Alannah Uí Geargáin
@lanauig.bsky.social
Disabled trainee barrister, aspiring author, professional thorn in the side of ableists. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇮🇪🇵🇸⚖️ Thoughts and opinions mine
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The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
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Hampstead Heath Ponds to remain inclusive
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
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Wrote about Legal Observers and their vital contribution; and how you can get involved.
Wrote about Legal Observers and their vital contribution; and how you can get involved.
Legal Observers Under Threat
With the death of a US legal observer at the hands of ICE; how do we avoid the brutalisation of Irish legal observers?
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Wrote about Legal Observers and their vital contribution; and how you can get involved.
Wrote about Legal Observers and their vital contribution; and how you can get involved.
I needn't have been upset about my new chair arriving and the anticipatory grief because not only has my old chair not been taken away yet but the new one is broken :) I love when the health system is reliable
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I needn't have been upset about my new chair arriving and the anticipatory grief because not only has my old chair not been taken away yet but the new one is broken :) I love when the health system is reliable
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The Dáil is currently debating our motion calling for an emergency winter payment of €400 for disabled people.
This is the minimum they deserve from this govt until such a time that a permanent cost of disability payment is introduced.
@liamquaidetd.bsky.social @eoinhayestd.bsky.social
This is the minimum they deserve from this govt until such a time that a permanent cost of disability payment is introduced.
@liamquaidetd.bsky.social @eoinhayestd.bsky.social
Social Democrats’ motion seeks emergency winter payment for disabled people within a month - Social Democrats
The Dáil will today debate a Social Democrats’ motion calling on the government to introduce an emergency winter payment of €400 for disabled people within a month. Eoin Hayes TD, who is the party’s s...
www.socialdemocrats.ie
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
The Dáil is currently debating our motion calling for an emergency winter payment of €400 for disabled people.
This is the minimum they deserve from this govt until such a time that a permanent cost of disability payment is introduced.
@liamquaidetd.bsky.social @eoinhayestd.bsky.social
This is the minimum they deserve from this govt until such a time that a permanent cost of disability payment is introduced.
@liamquaidetd.bsky.social @eoinhayestd.bsky.social
I've been struggling with leaving my house lately. Thankfully I have mandatory dinners to help me get over it
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I've been struggling with leaving my house lately. Thankfully I have mandatory dinners to help me get over it
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I realise Laoise de Brún is an easy go-to for MSM journalists writing about trans people but given her history of not knowing Ireland is bound by EU law in this area, maybe she shouldn’t be your only legal source
Department rejects claim schools are obliged to use trans students’ preferred pronouns
Department rejects claim schools are obliged to use trans students’ preferred pronouns
No legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns as stated in ICCL guide, says Department of Education
www.irishtimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I realise Laoise de Brún is an easy go-to for MSM journalists writing about trans people but given her history of not knowing Ireland is bound by EU law in this area, maybe she shouldn’t be your only legal source
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I don't know how we can move forward as a society while judges like this have such power to hold us back.
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I don't know how we can move forward as a society while judges like this have such power to hold us back.
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I and others who are lucky enough to have jobs and be able to work, work to pay for additional costs and thus have limited incomes. Meanwhile the inaccessibility of society in all its forms remains, we don’t qualify for so many things because we are working - all while our costs are not recognised.
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I and others who are lucky enough to have jobs and be able to work, work to pay for additional costs and thus have limited incomes. Meanwhile the inaccessibility of society in all its forms remains, we don’t qualify for so many things because we are working - all while our costs are not recognised.
Twitter @ me because disability advocacy isn't viable on Bluesky yet
January 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Twitter @ me because disability advocacy isn't viable on Bluesky yet
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Ian Somerhalder and William Shatner charging the same price at comic con doesn't sit right with me
January 20, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Ian Somerhalder and William Shatner charging the same price at comic con doesn't sit right with me
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the perennial "is this a good replacement for twitter / can it become as big as twitter" discussion is so confused. hominids became bipedal about 7 million years ago. for most of the time since we did not have microblogging. it's not a necessity it's a habit, if it all goes away that's fine
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
the perennial "is this a good replacement for twitter / can it become as big as twitter" discussion is so confused. hominids became bipedal about 7 million years ago. for most of the time since we did not have microblogging. it's not a necessity it's a habit, if it all goes away that's fine
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The deplatforming of the Molly Russell Foundation, whose raison d'etre is the harms done by social media, but which inconveniently opposes a ban, has been an especially illuminating feature of this 'debate'.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The deplatforming of the Molly Russell Foundation, whose raison d'etre is the harms done by social media, but which inconveniently opposes a ban, has been an especially illuminating feature of this 'debate'.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
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Reminder that Blue Monday isn't a real phenomenon, it was made up by the boyband Blue in 2002 to make me wanna call you in the middle of the night, make me wanna hold you 'til the morning light, make me wanna love, make me wanna fall, make me wanna surrender my soul
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Reminder that Blue Monday isn't a real phenomenon, it was made up by the boyband Blue in 2002 to make me wanna call you in the middle of the night, make me wanna hold you 'til the morning light, make me wanna love, make me wanna fall, make me wanna surrender my soul
Always struck by how accessible the CCJ is compared to the four courts. By no means perfect, but 100x better
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Always struck by how accessible the CCJ is compared to the four courts. By no means perfect, but 100x better
Husband just asked how old that school gate haunter is and just realized I have no idea. Surely no older than 35?
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Husband just asked how old that school gate haunter is and just realized I have no idea. Surely no older than 35?
I'm giving an alumni talk in my old college next week so I'm plotting out the things I've done since I've left.... it's been a busy 8 years
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'm giving an alumni talk in my old college next week so I'm plotting out the things I've done since I've left.... it's been a busy 8 years
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Tough ol' time for art sales of late and I depend solely on it for a living, so if you like anything I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for friends or family. If you hate what I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for enemies or nemeses.
If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
January 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Tough ol' time for art sales of late and I depend solely on it for a living, so if you like anything I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for friends or family. If you hate what I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for enemies or nemeses.
Doing a big event today and I will be honest it never gets easier. Telling myself that nerves mean you care
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Doing a big event today and I will be honest it never gets easier. Telling myself that nerves mean you care
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An unannounced inspection of Mountjoy Prison found that inmates were being subjected to “degrading treatment” in conditions that did not meet minimum human rights standards, according to a report published today.
jrnl.ie/6928198
jrnl.ie/6928198
Mountjoy Prison inspection finds cockroach infestations, degrading treatment and sexual assaults
The unannounced inspection found conditions that did not meet minimum human rights standards
jrnl.ie
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
An unannounced inspection of Mountjoy Prison found that inmates were being subjected to “degrading treatment” in conditions that did not meet minimum human rights standards, according to a report published today.
jrnl.ie/6928198
jrnl.ie/6928198
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Again, I refer to my post where I write about the Attorney General’s paper where he defined the “public interest” as meaning what the Government wants to spend money on.
This is the return of the Royal Prerogative to Irish law, not seen since the Irish Supreme Court killed it in the 1960s.
This is the return of the Royal Prerogative to Irish law, not seen since the Irish Supreme Court killed it in the 1960s.
Interesting response from Taoiseach to question from Darren O'Rourke TD in relation to why the government wants to transfer costs of environmental law enforcement onto ordinary members of the public
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Again, I refer to my post where I write about the Attorney General’s paper where he defined the “public interest” as meaning what the Government wants to spend money on.
This is the return of the Royal Prerogative to Irish law, not seen since the Irish Supreme Court killed it in the 1960s.
This is the return of the Royal Prerogative to Irish law, not seen since the Irish Supreme Court killed it in the 1960s.
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"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
www.thejournal.ie
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Feel bad for my two token straight male friends for being replaced in my heart with Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Feel bad for my two token straight male friends for being replaced in my heart with Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie
Going through weird anticipatory grief that is unique to being a wheelchair user. Tomorrow I'm hopefully getting the all clear to use my manual wheelchair w power assist full time; bringing my era as a powerchair user to a close.
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Going through weird anticipatory grief that is unique to being a wheelchair user. Tomorrow I'm hopefully getting the all clear to use my manual wheelchair w power assist full time; bringing my era as a powerchair user to a close.
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Lily Allen’s West End Girl but it’s The Wild Rover
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Lily Allen’s West End Girl but it’s The Wild Rover