Orla Burke

Its that time of year again when we will all be overwhelmed with Black Friday offers from multinationals with questionable ethos. Any definitive lists to support local? #Cork #Ireland #beatthetarriffs

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That draft that might come out. By mad co-incidence came out this morning bsky.app/profile/tupp...

You should try to get it published somewhere.

I had a friend tell me that O’Sullivans reasoning is sound because neurodivergent kids do well in school, but not the workplace… That wouldn’t be because schools work hard at being neuro-inclusive, and most workplaces are way behind.

Amanda Kirby on LinkedIn commenting on Suzanne O’Sullivan’s article in the BMJ: “This weeks reading in British Medical Journal highlights the excellent book by Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan - ‘ The Age of Diagnosis’ - it’s even worth reading and certainly reflecting on more than once !”

“If people show you who they are; believe them”

Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.

If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.

Imagine if instead of providing passenger ferry service we just made everyone own their own small boats. It would be chaos and totally unsafe on days like today. And obviously not everyone could afford one. Plus imagine the dock space required!
But that’s basically what we do with cars 🤣

That is uncanny! Also, what a gorgeous dog. I think there are certain dogs that are ready made children’s book characters… Definitely giving Eeyore vibes!

How to Better Design Cities for Families The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.

The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵

My mother in law always asked my partner to get Christmas presents from her for the kids: “You know what they want”

She died suddenly in December 2023. On Christmas Day we opened her last presents to the kids without her there. A strange but poignant moment.

Give future you a gift from past you.

DEI Under Threat Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Global Citizenship Education Matters More Than Ever Deep Dive with Joanna Dukkipati 10 May 2025 Cork City Creativity & Change MTU Coldiste Ealaine Is Deartha Crawford Crawford College of Art and Design Irish Aid Department of Foreign Affairs An Roinn Gnothai Eachtracha

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Workshop is open to people of all gender identities from all cultural & social backgrounds who are interested in representation, and anyone who holds space for change.

Thank you @mtu.ie Creativity & Change + Crawford College of Art and Design

This breaks my heart: Spanish bluebells (left) spreading out of gardens into the wild, now a common sight across Ireland.

Native bluebells (right) are so lovely, but will be pushed out.

Why are non-native species known to be invasive STILL being sold in garden centres?

“Moist” is not there so how accurate is the poll?

He technically played the straight man in that sketch, with incredibly funny lines that he played straight. It was Ferrell’s sketch. I think it just adds to his repertoire that he could act so well in it. (SNL seems to have no problem with their regular cast members corpsing constantly)

Anyway, feel free to spend the day scheming away. #BadFriday is an inclusive holiday, that seems to appeal to the impish nature in all of us, and especially little kids. Remember there are no good ideas on Bad Friday, only bad ones and all are welcome! #SpeirGorm

6th grader's science experiment answers, 'Do cat buttholes touch every surface they sit on?' ​A question no one knew they needed answered.

Unfortunately some research has emerged in the last few days that brings into question whether Pink Eye Pillow is physically feasible: www.upworthy.com/cats-butthol...

While there has been some great contenders: one of the favourites to emerge has been “Pink Eye Pillow”. This is where we get the dog (with her jaunty upward pointing tail) to go around sitting on the bed pillows of family members.
#Speirgorm #BadFriday

It’s more of an intellectual exercise, we won’t do the mean things. The last two weeks have been great craic at dinner, imagining all the bad things you could think up. One rule is you must “riff” on ideas, so build it up and add layers rather than tearing anything down. #Speirgorm #BadFriday

So it’s “Bad Friday” in our house: a new tradition a bit like the way Festivus is a holiday for the rest of us.
You have to think up bad things to do to those you love: Putting blackberry thorns in your frenemy’s bed, that kind of thing… so much joy for two little girls! #Speirgorm

Good thread here from @susanmadigan3.bsky.social on neurodivergence and “overdiagnosis”.

Need some inspiration today?✨
Check out the newly resurfaced Marina Promenade, stop by the Marina Market & Cortado Coffee, and explore the beautiful, family-friendly Blackrock Greenway! 💚

New to cycling? TFI Bikes are the perfect way to start: www.bikeshare.ie

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How do you holiday when you don’t drive? For most, people it will be hopping on a flight to a place that has active or sustainable transport. We are really missing a beat when it comes to tourism without a car through lack of safe connections.

Mines still there: i quoted Freire at it and now it accepts that a Meta AI cannot be a force for good given it is programmed with Meta and Zuck’s values. Does that count as bullying an AI?

SHAMEFUL!

This is from today's @financialtimes.com.

On a great day for 🇮🇪 sport, this is not a league table position to be proud of.

Unless you want to ape what's happening in the 🇺🇸.

The Irish government has choices to make.

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My auntie and her husband check out RIP.ie regularly to find remotely connected acquaintances who have died and attend their funerals for the free lunch. Apparently this is quite a common practice!

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I’ve MMA, UFC and any versions of wordle I come across. Wordle posts are a bit annoying, but blocking UFC/MMA seems to really improve my social media experience

Cork Starter Pack reshare. Let me know if I have left you out… a few new additions in the last few weeks (for some reason people struggle to see themselves in the list, so you might be there and not realise!) #SpeirGorm

Has the Last Word at least had anybody else on to talk about autism since Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan said this?

A “friend” had read this book and her proof that autism supports don’t work: autistic kids go to school and do well and don’t do well in work life. I responded that maybe work life needs to change so, and schools and supports aren’t the problem?

There is a name for trying to extinguish empathy and dehumanise a minority group.