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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 1d

As the theme of #WorldMentalHealthDay this year is focused on ‘access to services’ it seems timely to throwback to research we published last year around parenting while experiencing mental health challenges and challenges in accessing support @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How can we support parents with mental health challenges?

Irish research estimates that roughly one in four families in Ireland have a parent who has experienced mental health difficulties

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 2d

Very much looking forward to presenting our recent findings with my colleagues Suzanne and Clara at this joint Department of Psychology and @micireland.bsky.social EDII unit to mark World Menopause Day - Free and Open to All - come join us www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 3d

Very interesting morning workshop as part of the AmCham Women in Global Organisations Peer Mentoring Programme - always so useful to learn from other people’s experience beyond your own organisation and network with other females in leadership roles - always more to learn…

niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 4d

Working within Universities means that I often have the opportunity to hear incredible speakers on a wide range of topics but I think today’s talk @micireland.bsky.social by NASA astronaut Dan Tani might be the coolest talk I have been lucky enough to hear 🚀 🌍

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 5d

So sad to see this one of my favourite bookstores in Ireland www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-...

Gardaí investigate fire at award-winning Dublin city bookshop

The fire was set at the front of the bookshop at around 3am this morning.

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Dave Moloney @davetothegrave.bsky.social · 15d

How do the 'second-gen' make sense of who they are?
How do discourses of 'Irishness' influence how they talk about belonging.

The stories I have heard so far have been incredible, full of humour, candid vulnerability, and agency. I am really excited about where this research project is going.

Dave Moloney @davetothegrave.bsky.social · Sep 8

What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?

This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!

Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.

#identity #ireland #spéirghorm

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 8d

This also feels like a good day to reread @maddipow.bsky.social excellent piece for @psychmag.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

A (psychology) love letter to Taylor Swift… | BPS

…from Dr Madeleine Pownall, Lecturer in Psychology (Teaching and Scholarship) at the University of Leeds.

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 8d

Isn’t it fab - just when I thought release day couldn’t get better 😉 Happy Showgirl Day

niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 8d

@maddipow.bsky.social have you seen this thread 🤩

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 8d

This is absolute genius @jessmaddox.bsky.social and as a LOVER of research since 1989 I will be FEARLESS in my commitment to SPEAK NOW and EVERMORE so that these become the stuff of FOLkLORE in my lectures which I write after MIDNIGHT in RED pen to confirm my REPUTATION as an academic SHOWGIRL

Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · 8d

Bringing this over here since Twitter is stupid.
Taylor Swift eras as research methods with no explanations: A thread.

Debut: Participant Observation

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 8d

As the kids say ‘I am dead’ and Jess is a genius and I will be using this in my quali lectures this year with accompanying soundtrack @marcscully.bsky.social you have made my Friday

a woman in a black dress is dancing and holding a cell phone .

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 9d

Thinking of @sarahmaintains.bsky.social and the other Irish citizens who are part of the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, and have been detained by the IDF who illegally intercepted them in international waters.

Here is Sarah’s poem, ‘If I had any other thing’:

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 8d

Were you recently obsessed with the Irish ‘The Traitors’, do you feel like you could win & thinking of signing up for next series @micireland.bsky.social psychologists @marcscully.bsky.social & Suzanne Egan have all the top tips from psychology to help you win here 😊 www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 15d

Happy publication Day to @marekmcgann.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy on his new book with Craig Speelman - lots of food for thought in here…definitely one for your psychology reading lists

www.routledge.com/The-Great-Ps...

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 16d

Blowing the cobwebs away #BullWall #SuckerForASunset

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 21d

Huge congratulations to my colleague @marekmcgann.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy on his long overdue and incredibly well deserved promotion to Senior Lecturer @micireland.bsky.social
Definitely merits some Saturday happy dancing 🕺🏻

an elderly woman is dancing in front of a brick wall and says awesome congratulations

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 22d

‘Resist the isolation of responsibility for inclusion to SEN teams as much as you can’ Prof Deborah Robinson at JMB Education Conference

a nun is standing in front of a crowd with the word preach written in white

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 22d

‘The inclusive school is always a work in progress’ Prof Deborah Robinson at JMB Education Conference

So true at all levels of education including HE

a man pointing at another man with the words sing it sister on the bottom

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 22d

I think when my Dad sees this photo of the view from the room I am presenting in today it may be the proudest moment for him in with academic career 😊 #CrokePark #jmbedconf #GAA

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 22d

Packed house for Prof Deborah Robinson keynote at the JMB Education Conference 2025 ‘Moving beyond ‘Special’’ this morning #jmbedconf #CrokePark

niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 23d

Perfect October edition in time for my Autumn semester module on Psychology and Social Justice - thanks @psychmag.bsky.social

The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 25d

Explore our October edition
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 28d

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) is recruiting a Research Lead to guide the development of Good Practice Guidelines for Working with the Traveller Community

Application deadline: 5pm on Friday, 3 October 2025

www.activelink.ie/vacancies/te...

Psychological Society of Ireland: Request for Tender - Research Lead

We are recruiting a Research Lead to guide the development of Good Practice Guidelines for Working with the Traveller Community.

www.activelink.ie

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Dave Moloney @davetothegrave.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks to all who have shared so far.

Interviews are happening and I'm almost half way through my planned number of participants, and hoping to keep the momentum up since summer is over and everyone is less busy having fun!

Come and have (some) fun and share your story with me 🚀

Dave Moloney @davetothegrave.bsky.social · Sep 8

What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?

This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!

Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.

#identity #ireland #spéirghorm

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 23d

Food for thought in this recent article by my colleague @marekmcgann.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy and collaborators www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

Frontiers | Psychology's Questionable Research Fundamentals (QRFs): Key problems in quantitative psychology and psychological measurement beyond Questionable Research Practices (QRPs)

Psychology's crises (e.g., replicability, generalisability) are currently believed to derive from Questionable Research Practices (QRPs), thus scientific mis...

www.frontiersin.org

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niamhestack.bsky.social @niamhestack.bsky.social · 23d

Need this sticker!! 👀