That's the tree sorted 🎄 #Christmas2025

The past few years have taken me through some of the darkest and brightest moments of my life. I’ve never had this level of stability or happiness before, and I’m genuinely proud of how far I’ve come. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Getting some amount of grey in the aul beard

Good to get the win with the lads today #Rugby

What used to be about survival has transformed into purpose. Every class, every late-night study session, every moment of reflection reminds me why I chose this journey, because hope is real. Recovery is real and sometimes the hardest chapters become the ones we’re most proud of.

That was nice 😋

Grateful beyond words for the life I have today. Sobriety gave me clarity, peace, and a chance to become the person I was always meant to be. Every day I wake up proud of how far I’ve come. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Today marks 800 days sober. To everyone who's been part of this journey, thank you. Your support, kindness, and understanding have made all the difference. And to anyone still fighting the battle, don't give up. The life waiting on the other side is better than you can imagine.

A few years ago I was neutropenic, I had 34% lung function, diagnosed with advanced sarcoidosis, had a stroke and got a cardiac loop monitor placed in my chest. This year I ran the London Marathon, started my 2nd year in college all while maintaining my sobriety 😊 #TherapyWorks

Let’s keep breaking the stigma not just with awareness days, but with empathy in how we treat each other every day. The smallest act of kindness, the gentlest conversation, or the courage to say “I’m not okay” can change a life. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth

Rest in peace Don O'Leary. Through the Cork Life Centre, he gave hope, love, and a future to young people who had been written off by the system. He believed in second chances in people, in life and what’s possible when someone truly cares.

Sobriety gave me back my life. 778 days of feeling, healing, and growing. It hasn’t been easy, but every day sober is a victory. I don’t run from my feelings anymore or numb the pain of my past. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

I can’t quite put into words what it means to see this step finally being taken. After so many years, it feels surreal. Thank you to everyone who has stood with me and with other survivors, believed us, and offered support in the darkest times. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

The dream team 😊 #SocialWorkStudents

2 Years ❤️ #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Two years ago, my hands shook, my past screamed, and my future was a door I couldn't open. I carried the weight of years spent numbing pain stitched into my bones before I knew how to live. But I stood up anyway. One day. Then another. Then hundreds more. #SoberLife

I was raped and sexually abused by a senior member of St John Ambulance. For years, thae system failed us. Now, @ivanabacik & other politicians in Ireland are demanding a public inquiry but we need action, not words. Listen to my interview this morning on @LMFMRADIO shows.acast.com/67c5d757b48a...

It’s the little things and the people around me that keep me smiling. Life’s too short not to celebrate those tiny moments of joy. I'm gonna keep challenging myself going forward to smile more in photos not just for the ‘gram, but because my happiness is worth remembering. 😊 #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

I was groomed, sexually abused and violently raped as a child in St John’s Ambulance Ireland. The man who did it was never charged. We need a full public inquiry no more silence. Thank you @ivanabacik.bsky.social for standing with survivors. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

In 8 days, I'll be 2 years sober 😊 Hard road, but worth every step. Grateful for my amazing friends, therapist, psychologist, RMN & psychiatrist. I could not have done it without them ❤️ #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Busy day but it was good catching up with London friends who came to visit me. Did another interview on the stalled implementation of Judge Shannon’s St John Ambulance recommendations. Working on something that could challenge both the organisation and the State’s inaction. More soon.

Last night tested me in ways I didn’t expect. A wedding. A free bar. I've been here before with countless messy nights out. The old script was written..blackout, regret, shame. But this time? I stayed present. I danced, laughed, and celebrated without losing myself. #SoberLife

16 years ago today, I stood on a bridge in London ready to end my life. This year I ran across it. I couldn’t cope with being groomed as a kid, sexually abused & silenced by shame. It’s been a hard road with hospital stays, setbacks & starting over. I’m still here & I'm glad I stayed.

702 days sober today. Coming up on two years this August. Letting go of drinking wasn’t easy, but it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made. I wouldn’t have the life I have now without it. Grateful for the journey. If you’re struggling, just know change is possible #SoberLife

If the Irish government commits to confronting "dark parts of its past," that commitment must extend to all survivors of child sexual abuse, not just those whose stories align with political convenience. Silence in one case undermines justice in all. #BreakTheSilence #CSA #StJohnAmbulanceIreland

When the Shannon review came out. I drowned in drink, lost friends and ended up homeless. But today. I choose boundaries and self-respect. I clawed my life back, piece by piece. If you're standing in the wreckage of your past...keep going. It's worth it. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Outreach support and counselling are distinct, specialised services. Any professional in health & social care knows this. Misrepresenting them isn’t a simple mistake it undermines the trust survivors place in systems meant to protect them. www.radiokerry.ie/news/departm...

Having an early night tonight. Back in college tomorrow. Last day before the summer break. What a year it's been 😊

Look what I just got 😊 Thanks again to everyone who cheered me on and supported my fundraising efforts. It means so much to me ❤️ #LondonMarathon

Sobriety isn't easy. It's hard but it's giving me a chance of a life I never had. When I drank, it was to escape the nightmares, the flashbacks and trauma I experienced as a child. To be present for myself is something I'm still getting used to #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Father’s Day is making me think about my Da. We had our struggles, but the year before he died, he tried. Now, grief sits with me, not tidy, not simple, just real. Missing the man he was, the father he tried to be, and the closure we almost had. ❤️

Child abuse nearly broke me. Sobriety saved me. The lack of accountability after the Shannon Review almost destroyed me. But I’m still here fighting, healing, and refusing to let their failures be my end. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

2 years ago, I was drowning in alcohol to escape my past. Today, I’m sober, healing, and building a life I actually want to live. The pain didn’t disappear but neither did I #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

I refuse to give up on myself #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Norma Foley has no plans for an inquiry into the longstanding St John Ambulance abuse. How many more must come forward? Watch this important interview with Mick Finnegan on YouTube Moth_News. @mickfinnegan.bsky.social #stjohnambulance #podcast #ireland #journalism #MOTHNews

Be patient with those healing from childhood trauma. They’re grieving what was lost while rebuilding what was never given. It’s a heavy load to carry. Kindness costs nothing

They take their photos. They draft their empty statements. Then they look away just like they always do. I am a child sexual abuse survivor. I remember. Ireland’s ‘great forgetting’ isn’t passive. It’s a choice. And it’s killing us. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/grea... #CSA

Tonight in therapy, I sat with fear and grief two emotions that have a way of carving deep spaces inside us. Fear whispers ‘you can’t,’ grief whispers ‘it’s over’ but courage? It’s just showing up anyway. Some days, progress looks like tears. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

To go from having a stroke, being diagnosed with sarcoidosis (34% lung function), having a cardiac loop monitor placed in my chest and getting sober and doing my best to battle my demons it's all been a bit surreal if I'm honest. Never thought I'd be able to do this #SoberLife

Overwhelmed by all the support today. Unbelievable experience. Can't believe I ran the London Marathon. Special thank you to everyone that made a donation to support the vital work of the Salvation Army. justgiving.com/page/mickfin... #LondonMarathon2025 #SoberLife #TherapyWorks

Every sober day is an act of defiance, a refusal to let my past control me any longer. This road has been fucking hard, but it’s been worth it. I’m learning to cope without destruction, to sit with my pain instead of running from it, and to believe that I deserve to be happy 😊 #SoberLife

Roll on Sunday 👊🏻 #LondonMarathon

It's mental to think about how far I've come. I rebuilt my life, and went back to school last year to become a social worker. Now, I’m running 26.2 miles 😬 not for time, but for every breath, every step and every comeback. If you’re fighting your own battle, keep going. It's worth it ❤️

It is deeply misleading for Norma Foleys department to claim that St. John Ambulance Ireland has proactively engaged with or provided meaningful outreach to survivors of abuse. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

My letter in the Irish Examiner #ChildProtection

There is a sickening rhythm to Irish scandals. The exposé. The hand-wringing. The solemn promises of reform. And then with depressing predictability the great forgetting.

Happy Friday. Not the easiest of weeks. But feeling much better after my sarcoid flare up. Heading into my social work placement this morning. Not long now and it's the summer break & I'll have finally finished my first year. I got there in the end and that's all that matters 😜

I had a nice weekend. Roll on next week I've got exams and assignments for University that I need to finish off

The support I get from my therapist, RMN, GP, psychiatrist & psychologist is the reason I'm doing really well in life. Nearly finished my first year as a student social worker. Lecturers have been incredibly supportive & my placement supervisor has been brilliant. I'm buzzing 😊