Over There
@coreilly.bsky.social
Awkward cranky unpaid carer
Former blogger, old leftie, still curious
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Former blogger, old leftie, still curious
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Over There
@coreilly.bsky.social
· Apr 5
Pic from 20 odd years ago when I was practising for lone parenthood. The two littlies are my profoundly disabled daughter and my autistic son
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#speirgorm a chance to be safer at home, specially if yours is out of date.
Want a new smoke alarm?
We have some to give away.
Send a photo of the expiry date on yours.
#DidYouKnow most smoke alarms need to be changed every 7 - 10 years.
#TestItTuesday
We have some to give away.
Send a photo of the expiry date on yours.
#DidYouKnow most smoke alarms need to be changed every 7 - 10 years.
#TestItTuesday
February 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM
#speirgorm a chance to be safer at home, specially if yours is out of date.
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🚨 COMPETITION TIME 🚨
Papa Roach are bringing their “Rise of the Roach” Tour to 3Arena Nov 3rd 🤘 …and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away!
Want to be there? 👉 repost OR 👉 WhatsApp us right now with “Papa Roach” to 0838 888888
#8RadioIreland #GigGiveaway #DublinGigs #paparoach #riseoftheroach
Papa Roach are bringing their “Rise of the Roach” Tour to 3Arena Nov 3rd 🤘 …and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away!
Want to be there? 👉 repost OR 👉 WhatsApp us right now with “Papa Roach” to 0838 888888
#8RadioIreland #GigGiveaway #DublinGigs #paparoach #riseoftheroach
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 AM
🚨 COMPETITION TIME 🚨
Papa Roach are bringing their “Rise of the Roach” Tour to 3Arena Nov 3rd 🤘 …and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away!
Want to be there? 👉 repost OR 👉 WhatsApp us right now with “Papa Roach” to 0838 888888
#8RadioIreland #GigGiveaway #DublinGigs #paparoach #riseoftheroach
Papa Roach are bringing their “Rise of the Roach” Tour to 3Arena Nov 3rd 🤘 …and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away!
Want to be there? 👉 repost OR 👉 WhatsApp us right now with “Papa Roach” to 0838 888888
#8RadioIreland #GigGiveaway #DublinGigs #paparoach #riseoftheroach
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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www.rte.ie/news/politic... Climate change? Congestion? Balanced regional development? Whatever…. #SpeirGorm
Approval sought on law to end airport passenger cap
The end of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport will come a step closer when Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien asks for Cabinet approval to draft the required legislation.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
www.rte.ie/news/politic... Climate change? Congestion? Balanced regional development? Whatever…. #SpeirGorm
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This is the number of patients who need to be admitted to #UHL and have been left on trolleys today.
No privacy.
No dignity.
No adequate treatment.
This is not healthcare.
This is not good enough.
#SpeirGorm
No privacy.
No dignity.
No adequate treatment.
This is not healthcare.
This is not good enough.
#SpeirGorm
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This is the number of patients who need to be admitted to #UHL and have been left on trolleys today.
No privacy.
No dignity.
No adequate treatment.
This is not healthcare.
This is not good enough.
#SpeirGorm
No privacy.
No dignity.
No adequate treatment.
This is not healthcare.
This is not good enough.
#SpeirGorm
Care for those like Mairead McGuinness with post-viral syndrome must improve, says UCD infectious disease expert Professor Jack Lambert
About 10pc of those suffering from similar conditions never recover
#LongCovid
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About 10pc of those suffering from similar conditions never recover
#LongCovid
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February 10, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Care for those like Mairead McGuinness with post-viral syndrome must improve, says UCD infectious disease expert Professor Jack Lambert
About 10pc of those suffering from similar conditions never recover
#LongCovid
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About 10pc of those suffering from similar conditions never recover
#LongCovid
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'We're on our knees caring, and then we have this Kafkaesque nightmare.' - #BeforeWeDie campaigner Tony Murray on Newstalk this week talking about the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act.
#Disability
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#Disability
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Newstalk on Instagram: "'We're on our knees caring, and then we have this Kafkaesque nightmare.'
Last week, Andrea Gilligan spoke with the parents of adult children with disabilities about their frus...
442 likes, 19 comments - newstalkfm on February 9, 2026: "'We're on our knees caring, and then we have this Kafkaesque nightmare.'
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February 10, 2026 at 9:33 AM
'We're on our knees caring, and then we have this Kafkaesque nightmare.' - #BeforeWeDie campaigner Tony Murray on Newstalk this week talking about the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act.
#Disability
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#Disability
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Marketing is - unsurprisingly - lying to us. They tell us about the wonders of several successful surgeries guided by AI tools, while hiding the gruesome reality of its many deadly failures. AI is "inconsistent, inaccurate, and unreliable" and, for all of the above, dangerous.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Marketing is - unsurprisingly - lying to us. They tell us about the wonders of several successful surgeries guided by AI tools, while hiding the gruesome reality of its many deadly failures. AI is "inconsistent, inaccurate, and unreliable" and, for all of the above, dangerous.
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hello i have a ticket for maria somerville that i need to sell! this friday 13th at whelan’s! please someone take it off me hands! #ticketfairy
February 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
hello i have a ticket for maria somerville that i need to sell! this friday 13th at whelan’s! please someone take it off me hands! #ticketfairy
People who thought they were finally home and dry in the quest to find a permanent place to live, instead endure flooding. Are we still building in the wrong places?
#planning #ClimateCrisis #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
#planning #ClimateCrisis #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
Two weeks on and no end in sight for abandoned housing estate flooded during Storm Chandra
All the residents of an estate in Kilternan, Dublin, have had to leave because of damage caused by floodwater
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:20 AM
People who thought they were finally home and dry in the quest to find a permanent place to live, instead endure flooding. Are we still building in the wrong places?
#planning #ClimateCrisis #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
#planning #ClimateCrisis #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Some Monday Hope and inspiration to share
Today's Post : "Sometimes I forget to look up"
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#LookUp #Hope #Spring
Today's Post : "Sometimes I forget to look up"
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#LookUp #Hope #Spring
Sometimes I forget to look up....
Rainbows of Hope
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February 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Some Monday Hope and inspiration to share
Today's Post : "Sometimes I forget to look up"
underclass.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Pls Read, share and subscribe for free.
#LookUp #Hope #Spring
Today's Post : "Sometimes I forget to look up"
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Pls Read, share and subscribe for free.
#LookUp #Hope #Spring
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Just managed to get a GP appointment - for Wednesday week
Glad I'm not dying
Glad I'm not dying
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Just managed to get a GP appointment - for Wednesday week
Glad I'm not dying
Glad I'm not dying
#3goodthings
1. Lots of love on FB for the last piece I wrote, incl an encouraging comment from my hairdresser 😍🥰
2. My son introduced me to a new indie band today: hello Sleepzoid youtu.be/rhwEIbYXU7I?...
3. Grabbed a pic of this tree, it might be called Witches’ Fingers, if not it should be!
1. Lots of love on FB for the last piece I wrote, incl an encouraging comment from my hairdresser 😍🥰
2. My son introduced me to a new indie band today: hello Sleepzoid youtu.be/rhwEIbYXU7I?...
3. Grabbed a pic of this tree, it might be called Witches’ Fingers, if not it should be!
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
#3goodthings
1. Lots of love on FB for the last piece I wrote, incl an encouraging comment from my hairdresser 😍🥰
2. My son introduced me to a new indie band today: hello Sleepzoid youtu.be/rhwEIbYXU7I?...
3. Grabbed a pic of this tree, it might be called Witches’ Fingers, if not it should be!
1. Lots of love on FB for the last piece I wrote, incl an encouraging comment from my hairdresser 😍🥰
2. My son introduced me to a new indie band today: hello Sleepzoid youtu.be/rhwEIbYXU7I?...
3. Grabbed a pic of this tree, it might be called Witches’ Fingers, if not it should be!
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Dorothy Bryne, former head of #C4News "People keep saying this story is about women, and all they do is talk about men"
"What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims"
"They've all been having the most terrible time"
"What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims"
"They've all been having the most terrible time"
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Dorothy Bryne, former head of #C4News "People keep saying this story is about women, and all they do is talk about men"
"What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims"
"They've all been having the most terrible time"
"What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims"
"They've all been having the most terrible time"
Very interesting, especially as I knew nothing about co-regulation when my children were growing up: I didn’t even know my son was autistic for years: he seemed just like the rest of the family, only more volatile
#autism #parenting
#autism #parenting
Blog: Neurodivergent Co-Regulation.
Co-regulation is an embodied presence of togetherness; being with people in a meaningful way to help balance the sensory system and bodymind.
https://autisticrealms.com/neurodivergent-co-regulation/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Co-regulation is an embodied presence of togetherness; being with people in a meaningful way to help balance the sensory system and bodymind.
https://autisticrealms.com/neurodivergent-co-regulation/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Very interesting, especially as I knew nothing about co-regulation when my children were growing up: I didn’t even know my son was autistic for years: he seemed just like the rest of the family, only more volatile
#autism #parenting
#autism #parenting
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I was a kid in the 1980's in #Tallaght, this song is the soundtrack to that.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I was a kid in the 1980's in #Tallaght, this song is the soundtrack to that.
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#3GoodThings
1. Was in the company of lovely people all day, including B who returned from respite yesterday 😊
2. Seeing Canoe Polo for the first time (yes it is a thing!) at Kilcock 🛶 Photo by @audsme.bsky.social from our regular walk
3. The Winter Olympics, perfect for feet up telly time 🛋️
1. Was in the company of lovely people all day, including B who returned from respite yesterday 😊
2. Seeing Canoe Polo for the first time (yes it is a thing!) at Kilcock 🛶 Photo by @audsme.bsky.social from our regular walk
3. The Winter Olympics, perfect for feet up telly time 🛋️
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
#3GoodThings
1. Was in the company of lovely people all day, including B who returned from respite yesterday 😊
2. Seeing Canoe Polo for the first time (yes it is a thing!) at Kilcock 🛶 Photo by @audsme.bsky.social from our regular walk
3. The Winter Olympics, perfect for feet up telly time 🛋️
1. Was in the company of lovely people all day, including B who returned from respite yesterday 😊
2. Seeing Canoe Polo for the first time (yes it is a thing!) at Kilcock 🛶 Photo by @audsme.bsky.social from our regular walk
3. The Winter Olympics, perfect for feet up telly time 🛋️
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Hup!! We need just 39 more signatures and then we've done it, Ireland will have passed her threshold.
PLEASE SIGN!!!
🇵🇸🙏✊🇮🇪
#JusticeForPalestine #Ireland #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky
PLEASE SIGN!!!
🇵🇸🙏✊🇮🇪
#JusticeForPalestine #Ireland #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky
Legends!! Thanks all for signing. Just 203 more signatures to go from Irish citizens, and we'll have passed the Ireland threshold, and become 1 of 7 legendary countries to get this past the post
C'MON!!!! Let's get it done. 📝🇵🇸
#SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky #Ireland
C'MON!!!! Let's get it done. 📝🇵🇸
#SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky #Ireland
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Hup!! We need just 39 more signatures and then we've done it, Ireland will have passed her threshold.
PLEASE SIGN!!!
🇵🇸🙏✊🇮🇪
#JusticeForPalestine #Ireland #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky
PLEASE SIGN!!!
🇵🇸🙏✊🇮🇪
#JusticeForPalestine #Ireland #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm #SpeirGorm #IrishSky
Dipping my toes back into writing, already want to edit it, but still..
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Still round the corner
I had plans for Wednesday, all listed out in my diary as usual. But all derailed! It began with a flask that I found still sitting on the kitchen table after B had left for her day service. The fl…
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February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Dipping my toes back into writing, already want to edit it, but still..
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I can’t believe I’m still getting pushback from ex-H and controlling family member. Mute, mute and then block if necessary. FFS I deserve a bit of peace!
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I can’t believe I’m still getting pushback from ex-H and controlling family member. Mute, mute and then block if necessary. FFS I deserve a bit of peace!
#3GoodThings
1. I’ve revived my current blog, and one of my original readers from the early 2010s has found me again!
2. I’ve now completed 365 days of Irish on Duolingo. Go me 😊
3. I’m safe, warm and dry, and ready for the expected deluge, which has now begun 🌧️
1. I’ve revived my current blog, and one of my original readers from the early 2010s has found me again!
2. I’ve now completed 365 days of Irish on Duolingo. Go me 😊
3. I’m safe, warm and dry, and ready for the expected deluge, which has now begun 🌧️
February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
#3GoodThings
1. I’ve revived my current blog, and one of my original readers from the early 2010s has found me again!
2. I’ve now completed 365 days of Irish on Duolingo. Go me 😊
3. I’m safe, warm and dry, and ready for the expected deluge, which has now begun 🌧️
1. I’ve revived my current blog, and one of my original readers from the early 2010s has found me again!
2. I’ve now completed 365 days of Irish on Duolingo. Go me 😊
3. I’m safe, warm and dry, and ready for the expected deluge, which has now begun 🌧️
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Bray Promenade just now 😬
At the northern end, the waves are crashing right over the harbour wall.
#Spéirgorm
At the northern end, the waves are crashing right over the harbour wall.
#Spéirgorm
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Bray Promenade just now 😬
At the northern end, the waves are crashing right over the harbour wall.
#Spéirgorm
At the northern end, the waves are crashing right over the harbour wall.
#Spéirgorm
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It's wet and while this weather is ongoing, @MetÉireann have issued a Status Orange warning until 3pm tomorrow (Fri, 6 Feb). Expect to see some localised flooding & difficult travel conditions. Please report issues to Fingal’s Emergency Line on 01 890 5000. fingal.live/2p89a35t
February 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It's wet and while this weather is ongoing, @MetÉireann have issued a Status Orange warning until 3pm tomorrow (Fri, 6 Feb). Expect to see some localised flooding & difficult travel conditions. Please report issues to Fingal’s Emergency Line on 01 890 5000. fingal.live/2p89a35t