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Sin Scéal Eile

227/365: Andrea Morley, Kilkenny.

Season 1, Ep. 227
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Andrea is an Irish woman who grew up in the States. She always knew she would return here one day, but her cushy, dependable job with the US government meant that she was committed to her career. Andrea worked for 11 years in the refugee affairs division of the Department of Homeland Security. 

As the government changed, so did Andrea’s job. Andrea was faced with either reassignment or resignation. She’s now doing her PHD in Galway and living a lovely life in Kilkenny and hopes to work in human rights.


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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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