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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · 23h

As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, here is a look at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measure

'Don't collect multiples' - climate cost of reusable cups

As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, Róisín Cullen looks at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measu...

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · 7d

The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza

Dáil hears call for review of free HRT scheme

The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · 9d

"I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Call over menopause drug for cancer survivors

"I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Aug 23

A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience

Watch: Video diary of endometriosis treatment abroad

A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Aug 19

A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year

LC student shares advice after 'most difficult year'

A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Jul 17

Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic

Native American nations gift rug for support during Covid

Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Jul 17

We asked people in Dublin’s city centre if they know our national anthem, where they learned it and if they think it should be a mandatory to teach it in schools

Watch: Should the national anthem be mandatory in school?

Sinn Féin's Conor D McGuinness has called for the national anthem to be included on the school curriculum.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish

Minister asked to consider mandatory Gaeltacht courses

The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Jul 15

Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis

Sinn Féin calls on Govt to improve endometriosis care

Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Jun 18

There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft"

Call for more thatching courses to save 'unique' craft

There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft".

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Apr 28

Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party

Watch: Irish in Canada urged to give blood after attack

Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Apr 14

An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager"

'No other option' but to travel abroad over endometriosis

An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager".

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Mar 30

It will be the “end of an era” in Tullow, Co Carlow on Tuesday when a local shop that has served the community for 100 years will close its doors for the final time. I loved working on this story close to home

'End of an era' - Carlow shop closes after a century

Cards and flowers sit on now empty shelves in a drapery shop in Co Carlow that has served its community for 100 years.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Mar 18

"Even under those conditions, we still found it in our hearts to send money to people who were suffering, because we understood what it was like to suffer."

Indigenous Canadian famine aid 'hidden in plain sight'

Donations to Irish people from indigenous communities in Canada during the Great Famine - valued at around €12,000 today - have been "hidden in plain sight", a professor has said.

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Róisín Cullen @cullenroisin.bsky.social · Mar 15

The Ireland-Israel Alliance has described as shocking an incident in which a businessman who was visiting Dublin from Tel Aviv said he was spat at while dining with a colleague and verbally abused by a group