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Paul Sceeny
@paulsceeny.bsky.social
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Educationalist, especially adult #ESOL and #literacies.
Former wee English fella, naturalised Derry wan.

Co-Chair: #NATECLA
Recent Interim: @nwmf.bsky.social

Independent consultant: paulsceeny.com

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From the people that brought you:
- Let's arrest pensioners for 'terrorism' if they hold up signs.
- Let's leave people seeking sanctuary in limbo for decades.

The British government now presents:
- Let's make looking up dinghies on the Argos website an offence... 🥺
Tweet from the Home Office announcing: "A new world-first offence will target anyone viewing, accessing or downloading information that could be useful in facilitating illegal small boat journeys to the UK.  There's then a graphic with text that reads: Accessing information to support small boat crossings banned. We’re acting earlier to prevent Channel crossings before they are launched."
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Celebrating 15 years 🎈🎉 of @forumadultlearning.bsky.social

Building the case for #AdultEducation across the north of Ireland.

When adults learn, the whole of society benefits.

#ESOL #AdultLiteracies #LifelongLearning #NATECLA #NICVA
Slide on screen at FALNI event with the text: "At a time when misinformation and intolerance are sweeping western societies, the importance of inclusive, accessible and community-based adult education has arguably never been greater. FALNI has played a vital role in attempting to shine a light upon our diverse and disparate sector, highlighting its impact to policymakers as well as providing a space for all who work in this sector to connect, share and network." Paul Sceeny, NATECLA Co-Chair and independent adult education consultant FALNI pop-up stand in the main meeting room at NICVA with a testimonial slide from Stephen Evans in the background. Paul wearing a NATECLA lanyard and standing in front of a FALNI banner
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Day 2 at @aontas.com #AdultEducationSummit2025.

I’ll never tire of that view! 😃
#AONTASSummit #NEAAL
View of the pitch at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Ready for the off! 😀

#NATECLAScotland conference getting underway at @uniwestscotland.bsky.social in Paisley.

Delighted Orsi Dunn is providing the keynote.

#NATECLAScot25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ESOL #NATECLA #ConnectShareNetwork #ESOLCPD 💚💛
NATECLA pop-up stand in a corridor NATECLA Scotland conference agenda and direction sign, stuck to a wall. Title slide: Stepping Outside of Yourself: teacher wellbeing and emotion labour in the ESOL classroom.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Go raibh míle maith agat a Mhícheál D. Ó hUiginn 👏👏
Picture of Michael D. Higgins
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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And asked if they *really* identify with the antonym.
Tweet from Kathy Burke @KathyBurke: I love being 'woke'. It's much nicer than being an ignorant fucking twat. 09:37 • 13/03/2022
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Comhghairdeas lenár nUachtarán seo chugainn! 🎉🇮🇪
Congratulations to our next President! 🎉🇮🇪
Catherine Connolly
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
paulsceeny.bsky.social
Ah ok, the €10k+ handbag 👜 was all about owning the libs… 🤦
Maria Steen standing outside Leinster House holding the renowned handbag, alongside this passage from her interview with the Irish Times: “The handbag was deliberate,” she says of its appearance at the most public moment of her failed presidential bid this week. “I wanted to expose the hypocrisy of the left who don’t love the poor; they just hate the rich,” she says.
September 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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At Stormont this morning with #HolywellTrust #LeadershipCollective to make the case for a #NWCatchup - decisive action and to tackle the baked-in disadvantage that holds back potential in the north west of this island.

#RegionalImbalance #DerryHasBeenHeldBack #PotentialForProsperity
🗣️📢😀💪
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Let's celebrate our sector. #LiteracyDay #ILD2025
Today is International Literacy Day Let's celebrate all who work within the arena of adult literacies and language acquisition, especially the difference they make to the lives of individuals and communities.
September 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Yes, you did read that headline correctly. 😔
Headline in Belfast Telegraph: West Belfast UDA orders Catholics out of mixed housing development after tearing up peace deal Families had been assured they'd get time to find new homes, but hate campaign set to resume
August 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Why are those of us opposed to genocide *still* having to deal with being asked nonsense questions like this? 😣

#ItsNotAntisemiticToOpposeGenocide
🇵🇸
Greta Thunberg has rejected accusations of antisemitism as she embarks on her second flotilla to Gaza.
August 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Oh! What’s occurin’?

Tough but enjoyable course at #Barry #Parkrun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Tidy! 😁

#Barrybados
Paul standing in front of the Marco’s cafe sign, with Smithy, Gavin, Stacey and Nessa behind. Barry Island parkrun banner, with additional sign “Oh. What’s occuring? Billericay parkrun 257km ➡️
August 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Slightly *unfortunate* framing (to say the least), given what Jeffrey is currently awaiting trial for… 🙈
Tweet from Belfast Telegraph: The BelTel podcast. Jeffrey Donaldson: Political hardman in public, a moderate in private. @SJAMcBride joins @CiaranDunbar Listen: tinyurl.com/y6r9bzn8 Pictures below are of David Trimble and Jeffrey Donaldson, dating from the early 2000s.
August 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Carrying the big flag 🏳️‍🌈 at #FoylePride 💪🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#Pride2025 #PrideIsAProtest #TransRightsAreHumanRights #AllyshipMatters
Paul wearing a rainbow-patterned Pride 🏳️‍🌈 T-shirt with a Your Now Entering Free Derry badge in 🇵🇸 colours and a Trans-Ally 🏳️‍⚧️ Safe Person badge. The large rainbow flag is on the ground behind him. Foyle Pride assembling with a large rainbow flag 🏳️‍🌈 and lots of people waiting to carry it
August 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Comhghairdeas 🤩🎉 to everyone receiving #LeavingCertificate results today.
#ResultsDay #LeavingCert2025 #LeavingCert
Image shows 'Congratulations' in red script with a party popper icon, with the strapline "However they turned out, your results are a cause for celebration. But they *don't* define you!". Underneath is the Paul Sceeny Educational Consultancy logo.
August 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Congratulations🎉 to everyone receiving results (of whatever kind) today.

#ResultsDay #GCSE #Level1 #Level2
Image shows 'Congratulations' in red script with a party popper icon, with the strapline "However they turned out, your results are a cause for celebration. But they *don't* define you!". Underneath is the Paul Sceeny Educational Consultancy logo.
August 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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So glad I wasn’t ’lucky’ enough to be able to blow nearly €600 on Oasis tickets at Chrócaigh.

Who needs the Brothers Grim, when you’ve got @sawdoctors.com performing less than 30km from home #SummerSessions #Letterkenny 🌈😄
Paul wearing a green Saw Doctors t-shirt at Summer Sessions
August 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Mind you whoever came up with this is a genius! 👏👏
A t-shirt with the caption “Plasticine Action. We oppose AI generated animation”, with an image of Morph inside the ‘o’ of ‘action’.
August 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Congratulations to everyone receiving #Level3Results (of any type) today. 😊🎉
#ResultsDay2025
Congratulations! However they turned out, your results are a cause for celebration. But they *don't* define you!
August 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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We in #Derry will always #StandAgainstGenocide and against the absurd ‘ban’ on #PalestineAction.🇵🇸

All the more important to be there now several local pro-🇵🇸 activists have been told the PSNI is investigating them for ‘terrorism offences’.🤡🚔

#TheyCantArrestUsAll #ProtestingGenocideIsNotACrime
‘Defend the Right to Protest’ rally in Derry’s Guildhall Square. There are people standing with 🇵🇸 flags and also a small number of 🇮🇪 flags.
August 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The OP is disgusting enough, but of course DUP politicians immediately leap up to share it. 🤮

If only Jim would stick to posting about Dolly… 🤦
Tweet from Jim Shannon MP @JimShannonMP: “Hamas are masters of manipulation, terrorist organisations typically are, and the useful idiots of the world have been eating straight out of their hands.” He’s retweeting Maral Salmassi @MaralSalmassi: “Pallywood in action. Here they are rehearsing lines in the car between takes. Roughly 90% of the "Gaza footage" is either staged, scripted, or lifted straight from Yemen and Syria.” Beneath this tweet is video footage of people suffering in Gaza.
August 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Finally got to hear Amhrán na bhFiann 🇮🇪🎶 being played at @spafrancorchamps.bsky.social

Maith thú #AlexDunne
#AlexGotItDunne #AlexAbú #F2
#BelgianGP #RootsOfRacing
An Offaly flag attached to a fence in front of the podium at Spa Francorchamps. Alex Dunne just after getting out of the car at Spa Francorchamps Paul in the stand at Spa Francorchamps,wearing a McLaren top and bucket hat and holding up a Tricolour🇮🇪 on a stick
July 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Day 2 at #BelgianGP🇧🇪😎
#RootsOfRacing

Mostly here shouting for #AlexDunne🇮🇪 in the #F2.

#AlexAbú #P1 💪
View of the fanzone area at Spa-Francorchamps, with Eau Rouge and Raidillon visible behind. There’s a sign in the foreground that says ❤️Spa (with the heart in the colours of 🇧🇪). Paul standing in the Fanzone at Spa-Francorchamps wearing a yellow and green Senna-McLaren top, a green McLaren cap and sunglasses. A 🇮🇪 is sticking out of his backpack. View from a stand in the start-finish straight at Spa-Francorchamps
July 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Just more publicity for @kneecapceol.bsky.social’s gig at Wembley Arena, courtesy of #TfL.

#SeeItSayItCensored

www.kneecap.ie/download-ban...
Tweet from @KNEECAPCEOL Here's a wee link to the poster the London Tube banned thanks to @TfL See it Say it Censored DOWNLOAD BANNED TUBE POSTER — kneecap.ie
July 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM