Rachel Lavin

Data journalist at The Irish Times. Formerly @bloomberg @thetimes @businessposthq @TheSundayIndo @WIPLive

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[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

Hello,

I am posting more on BlueSky these days

Follow me here 👉https://t.co/uNd5rdmA3f

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

@EdwardGLuce Thanks for sharing @EdwardGLuce
Full analysis here: https://t.co/whG3fLFKti

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

Why are terror arrests in the UK surpassing the peak of the Troubles?

🗞️ New data analysis for The @IrishTimes 📊

Proscribing #PalestineAction as a terror group led to unprecedented terror-related arrests in the UK, with over 3,600 arrests in its first year

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[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

A decision on the case is not expected until January. For more on what this means for the past, present and future of terror legislation in the UK, you can read my analysis in The @IrishTimes here:

10/10
https://t.co/VAwTp5qQsQ

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

Why are terror arrests in the UK surpassing the peak of the Troubles?

🗞️ New data analysis for The @IrishTimes 📊

Proscribing #PalestineAction as a terror group led to unprecedented terror-related arrests in the UK, with over 3,600 arrests in its first year

1/10

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

In July 2025, property damage was used as the primary basis for the proscription of Palestine Action, according to Jonathan Hall KC, the UK’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.

You can see it reflected in the explanatory memorandum here:

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[Maeve McClenaghan @MaeveMCC]

Out now - all thanks to the resilience, patience and bravery of our incredible sources. A joint investigation between The Guardian and ITV News: the allegations surrounding David Walliams https://t.co/DbhIz1pbH1

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

Britain's legal system making a fool of itself. https://t.co/FHWLbxxQIB

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

🟥A total of 28 Irish people have been arrested at Palestine Action protests, the largest cohort of non-British-national terror suspects arrested in the UK

Read here: https://t.co/BCcFM7PTKq

[Matt Murray @murraymatt]

To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.

[Gavin Cooney @gcooney93]

Superb, evocative piece of work

Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums

https://t.co/ZiNRVkUdw2

[Sally Hayden @sallyhayd]

Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums.
“Omar was one of 10 boys killed in the last three years at a single club, Al Helal Football Academy, that, 10 years ago, had sent their under-16 team to Ireland “ https://t.co/pvh9X13hVb

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

Thanks Dylan!

[Dylan O'Neill @Dylan_0_Journo]

A brilliantly written, emotional, and highly researched analysis by @RachelLavin and Hannah McCarthy in today’s Irish Times and online. Journalism that is well worth supporting. @IrishTimesWorld

Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums

https://t.co/0nS2076CNz

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

Here, The Irish Times analyses the fate of Gaza’s largest football stadiums with satellite imagery.

Read for more on the blocking of football deliveries, Fifa's promises to build a 20,000 seat stadium and Gaza's new football tournament...

https://t.co/pKVAKde4ZP

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums Sports stadium, bomb site, detainment yard, refugee camp.

Hannah McCarthy and I analysed satellite imagery to look at the three-year evolution of Gaza’s football stadiums for The @IrishTimes...

https://t.co/pKVAKddxah

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

They are among more than 1,000 people from Gaza’s sporting community killed since 2023, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee in Ramallah.

70 per cent of sports facilities were also destroyed and the remaining 30 per cent were damaged.