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Aoife G (she/her)
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Converted optimist | Longtime feminist Lawyer | Carer | Anticipatory grief & impending widowhood (Funtimes!!)
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✨ The Power of Storytelling ✨
“We are lonesome animals. We spend all of our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say—and to feel—‘yes, that is the way it is, or at least that’s the way I feel it. You’re not as alone as you thought.’” #storytelling
—John Steinbeck
Male violence is an epidemic in this country. Rest in peace little Kyran.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of the investigation into the disappearance of schoolboy Kyran Durnin.
Man arrested in Kyran Durnin investigation
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of the investigation into the disappearance of schoolboy Kyran Durnin.
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Sinéad Gibney (Social Democrats) elected in Dublin Rathdown | Live updates: rte.ie/b/1484023
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Israeli drones an essential part of EU’s attempt to stop refugees and migrants from reaching its territory
Drones ‘tested over Gaza’ have been reappropriated by the EU.
-Sally Hayden, Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Parents wouldn't have to fight constantly for basic access to education - a constitutionally enshrined right.

Emotion based school refusal could be greatly reduced. Parents trapped by this (myself included) could work more + need less support from the state through Carers supports

11/11.
Now there are without doubt kids who DO need specialist schools/classes to access education + they should get that.

But the number who would need them could be much smaller if the overall way we teach kids works better for ND kids and neurotypical kids.

10/11
The no. kids with different needs (mostly ND) is rising & the current system is already failing 1000's kids, so I have no confidence the 1000's extra ND friendly spaces needed are ever going to materialize.

9/
And so my son feels othered + stupid + not good enough (his words) because his neurodiversity forces him to stand out + fail *by the school metrics*.

The impact on his self esteem is massive + has knock on effects on other services NOW + IN FUTURE e.g. mental health + disability.

8/x
There's so much that adds up + it's different for every kid.

Please do add more examples here if you want 👇

7/x
- Toilets. He has written off secondary school after seeing the state of the boys toilets on a day visit. He simply won't be able to access toilets (primary school has been just about ok).

- Catholicism. Opted out ND kids are wholly failed (a thread for another day!)

6/x
- His v.literal, black/white way of understanding can leave him confused by broad statements which he needs to explore to figure out (which isn't feasible in large classes)

- IF he gets through a full day, he simply can't carry on at home and do HOMEWORK. It needs to go in the 🗑️ as a concept.

5/x
- He can't follow directions given from the top of the class to a large group

- He is distracted by everything around him from the posters on walls to his friends getting on w/their work

- He struggles with handwriting + presentation (neatness in copies) but is a PRO on a computer. Way ahead.

4/x
My autistic ADHDer is smart as a button in many areas but simply unable to access learning in his school.

He has missed 68% of school so far this year (6th class).

When he does go in, he hates it + DOES. NOT. LEARN.

- The day is too long.

- He can't sit still (even w/movement breaks).

3/x
A FULL SHAKE UP of how all our kids are taught is needed. Many, *not all*, autistic/ND kids are being disabled BY a school environment that can't be just tweaked to become accessible to them. Whereas a new approach to learning, designed with kids of all neurotypes, COULD work for way more.

2/x
That's a heck of a lot of words to use to avoid calling McGregor a rapist.

#McGregor #NikitaHand
A jury in Ireland decided Friday that UFC star Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in Dublin in 2018 and must pay nearly $260,000 in damages in a civil case.
Conor McGregor loses civil sexual assault case, latest in string of incidents
Conor McGregor, the former two-division UFC champion, hasn’t fought in four years.
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Remind me - was it Elon Musk who pondered whether Conor McGregor should run for Irish President???

At least in Ireland, we don't vote in adjudicated rapists to such roles.
Breaking news
And just to be clear, you do not need to dress up the word rapist. "Conor McGregor is a rapist" works just fine.
Excellent point👌

He may not be a convicted rapist but he is now an adjudicated rapist.
Glad that anyone who might have been nervous of refering to confirmed rapist Conor McGregor as a rapist due to Ireland's ridiculous defamation laws can now do so with confidence
This is a win for Nikita and all sexual violence survivors . But Nikita should never have had to go through all this to get this partial justice (partial since CMcG is not facing criminal penalties).

And he may still appeal and drag her through more.

We need systemic change in our justice system.
Nikita Hand has been awarded nearly €250,000 in damages after the High Court jury found that she was raped by Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. Here is the background to the civil case.
Background: Nikita Hand's case against Conor McGregor
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Oh I like this nugget of wisdom 👇
With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.

At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.