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coreilly.bsky.social
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@coreilly.bsky.social
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Awkward cranky unpaid carer

Former blogger, old leftie, still curious

She/her 😷
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Derelict homes in Dublin 20

In the beautiful Liffey Valley

#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
Two one storey semidetached homes with blocked off windows A two storey house with blank windows and ivy growing where the roof should be. There are bare trees growing very close to this old building and a stone wall in front
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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If you want to get the Novavax Covid vaccine please take note of this post from earlier today

(Apologies for posting from the bird site)

#Covid #VaccinesWork #Speirgorm
Text of a post from X PJ Morrison @wastelessme • 8h Had a call this am re Novovax vaccine - there will be one available - they are assessing how many will avail of it "not sure if it's the most recent if you want to get on the list you need to contact hselive and request it
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#3GoodThings

1. My friend’s Chromecast would not work after she changed internet provider. Her son couldn’t fix it, but today, I succeeded 🎉
2. Left a contented B into respite*👩‍🦼‍➡️
3. A peaceful walk along the Liffey, with not a sinner to be seen 🏞️
Pic shows a tall ivy covered building obscured by sculptural trees. The whole scene looks dramatic in black and white
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Henry Street today 🙄
Tee shirts for sale on a stall The bottom rack has 1 green and 2 black tee shirts that read Hutch, Gerard, No 1
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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#3GoodThings from this weekend

1. Spent time with all 3 of my adult children - v glad eldest has only departed for Galway and not Aus
2. Reconnected with a friend I haven’t seen for a while
3. B is in respite next weekend, and I’m telling almost no one #Shhh

Pics from today’s trip to see my son
A tree festooned with huge red and silver baubles is black against the darkening blue sky A lovely calming mural of a woman with her arms around the world on a traffic box in front of a terrace of red brick houses. There is a glimpse of B to the right, who is wearing her snow Queen coat and is covered with a pink GaryB blanket
November 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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If you see this post your getaway vehicle!
An old clipper in an old style drawing of the sea and a green covered coastline
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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I never fail to cover myself with embarrassment when faced with one of these..

#FeltTheFearAndDidItAnyway
Pic shows the blue signs for a services point in a garage forecourt It has lots and lots of options
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Stressed as always working with a new home care worker, so I stepped out for a breath of fresh air. The sky is gorgeous . Go take a look #speirgorm
Street scene with a blue and pink sunrise sky above
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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#3GoodThings

1. Slept all night
2. I got in the sea. So did my equally mad friend. At least the sun kept shining on us
3. B switched on a light bulb for the first time, using an app on my phone

Pics show the swimming point and the light bulb turning on app ☺️
An expanse of silvery grey sea with white clouds , and a brilliant white sun above. There are a few patches of blue to be seen as well. In the foreground is an uneven rocky coastline with a green grass covered headland Screenshot of app with “TCP Smart Energy Mo... • • • “ written at the top Then two boxes with 0.040 kWh $ 0.159 Daily usage and 0.00 70.00 Daily costs Then below a large green square with the symbol that means ”press here”
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Covid is rampant rn, but you can still live your life even if you’re vulnerable like we are (pictured on Saturday just before a large charity dance event - I had to take breaks though!)
Two women in a large sports hall One is wearing a blue tee shirt with Zumba in orange on it and the other is in blue and sitting in an adult disability buggy. Her legs are covered in a zebra print blanket . Both are masked and thinking “why are we waiting” 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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#3GoodThings

1. Fixed my daughter’s wheelchair
2. Sorted out my son’s “urgent” Amazon order
3. Trained in a new home care worker

All before 9am! Wrecked now 🤣

Gratuitous pic from my garden
Pic shows the spindly branches of a crab apple tree against a cold blue and white November sky. The tree has a few remaining wrinkled fruit and dying leaves
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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#3GoodThings from the weekend

1. B in respite for 2 nights
2. A gorgeous autumn day for a walk
3. E visited, and got to watch his manga film in Japanese with subtitles, a candlelight takeaway dinner, and a night drive on the way home. It was great to see him happy #Autism.
Pic shows all B’s respite bags: A large black one containing her sleep system, a multi coloured one and a blue one with clothes, toiletries and toys etc, a transparent play tray for her wheelchair, and a large pack of nappies Pic shows an old tree framing a copse of mature trees with autumn shaded leaves. There are glimpses of a square towered church and some stone ruins. A swathe of green grass sweeps across the centre of the pic, and the sky is blue. Pic shows a blu ray disc box, titled Madoka Magica. The cover has 6 girls, drawn in typical manga style
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Another of those random buildings that reveals itself when the leaves fall from the trees

#Dublin
Pic shows a tangle of ivy and old trees, almost stripped of their autumn leaves, still partly obscuring some old buildings, one of which could be a stone church, with a small gable end including an ornate round window. Red brick surrounds the other windows. The sky above is blue and the scene is very peaceful
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#3GoodThings

1. Finally got to spring clean the bathroom 🛁
2. A dark but dry evening for a walk pushing B 🌚
3. Feeling better after a mini long covid crash on Monday due to social exertion, I think ☕️🧁
Pic of light and shade that might have been great with a real camera: a church tower roof is partly shining from the setting sun, and a light in a nearby tree, black in the fading light. The sky is still powder blue A majestic tree is black against a fading blue and grey sky. In front of the tree is a low wall covered in foliage of green and gold, and lit up by nearby street lights
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Just back from a walk in the dark pushing B in her chair, and I’m missing daylight saving time already. So here’s a picture from a solo walk earlier today.
A pathway meanders through some beautiful old trees still bearing leaves in all the autumn shades. And even though the day is grey, the auburns and ambers overhead, light up the way forward
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Waiting for the #Macnas parade to start 😊
Two women, one looking boring with brown hair, the other looking fab with a a veil and red rosettes in her hair (not me)
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Still life by nature

#NothingIsOrdinary
Pic shows a fallen piece of silvery blue grey bark, with a couple of brown leaves that look as though they grew from the bark itself. There is an imprint of a leaf on the concrete footpath nearby and a couple of other arboreal artefacts ☺️
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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#3GoodThings

1. A bulb “lasagne” & chocolate delivery from Family Carers Ireland. 1st time I’ve applied for one of the “treats” they send out
2. A beautiful birthday walk with B along Baldoyle Bay (accidental alliteration ha ha)
3. Back to dance class this morning. Should help my mental health 💃
A blue and pink sky is reflected in the rippling waters of Baldoyle Bay. The scene is bisected by a green line of land with 3 small trees on the right hand side, black in the gathering dusk
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Just 3 days to go 💀👻🎃

#Samhain #Halloween
Ghostie with a skull face grins from a tree with feathery branches still hanging on to a few yellowish leaves . The sky behind is blue and white
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Tell me you’re in the country, without telling me you’re in the country 😊
A blackboard with white writing that reads“PULLETS FOR SALE” stands on some grass beside a footpath. A variety of trees in green and autumn colours frame the pic
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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#3GoodThings

1. Respite, baby. Home care worker cancelled and alarms all switched off 🎉⏰💤
2. Nearly time for the count.. #Áras25
3. Finally got to let my hair down.. well get it wet anyway.. while sea “swimming” at Dollymount Strand with a friend
A round beige sign with please do not disturb on it, against a white marble wall with some Ivy (or something) trailing down it
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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For balance, here’s #3GoodThings

1. Yummy scones for tea. Freshly made by me!
2. A new footpath between two estates in the village is now usable - another route for our evening strolls 👩‍🦼‍➡️
3. I’ve bought all the presents for B’s upcoming birthday 🎁
Pic of the local sad- faced church. It’s in ruins, perhaps that’s why, and can be seen through a gap in a stone wall. The sky above is blue and lilac, and the grass below is emerald green
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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After the rain

#Fómhar
A terrace of 3 storey Georgian houses with a magnificent old tree in a front garden, covered in yellowy leaves that are shining in the sun, all set against a rain washed blue sky
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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There seems to be an unspoken hairstyling competition going on between B’s Home and Day service support workers ☺️.

She goes in with one style and comes home with another!

#Disability #ProfoundDisability
A young disabled woman in a pale pink sweatshirt is looking down, revealing hair in bunches tied with bright pink scrunchies A pic of the top of a head with beautifully done tight plaits
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The Irish Times 🙈🙈🙈
Page 2 from the Irish times With Home News in red then black type And Presedential (sic) election in white type on a red banner
October 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM