Chelsea Mac Donnchadha
@chelsmacdonn
Irish Traveller - Researcher - Writer - Academic - Trustee - Mentor - MA Education grad KCL - Views are my own - She/Her
St Mary's was really pivotal in my journey and the support of my lecturers whilst I was at university made a huge difference. I have been lucky to have had amazing teachers and mentors who supported me along the way. Truly honoured to have been selected for this campaign!
We’re delighted to share that former St Mary’s student Chelsea McDonagh has been selected to feature in Universities UK’s #100Faces campaign, celebrating students who were the first in their family to go to university 🌟 Read Chelsea’s story here 👇 100faces.universitiesuk.ac.uk/local-heroes/#…
Broken branches: Traveller's experiences of Irish state institutions and Mother and baby homes. This is a video I made with Catherine Coffee O'Brien, a powerful woman campaigning on behalf of Traveller survivors of Irish state institutions and Mother and baby homes. She is…
As #ResidentDoctors begin a 5-day strike for pay restoration, patients are standing with them ⬇️ Doctors are asking for £22/hr - the same as they earned 2008 in real terms. We know fair pay for doctors is in patients’ interests - share if you agree.
A year since Salvage was published. Thanks to every reader & the amazing @TippermuirBooks @TyneEskWriters @romanistanpod @chelsmacdonn @shado_mag @TravellersTimes @DrLConnelly. To think one bit of advice I got while writing it was: it wasn't a story anyone would want to read!
Don’t use Travellers as a prop to attack Diane Abbott. If you’re not fighting with us the rest of the time - against police powers, evictions, and discrimination - then keep us out of your mouth. Re-sharing this resource I made for @shado_mag. Start there. 🔗 Link in bio
I did Leeds to Liverpool to London today and let me tell you I am so dead
“Too complicated to treat.” That’s what Mary was told by a private provider after being referred by the #NHS. #Privatisation is wrecking our health service. Read Mary’s story here 👇 justtreatment.org/news/2025/7/7/…
For All That We Are This piece is a tribute to all nomadic peoples. May their suffering never be forgot. May their stories forever be told. May their resistance be etched. May their joy last forever. #GypsyTravellerFuturisim
LISTEN: "We had high hopes for Labour on emergency care...but recent figures show that, if anything, things have gotten worse (since they came to power)." This is the first part of my interview on @LBCNews this past Friday, speaking to the always ace @SteveHReports. #LBCNews
🚨@wesstreeting - did you see our memorial bench outside @UKLabour HQ? A year ago, it stood outside Tory HQ. Despite a new govt, the #NHScrisis continues. Hundreds of people a week suffer severe harm or death due to urgent care delays. Will you invest in the NHS to stop this?
🚨 BREAKING: Bereaved families unveil memorial bench outside @UKLabour HQ to honour lives lost to NHS urgent care delays. 1 year ago, it stood outside Tory HQ. Despite a change in govt, the crisis continues. The #NHS Long-Term Plan can't fix this without real investment.
🚨 JOINT STATEMENT: The government’s NHS Long Term Plan isn’t transformation, it’s managed decline which puts profits before patients⬇️ By @JustTreatment, @keepnhspublic, @SocialistHealth, @EveryDoctorUK, @We_OwnIt & @NurseSayNO from #SOSNHS coalition. #NHS10YearPlan #NHSCrisis
The last minute concession to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, delaying any changes to PIP eligibility until after the Timms review, is the direct result of tireless campaigning by Disabled people and their organisations. (1/3)