Raised grave safeguarding risk for children in @HSELive West North West @HSE_West_NWest - where National Guidelines & Instructions on Mandatory Reporting not fully circulated -Risk of predatory paedophilia compounded when Clinicians who raise concerns are targeted for retaliation
21.07.2025 07:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โNo Irish. No Blacks. No Dogsโ - No Opinions! Labelling Irelandโs Criticism of #Netanyahu โs War Crimes in #Gaza & #WestBank as โAnti-Semitismโ is Racist Slur against Irish people. A reprehensible rhetorical device - designed to silence criticism of #EthnicCleansing & #Genocide
19.07.2025 08:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
No more empty apologies & spin from @CHI_Ireland -We need accountability (Resignations at Board & Senior Mgmt Team) -We need Action -Immediate action to treat all of the children & young adults that are being harmed by CHI -Support for families also @scolionetwork www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
06.07.2025 09:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Bayan Abusultan in two images. One bloodied after the bombing of her cafe. The other in her journalist gear.
On Tuesday, an Israeli government spokesperson said the IDF โnever, ever targets civiliansโ.
On Friday an ex CIA head said the same in Dublin at our Law Society.
I believe neither.
03.07.2025 05:44 โ ๐ 25 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Proud to progress our Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/โฆ with fellow Senators from @greenparty_ie @labour & @SocDems -Violence against women & children is endemic in Ireland -One woman is murdered every month -majority by partners
03.07.2025 07:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Cabinet have directed my #Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill be delayed by 18 months until Christmas Day 2026 -This Bill would transform lives of #Disabled & Older Citizens needing care support giving Autonomy & Dignity -Govt ideologically opposed to #Disabled Rights #Scrooge
01.07.2025 07:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Brought my #Disability Personalised Budgets Bill 2024 to Debate Stage -This legislation will transform the lives of #Disabled citizens & older citizens requiring supports to live with dignity at home -Scrooge Cabinet have postponed it to Christmas Day 2026 www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
28.06.2025 10:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โผ๏ธPay attentionโผ๏ธ
This disrespects an Irish world view developed over centuries.
@tomclonan.bsky.social:
โDoes that mean any future Govt. can send any no. of ๐ฎ๐ชIrish troops to any conflict anywhere in the world just by simple majority?โ
@joenoonan.bsky.social
โYesโ.
#speirgorm #IrishPol
28.06.2025 10:39 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Opinion: You canโt bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks
Last night, after eight days of Israeli air assaults, the United States has entered the war on Iran in a major escalation of the conflict.
US Enters War On Iran -My Initial Analysis in @thejournal_ie #Iran #Fardo #Natanz #Isfahan Opinion: You canโt bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks (via @thejournal_ie) Last night, after eight days of Israeli air strikes - US now involved
www.thejournal.ie/readme/unite...
22.06.2025 19:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#WorldWhistleblowerDay -30 years ago my Doctoral research revealed systematic sexual violence against women in Irelandโs armed forces -I called for Govt Inquiry into my PhD -The Study Review Group fully vindicated my findings -End Reprisal & Isolation & Celebrate Whistleblowers!
23.06.2025 10:36 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Opinion: You canโt bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks
Last night, after eight days of Israeli air assaults, the United States has entered the war on Iran in a major escalation of the conflict.
US Enters War On Iran -My Initial Analysis in @thejournal_ie #Iran #Fardo #Natanz #Isfahan Opinion: You canโt bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks (via @thejournal_ie) Last night, after eight days of Israeli air strikes - US now involved
www.thejournal.ie/readme/unite...
22.06.2025 19:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Norma Foley has no plans for a St John Ambulance abuse inquiry despite campaigning from Paul Murphy, Dr Tom Clonan, Chris Andrews, Lynn Ruane & Paul Donnelly
@paulmurphy.pbp.ie @tomclonan.bsky.social
#stjohnambulance #podcast #ireland #journalism #MOTHNews #scandal #abuse #Inquiry
30.05.2025 13:57 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Ireland Needs #Referendum On Militarily Non-Aligned #Neutral Status -Removal Of Triple Lock Is Seismic Shift In Irish Foreign Policy -Needs Carefully Considered Replacement-NOT Simple Govt Majority -We Need To Reform UN -Not Repudiate It -We Need To Invest In Defence & Neutrality
04.05.2025 09:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#Grace Case Happening Again -In Real Time -To Caitlin & Louise Hassan -Caitlin Was Raped In State Funded Care -A Life Changing Act Of Sexual Violence -โEnough For Any Mother In Any Lifetime -For Her Daughter To Tell Her She Was Rapedโ Please @NormaFoleyTD1 #BelieveHer
01.05.2025 07:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The #Grace Case Is Happening Again -Now -To Caitlin Hassan -Sexually Assaulted In State Funded Care -Raised This Issue With @Louisehassan4 Caitlinโs Mum With @NormaFoleyTD1 -This Is Happening On The The Ministerโs Watch -#Caitlin Needs Support -Not Retaliation From @roinnslainte
30.04.2025 07:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Proud To Attend #1916 #Rising Commemoration At GPO Today - With Former Comrades Of @defenceforces & Commander In Chief @President_IRL - Happy Easter Sunday To All - May Our Republic Keep Rising - To All Of The Challenges Before Us - An Rรณd Seo Romhainn
20.04.2025 12:33 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Following #Hamas Genocidal Attack On #October7 - #Israel โs Defence Forces #IDF Persistent War Crimes In #Gaza -Urbanicide Femicide Infanticide -Murdering Over 14,000 Children & Infants -โField Executionsโ Of Medics, Young Men, Boys & Girls -Targeting Hospitals -De Facto Genocide
14.04.2025 07:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Following #Hamas Genocidal Attack On #October7 - #Israel โs Defence Forces #IDF Persistent War Crimes In #Gaza -Urbanicide Femicide Infanticide -Murdering Over 14,000 Children & Infants -โField Executionsโ Of Medics, Young Men, Boys & Girls -Targeting Hospitals -De Facto Genocide
14.04.2025 07:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
On Day That @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published - @CHI_Ireland Spokesperson States โNot all patients waiting for spinal surgery for longer than four months are clinically suitable to travel abroad for surgeryโ โIn Other Words -They Are Now INOPERABLE -Irelandโs SCANDAL
08.04.2025 07:21 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Damning @HIQA Report Into @CHI_Ireland Demonstrates Clearly -Executive Management Team & Board Are UNFIT To Lead New Childrenโs Hospital -For #Disabled Childrenโs Health & Welfare & For #Carers & Families They Need To Resign Now -Public Enquiry Now -Toxic Culture Of Systemic Harm
11.04.2025 07:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What Next? On @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published -Repeated Governance & Management Failures @CHI_Ireland @HSELive & @roinnslainte -Zero Confidence In Executive Leadership Team & Board at Childrenโs Health Ireland -Zero Confidence In โTransitionโ To Childrenโs Hospital
09.04.2025 07:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
People Shocked At #Adolescence -Traumatised -However, Shamefully -Were Netflix To Dramatise The Lives Of #Disabled Irish Adolescents & Teens -There Would Be International Outrage -Disbelief At The Routine & Cruel Suffering & Unmet Need In Ireland -A Pathologically #Ableist State
06.04.2025 08:43 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What Next? On @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published -Repeated Governance & Management Failures @CHI_Ireland @HSELive & @roinnslainte -Zero Confidence In Executive Leadership Team & Board at Childrenโs Health Ireland -Zero Confidence In โTransitionโ To Childrenโs Hospital
09.04.2025 07:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
On Day That @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published - @CHI_Ireland Spokesperson States โNot all patients waiting for spinal surgery for longer than four months are clinically suitable to travel abroad for surgeryโ โIn Other Words -They Are Now INOPERABLE -Irelandโs SCANDAL
08.04.2025 07:21 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
People Shocked At #Adolescence -Traumatised -However, Shamefully -Were Netflix To Dramatise The Lives Of #Disabled Irish Adolescents & Teens -There Would Be International Outrage -Disbelief At The Routine & Cruel Suffering & Unmet Need In Ireland -A Pathologically #Ableist State
06.04.2025 08:43 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
How @HSELive & @CHI_Ireland Fail #Disabled Children #Scoliosis Curvature Of Spine Beyond 90/100 Degrees -Twisting & Compressing Little Lungs Hearts & Kidneys Of #Disabled Children & Teens Until They Are Complex & Inoperable -Spending Millions On Lawyers Against #Carers & Families
04.04.2025 07:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Res Non Verba ๐ท #Resist ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ง โค๏ธโ๐ฅBrain & mind health activist playing the long game | Fascinated by it all | Typical human attributes with additional
super-power to chat to strangers.
"Joy is my favorite weapon" (Cooperstreaming)
Dublin, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช โ๏ธโค๏ธโ๐ฅ
Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
Interests include Irish Defence Forces, current affairs, and politics. Along with the odd contribution to the Irish Times and Examiner.
Assistant Professor, History of War, University College Dublin
Author: Ghosts of a Family (Merrion) / Ulsterโs Lost Counties (Cambridge) / An Army of Tribes (Liverpool)
https://edward-burke.com/
Proud to be from Kerry. I like to learn. Trying to scroll less and read more.
Opinion Editor, Irish Examiner |
Host, The Deirdre OโShaughnessy Podcast | Mother of three.
Interested in news, books, politics, culture, science, climate and life in Ireland - and everywhere else. Ar scรกth a chรฉile a mhaireann na daoine.
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