Chelsea Mac Donnchadha
@chelsmacdonn.bsky.social
Irish Traveller - Activist - Consultant - Researcher - Writer - Academic - Views are my own - She/Her
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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
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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
Final post for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month.
Progress can feel slow. The challenges feel endless. But from small seeds, mighty oaks grow 🌱 #GRTHM
Progress can feel slow. The challenges feel endless. But from small seeds, mighty oaks grow 🌱 #GRTHM
June 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Final post for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month.
Progress can feel slow. The challenges feel endless. But from small seeds, mighty oaks grow 🌱 #GRTHM
Progress can feel slow. The challenges feel endless. But from small seeds, mighty oaks grow 🌱 #GRTHM
My second post for #GRTHM about my great-grandfather Christy ‘Jackdaw’ Joyce. Like many GRT people, he served in the army - a complicated decision. He was one of the only known Travellers to be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and one of four awarded to the Pioneer Corps in WW2.
June 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My second post for #GRTHM about my great-grandfather Christy ‘Jackdaw’ Joyce. Like many GRT people, he served in the army - a complicated decision. He was one of the only known Travellers to be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and one of four awarded to the Pioneer Corps in WW2.
In 2019, I marched with the first ever LGBT+ Gypsy, Roma & Traveller group at London Pride. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to. Visibility matters, especially during Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month 🏳️🌈 #GRTHM
June 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In 2019, I marched with the first ever LGBT+ Gypsy, Roma & Traveller group at London Pride. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to. Visibility matters, especially during Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month 🏳️🌈 #GRTHM
On Saturday I went to the final showing of Public Interest by @Common_WealthHQ in Bradford. A phenomenal, immersive play exploring joint enterprise laws and their devastating impact on racialised and working-class communities
June 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
On Saturday I went to the final showing of Public Interest by @Common_WealthHQ in Bradford. A phenomenal, immersive play exploring joint enterprise laws and their devastating impact on racialised and working-class communities
Chuaigh mé go dtí an Gaelteacht ar feadh mo chairde deireadh seachtaine seo caite. Bhí sé dúshlánach agus an-deacair uaireanta, ach bhí sé go hálainn freisin. Rinne mé mo chuid filíochta sa teach tábhairne - bhí sé an-folláin. Beidh mé ag scríobh filíocht as Gaeilge go luath! (🇮🇪 corrections welcome)
May 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Chuaigh mé go dtí an Gaelteacht ar feadh mo chairde deireadh seachtaine seo caite. Bhí sé dúshlánach agus an-deacair uaireanta, ach bhí sé go hálainn freisin. Rinne mé mo chuid filíochta sa teach tábhairne - bhí sé an-folláin. Beidh mé ag scríobh filíocht as Gaeilge go luath! (🇮🇪 corrections welcome)
Exciting to have co-authored this article and see it published in Sport in Society this week. It always feels quite special to co-author something with an old lecturer, particularly one who taught me at undergrad
April 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Exciting to have co-authored this article and see it published in Sport in Society this week. It always feels quite special to co-author something with an old lecturer, particularly one who taught me at undergrad
Finally out for a longer stretch on the Leeds-Liverpool canal (31.66km). The end of winter means the return of longer cycles without the risk of a chest infection. Legs were definitely screaming on the last 5k.
April 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Finally out for a longer stretch on the Leeds-Liverpool canal (31.66km). The end of winter means the return of longer cycles without the risk of a chest infection. Legs were definitely screaming on the last 5k.
An amazing read, I honestly couldn’t put it down. I fear that my words wouldn’t do justice to it. My only regret is not reading this master piece earlier but I am glad that I have saved it for a time when I’m not stressed and you really able to think on it
April 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
An amazing read, I honestly couldn’t put it down. I fear that my words wouldn’t do justice to it. My only regret is not reading this master piece earlier but I am glad that I have saved it for a time when I’m not stressed and you really able to think on it