Sheila Reilly

Bernard O’Shea: Five things I had to explain to my kids about video rental shops Once a sacred Friday-night ritual, now a baffling life lesson for my children.

The agony and the ecstasy of the video shop recalled in great detail by Bernard O'Shea. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41686752.html

Colin Sheridan: Kevin McStay departure brings as many questions as answers - especially the how What is telling at this early juncture is that McStay did not step down himself

The treachery of Mayo football politics perfectly captured by Colin Sheridan..... www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Terry Prone: Abuse of nursing home patients has been going on for decades Profit is king when it comes to the running of our nursing homes

Profit is king when it comes to the running of our nursing homes......
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Navigating Irish family law system is 'worse than the abuse', Women's Aid warns Research has prompted fresh calls for reform

Important research highlighting how the family law system fails victims of domestic violence and abuse. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Grace Callaghan: My scoliosis scars are a testament to strength and resilience The Student Journalist of the Year may have once questioned the beauty of scars, but after a period of reflection, she’s embracing them. She describes her journey

It's no wonder Grace O'Callaghan won Student of the Year with this incredible piece on what her scoliosis scars mean to her. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Sarah Harte: We are all morally complicit if we do not speak out for Gaza From Eurovision to professional medical associations, we need to ensure that we speak as one voice in decrying the genocide in Gaza

“As sequin-clad performers took to the stage in Switzerland for the Eurovision, tons of food sat in trucks and warehouses”
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Irishman Mike Ryan among World Health Organisation staff leaving following US funding cuts Washington never paid its 2024 dues and is not expected to pay in 2025.

The head of the World Health Organization told staff today that the UN agency was reducing its management team by nearly half due to dramatic US funding cuts.

One of the WHO's senior staff members departing is Irishman Mike Ryan.

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'I’ve never seen a woman do that to a man in a gym': Do women really feel empowered in fitness spaces? As a PE teacher in the early 80s, Cliona Foley has witnessed first-hand the evolution in gym culture, but she believes there is still lots to be done when it comes to empowering women equally in fitne...

Is gym culture women-friendly? One survey found that nearly half of women said they had received unsolicited comments on their appearances in gyms. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...

Live: World leaders and faithful gather for Pope Francis's funeral at St Peter’s Basilica Follow the funeral of Pope Francis as it unfolds in St Peter’s Basilica with live video, key moments, and ongoing coverage from Rome

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Lack of speech and language therapist in deprived area of Limerick having profound effect on children School principal says lack of speech and language therapy support affecting children's long-term academic, social, and emotional outcomes

Already facing many challenges, these kids are missing out on speech and language therapy , the impact of which can last a lifetime.
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

It is very sad indeed.

Rosita Sweetman: How Oscar Wilde’s forgotten wife Constance paid the price for his fame Constance Wilde, Oscar’s devoted wife, endured heartbreak, betrayal, and tragedy — her story deserves to be remembered

The extraordinary and heartbreaking life of Contance Wilde, wife of Oscar
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Esther McCarthy: I hope to pass down the legacy of my mam’s love to my children I didn’t get to know her myself. I have fragments, flutters, feelings

Tissues at the ready for this beautiful column about love and loss www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

Why do we put parents of children with special needs through this? They have enough to be doing. Just give their kids the services they need.

Conor McGregor set for Trump meeting after being invited to White House Conor McGregor spoke to reporters in the White House’s briefing room, accusing the Government of abandoning the 'voices of the people of Ireland'

Sexual abuser convention set for the White House on St Patricks Day. #speirgorm www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Mick Clifford: How Nathan McDonnell went from slick 'man about town' in Tralee to convicted drug smuggler Unlike his well-respected family, there is little sympathy for the Porsche-driving McDonnell in the Kerry town where his 'flash' persona 'wasn’t really in keeping with the kind of town Tralee is'

Mick Clifford delves into the Nathan McDonnell story and it is an extraordinary tale. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

'We feel so fortunate': The Irish in LA getting their lives back together after last month's wildfires After the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, the mammoth clean-up operation is in full swing and the Irish community who have made lives for themselves there tell Alison O'Reilly how they have come toge...

It must be so tough to get your life back together after an event like the LA fires but these stories are filled with such positivity… www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

The testimonies from the Omagh inquiry are just devastating. These people have been living with these horrors for too long, it must be hugely traumatising to go through this inquiry process but if anything could hammer home the sheer futility of violence, then surely it is their words.

Anger must turn to action in wake of 'inexcusable' waste of public funds This long-running saga, which only came to public attention on Wednesday, lasted almost five years from inception to calamitous end, with costs doubling from €2.9m towards almost €7m

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Who are the 137 children missing in Ireland since 1977? The vast majority of the missing children are migrants, some of who arrived along what was later understood to be established human trafficking routes

137 children on the missing list in Ireland, most of them migrant children highlighting just how vulnerable these kids are. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

The Toy Collectors: How quitting smoking give birth to a 3,525-strong porcelain doll collection A trip to a car boot sale in West Cork as a distraction from cigarettes and the impulse purchase of five porcelain dolls proved a fateful day for Schull couple Mary and Billy O’Keeffe

I’m fascinated by collectors, the last thing I ever collected was “fancy” stationery when I was about 12. This is a lovely piece. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

They are really scuttling around the bottom of the trough with this crap.

'There was nobody else for us': Cork couple celebrates 70 years of marriage Billy and Maureen Lehane celebrated their platinum anniversary with a Mass in the church where they were wed  in 1954

This is the most wholesome and heartwarming story you’ll read today. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

We need to do more than talk about getting more female TDs Fall-out from general election sees a golden opportunity to increase the number of female councillors in Ireland, writes Mairead O’Shea

First post on Blue Sky- Glad to be Here!

52 council seats vacated after #GE24- There is no time like the present to improve the gender balance at local government level.
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