Dr Muireann Ní Raghallaigh PhD BSS
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Biography:
| Upon qualifying as a social worker Muireann Ní Raghallaigh worked with the HSE Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum where she developed a keen interest in issues related to and affecting asylum seekers and refugees. Muireann subsequently undertook her Ph.D research in Trinity College Dublin. Her Ph.D., which was partly funded by the National Children's Office, was a qualitative study of the experiences of unaccompanied minors living in Ireland. It focused in particular on the coping strategies used by these young people. Subsequently, Muireann served as Acting Director of the Bachelor of Social Studies Degree Programme in Trinity, where she lectured and supervised both undergraduate and postgraduate students. She also worked as a research fellow with the Trinity Immigration Initiative and as a lecturer in social care in the Dublin Institute of Technology. Muireann also worked, on a part time basis, as a Family Worker with the Daughters of Charity Child and Family Services. Muireann continues to undertake sessional work in the Family Centre, while working full time as a Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Applied Social Science, University College Dublin. She is a member of the Board of the Irish Refugee Council. |
Research Interests
| Muireann is interested in issues relating to separated children seeking asylum / unaccompanied minors and issues related to asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants more generally, including human trafficking. Muireann's other interests include culturally competent social work practice; international social work and international development; encouraging self awareness and personal development amongst social work students and practitioners; coping strategies (including religious coping); faith / religion and social work; and solution focused techniques. Along with colleagues, Muireann has undertaken research on gender based violence in Ethiopia (with Mary Allen) and on learning basic social work skills (with Rosemary Cunniffe). She is currently engaged in research on primary care social work (with Mary Allen, Suzie Quin, and Rosemary Cunniffe). In addition, she has been funded by Barnardos and the HSE to understake research on foster care for separated asylum seeking children and young people. |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : Health Services Executive (HSE) Title : The move from hostel care to foster care for unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Ireland: What can be learnt for policy and practice nationally and internationally?_1 Start Date / End Date : 30-JAN-12 / 30-OCT-12 |
| Sponsor : Barnardo's - Republic of Ireland Limited Title : The move from hostel care to foster care for unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Ireland: What can be learnt for policy and practice internationally? Start Date / End Date : 16-AUG-11 / 01-MAR-12 |
Book Chapters
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2011) 'Relationships with family, friends and God: The experiences of unaccompanied minors living in Ireland' In: Darmody, M. Tyrrell, N. and Song, S (eds). The changing faces of Ireland: Exploring the lives of immigrant and ethnic minority children. UK: Sense Publishers. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Ní Raghallaigh, M; Cunniffe, R. (2012) 'Creating a safe climate for active learning and student engagement: an example from an introductory social work module'. Teaching in Higher Education, .  [Details] |
| Ni Raghallaigh, M,Gilligan, R; (2010) 'Active survival in the lives of unaccompanied minors: coping strategies, resilience, and the relevance of religion'. Child and Family Social Work, 15 (2):226-237. [DOI] [Details] |
| Ní Raghallaigh, M.; (2011) 'Religion in the lives of unaccompanied minors: an available and compelling coping resource'. British Journal of Social Work, 41 :539-556. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2011) 'Social work with separated children seeking asylum' Irish Social Worker Autumn . [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2008) The role of God and religion in the lives of unaccompanied minors living in Ireland International Conference on `Children and Migration: identities, mobilities and belonging(s) [Details] |
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2007) Living in a new land: Unaccompanied young people living in Ireland Annual Network Event, Special Residential Services Board, Co. Offaly, Ireland [Details] |
| Ní Raghallaigh, M. ; (2007) Negotiating changed contexts and challenging circumstances: the experiences of unaccompanied minors living in Ireland International Conference on0 ‘The migration of unaccompanied minors in Europe’, University of Poitiers, France [Details] |
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2007) The Situation of Unaccompanied Minors: Messages for Schools Seminar: English Language Support Teachers Association, St. Patrick’s College, Dublin [Details] |
| Ní Raghallaigh, M. ; (2007) Coping with the changes and challenges of exile: the experiences of unaccompanied minors living in Ireland Trinity0 Immigration Initiative’s Migration Research Fair, Trinity College Dublin.0 [Details] |
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2005) Negotiating Adolescence within Multiple Worlds: Unaccompanied young people seeking asylum in Ireland \i .0 Seminar on ‘Safeguarding refugee & asylum seeking children’, The British Association for the Study & Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, London [Details] | |||||||||
| Ní Raghallaigh, M; (2004) Dídeanaithe/Teifigh (Refugees) Workshop with Transition Year Students, Scoil Chaitríona, Dublin [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
| Gilligan, R., Curry, P., McGrath, J., Murphy, D., Ní Raghallaigh M., Rogers M., Scjoltz J.J., Gilligan Quinn A.; (2010) In the Front Line of Integration: Young people managing migration to Ireland. Trinity College Dublin, Dublin. [Details] |
Associations
| Association: Association: IASW (Irish Association of Social Workers), Function/Role: . |