Caitriona Palmer Explained

Caitriona Palmer (born 1972)^[1] is an Irish journalist, author, human rights investigator and advocate, born and raised in County Dublin, Ireland.^[2]

Education

Palmer studied at University College Dublin, where she received a bachelor's degree in history and politics in 1993.^[3]

In 1995, she won a Fulbright Scholarship to complete her master's at Boston College.^{[4] [5]}

In 2021, Palmer was awarded the UCD Alumni Award in Social Sciences.^[6]

Career

From 2002 to 2004, Palmer was the Iran correspondent for The Irish Times based in Tehran.

Palmer is the author of two books, the memoir, An Affair With My Mother: A Story of Adoption, Secrecy and Love (Penguin, 2016)^{[7] [8]} and Climate Justice (Bloomsbury, 2018), co-written with former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Sex was the big sin, worse than violence': Ireland's cruelty to single mothers. 6 September 2022 . Irish Independent. 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Caitríona Palmer . 5 September 2022.
3. Web site: UCD Alumni Awards 2022 . 5 September 2022 . UCD Alumni Awards.
4. Web site: Caitriona Palmer . 5 September 2022 . C&W Agency.
5. Web site: Q&A with Catriona Palmer . 6 September 2022 . Boston College.
6. Web site: IWD 2022 - UCD College of Social Sciences and Law . 6 September 2022 . University College Dublin.
7. Web site: 19 March 2020 . Adopted daughter reveals 15-year secret relationship with birth mother . 6 September 2022 . IrishCentral.
8. Web site: Donnelly . Sophie . 24 March 2016 . My mother told me our relationship had to be kept secret . 6 September 2022 . Daily Express.