Dermot Devlin

Controversial opinion, but 'Sister Act 2' and 'School of Rock' are essentially the same film.

International Women’s Day celebrates equality.

Disabled women face ableism and sexism, and women carers are often invisible.

#InternationalWomensDay #DisabledWomen #Carers

I'm absolutely amazed this video has been viewed over 102,000 times and shared over 11,000 times.

My highest performing video. A little silly humour, but i hope it made you think about important issues

Watch it full: instagram.com/reel/DVTp3KKjP…

#Disability #Disabled #Belfast #WheelchairLife

Gold can be taken out of the ground once. The Sperrins, if protected properly, can support communities for generations.

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Economic development for the west is important. But it should not come at the cost of sacrificing one of Northern Ireland’s most important landscapes.

Many people who live in the area have made it clear they do not want this mine. Their concerns about water safety, toxic waste and the long term environmental impact are real and should not be dismissed.

The Sperrins are already an asset. They support farming, tourism, local businesses and communities who have lived there for generations. That kind of sustainable economy is worth far more in the long term than a short lived gold rush.

Supporters talk about jobs and investment. But mining companies come and go. The damage to land, water and communities can last generations.

This proposal is not a small development. It is a massive industrial gold mine in the middle of a protected and treasured landscape. Once that kind of industrialisation arrives, there is no turning the clock back.

Projects of this scale do not come often. But that is exactly why people across the Sperrins are so concerned.

A large crowd, including me in my powered wheelchair, gathered in protest outside Greencastle at Dalradian goldmine plans

Dalradian Gold Mine Would Be the Wrong Future for the Sperrins

Victor Warrington suggests the Dalradian gold mine is an opportunity that does not come often. He is right about one thing.

Me in my powered approaches a large wooden sculpture of a bearded figure holding a staff in an outdoor park setting.

Happy International Wheelchair Day 2026.

My wheelchair is not my weakness. It is my freedom.

It helps me reach my strength, not limits it.

Do not pity me. Do not turn me into inspiration.

See the person.
See the man.
I am Dermot.

#Disabled #DisabledLife #Wheelchair

My life as a wheelchair user driving over cobbles streets

#Disability #Disabled #DisabledLife #PublicRealm #Belfast

Cover page of the Northern Ireland Disability Strategy 2025-2035, featuring geometric shapes and the strategy title. Caption - "Disability Strategy Open Letter to Northern Ireland Executive Ministers"

Please sign and share this petition.

Deaf and Disabled people across Northern Ireland deserve more than token gestures. The Draft Disability Strategy fails to deliver real change.

Executive Ministers must listen and work with us to get this right.

Add your name:
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Just watched the new Scrubs.

First episode was a bit iffy, but really found it's groove again in the second episode.

Probably why they dropped 2 episodes the first week.

#Scrubs #ABC #Hulu

Cover page of the Northern Ireland Disability Strategy 2025-2035, featuring geometric shapes and the strategy title. Caption - "Disability Strategy Open Letter to Northern Ireland Executive Ministers"

The Draft Disability Strategy is woefully inadequate.

Executive Ministers must work with Deaf and Disabled people to create a strategy that will truly improve our lives.

Sign and share: cutt.ly/Wtme6wqP

Imagine winning an award for a film about living with Tourette’s, the grit, the setbacks, the resilience.

Then still feeling the need to justify yourself when it manifests in real life.

We applaud the inspiration.
But question the reality.

That’s the gap we still need to close.

Today my 8 year old niece told me that she Googled me and watched all my videos.

Oh crap!

K-Pop Forever! is Generation Alpha's Pleasure Boys, going by the drama on social media today.

Buh bye birdie

#Andrew #Prince #RoyalFamily #Epstein #Arrested

Photo of laptop monitor Zoom iS open and waiting to i join meeting. Photo of me inside Northern Ireland Assembly chamber, wearing white shirt and purple tie. I have Save Our Sperrins badge.

Another productive meeting with IMTAC this afternoon on Zoom.

We discussed a lot of important issues that impact a lot of deaf and disabled people.

If you are interested in joining IMTAC: imtac.org.uk/member-recruitment

Recruitment closes on Thursday 26th February 2026 at 5pm.

Sign Now: Make the Public Inquiry into the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins more accessible and transparent I've signed this petition calling on the Planning Appeals Commission to make the Public Inquiry into the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins more accessible and transparent - will you sign too?

I've signed this petition calling on the Planning Appeals Commission to make the Public Inquiry into the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins more accessible and transparent - will you sign too? @actnowcampaigns my.actnowni.org/petitions/ma...

Me in my powered wheelchair with wings

Valentine’s Day isn’t easy for everyone.

As a single disabled man, I know how much of today is built around a narrow idea of love. But being single doesn’t mean being incomplete.

Love is also friendship, family, community, and self-respect.

Everyone deserves love.

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Wrote a Valentine's Blog for tomorrow. Still debating with myself whether or not to post it.

I hear Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon has sought asylum in another country.

Watching "How To Get To Heaven From Belfast" and spotted a scene in London, 100 yards from where my wheelchair went up in a puff of smoke in 2024!

I’m sick of hearing people on the news, discussions panels, and in columns about welfare calling deaf and disabled people “needy.”

It’s demeaning, outdated language that treats us like we’re lesser or a burden, not equal citizens with rights.

It needs to stop.

Might do

Worried it'll break me

Starting a strict diet tomorrow. Thought I'm wondering if I should start now and forgo that last wee chocolate bar.