Mary McKenna
@mmarymckenna.bsky.social
Co-founder and Chair of @AwakenHub group, entrepreneur, pollinator, people collector, MC, connector, non exec, cheerleader, investor, mentor, Donegal border dweller
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Mary McKenna
@mmarymckenna.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Full circle moment - I was back at Magee campus at @ulsteruni.bsky.social on Friday as the @royalsociety.org EIR attached to the UU Business School - our event was a couple of buildings over from where Learning Pool started out almost 20 years ago
Watched it this morning too, as always. Thanks @opwireland.bsky.social & of course Clare & Frank 🙏
The longest night is over.
#Hope #Optimism #WinterSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice
The longest night is over.
#Hope #Optimism #WinterSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice
Well, the sun came out at Newgrange but just a few minutes late for it to fill the passage tomb. You could see a small hopeful sliver of light, though. As always, the narration by Clare & Frank was magical, and for me often the best pt of the holidays. Thank you to Ireland's OPW! #NewgrangeSolstice
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Watched it this morning too, as always. Thanks @opwireland.bsky.social & of course Clare & Frank 🙏
The longest night is over.
#Hope #Optimism #WinterSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice
The longest night is over.
#Hope #Optimism #WinterSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice
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A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
This is how civic Christmas decorations look when you live in an active fishing village … aww … fishtastic #Greencastle #Donegal 🐟🐠🍤🎏🎄🧑🎄🎅
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is how civic Christmas decorations look when you live in an active fishing village … aww … fishtastic #Greencastle #Donegal 🐟🐠🍤🎏🎄🧑🎄🎅
14 December 2025 … how did that come round so fast?
December 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
14 December 2025 … how did that come round so fast?
This morning - San Francisco bound - 4th visit of 2025 - PSP looking good this morning 💚
December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This morning - San Francisco bound - 4th visit of 2025 - PSP looking good this morning 💚
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Registration for UKGovCamp 2026 is closing soon!
Public sector professionals and enthusiasts, join us on 17 January 2026 at Birmingham City Council for a free, community-led unconference.
Everyone is welcome. Register today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Public sector professionals and enthusiasts, join us on 17 January 2026 at Birmingham City Council for a free, community-led unconference.
Everyone is welcome. Register today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
UKGovCamp 2026 Registration
Our next annual in-person event is: free to attend, in Birmingham, on Saturday 17 January 2026. Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because: the event is always oversubscribed, we…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Registration for UKGovCamp 2026 is closing soon!
Public sector professionals and enthusiasts, join us on 17 January 2026 at Birmingham City Council for a free, community-led unconference.
Everyone is welcome. Register today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Public sector professionals and enthusiasts, join us on 17 January 2026 at Birmingham City Council for a free, community-led unconference.
Everyone is welcome. Register today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
If you need to spell your company name out loud for people, you probably need to change it …
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If you need to spell your company name out loud for people, you probably need to change it …
Full circle moment - I was back at Magee campus at @ulsteruni.bsky.social on Friday as the @royalsociety.org EIR attached to the UU Business School - our event was a couple of buildings over from where Learning Pool started out almost 20 years ago
October 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Full circle moment - I was back at Magee campus at @ulsteruni.bsky.social on Friday as the @royalsociety.org EIR attached to the UU Business School - our event was a couple of buildings over from where Learning Pool started out almost 20 years ago
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🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.
🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS
📸 Dave Pressland
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A perfect SymPhysis: From Galway to global in cancer care revolution - #Podcast Ep 281: How two Galway University researchers are revolutionising end-of-life care for cancer patients
#medtech #HealthTech #funding #irish #business #innovation
www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/sym...
#medtech #HealthTech #funding #irish #business #innovation
www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/sym...
A perfect SymPhysis: From Galway to global | ThinkBusiness
Galway’s SymPhysis Medical is transforming cancer care with Releaze, a device for malignant pleural effusion, backed by €5.6M and global expansion plans.
www.thinkbusiness.ie
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A perfect SymPhysis: From Galway to global in cancer care revolution - #Podcast Ep 281: How two Galway University researchers are revolutionising end-of-life care for cancer patients
#medtech #HealthTech #funding #irish #business #innovation
www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/sym...
#medtech #HealthTech #funding #irish #business #innovation
www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/sym...
'Angel investing as a way to keep the ecosystem growing is far more interesting to me than just making money.' Entrepreneur, mentor and angel investor @MMaryMcKenna on why backing women founders is a winner, her best mistakes and having boundaries businesspost.ie/connected/mary…
https://businesspost.ie/connected/mary…
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
'Angel investing as a way to keep the ecosystem growing is far more interesting to me than just making money.' Entrepreneur, mentor and angel investor @MMaryMcKenna on why backing women founders is a winner, her best mistakes and having boundaries businesspost.ie/connected/mary…
Reposted by Mary McKenna
After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland's seabird island. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
Manx Shearwater Breeding Confirmed on Rathlin Island
After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland’s seabird island.
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland's seabird island. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
For an instrument of war, the 17thC cannons really are very pretty
October 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
For an instrument of war, the 17thC cannons really are very pretty
Makes life worth living on a long bus journey 🙏
October 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Makes life worth living on a long bus journey 🙏
Great to catch up with Marty Neill yesterday at #BarCampBelfast as part of #BelfastTechWeek in Oh Yeah Music - love that casual talk format - stayed on to hear Tina Calder’s very interesting talk
September 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Great to catch up with Marty Neill yesterday at #BarCampBelfast as part of #BelfastTechWeek in Oh Yeah Music - love that casual talk format - stayed on to hear Tina Calder’s very interesting talk
Hate that we can no longer access @mickeyundertone.bsky.social’s wonderful Friday night radio show in Donegal - our Saturday mornings have been ruined … boo to BBC Radio Foyle
September 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hate that we can no longer access @mickeyundertone.bsky.social’s wonderful Friday night radio show in Donegal - our Saturday mornings have been ruined … boo to BBC Radio Foyle
Today … 9 hours spent answering emails :-(
September 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today … 9 hours spent answering emails :-(
14 Sept & that’s the first fire of the autumn lit … ah well … I guess we had 3 months or so off
September 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
14 Sept & that’s the first fire of the autumn lit … ah well … I guess we had 3 months or so off
This week Edinburgh, Belfast & Galway … in that order … looking forward to the craic (work has to be fun!)
September 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This week Edinburgh, Belfast & Galway … in that order … looking forward to the craic (work has to be fun!)
Great to hear the good work of @policyinpractice.bsky.social being amplified this morning on BBC Radio 4
September 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Great to hear the good work of @policyinpractice.bsky.social being amplified this morning on BBC Radio 4
I love these wee cottage ornaments that appear in many forms in Irish gardens across this island
September 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I love these wee cottage ornaments that appear in many forms in Irish gardens across this island