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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · 11d

"The NFL does not simply “play games”. It orchestrates rituals of obedience. In the US, as American sportswriter Dave Zirin points out, every Sunday is theatre: military flyovers, troops saluted, anthems sung with compulsory reverence"

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 11d

Colin Sheridan: NFL is spectacle, invasion, conquest — and has no place in Croke Park

As the NFL arrives in Dublin, Croke Park faces a deeper question: is Ireland selling identity for spectacle and profit?

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · 20d

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 21d

Disney learned nothing from Andor.

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · 22d

“If a woman in a violent and abusive situation has no safe and long-term housing option, she is not only a victim of gender-based violence but also a victim of a failed housing system," National Women’s Council director Orla O’Connor said.

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 22d

Housing crisis fuelling violence against women, conference to hear

A conference will hear how the housing crisis is trapping women in abusive relationships and fuelling gender-based violence

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · 23d

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 23d

❗ Call for Best Practice Models of Care in Migrant Health!

#ECDC is commissioning the collection of innovative models of care that improve 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, and 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 for migrants in Europe affected by 𝗛𝗜𝗩, 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀, 𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 (TB), and STIs.

#IDsky #EpiSky

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · 24d

Obviously! 🙄

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · 27d

se her @sofiehagen.bsky.social!

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Department of Health - Ireland @roinnslainte.bsky.social · 27d

Have your say!
To find out more or to make a submission, visit www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Sep 9

Shameful continuous growth in homelessness year after year - when will government do something more?

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Sep 9

The founder of the Focus Ireland has said the homelessness crisis has now deepened to an unprecedented level

Homelessness reaches unprecedented level - Sr Stan

The founder of the Focus Ireland has said the homelessness crisis has now deepened to an unprecedented level.

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Sep 9

I've never noticed ads in academic journals before. That seems completely inappropriate?!

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Sep 9

Wow - stark numbers! We have to do better

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Sep 9

One in five children lives in poverty when housing costs factored in, ESRI finds

Official poverty measures do not account for accommodation, research body notes

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Charlie Weston @charlieweston.bsky.social · Sep 9

Childhood poverty rates in Ireland now similar to recession-era levels, says ESRI report
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Childhood poverty rates in Ireland now similar to recession-era levels, says ESRI report

More than 225,000 children are living in poverty when housing costs are accounted for, similar to the levels of child poverty seen during the financial crisis, new research has shown.

m.independent.ie

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Sep 7

Oof!

Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sure men are of course THE experts on women's bodies 🤣😵‍💫

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Why do obstetrical terms all sound like they were invented by an alien who had just arrived on earth?!

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Aug 4

It's so good, isn't it?!

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Let this message spread far and wide!

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Kneecap, Irishness and Palestine: a cultural analysis

YouTube video by Meditations for the anxious mind

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Jul 30

There is "not a shred of evidence" that aid in Gaza is being withheld by Hamas, according to Executive Director at UNICEF Ireland Peter Power

'Not a shred of evidence' Hamas withholding aid - UNICEF

There is "not a shred of evidence" that aid in Gaza is being withheld by Hamas, according to Executive Director at UNICEF Ireland Peter Power.

www.rte.ie

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thrilled to share this new #RealistReview just published in @thelancetph.bsky.social! Lead author is the excellent Dr Luke Johnson 👏 Was a pleasure to work with him and the team, especially Dr Sophie Gaber 🎉

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@tcddublin.bsky.social

Screenshot of title and list of authors of the paper

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Jun 19

👏that's fab James! Well done 👍

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · May 29

Really interesting episode - master class from Prof Sara Burke in Irish health policy 👏

Health Research Board @hrbireland.bsky.social · May 28

🎙️ The first episode of The Health Research Podcast w/
@claireoconnell is live! Tune in as Pete Lunn, ESRI and Sara Burke, Trinity College Dublin discuss communicating to influence policy & behaviour.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=HPxW...
Listen: spreaker.com/podcast/the-...
#evidenceforpolicy

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Health Research Board @hrbireland.bsky.social · May 28

🎙️ The first episode of The Health Research Podcast w/
@claireoconnell is live! Tune in as Pete Lunn, ESRI and Sara Burke, Trinity College Dublin discuss communicating to influence policy & behaviour.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=HPxW...
Listen: spreaker.com/podcast/the-...
#evidenceforpolicy

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · Apr 3

British Rabbis who have recently visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories with Yachad have released a statement regarding the increasing violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. @jewishnews.bsky.social

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Rikke Siersbæk @rikkes.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Frontline19 @frontline19.bsky.social · Apr 28

On this #WorkersMemorialDay we remember all healthcare staff who lost their lives working in the pandemic.

We owe them a debt too big to repay.

We were set up originally to support staff in the pandemic and we continue to help them with the after effects of this deeply traumatic time.

#IWMD2025

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