Public hospital facilities should be for publicly provided maternity care No ifs or buts Yet in all the drama this week, we’re seeing no discussion about what real “choice” is And how maternity services are not properly resourced www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...

This has taken many years to achieve. Huge credit to SIPTU & to Unite for this breakthrough No paramedic wanted to go on strike but it proved crucial in getting the necessary outcome. @siptu.bsky.social SIPTU outlines 'major breakthrough' in ambulance dispute www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

What is the world coming to? Gerard Hutch wants to turn us into a police state and bring back internment And Ray McAdam is trying convince us he secured something new that actually got planning permission two years ago Less of the bravado please and more honesty in Irish politics

Lads where are your manners? First up: John Stephen’s posterers turn Ruth’s around Then Ray McAdam’s gang come and obnoxiously shove the other two up the pole. Not cool. @fiannafailparty.bsky.social @finegael.bsky.social

The Tolka Valley Dawn Chorus takes place again this year. Meet 5am on Sunday 3rd May at the pitch and putt course on the Ballyboggan Rd that runs alongside a Tolka Valley Park. We’ll have tea/coffee at the end of the walk near the ponds. Photos from last year 👇 @tolkabranchbwi.bsky.social

Taoiseach’s innuendo about homelessness in Dublin is outrageous. On Monday, I met the wife of a non Irish born Dublin Bus driver-they live with their kids in homeless accommodation on Gardiner St I met a non Irish born customs officer facing homelessness These are real people with real jobs

Hello @rte.ie We’ve had a week now of the new jingles and the jury here of my 11,9 and 6 year olds strongly recommend that you send the @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social and @johncreedon.bsky.social music to the news or to Oliver Callan @rteradio1.bsky.social And we want the old jingles back!

Dear god This was the same Minister who wanted to punish ALL LoI clubs because of bad behaviour in one match And then questioned the independence of national broadcaster because he didn’t like the coverage Less petulance & more hard work Minister O’ Donavan www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Package to buy off sectoral interests sees little comfort for working people – @gednashtd.bsky.social “Where is the targeted energy supports for working families? Where is the renewed mandate to work from home to help manage commuting costs? labour.ie/news/2026/04...

I cycled through town this morning & spoke to protesters There are fellas there with genuine concerns But there are also lads with other agendas, intent on making trouble, one started shouting Labour scum before I even opened my mouth! Reality -lots of people are badly affected by fuel crisis

This is incredibly disappointing. Government need to make clear that there will be someone with firm hold of the reins on this vitally important project. Sean Sweeney did immense work to drive Metrolink on but it must not stall now www.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

My heart goes out to the family of the young man who died on O’ Connell St This is a deeply distressing tragedy involving a cement truck & escooter Something like this sends a shiver down the spine of many of us who cycle & scoot every day Solidarity to the Gardaí & everyone else who responded

This has descended into a farce. On March 13th BAM told the Minister April 30th was the date for substantial completion of new National children’s hospital Then six working days later, they say it’s not And the State has been rendered powerless to act. It is outrageous www.rte.ie/news/health/...

Yet another death. It’s soul destroying to think a life may have been saved if there was earlier intervention. My heartfelt sympathies to the Maher family. Chloe’s family deserve answers. Families who are on the waiting list for scoliosis surgery deserve answers.

Once again @johncreedon.bsky.social reminds us what a national treasure he is. Thank you for the gorgeous programme remembering the legend that was Dolores Keane. Her raw lilt was magnetic. A huge loss to music in Ireland. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

This is our world today👇 Solidarity Cllr John Maher The AI generated lies are despicable - this is what public reps trying to do good are up against. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

This is a nightmare for Connaught street and Phibsborough This is what a deeply flawed dysfunctional approach by local gov to dereliction looks like Well over two decades of vacancy and 17 years since these houses first went on the derelict site register They can’t be just left there to crumble

Good to see Gov finally concede their relocation policy was a real obstacle to the Rotunda’s plans They could have avoided the mess by listening to the hospital last year I raised all of this with the Taoiseach @ 3:30pm today! 🤞Rotunda’s plan now go smoothly www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...

This is crazy- there’s a cut to HSE capital plan this year Rising population, more complexity of care & yet less money going into hospital beds, equipment and IT Dept of Health’s own bed plan says it needs to build 2,900 by 2031 But plans only 143 new beds this year 🙄 labour.ie/news/2026/02...

Join on International Women's Day and take a stand for the future of maternity care ♀️✊🏻 The future of the Rotunda belongs in the North Inner City. The refusal of the critical care wing is an enormous setback & must go ahead. The world's oldest maternity hospital must remain in the heart of Dublin.

Huge credit to Gavin Godfrey speaking so powerfully today about his CAMHS North Kerry experience on @rteradio1.bsky.social with Cormac HEadhra. If there is a State apology, it has to mean something Review started in 2022 yet there’s still no full time perm psychiatrist on the ground in North Kerry

“She lost everything” Harrowing listening to @paschalsheehy.bsky.social interview with Mary on how her daughter lost the most precious years of her life to mistreatment by CAMHS North Kerry. On the other hand, I have GP’s telling me they won’t refer to CAMHS such is the waiting list black hole

Very disappointed to see the Rotunda refused planning permission for its critical care wing Dublin City needs to protect our great Georgian architecture AND provide much needed services Important to say the Hospital was there first in what is now Parnell square before the houses were ever built!

📻️ Labour's health spokesperson @mariesherlock.bsky.social will join Drivetime this evening on the latest revelations about Children's Health Ireland. 🕔️ Tune into RTÉ Radio One from 5pm.

Exporting our most vulnerable to UK & condemning mentally ill people to remand prison is unconscionable It is a state scandal & literally a matter of life or death Minister for Health needs to come to Dáil tmrw to set out immediate changes Huge credit to Conor Ryan & @rteprimetime.bsky.social

Alarming figures released to me about wait lists in critical children's developmental services. Weeks and months matter in a child's life and yet we have tens of thousands of children being failed here. It is critical now that we ramp up training places and create additional assistant grades 👇

Make social media platforms criminally accountable for sex abuse images that they allow to be posted. Please support Labour’s bill Sign below 👇

I want to express my deepest condolences to the family of the individual who passed away this afternoon in this tragic incident on North Earl Street this afternoon. My thoughts are with those who were injured in this awful incident and express my sincere wishes for their recovery.

We are hearing of a devastating incident involving a bus and pedestrians on North Earl street. Thinking of all those caught up in this and all those waiting for anxious news of their loved ones. Solidarity to @dubfirebrigade.bsky.social and Gardaí attending to the incident.

You couldn’t make this up To become trainee Garda you need to do a beep test &run an obstacle course But no background check on suitability to police our country? What if someone fails the vetting?huge waste of public money jrnl.ie/6940130

Scramblers and E-Scooters: Labour's Marie Sherlock says the Government has dragged its heels on this issue for too long, leaving Gardaí without the tools they need to tackle it. jrnl.ie/6940044

This is the nightmare we have all been fearing and waiting for. My heart goes out to the family and friends of Grace Lynch on their devastating loss. For years now, almost every meeting with Gardaí involves the lawlessness on our roads with scramblers and scooters www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...

These CHI failures in HR and IT are shockingly basic 👇 And yet we expect that within 12 months, CHI can merge and move 4000 staff into a new building and make dramatic move from paper to electronic records. Very serious concerns here www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...

HSE inconsistency here 🤔 Master of Rotunda on RTÉ today -she hasn’t signed up to public only consultant contract (all private activity was supposed to end by 2025) Yet HSE is going after 4 hospitals (St Johns, National Orthopaedic, Royal Donnybrook & Peamount) because CEO pay above agreed levels

via @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @mariesherlock.bsky.social asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism & Employment his plans for a policy of leave for those who experience early #PregnancyLoss Response: www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/q... #PLRG_PLACESproject #Workplace

This is shocking loose, crude talk - something we expect the judiciary to be above I’m gutted for all cyclists out there-we need more cycling for a safer calmer faster moving city Judge O’ Donohoe should retract If not, I think the Judicial Council must intervene www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

This budget has failed to prioritise people with disabilities, childcare, the thousands of children who are homeless, and the hundreds of thousands of people on hospital waiting lists. 📺 I will deliver our #Budget2026 response with Ged Nash shortly 👇 oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

What is happening in the Arts? Great that the Basic income will be retained and expanded. But who is losing out? There is a cut to current funding to arts and culture spending. This is real backward step. #budget2026

📣 Childcare! Remember all those election promises! None here today. More places ❌ Fees to reduce to €200 per month ❌ And the “Building Blocks” scheme to create more places- not a single € paid out. It was supposed to be done last March. Will be lucky to have it next September. #budget2026

Spot on👇 There are small few stations who are trying- RTÉ, Cork’s Red fm, Midwest But they are far too many who don’t Working with the brilliant Linda Coogan Byrne of WhyNotHer we produced legislation in 2022 to ensure gender diversity in broadcasting. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

State spends €36m on brand new 100 bed building But no money to open almost half the beds🙄 128 homeless persons died in 2021- vast majority had substance abuse history. Most of the deaths- preventable. I raised it in Dáil on Wed. This saves lives👇 jrnl.ie/6713347

We just don’t join the dots here in this country 📍25% delay visiting GP cause of costs 📍GP shortages mean some can’t get GP,others wait ages for appointment And then INMO trolley figures today showed worst Feb on record..since 2004 We need more 🛌 &more👩‍⚕️ but lack of primary care is also reason

Meta is playing with people’s lives and democracy here. For years, they argued content moderators were the great defence against the worst impacts of their recommender systems. This sets Meta on collision course with EU’s digital services act. ' jrnl.ie/6587323

Theirs was a fight for over 25 years for the thousands of young women wronged in our country. Very sad that Rosie McKinney has left our world and our hearts go out to her daughter, our beloved Mags. She was indomitable in spirit right to the end. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

In an Ireland of surpluses in the public finances, this is our heartbreaking reality 👇 It’s shocking But we shouldn’t be shocked. So many struggling in silence out there. Huge credit to Capuchins and others for giving people some dignity. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...