‘I’ve lived here my whole life but still fell through the cracks’

Chichi Okoli has spent her whole life in Ireland but says she’s still being asked to prove that she belongs here. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Oluchi Blessing Okoli, also known as Chichi, has spent her entire life in Ireland.

Born in Dublin, raised across Portlaoise, Sligo, and Limerick, she speaks like any other 21-year-old student at the University of Limerick, where she studies sociology and French.