Mother • Retired Principal • Advocate for educational equity • Sports fan • Dog lover 🐕 • Avid traveller ✈️ • Living beyond cancer with humour & resilience

Divis Mountain, Belfast
Joined November 2012
My brave, funny, loyal, kind , animal loving husband. Our hearts are just broken 💔He spent his life dancing like no one was watching . Ni bheidh a leithéid arís ann x – at Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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2026 All-WNBA First Team 🏀 Caitlin Clark of the @IndianaFever Olivia Miles of the @minnesotalynx Kelsey Mitchell of the @IndianaFever Breanna Stewart of the @nyliberty A'ja Wilson of the @LVAces #WNBASeason30
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The Ladies football team at St Mary’s had a good win last night over the South East Technological University ( Waterford ) at Abbotstown , whilst the Camogie team lost to Trinity College Dublin despite a good performance.
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A patient from Newry having to travel to London for CAR-T treatment when it is available in Dublin makes no sense. Treatment like this is hard enough. Patients need their families close, not hundreds of miles away. We need smarter cross-border healthcare that puts people first.
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Breanna Stewart is putting together one of the single greatest years of basketball ever! ▪️EuroLeague Champion 🏆 ▪️Unrivaled Champion 🏆 ▪️Unrivaled Finals MVP 🏆 ▪️FIBA World Cup Gold Medalist 🥇 ▪️FIBA World Cup MVP 🏆 Is a WNBA Championship/Finals MVP next? 👀
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A nervous couple are waiting to get married when suddenly a guest rises from her seat... 😢
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Breanna Stewart: big time player 🔥 The New York Liberty take Game 1 vs. the 1-seed Minnesota Lynx behind Stewie's monster game 😤
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The people who give a school its heart are often those working behind the scenes. Patricia was one of them. My friend & PA for 8 years, funny, humble & deeply kind, devoted above all to her family and a true beacon of integrated education. She will be so deeply missed.❤️ @IEFNI
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Northern Ireland’s hospices have collectively launched a campaign to highlight their “urgent need” for more funding. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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So emotional & powerful. Jane’s love for her mummy, her influence & the closeness of her family shine through every word. An amazing athlete, but an even more remarkable person. A beautiful reflection on love, loss & finding a way through grief. So proud of you, @janepadams14 ❤️
"I know for a fact she'll be up in heaven going, 'Here look, I died last night and look what my daughter's doing today.'" Antrim GAA legend Jane Adams on battling through grief following the death of her mother, offering an inspiring reflection on inner resilience, and the cathartic power of running during life's hardest moments. Subscribe and download this week's episode of The Monday Club podcast on Spotify and Apple, and watch the full video on The Irish News YouTube channel.
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Which school priority do you lead on, and what have you learnt from trying to improve it? For my forthcoming #GuideToLeadership book, I’m seeking 10 school leaders to interview, each focusing on one of these areas: • Formative assessment • Curriculum planning • Teaching and learning • Teacher wellbeing • Pupil mental health • Behaviour and exclusions • SEND • Technology • Research-informed practice • Teacher professional development You don’t need to have every answer. I’m interested in thoughtful leadership: the decisions you made, the constraints you worked within, what improved and what remains difficult. 🟢 Share your experience through the survey = selected for interview forms.gle/XeCss9A262XrBrfYA Please share this with a colleague whose work deserves a wider audience.
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School absence has increased among young people with socio-emotional difficulties and those who do not like school in the last 10 years, research has shown rte.ie/news/education/2026/0…
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It was a picture perfect trophy lift 🏆 #FIBAWWC
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World Basketball Final 🏆 🇺🇸 USA v France 🇫🇷 Courtside in Berlin with my basketball mentors ❤️🏀
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Retirement has its perks 😂🏀 Berlin with two of my basketball friends and mentors, watching some of the greatest WNBA players in the world. Safe to say I’m not missing work this week! 🇩🇪🏀 @BarneyJBall #FibaworldChampionship
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SEN reform is needed & must be consultative,reflecting all stakeholders. The current model is financially unsustainable & not always best practice.Changes may be politically unpopular,but a fair, effective system based on need, best practice & equity of placement must come first.
The Education Authority used legal powers to place 166 children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in schools which had not agreed to take them. The Irish News understands it is the first time the authority has used its powers to overrule unwilling schools on such a scale. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr4a7z8d
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Who made the top 10 in science, reading and maths, according to #OECDPISA? ▶️ Chinese jurisdictions of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang ▶️ Estonia ▶️ Japan ▶️ Korea ▶️ Macao (China) ▶️ Chinese Taipei ▶️ Singapore ▶️ United Kingdom
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Katie Taylor has opened so many doors for women. An incredible journey, an incredible impact ❤️
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