Rachael Bermingham
@raberm44.bsky.social
Migrant and maternity rights active. Mam of 2. Small veggie farmer. She/her/hers.
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"I am halfway through my pregnancy with my second child and I have only one viable option for my birth care: to return to an understaffed and under-resourced maternity unit, which has some of the highest intervention rates of the country, where I experienced birth trauma."
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Opinion: Pregnant women in Ireland deserve options and respect. Too often we have neither
Lack of meaningful choice is the reality many pregnant women are facing, writes Adriana Casserly.
jrnl.ie
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"I am halfway through my pregnancy with my second child and I have only one viable option for my birth care: to return to an understaffed and under-resourced maternity unit, which has some of the highest intervention rates of the country, where I experienced birth trauma."
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Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in a future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers. The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers
The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in a future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers. The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
Don't have the energy to type this all out. So please read every image. Sick of this "fair and firm" immigration talk. Fair and firm for who?
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Don't have the energy to type this all out. So please read every image. Sick of this "fair and firm" immigration talk. Fair and firm for who?
This is horrible. Family reunification is already strict, whether you're a refugee or a non-eea national. Even Irish citizens waiting to be reunited w/ spouses or parents face absurd wait times & intrusive visa applications. Commitments to family? Article 41 of the constittuion anyone...
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system
Moves come after new policies unveiled in Britain which may require State to tighten procedures further
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is horrible. Family reunification is already strict, whether you're a refugee or a non-eea national. Even Irish citizens waiting to be reunited w/ spouses or parents face absurd wait times & intrusive visa applications. Commitments to family? Article 41 of the constittuion anyone...
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This is so incredibly important. In November 2024 I had a misscarriage at almost 12 weeks. I have a very understanding employer but many do not. A woman and her partner will be going through physical, emotional, and mental agony. We need statutory time off to heal.
February 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is so incredibly important. In November 2024 I had a misscarriage at almost 12 weeks. I have a very understanding employer but many do not. A woman and her partner will be going through physical, emotional, and mental agony. We need statutory time off to heal.
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