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If you've never had the experience of a 200-person standing ovation after giving a speech, we wish that for you. Thank you to @HSELive, @InclusionIre & @UCC for inviting us to keynote the Safeguarding Conference in Kilkenny, with our message of creative risk support without fear

Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission seeks "a complete transformation in how the State understands and responds to the lives of disabled people," appointing Fionn and 9 other new Disability Advisory Committee members. ihrec.ie/news-press/new… visiting Galway City Council.

For DS Awareness Month, we are again sharing possibly the world's biggest list of films featuring actors with Down syndrome - now 287 films! boxd.it/aNQn6 From all eras, genres, countries. The good, the bad, and the weird - you'll find an incredible variety here.

Final 48 hours to register before the Project begins! We are proud to introduce Abundance, a free project for adults with Down syndrome and their supporters, empowering you to design collective actions and entrepreneurial ideas. starts Sept 18th Learn more & register today!

from the Down Syndrome Galway Newsletter. #noresearchwithoutus @1Hildegarde @IrishMissionUN @DownSyndromeGal @DownSyndromeIRL

Minister @1Hildegarde + @IrelandAmbUN were pleased to host 🇮🇪 COSP delegation, including representatives of several of Ireland’s leading disability organisations. Their voices are making an invaluable contribution to 🇺🇳 #COSP18 🙌

Great to work alongside our friend @k_langensiepen, the first woman MEP with a visible disability, and a powerful advocate. Fionn first met Katrin during his internship @ENIL_EU, and more recently at the @ZeroProjectorg at the UN Vienna.#COSP18

Making new friends, uniting the nations. Here's us with Saa Lawrence, from Sierra Leone. 🇮🇪🇸🇱 #COSP18 @IrishMissionUN

@IrishMissionUN @1Hildegarde @DeptCDE @dfatirl @IrelandAmbUN So thrilled to join you in this important work.

Today marks the opening of the UN Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 🇮🇪 is committed to achieving a 🌎 in which all persons with disabilities can achieve their full potential. We look forward to engaging with 🇺🇳 Member States & civil society during #COSP18.

Mr Crombie Angus, Ireland Advisor to the UN, awaiting the Conference Opening Ceremony in the General Assembly Hall in New York, ready for service. #cosp18 #noresearchwithoutus

@DrACthePompeyGP The work continues...

@fionnathan 3yrs ago!!

I was so glad to do research supported by the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness, working with Harvard Law Scholl Project on Disabilty.

“True inclusion means investing in the leadership of people with lived experience.” In his blog, 2024 Fellow @fionnathan shares how CAPCA Ireland is empowering young adults with Down syndrome to lead with creativity, confidence & purpose. 🔗: ow.ly/6Ivy50W05YG

Fionn's zinger on national tv (and a rare glimpse of his mother) near the beginning of the Happiness Project. follow us there: youtube.com/channel/UCEUi8…

Did you catch Fionn's speech live at the United Nations for #WorldDownSyndromeDay two weeks ago? It made a serious impact. If you'd like to play it back, follow this link: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k… It lasts 10 minutes (starting at 1:09:30)

Our channel can be your channel. Go to Youtube and subscribe. (turn on notifications) See our latest interviews before anyone else. You'll be surprised (and amazed) at our new uploads. artwork: Fionn Fionnathan Presents: The Happiness Project youtube.com/channel/UCEUi8…

Well, you win some, you lose some. The more you try, the more you lose. Here's Fionn trying for the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts Fellowship. According to their judges, he didn't measure up. Dissapointed, but not daunted. youtu.be/rNIPfoEdrnU

We had such a wonderful time visiting Ambassador Mythen and the team. Thank you for inviting us.

@IrishMissionUN @UN @DownSyndromeIRL @WorldDSDay @trad_fest We had such a wonderful time visiting Ambassador Mythen and the team. Thank you for inviting us.

The Mission had the privilege of listening to Fionn play traditional Irish music on the fiddle before heading off to the @UN. The Kerry polka! ☘️🎻 Maith thú, @fionnathan! 💚 #worlddownsyndromeday2025

Just touched down in cold & sunny Michigan, because, when we're this close, a visit with family is called for.