@aoifebairead.bsky.social
Independent social worker www.mindsinmind.ie. Specialising in trauma and attachment, interested in community/lived expertise. Spending too much money on books and gigs. Hobbies include cooking, gardening, eating (might be one hobby).
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For the Mark Rowe readers and/or letter writers among you, a cute service from An Post: Ever wished you could check in with yourself a year from now? Write a letter today and post it for free. An Post will send it back to you in a year - no stamp needed. www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels...
May 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For the Mark Rowe readers and/or letter writers among you, a cute service from An Post: Ever wished you could check in with yourself a year from now? Write a letter today and post it for free. An Post will send it back to you in a year - no stamp needed. www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels...
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I didn't want to talk about Kneecap this week, but here we are. On what we choose to be horrified by, and what those choices say about us.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: We are talking about Kneecap while more than 50,000 Palestinians have died
Punk and hip-hop bands have been singing about killing queens and presidents for decades
www.irishexaminer.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I didn't want to talk about Kneecap this week, but here we are. On what we choose to be horrified by, and what those choices say about us.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
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‘In the history of colonial invasions, maps are always first drawn by the victors, since maps are instruments of conquest.”
Edward Said
Very disturbing. Worth watching or sign up for free article.
Edward Said
Very disturbing. Worth watching or sign up for free article.
Mark O'Connell: In The Settlers, Louis Theroux does something we have rarely seen him do
Louis Theroux has encountered such people before but they have tended to be fringe propositions with no real power. The Israeli settler movement is different
www.irishtimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
‘In the history of colonial invasions, maps are always first drawn by the victors, since maps are instruments of conquest.”
Edward Said
Very disturbing. Worth watching or sign up for free article.
Edward Said
Very disturbing. Worth watching or sign up for free article.
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consider that it's legal for a 15 year old to get married in Mississippi but not, apparently, to change their name.
A transgender teen cannot change his name, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in an opinion that repeatedly misgendered him and referred to him as a "minor female" and "young girl."
Both parents backed their son's request for a name change.
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Both parents backed their son's request for a name change.
buff.ly/8VifmBK
Trans Teen Cannot Change Name, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules
A transgender teen undergoing gender transition cannot change his name, the Mississippi Supreme Court says.
www.mississippifreepress.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
consider that it's legal for a 15 year old to get married in Mississippi but not, apparently, to change their name.
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Do you know of any large old Elms in Ireland?
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
April 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Do you know of any large old Elms in Ireland?
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
We're looking for really big old elms which have survived elm disease, despite it spreading everywhere across the country.
Please visit our dedicated website and let us know about any veteran elms out there!
www.wych-hunt.ie
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You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
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Oh, we’ll be there 🤨
“Express your support for safe cycling infrastructure” — Dublin campaign group calls on public to join cycle along Strand Road
-- Cycle will start at Grand Canal Square at 6pm on Friday, 11th April 2025. The Court of Appeal is expected to issue its judgment this Friday for the case that Dublin…
-- Cycle will start at Grand Canal Square at 6pm on Friday, 11th April 2025. The Court of Appeal is expected to issue its judgment this Friday for the case that Dublin…
“Express your support for safe cycling infrastructure” — Dublin campaign group calls on public to join cycle along Strand Road
-- Cycle will start at Grand Canal Square at 6pm on Friday, 11th April 2025. The Court of Appeal is expected to issue its judgment this Friday for the case that Dublin City Council took to try to overturn an earlier High Court ruling against a trial of a cycle path on Strand Road. But regardless of the new ruling, I Bike Dublin, a cycling campaign group, said it plans to run a leisurely cycle for people of all ages and abilities to show their support for the route to be built and for cycling infrastructure genally.
irishcycle.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Oh, we’ll be there 🤨
Simon Harris among others saying Adolescence should be shown in schools makes it worryingly obvious that they don’t know some children will not be phased by the content, and some may respond positively. That is the central issue. Any intervention needs to allow for safe, curious and reflective 1/2
March 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Simon Harris among others saying Adolescence should be shown in schools makes it worryingly obvious that they don’t know some children will not be phased by the content, and some may respond positively. That is the central issue. Any intervention needs to allow for safe, curious and reflective 1/2
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Transphobes: we can always tell. 😂😂😂
Also transphobes: we need to test every single athlete competing in women's competitions JUST IN CASE. 😠😡😤🤬
Also transphobes: we need to test every single athlete competing in women's competitions JUST IN CASE. 😠😡😤🤬
March 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Transphobes: we can always tell. 😂😂😂
Also transphobes: we need to test every single athlete competing in women's competitions JUST IN CASE. 😠😡😤🤬
Also transphobes: we need to test every single athlete competing in women's competitions JUST IN CASE. 😠😡😤🤬
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This is literally Neo-Nazi propaganda. Textbook ethno-nationalist ideology that aligns with every far-right movement in Europe.
"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."
March 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is literally Neo-Nazi propaganda. Textbook ethno-nationalist ideology that aligns with every far-right movement in Europe.
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Free Palestine!
Thousands attend Palestinian solidarity march in Dublin
It is "so un-Irish to give up hope", a co-founder of BDS has said, as he urged protesters in Dublin to continue their support for Palestine.
www.rte.ie
March 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Free Palestine!
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Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN
Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN
Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon of war to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also says
Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual…
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN
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You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to the original Nazis, but I did not expect the return of Big Fascism to be so ugly and style-less and led by doughy looking blokes in cheap baseball caps and horrible ties
March 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to the original Nazis, but I did not expect the return of Big Fascism to be so ugly and style-less and led by doughy looking blokes in cheap baseball caps and horrible ties
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Probably contentious for some , but saying anyone who was pro feminism and pro trans actually hated women has not been very helpful - once you decide that the right wing are good feminists because they hate trans people too, manure to grow hate in
March 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Probably contentious for some , but saying anyone who was pro feminism and pro trans actually hated women has not been very helpful - once you decide that the right wing are good feminists because they hate trans people too, manure to grow hate in
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The term ‘trauma-informed’ is everywhere, but what does it actually mean? A TI approach is not just about being ‘aware’ of trauma – it’s about shifting how we 'be'.
The #TICSConference in Oct, explores what trauma-informed care looks like in practice. Join us: www.ticservicesltd.com/conference20...
The #TICSConference in Oct, explores what trauma-informed care looks like in practice. Join us: www.ticservicesltd.com/conference20...
TICS Conference 2025 - Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd
www.ticservicesltd.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The term ‘trauma-informed’ is everywhere, but what does it actually mean? A TI approach is not just about being ‘aware’ of trauma – it’s about shifting how we 'be'.
The #TICSConference in Oct, explores what trauma-informed care looks like in practice. Join us: www.ticservicesltd.com/conference20...
The #TICSConference in Oct, explores what trauma-informed care looks like in practice. Join us: www.ticservicesltd.com/conference20...
This applies in Ireland too and is absolutely necessary to make courses accessible to those who cannot attend college without some form of employment throughout their degree/masters
📢 Social Work Students & Professionals: Ready to End Unpaid Internships? 📢
The time for change is NOW. Unpaid social work internships create barriers to entry, exacerbate student debt, and devalue our vital work. 1/4
The time for change is NOW. Unpaid social work internships create barriers to entry, exacerbate student debt, and devalue our vital work. 1/4
March 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This applies in Ireland too and is absolutely necessary to make courses accessible to those who cannot attend college without some form of employment throughout their degree/masters
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From tonight I will post 1 article or sub article of the un convention on the rights of the child- these rights are under threat every where they need to be widely known & understood, this is as much for my learning as anyone who may be interested in reading 😃
February 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
From tonight I will post 1 article or sub article of the un convention on the rights of the child- these rights are under threat every where they need to be widely known & understood, this is as much for my learning as anyone who may be interested in reading 😃
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What a speech from Lola Petticrew at the IFTA Awards, winning Best Actress in a Drama for SAY NOTHING. 👏🏻✊🏻
February 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
What a speech from Lola Petticrew at the IFTA Awards, winning Best Actress in a Drama for SAY NOTHING. 👏🏻✊🏻
Optimism and kindness we all need right now
A small village in Spain's sparsely populated northeast, is experiencing a revival after a refugee centre opened there.
Refugees revive village in 'empty Spain'
The sound of children playing once again fills the streets of Burbaguena since a refugee centre opened in the small village in Spain's sparsely populated northeast, delighting older residents.
www.rte.ie
February 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Optimism and kindness we all need right now
Defo recommend seeing this, Edna was such an interesting and determined person but the documentary also shows her quirks and vulnerabilities. The documentary is put together beautifully, telling her story from her own and others perspectives
Our screening of Blue Road sold out yesterday in @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social so please book ahead if coming today 💙
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February 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Defo recommend seeing this, Edna was such an interesting and determined person but the documentary also shows her quirks and vulnerabilities. The documentary is put together beautifully, telling her story from her own and others perspectives
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350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
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The book burning is ramping up
"Previously published work containing those terms is also under review and is ordered withdrawn...
"... scientists who merely receive NSF funding and don’t work directly for the agency were put on notice to cease any activity that doesn’t comply..."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/dona...
"... scientists who merely receive NSF funding and don’t work directly for the agency were put on notice to cease any activity that doesn’t comply..."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/dona...
Donald Trump's ban on "gender ideology" is forcing scientists to purge their published work - LGBTQ Nation
Language police at the agencies are combing years of scientific research to pull studies that use banned words.
www.lgbtqnation.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The book burning is ramping up