Gillian Kearns 🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇪

Really great event to be a part of and lucky to count Alice as a friend.

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A beige textured background with an Execerpt from Breaking Silence by Alice Doyle written in Black text. It says “Let us share our lived experiences, name the obstacles we meet, the systemic barriers, the infringements on our liberty, the fences we must climb or tear down just to be. Let us name the everyday invisible sufferings, the tasks that challenge us, the barriers that fence us out of employment and of full participation in life. Let us name the words that harm us, gaslight us and reduce our beings to depersonalised, voiceless statistics.”

This #IWD2026, the theme is “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.”

Today we are sharing “Breaking Silence,” a powerful poem by Alice Doyle, written during our October workshop Disabled Women & Poverty: The Cost of Exclusion.

Welcome to SeanadVoter.ie. You can use this portal to apply to be entered on the Register of Electors for the Seanad Éireann Higher Education constituency. You are eligible to register as an elector if you: Are a citizen of Ireland AND Are 18 years of age or older AND Hold a degree from a designated institution The deadline for applications for the 2026 Register is 26 February 2026. The 2026 Register of Electors will be published on 1 June 2026.

Last day to register for the Seanad, if you aren't on the list already. There's some feckers in there that desperately need voting out.

www.seanadvoter.ie

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Accessibility guide and info here (will be updated for March event)https://www.neuroconvergence.ie/neuroconvene-24th-jan-2026-access-guide

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Select tickets – Neuroconvergence Festival UCD - Chapter 4 - A National Celebration of Neurodiversity – UCD Student Centre, Stillorgan Rd, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4 Neuroconvergence Festival UCD - Chapter 4 - A National Celebration of Neurodiversity – UCD Student Centre, Stillorgan Rd, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, Sat 7 Mar 2026 - Neuroconvergence Festival UCD - Chapter...

#Speirghorm #Neurodivergent tickets here www.tickettailor.com/events/happe...

Graphic showing performers for Neuro convergence event. Alt Text: (HAPPENINGS PRESENTS NEUROCONVERGENCE Rónán Ó Snodaigh Áine Tyrrell Fiachna Ó Braonáin Dani Larkin Myles O'Reilly Sil Cleary Alessandra Azeviche Ali Clarke Tobi Omoteso. Trudie Gorman Dee Roycroft Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan Susan Lynch Dr. Ebun Joseph Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh Unveiled . Senco Ken Kilbride Rosie Bisset Dr. Mary Doherty And so many more... 7th MARCH 2026, 2 - 6PM, UCD STUDENT CENTRE FREE EVENT UCD SUPPORTED BY RETHINK IRELAND dlr Comhairle Contae County Council Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath Dublin City Council WWW.NEUROCONVERGENCE.IE

The 3rd of these Neuroconvergence sessions will be happening on the 7th March in UCD. It's free, but need to sign up, and full of family friendly events ahead over the day 2-6pm. Details: www.neuroconvergence.ie

Sad & disappointed that tonight in Dail Government are voting to kill my Quality in Public Procurement Bill which already passed all stages in Seanad with full cross-party support & backing from from unions, construction industry, RIAI & many more. This is a missed chance to #SpendBetter #speirgorm

Stop the cull of Special Needs Assistants - Protect Ireland’s Most Vulnerable Pupils Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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I have had many failures as a parent but this morning my children ignored my traditional offerings in favour of chocolate spread & marshmallows!!! Pure notions children.

Definitely Abbot, community, Ted lasso and schitts creek. Dinosaur; Leonard and Hungry Paul if he likes quirky, gentle shows; Derry girls and I've heard good things about her next one How to get to heaven from Belfast but haven't watched yet.

FAI Boycott Israel Games! Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree

Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree
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my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

“[The FAI] could show a real bit of balls and refuse to play Israel. They should stand up in my view for the Palestinian state, the Palestinian people and the Palestinian football organisation.” - Brian Kerr, former Republic of Ireland manager

Post a banger that isn't in English: I like this version of one of my favourite songs I learned at school
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#Gaeilge #Spéirghorm #Speirgorm

President Connolly with Greta Thunberg

Ireland: A stunning 71 per cent of respondents favour putting a guarantee about neutrality in the Constitution.

Latest Irish Times poll.

The Gist: UK Labour's FG mastermind The UK Labour Party is being run into the ground, thanks to adopting FG's election tactics. This is the Gist.

This week’s Gist is about how the U.K. Labour Party unknowingly has been blowing itself up by following Morgan McSweeney’s FG electoral instincts.

They don’t know the patterns, but we do.

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-...

We need just 569 more Irish people to sign this official EU citizen initiative to pass our threshold.

If you truly support #JusticeForPalestine and you haven't signed, why not? 🇵🇸🙏

#SpeirGorm #SpeirGhorm #IrishSky #Ireland

European Citizens' Initiative Give your support !

Bridget's Day, Imbolc, first day of spring! 🌱 Am I going to share my crósog bhríde, no.

Am I going to share this petition yet again, because only 8,665 Irish citizens have signed it.

Why haven't you signed it yet? 🇵🇸

eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...

#LaLeBride #BridgetsDay #Speirgorm

Really looking forward to the Queer Vision Film Festival in m conjunction with @prideofthedeise.bsky.social in Waterford this February

www.eventbrite.ie/e/neuro-prid...

I was very flattered to be asked to join Hannah and Jen on their podcast Predictably Good, a podcast about making the world more accessible for Neurodivergent people, recently to talk about @neuroprideireland.bsky.social It is available here: www.predictablygood.com/podcast/epis... #Spéirghorm

NEURO PRIDE IRELAND LIMERICK WINTER PICNIC TOMORROW (Sat 31st at 1PM) VISIT: TINY.CC/npilimerick

@neuroprideireland.bsky.social Limerick meet up tomorrow in the People's Park at 1pm

ND folk & friends, family & support people welcome. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

Details and sign up here:
TINY.CC/npilimerick
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Timeline cleanse: the Muppet Show, but overdubbed as gaeilge (in Irish)

This is the bandstand that the meet up will happen at. A bandstand in a park within some trees, bandstand is at ground level - no step- and has a grey, plain roof. It is set on the grass a short distance from the path.

And the bandstand that the meet up will hopefully take place at - there is a back up plan for an indoor venue if this delightful weather continues that we'll share if needed.

Link to map and details of the People's Park in Limerick www.limerick.ie/discover/eat...

Neuro Pride Winter Picnic in Limerick Join Neuro Pride community members for a casual and cosy wintry gathering at The Bandstand in People's Park (children must be accompanied)

Link to more details and to sign up www.eventbrite.ie/e/neuro-prid...

Alt text for graphic: NPI WINTER PICNIC 1pm Saturday, 31 January 2026 People's Park, Limerick bring hot drinks and snacks for a wintry gathering around the electric campfire light]

Rescheduled @neuroprideireland.bsky.social Winter meet up in Limerick's People's Park - we'll be meeting at one of the bandstands - you can find full details at the link

In case of bad weather we can move to an indoor venue (TBC)
#Neurodivergent #Spéirghorm #Speirgorm

As promised, a step-by-step guide on how to tell your local paper how pissed you are that local TDs failed the disabled community yesterday. 4.45 secs to research, write, and send. I bet you can beat that.
Hold them accountable.

Part 2 and transcript below
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Folks. Please do this NOW. It takes less than two minutes.
Keep it short and sweet. Something to the effect of "Switching to targeted measures leaves disabled people worse off until such measures are introduced. It is only right that we address that deficit with an emergency payment". #spéirgorm 1/2

Sharing again, because we still haven't passed the threshold.
We are at 77%.

This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏

eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public

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#JusticeForPalestine

No way we let Sweden get over the line on this ahead of Ireland.

Tell your friends. This isn’t just any old petition, this mechanism has EU clout.