"When BBC journalist Stephanie Hegarty bought her two-up-two-down in the Liberties in Dublin 8 in 2019, she was a continent away in Nigeria and covering stories about the violent Boko Haram insurgency. Meantime, her mum and brother were on the case for her in Dublin; giving a period red brick at No5 St James Avenue the once-over on her behalf. Trusting her family's judgement, Hegarty went sale agreed unseen."
"Because of Hegarty's globetrotting career, her good friend Claire Young has been the more consistent occupant at No5 over the last six years. "She's more of a resident in it than I am," Hegarty says. Hegarty describes her current post as that of finding human stories within global migration, among other things."
""I have had a few hairy moments," she says. "But you take them in your stride. The first time that we drove to Chibok (where Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls in 2014) was quite terrifying, even though we were escorted by the army, because no one had been there in years. There were some shots fired, though probably by the soldiers who were escorting us.""
"Hegarty recently completed a substantial piece of investigative journalism into the shooting of children by IDF soldiers in Gaza, work she describes as "heart-wrenching stuff". Previously she worked for the BBC World Service, and contributed to The Guardian, The I"
A two-up-two-down period terrace in Dublin 8 was bought in 2019 by BBC global population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty. She purchased No5 St James Avenue while she was in Nigeria covering the Boko Haram insurgency, relying on her mother and brother to inspect the property on her behalf. The home was acquired through a small bidding war and was intended as a Dublin bolthole for times when she returned from reporting around the world. Due to her travel-heavy career, her friend Claire Young has been the more consistent occupant. Hegarty describes her work as finding human stories within global migration and recounts tense experiences, including a trip to Chibok. She also completed investigative journalism on the shooting of children by IDF soldiers in Gaza.
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