Mother, lawyer, disability and mental health advocate.
Cork, Ireland
Joined January 2024
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More and more we're seeing rushed decisions and errors being made. This is only going to get worse as time goes on.
A man who was deported from Ireland to Nigeria earlier this summer has been granted leave to return to Ireland to look again for international protection, effectively overturning his deportation order
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This is so tragic. How can kids be still waiting for treatment so many years later.
Harvey was definitely unique. But what isn't unique is the way he and other children and people with disabilities are being failed. It is up to us to stop it. When we say #JusticeForHarvey it means Disability Justice. It's time for Change. #HarrisResign
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The Irish State is now #deporting people to the #DRCongo, a conflict zone with massive human rights violations. We have lost our humanity while pandering to the far right. @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD
Over 60,000 people have fled to Uganda since January, escaping violence in the DRC and beyond.
I've allocated $2.5 million from @UNCERF to provide urgent, life-saving aid: clean water, food, healthcare & protection for around 42,000 of those in desperate need.
Ah yes, expressing grave concern has always been a hugely effective mechanism to stop occupation and genocide. God forbid we could actually take some real political action...
Ireland among six countries expressing ‘grave concern’ over Israeli plans to occupy Gaza irishtimes.com/world/middle-…
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RTE news : Criticism over lack of gender balance in new Cabinet
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Imagine running your home the way our government runs the country? If you had a sick child and decided to buy a car rather than pay for medical treatment, you would be accused of neglect. Yet our government prioritizes unnecessary and decorative expenditure.
We need to support #carers in Ireland. The #SocialDemocrats are committed to abolishing means testing for carers and increasing their payment. Carers fulfill a vital role in society and havent been given the respect and appreciation they deserve.
#GeneralElectionNow
We had a fantastic night at the @CottonBallBrew last night where we raised over €700 for Cork Penny Dinners. Thanks to Ronan our quiz master and to everyone who came and the staff at the Cotton Ball for a brilliant night!
CSO statistics show that there are 17,000 vacant homes across Cork city and county. 1 in 3 of these has been vacant for at least 7 years. This means there are 30 vacant homes for every adult in emergency accommodation in Cork City. This cannot continue when we have a #HousingCrisis. We need a vacancy tax with teeth to tackle this issue and proper enforcement of dereliction orders #GE24 echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41…
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Wow this is exceptionally ridiculous. @FineGael do better.
@SimonHarrisTD @FineGael Who in God's name thought it was appropriate to state that ye would introduce supports for "Exceptionally Able Students" whilst only consider reviewing extra time for State Examinations for Students with Disabilities
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We had a fantastic night at #corkmas on McCurtain Street. Congratulations to the performers put on an amazing show!
Amazing spectacle at the Corkmas Parade. Cork is shining brightly tonight as the Christmas Lights are turned on.
#CorkmasInCork @corkcitycouncil
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This situation cannot continue. People cannot afford to live in this country. The average cost of rent is now €2,000 per month which is 43% more than in 2019. Our wages have not increased by that amount so it is completely untenable.
Average cost of renting home is almost €2,000 a month – 43pc more than before pandemic buff.ly/3AIelMX
It's very unfair to say that #michaeloleary's comments suggest that Fine Gael has no respect for teachers. Their disdain extends to all public servants.
#rtenews
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has reiterated his belief that there are a lot of teachers in the Dáil and that better diversity and more business people are needed #Election24 rte.ie/news/politics/2024/11…
The Glen in Cork has a fantastic community but has been left behind. Much of the Social housing there is falling apart and urgent investment is needed to bring it up to standard. I've been fighting for housing rights for years and I'm looking for your #1 on the 29th of November.
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The Family Courts Act is a welcome development. There are huge delays in the system and the courts can be a daunting place for families. Going forward family Law will be dealt with in their own courts where judges will receive specialist training. gov.ie/en/press-release/2c31…
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Restaurants have begged the government for help. We've lost #PerryStreet and Lennox's in the past month in Cork. The city is full of empty retail units and unless we support small, local businesses we'll be left with a handful of high street stores and not much else.
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An absolute disgrace that with a surplus of 23 billion Euro that these children are still waiting for treatment.
How can this still be the case? We need a government who will put those who are suffering at the front of the queue.
A gentle reminder - “by the end of this year (2017) no child will wait longer for a scoliosis procedure than 4 months”. Aug 2018 and children continue to languish on lists. Do you still feel ashamed @SimonHarrisTD ?
Enacting the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill would show that Ireland will not stand by in the face of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Do we really want to trade with settlers and a country responsible for killing over 43,000 people including 16,000 children?
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RTE news : Social Democrats propose monthly cap on childcare fees
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