PRESS | Elizabeth Zion

Publications & Articles

The Irish Times | Apr 2017

Library Halls

As I walked down the library halls, I could almost hear the sounds of gun shot. The fire crackling, people’s thoughts. The creaking of the doors...

The Irish Independent | Nov 2019

Busy year for talented young Donabate writer

It has been a busy year thus far for 6th year Donabate Community College student Elizabeth...

The Irish Times | Jun 2019

My childhood was ‘ripped away’

The day when I felt I had lost everything and the roof of my home...

The Journal | Nov 2020

It was two months before my Junior Cert

After a long journey, she’s now a hopeful 17-year-old who is studying International Relations, Politics and Social Justice in UCD...

Helping children through pandemic

RTE News | Apr 2021

The Humanity of the Homeless

Irish Global Health Network | Oct 2023

The need for family reunification

TED Salon: UNICEF | Dec 2021

The Tommy Tiernan Show

RTE One | Mar 2025

Your Beginnings Will Not Dictate Your End

The To Be Human Podcast | Apr 2022

The Today Show feat. Jonathan Healy

RTE One | Apr 2025

Podcasts & More

Change Makers with Clare McKenna

Season 3, Episode 6 | Jul 26, 2022

Exploring the emotional and systemic challenges of family separation due to immigration policies, as Elizabeth shares her personal journey and advocates for children's right to family life and dignity.

To Be Human with Jennah-Louise

Episode 74 | Aug 21, 2022

How challenges of family separation shaped a young woman's belief in the fundamental right to family reunification. A thoughtful and compassionate perspective on resilience and purpose.

Mind the Gap with Mary Oyediran

Episode 11 | Oct 19, 2022

Elizabeth shares her vivid personal journey through racism, homelessness, and 18 years of family separation, offering spiritual insight, poetic resilience, and a contagious determination to rise above adversity and protect mental well-being.