Sally Hayden
@sallyhayd.bsky.social
Journalist etc. Currently Irish Times correspondent in Beirut/Damascus & author of ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’ (Orwell Prize, Terzani Prize, Inge Feltrinelli Prize, Michel Deon Prize, Irish Book of the Year) & 'This is also a Love Story' (coming 2026)
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Yes, the Fourth Time We Drowned is brilliant. Read it for a Book Club I'd just joined and it persuaded me to stay in the group. Thought-provoking in spades.
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Yes, the Fourth Time We Drowned is brilliant. Read it for a Book Club I'd just joined and it persuaded me to stay in the group. Thought-provoking in spades.
Reposted by Sally Hayden
My Fourth Time We Drowned is an unforgettable read and a reference for every other book that attempts to portray the experience of crossing land and water to create a new life.
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My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden
Seeking Refuge On the World’s Deadliest Migration Route Sally Hayden is a correspondent for the Irish Times, who has reported stories across Africa and the Middle East for a wide range of med…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
My Fourth Time We Drowned is an unforgettable read and a reference for every other book that attempts to portray the experience of crossing land and water to create a new life.
clairemcalpine.com/2023/11/17/m...
clairemcalpine.com/2023/11/17/m...
Reposted by Sally Hayden
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
www.bellingcat.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Sally Hayden
I'm speaking as part of this online event on November 12 organised by the NYU Migration Network, focused on global questions around migration, detention & deportation. Anyone can join & here is the link to register: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @nyukevo.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I'm speaking as part of this online event on November 12 organised by the NYU Migration Network, focused on global questions around migration, detention & deportation. Anyone can join & here is the link to register: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @nyukevo.bsky.social
Here's some of my other reporting on this case done over the past 6 years:
www.irishtimes.com/news/world/a...
& www.vice.com/en/article/h... & www.theguardian.com/global-devel... (& read My Fourth Time, We Drowned!!)
www.irishtimes.com/news/world/a...
& www.vice.com/en/article/h... & www.theguardian.com/global-devel... (& read My Fourth Time, We Drowned!!)
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Here's some of my other reporting on this case done over the past 6 years:
www.irishtimes.com/news/world/a...
& www.vice.com/en/article/h... & www.theguardian.com/global-devel... (& read My Fourth Time, We Drowned!!)
www.irishtimes.com/news/world/a...
& www.vice.com/en/article/h... & www.theguardian.com/global-devel... (& read My Fourth Time, We Drowned!!)
This is being live-streamed right now. streams.nfgd.nl/onderzoek-pe...
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is being live-streamed right now. streams.nfgd.nl/onderzoek-pe...
Reposted by Sally Hayden
Should be required reading for arsonists of IPAS Centres
Such an unexpected, thoughtful & generous new review of 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' from Good Morning Kashmir: www.dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/journalism-a...
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Should be required reading for arsonists of IPAS Centres
Such an unexpected, thoughtful & generous new review of 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' from Good Morning Kashmir: www.dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/journalism-a...
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Such an unexpected, thoughtful & generous new review of 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' from Good Morning Kashmir: www.dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/journalism-a...
Reposted by Sally Hayden
Terrible.
If I remember correctly from reading @sallyhayd.bsky.social’s ”My fourth time, we drowned’, Doctors Without Borders was one of few organisations that managed to do meaningful work for refugees in Libya. @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/migration/ar...
If I remember correctly from reading @sallyhayd.bsky.social’s ”My fourth time, we drowned’, Doctors Without Borders was one of few organisations that managed to do meaningful work for refugees in Libya. @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/migration/ar...
EU in talks with Tripoli after Doctors Without Borders told to leave
The European Commission says it is consulting with member states after Libyan authorities in Tripoli kicked out Doctors Without Borders, an aid organisation that has helped thousands in the country.
euobserver.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Terrible.
If I remember correctly from reading @sallyhayd.bsky.social’s ”My fourth time, we drowned’, Doctors Without Borders was one of few organisations that managed to do meaningful work for refugees in Libya. @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/migration/ar...
If I remember correctly from reading @sallyhayd.bsky.social’s ”My fourth time, we drowned’, Doctors Without Borders was one of few organisations that managed to do meaningful work for refugees in Libya. @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social @euobserver.com
euobserver.com/migration/ar...
I'm speaking as part of this online event on November 12 organised by the NYU Migration Network, focused on global questions around migration, detention & deportation. Anyone can join & here is the link to register: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @nyukevo.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I'm speaking as part of this online event on November 12 organised by the NYU Migration Network, focused on global questions around migration, detention & deportation. Anyone can join & here is the link to register: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @nyukevo.bsky.social
This begins today.
Substantive hearings in the trial of trafficker Tewelde Goitom/Walid start next week in the Netherlands.
Journalists keep asking me for background discussions, when they should really just read MFTWD (also avail in Dutch):
sallyhayden.net/2022/01/02/m...
sallyhayden.net/2023/07/30/m...
Journalists keep asking me for background discussions, when they should really just read MFTWD (also avail in Dutch):
sallyhayden.net/2022/01/02/m...
sallyhayden.net/2023/07/30/m...
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This begins today.
Hoping my friends will still be friends with me when I finally emerge from new book hibernation. It’s Saturday night & I’ve reached page 82 of 272 on the latest read-through. 📕
November 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hoping my friends will still be friends with me when I finally emerge from new book hibernation. It’s Saturday night & I’ve reached page 82 of 272 on the latest read-through. 📕
Just saw my photo was used in this recent piece by Rolling Stone en Español: es.rollingstone.com/fosa-comun-e... #Syria #Siria
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Just saw my photo was used in this recent piece by Rolling Stone en Español: es.rollingstone.com/fosa-comun-e... #Syria #Siria
Substantive hearings in the trial of trafficker Tewelde Goitom/Walid start next week in the Netherlands.
Journalists keep asking me for background discussions, when they should really just read MFTWD (also avail in Dutch):
sallyhayden.net/2022/01/02/m...
sallyhayden.net/2023/07/30/m...
Journalists keep asking me for background discussions, when they should really just read MFTWD (also avail in Dutch):
sallyhayden.net/2022/01/02/m...
sallyhayden.net/2023/07/30/m...
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Substantive hearings in the trial of trafficker Tewelde Goitom/Walid start next week in the Netherlands.
Journalists keep asking me for background discussions, when they should really just read MFTWD (also avail in Dutch):
sallyhayden.net/2022/01/02/m...
sallyhayden.net/2023/07/30/m...
Journalists keep asking me for background discussions, when they should really just read MFTWD (also avail in Dutch):
sallyhayden.net/2022/01/02/m...
sallyhayden.net/2023/07/30/m...
It was a great joy of my life to be reunited with Suad Aldarra in Damascus (!!!) today. Read her excellent book ‘I don’t want to talk about home’: www.penguin.co.uk/books/447459...
I can’t wait for the follow up.
I can’t wait for the follow up.
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It was a great joy of my life to be reunited with Suad Aldarra in Damascus (!!!) today. Read her excellent book ‘I don’t want to talk about home’: www.penguin.co.uk/books/447459...
I can’t wait for the follow up.
I can’t wait for the follow up.
Some photos from this morning at Mar Elias, the Damascus church that was targeted by a suicide bomber some months ago. Mass now takes place in a basement there. You can still see the damage from the bombing on the roof. Story soon @irishtimes.com #Syria
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Some photos from this morning at Mar Elias, the Damascus church that was targeted by a suicide bomber some months ago. Mass now takes place in a basement there. You can still see the damage from the bombing on the roof. Story soon @irishtimes.com #Syria
Anyone have reading recommendations related to Bangladesh? (fiction, non-fiction both welcome)
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Anyone have reading recommendations related to Bangladesh? (fiction, non-fiction both welcome)
"...all were unidentified save for a number assigned by Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...
At a Mass Burial in Gaza, Palestinians Mourn the Unknown Dead
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"...all were unidentified save for a number assigned by Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...
From this advertising feature on 'Frontlines: Irish Journalists Abroad', which is showing at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum, until March 31st, 2026. www.irishtimes.com/advertising-...
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
From this advertising feature on 'Frontlines: Irish Journalists Abroad', which is showing at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum, until March 31st, 2026. www.irishtimes.com/advertising-...