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Monday, 31 January 2022

50 years ago yesterday 14 innocent civilians were murdered by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday

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Seamus Heany's Road to Derry   
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

In loving memory of Ashling Murphy & all the other women killed at the hands of misogynistic men throughout the ages, in Ireland and everywhere 💔✊

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Ar dheis Dé go raibh a  n-anamacha  💓  
Saturday, 8 January 2022

Schools are not safe. Re-opening them anyway breaches children's rights & exposes them to unacceptable risk

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My article in today's Indo👇 https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/expert-advice-on-reopening-schools-defies-rights-and-puts-childr...
Wednesday, 5 January 2022

Don't Look Up! Also do look up...

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  Definitely plugging the best filim I've seen in a long time in this title. Uncomfortable to watch and hilarious at the same time. For ...
Thursday, 23 December 2021

It's time to put an end to vaccine apartheid

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  "Be it Darfur or Dundalk, Syria or Stoneybatter, Palestine or Portlaoise, no one’s auntie anywhere is safe until everyone’s auntie ev...
Wednesday, 22 December 2021

Nature Walk: Birds song & nice sunsets

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Starlings (I think 🧐) Part 1  Starlings (Part 2) I wish I knew what these little beauties are 💓
Monday, 6 December 2021

This week's top nature walk pic: Locals protest against "This sort of thing"

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Protest, Galway schtyle 💥💪  
Thursday, 25 November 2021

With the nation's health again in peril, now is not the time for misplaced deference to Nphet

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My piece in today's Indo👇   https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/with-the-nations-health-in-peril-now-is-not-the-time-for-misplac...
Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Top 4 nature walk encounters this week...& 1 burnt pie

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Always been a walker. Taking a crappy camera along for the ride gets me out of my head & focused on the beauty around me 👇 Here's l...
Thursday, 28 October 2021

Lure of lobbyists & Martin's failure to follow science puts nation's health at risk

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My article in today's Indo👇   https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/lure-of-lobbyists-and-martins-failure-to-follow-science-puts-n...
Friday, 8 October 2021

"The waiter gestured at my breastfeeding baby as though he was an unexploded bomb and told me to cover up or leave"

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This in support of  Ireland's national breastfeeding week👇 https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/the-waiter-gestured-at-my-breastf...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021

IOM Elections: It's time to put the women who know what they're doing in charge

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  “Do you want to speak to the man in charge or the woman who knows what’s going on?” As global pandemic responses unfolded, it became appar...
Monday, 6 September 2021

One day, our children will ask what we did to prevent them from being exposed to Covid

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My article in today's Indo. Please share, wherever you live in the world, with #wedonotconsent & tag relevant ministers & agenci...
Thursday, 15 July 2021

Isle of Man Covid Strategy: Mitigation or Herd Immunity by Mass infection?

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My article in today's Manx Independent Our immunosuppressed & children are guinea pigs in government's "dangerous experimen...
Saturday, 10 July 2021

Parent's should not be forced to choose between our children's education and their safety

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 My article in today's Irish Independent👇 As parents, we must not settle for hospitalisations & deaths as the only valid metrics in...
Friday, 28 May 2021

Isle of Man snatching defeat from the jaws of victory with Delta variant

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13 year old: Why do you have to criticise the government of every country we live in? Me: That's my job 13 year old: Then change your jo...
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About Me

Tess Finch-Lees
I'm an Irish journalist and broadcaster, specialising in politics, ethics and human rights. I've lived in Colombia, France and Britain and have worked around the world. I speak English, Spanish and French and have an MSc in Organisational Behaviour. As a qualified therapist, I've also worked in the NHS, Broadmoor Hospital and with vulnerable children and families in Dublin, London and Bogota.I'm a recipient of the Woman of the Year Award (for my human rights work) and have featured on BBC radio 4. I write for The Irish Independent, The UK Independent and The Guardian. I've also written for The New Statesman, The Huffington Post, The Telegraph, The Belfast Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Connacht Tribune and The Irish Times, amongst others. I've been a panellist on the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live show and have appeared on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky news. I was a cross party advisor on Sudan in the UK parliament and worked with MPs from all the main parties, campaigning against the genocide in Darfur.
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