LGBTQI young person to join our paid Anti-Racism Task Force! #OpenCall 🔎

📝 Read our full call and apply by 26 April 2023 at 23:59 CEST: https://t.co/HIO3Z1pxNg

[Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @ICCLtweet]

Pre-trial legal aid is an essential right, but to be eligible for legal aid at a Garda station you must receive social welfare or earn under €20,316/year (gross).

This is less than the average minimum wage salary & excludes many people. This threshold must be urgently removed.

[Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission @_IHREC]

Upon release of the National Action Plan Against Racism, the Commission says Accountability needed from State to Combat Racism #NAPAR https://t.co/KnfGGRnIA8

[Pavee Point @PaveePoint]

Delighted to be there to welcome the launch of #NAPAR today on #AntiRacismDay. Looking forward to #Traveller org involvement in monitoring and implementation. See our full statement https://t.co/TC9SVIHl4U #TogetherAgainstRacism

[SligoTravellerGroup @SligoTraveller]

A powerful piece of poetry and art from domestic violence survivor and advocate Susan McCrudden. Susan recently spoke with us as part of our #InternationalWomensDay panel. Please retweet if you can. #IWD2023 #Poetry #Art #Ireland

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

It’s not about the money

[College_Connect @MEND_CC]

@IrishPrisons @NTWFIRL @itmtrav @PaveePoint @CourtsServiceIE @AkiDwA @ExchangeHouseIr @SouthsideTrav @ITAJinUL @TravellersMH Margaret Collins of @NTWFIRL speaks about #TravellerWomen in the Dochas Women's Prison-

"We are concerned that Traveller women are in prison for minor offences"

#TravellerRights #IWD2023 #IWD23

[College_Connect @MEND_CC]

@IrishPrisons @NTWFIRL @itmtrav @PaveePoint @CourtsServiceIE @AkiDwA @ExchangeHouseIr @SouthsideTrav @ITAJinUL @TravellersMH Deirdre Moore @CourtsServiceIE spoke about the reliance on bureaucratic systems @NTWFIRL conference on #TravellerWomen in the Criminal Justice System

"We have learned to rely on bureaucratic systems that work for the system rather than the people and women within system" #IDW23

[Amanda Haynes @AHaynesTweets]

Congratulations to colleagues at @MICLimerick for organizing a really meaningful marking of #InternationalWomensDay with @SaraNAhmed inspiring Limerick's feminist killjoys.

[University Of Limerick @UL]

We would also highlight the fantastic research that Dr Joyce has been involved with, particularly the Irish Travellers' Access to Justice report

Find out more about this groundbreaking study:
https://t.co/2MO0AgaNv5
#Research #StudyatUL

[University Of Limerick @UL]

A history of Irish women in 50 objects

We're proud to see UL's Dr @SindyLJoyce's doctorate on this list

In 2019, Dr Joyce became the first Mincéir/Traveller in Ireland to be awarded a doctorate & later became Ireland's first full time Mincéir lecturer
https://t.co/Fe1g1z4B1u

[Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais @OireachtasNews]

To mark #InternationalWomensDay2023 the Houses of the Oireachtas, working with Women for Election, welcomed women from diverse, disability and minority groups countrywide, into the Dáil chamber to engage with the Women’s Caucus on the theme ‘Gender equality in politics’ #IWD2023

[Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @ICCLtweet]

Ask the Irish government to join the European Commission's case against Hungary's ‘anti-LGBT propaganda law’ which bans the depiction of LGBTIQ+ people and the promotion of LGBTIQ+ topics.

Sign the petition today and say ‘Enough’ to Viktor Orbán.

https://t.co/f1AmB4nJDg

[Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @ICCLtweet]

We're hiring! We're looking for a Communications and Campaigns Officer and a Policing and Justice Policy Officer to join our team.

If you think you'd be right for one of these roles, then we want to hear from you.

Closing date is 5pm on Monday 20 March.

https://t.co/OxHonf6IWk

[An Post @Postvox]

We have set up a Turkey and Syria Earthquake disaster appeal in association with @Concern, @GOAL_Global, @irishredcross and @unicefireland. If you wish to make a donation you can do so at any of our 910 post offices nationwide Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings.

[Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @ICCLtweet]

❓ Did you know? ❓

If you are the victim of a crime, you have the right to receive information about your rights, about support services and about how to make a complaint - all in simple and clear language.

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/9i2ueX0PrN

#InfoVictims #KnowYourRights