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Gillian Kearns 🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇪
@jonkskearns.bsky.social
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Multiply ND (Autistic, ADHD, Dyspraxic) Agender (she/they), co-founder of NeuroPride Ireland and Board Secretary of Disabled Women Ireland "nothing about us, without us"
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A Miggedly anecdote from my sibling's wedding celebration, they'd worked on his 2nd campaign so we included a little Micheal D as part of the cake (along with other key figures). Alice-Mary Higgins was at the party & took photos, so hopefully he got to see it.
#Speirghorm #MichealD #PresIre
Two cakes with various fondant characters (Micheal D. Higgins; Dr Who Tardis; Link from Zelda; drumkit; Lego head; Tá badge from repeal; woodland creatures)
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
jonkskearns.bsky.social
Some arty exploits for this Samháin/Halloween at my house.

#Spéirghorm #Hallowe'en
Four carved pumpkins - a fox, Sally from Nightmare before Christmas, the Mandalorian and a creepy face Hand decorated mask of Laughing Jack
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Got away with a cheeky bit of commentary while voting #Áras25 #Spéirghorm
Close up photo of a badge in the shape of a lighter aflame with the text 'Burn It All' on a palm Previous lighter badge on the lapel of a black coat along with a badge of a cloud puking a rainbow
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
jonkskearns.bsky.social
Lots of events at Neuroconvergence for families and the young at heart (where I'll be spending most of my time) - there's bouncy castles, art, writing workshop, DJ, circus performances, sensory spaces & a comedy show mc'd by @ianlynamcomedian.bsky.social

#Spéirgorm #Neurodivergent
collage of various acts from Neuroconvergence from top left, fighting words, comedians listed above, Sorcha from breathwork session, performers from walkabout circus, senco bus, Inside Out poster, DJ Silt - all around a graphic which has details of event. Text reads "Happenings presents Neuroconvergence - community gatherings led by Neurodivergent... 18th October 2025, 2-6pm UCD Student Centre. ReThink Ireland, Dept Social Innovation Fund, UCD logo, Dlr county council"]
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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busy weekend - Saturday will be helping out with Neuroconvergence - free, ND led, full day of events in UCD 2-6pm. Also hosting a lightning talk event during the day. 1 of my favourite events for @neuroprideireland.bsky.social - more details here: www.neuroconvergence.ie/lightning-ta... #Spéirgorm
Yellow graphic about Lightning Talks event. Text reads "Neuroconvergence presents Lightning Talks with NeuroPride Ireland (purple logo) Saturday, 18th Oct 2025 2 10 - 3.20pm UCD Student Centre
October 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
jonkskearns.bsky.social
Took youngest to a meet and greet with Catherine Connolly today in Waterford.
Their convo -
CC: have you anything you want to ask me?

Child: do you think you're going to get elected and also Milo says hi

CC: I hope so and who's Milo?

Catherine doesn't know who Milo is #SmearTheBejaysis
Picture of a small white child with dark hair in a bun, wearing a furry cardigan shaking the hand of presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly, an older white woman with grey short hair, wearing a beige jacket. Both look happy to meet each other.
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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*not scrapping. And this is the text I'm referring to. Not the only concerns with the strategy. No mention of gender based violence, or Disabled people who are parents despite these areas being highlighted as concerns by DWI
Text from newly launched Disability Strategy 'Protection) 6.2 Reform the Disability Allowance Payment and remove anomalies in the means test. (Department of Social Protection)'
September 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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My favourite of all the meet ups - It's the return of our non-traditional book club as part of the NeuroPride festival
Time: 7-8pm (UTC+1)
Day: Friday, 8th August
Audience: Neurodivergent & questioning
Talk about anything book related - no set books here (perfect for demand avoidant ND folks)
purple NeuroPride graphic with rainbow infinity symbols, text reads 'community book club'
August 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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You can now register for the NeuroPride Festival 2025 Zoom events on our Eventbrite!
www.eventbrite.ie/o/neuro-prid...
The events are completely free, this just allows us to share the zoom. We can't wait to see you all there this weekend! ✨♾️

#neuropride2025 #speirgorm
Pink and purple graphic with white text that reads "You can now register for NeuroPride Fest 2025 Event Zooms on our Eventbrite (link in bio). There is a light yellow diagonal strip on the bottom right corner that says "See you this weekend". There are rainbow infinity symbols in the top right and bottom left corners and a small excited yellow jumping bean in the top left corner.
August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Our focus for this year's NeuroPride festival is on connection & community so we're beginning with our crafting meet up.
A little more info on the Crafting Hangout on Friday.

* Time: 5.30-6:30 PM (UTC+1)
* Day: Friday, 8 Aug
* Audience: ND+ Questioning
* Host: Aodh
[ID - graphic on NeuroPride purple background with rainbow infinity symbols, text reads 'Crafting Hangout']
August 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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@neuroprideireland.bsky.social festival
*Soapbox & Lightning talks
Time: 5.30-6.30pm (soapbox) & 6.30-7.30pm (lightning talks) (UTC+1)
*Day: Saturday, 9 Aug
*Audience: Neurodivergent + Questioning

Have you got a topic you passionately want to share, please get in touch
#Neurodivergent #Speirgorm
Graphic on purple background with rainbow infinity symbols in alternate corners. Text reads 'lightning talks'
August 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Lost the password to the @neuroprideireland.bsky.social acc. Our annual NeuroPride festival is happening this weekend (8&9) - 2 days of free online events aimed at building community & holding space after a particularly difficult year

Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ie/o/neuro-prid...
#Speirgorm #ND
Graphic with details of online events - text reads 'NeuroPride Ireland festival, zoom events 2025. Friday 8th Aug crafting hangout 5.30-6.30pm; community book club 7-8pm; self care community space 8.30-9.30pm. Saturday 9th Aug games session 3-4.30pm; lightning talks 5.30-7.30pm; LGBTIA+ hangout 8.30-10pm; Neurodivergent parents 8.30-10pm'
August 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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A lovely message from Miggedly for Cork Pride - it's been a very tough year for LGBTIA+ people, particularly Trans, Non-binary and Intersex folk. Messages of support and acknowledgement of this mean a lot.

[ID: screenshot of message from Michael D. Higgins for Cork Pride. Alt text provided]
As Cork Pride celebrates this year's theme of 'A Fearless like the Quay Co Op, founded in 1982, which became a vita Future, we are reminded of the courage and vision of places space for activism, solidarity, and the oursult of equality when such efforts required great bravery. May I wish all those marking Price 2025 the very best as you celebrate and embrace this remarkabige festival of equality, respect, and love May this Pride be a time of joy, of solidarity, and of renewed just and inclusive a future defined by equality ane hope as we work to craft a future together that is peaceful, participation of all citizens across the world in all their wonderful diversity. Trásnáím libh is gach beannacht álainn đó nó toch chai
August 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Big thanks @mams4transrights.bsky.social for my non-binary version of the T-shirt - really appreciated and very comfortable 😊 #DublinPride #TransRights #Speirgorm
Close up of black T-shirt on a white person (face out of frame) with text in Trans colours reading 'Baddies for Trans Rights'
June 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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A little update on the rubble infested garden. Work has had to come to an abrupt stop for reasons that will shake the paleontology world, not just nationally, but worldwide. Groundbreaking discovery. 1/2

#Speirgorm #IrishHistory #Dinosaur
ID: photo of a gloved hand with a small triceratops in it; the tiny nature of this might explain the lack of dinosaur bones discovered in Ireland so far *may in fact be a toy but until we get the experts in we'll never know
May 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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This time it's the video, not just a still photo 🙈
May 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Sorry just shared the still photo in the last skeet
May 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Our rescued frogspawn turned into healthy tadpoles in our bathtub pond. My in-laws were filling in their pond so we tried to save as many as we could. We've planted pond plants and have special tadpole food & send to be working (water a bit green due to sun, will be clearing it later) #Spéirghorm
Video of a bathtub with lots of large tadpoles feeding on some tadpole food ina frenzied way - they're just about to get legs and lose their tails
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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@nemkearns.bsky.social knocking it out of the park at the Ausome Conference on the topic of 'Exploring mental health & LGBTQ+ Neurodivergent Folx'
A white person wearing deal clothes, using a stick behind a podium in front of a large screen with text 'Autistic LGBTQ+ mental health'
April 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
jonkskearns.bsky.social
Strange, she wasn't saying that when she was getting a free dinner at an 'autism friendly' event in Waterford. Doesn't seem a particularly friendly view 🙄
Four people posing in front of an 'autism friendly Waterford ' banner at an event, including mayor of Waterford, Minister Mary Butler & Adam Harris of AsIAm
April 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Even the sky is celebrating #TransDayOfVisibility
#Speirgorm
Blue sky over a terrace house at sunset with fluffy clouds tinged with pink Sky at sunset over the roofs of houses with clouds tinged with pink
March 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Ok so everybody was sharing photos of flowers, chocolates, homemade cards for today but did any of them find a really good stick?!?! I think not.

#Speirgorm
White person wearing jeans and a woolen jumper and a huge smile holding a gigantic stick - at least 15 foot high, no exaggeration in front of a mountain in the background
March 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Pay particular attention to the language "primary prevention of Autism Spectrum Disorders" - we're not disordered & we don't need to be prevented. This is eugenics.

@icarszoey.bsky.social @kieranrose.bsky.social

I've put the alt text on the image a screenshot of the aims of the GEMMA project
6:49 N اس J prevention of Autism Spectr) Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project GEMMA has received funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme under Grant Agreement No 825033. GEMMA aims to employ an integrated multi-omic systems biology approach to identify biomarkers for personalized treatment and primary prevention of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The project plan will consist on recruiting 600 infants at risk of autism and analyze, at multi-omics level, their biological samples over a 36 month period along the project's 5-years-period, followed by an interventional arm to manipulate the gut microbiome in order to mitigate infiammation both at the gastrointestinal level and in the brain of children that will develop ASD during the study. It has been widely demonstrated that ASD is not a single disorder, but a
February 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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happy to see our local 'gingerbread house' full of lights back in full splendour - a tradition that my children love, what a lovely thing for this person to do
#SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

VD: (tw flashing lights) urban house (Waterford) absolutely covered in a wide array of sparkling, flashy lights
December 21, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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Nope, you're meant to be in the press (you'll have to zoom in to spot it in the image) youtu.be/B4O-nOI-6Qg?...

ID: screenshot of blackboard from Derry Girls showing differences between Catholics and Protestants
On Friday! DIFFERENCES stants think PROTESTANTS SAY AN EXTRA BIT THE END OF OUR FATHER ANO HOLY SHOPS! all Protestants keep toasters in cupboards - Pilgrimages British vs. Irish, Richer, Protestants Like to March Sunday School, Catholics Love JFK. St Patrick's day Vs 12 July, more freckles, Abba Catholics love Statues Protestants Love Flutes Catholics like to Walk Catholics watch RTE, Protestants love gardening, Catholics obsessed with Saints Catholics Love Bingo Catholics must obey the Pope protestants LOVE ACCORDION Protestants Love the Queen ads + orange stuff Protestants have horses + wear gilets Holy water (Catholics) Protestants Love gardening GAA VS football Catholics have fancy Cathedrals protestants Love brooches Camogie v hockey Protestants think Catholics keep coal in the bath Catholic, Guilt confession Protestants can't have fun on Sunday PROTESTANTS CANT SPELL IRISH NAMES Angelus, paint Murals Protestants can't Pronounce Irish names, King Billy, Protestants think nuns having boys names is weird
December 1, 2024 at 8:28 PM