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Derval

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Personal a/c Inclusion Ireland CEO. Chair Irish Penal Reform Trust. ND .she/her .Queer. Former SLT..Information is power, make it all accessible. Deinstitutionalisation and human rights. Director at LINQ Ireland.

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SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system Real inclusion demands long-term leadership, systemic reform and schools built around every child β€” not crisis management, writes Derval McDonagh.

SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system jrnl.ie/6965883

Our article yesterday .

We need courageous leadership for a fully inclusive model of education, where all children belong ❀️

25.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you Nessan for always, kindly, amplifying.

25.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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23.01.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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23.01.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The national convention on education is a rare opportunity to redefine inclusion in education.

The national convention on education is a rare opportunity to redefine inclusion in education.

Letter in the Irish Times today.

23.01.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you Katherine ❀

18.07.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli soldiers routinely ordered to fire on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza One soldier said firing shells at civilians has become routine.

Have read so many devastating articles on Gaza, but this floored me again this evening.

Israeli soldiers routinely ordered to fire on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza jrnl.ie/6745555

27.06.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Derval McDonagh: We cannot say what happened to Grace will not happen again While 2,400 people with intellectual disabilities still live in institutions, while we continue to think it’s OK for people to live their lives with fundamental rights and freedoms denied, we continue...

My article in today's Examiner. A moment of grace, a moment for Grace. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Picture shows child in silhouette standing in a doorway.

16.04.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Derval McDonagh: We cannot say what happened to Grace will not happen again While 2,400 people with intellectual disabilities still live in institutions, while we continue to think it’s OK for people to live their lives with fundamental rights and freedoms denied, we continue...

My article in today's Examiner. A moment of grace, a moment for Grace. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Picture shows child in silhouette standing in a doorway.

16.04.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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24.01.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of person wearing two odd shoes. One is navy, one is green.

Picture of person wearing two odd shoes. One is navy, one is green.

My discovery on arrival at the train station this morning on the way to a work meeting. Have decided to embrace the oddness.. what's new!

14.01.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent plan.

10.01.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fabulous !

10.01.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Doug!

02.01.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seclusion guidelines 'fall drastically short' - charity A second disability charity has strongly criticised guidelines to ban or limit the use of restraint and seclusion for children in schools.


Wholeheartedly fighting back against these guidelines. I see a repetition of our history in Ireland; we have not shaken off our institutionalised, shameful past. We will continue to see cycles of abuse and harm of children unless we have a deep reckoning with ourselves.
www.rte.ie/news/educati...

13.12.2024 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0