Deirdre O Doherty

Winter solstice.....thw brightness is coming

Remembering my @ALONE_IRELAND guest Christine on her anniversary. 19 years of a friendship never forgotten. Rest well Chris.

@GarNob A man who did so much for people with disability, gave them a voice, listened to them. We are better for having known him

Just devastating news. Mark O’Connor was a brilliant advocate and activist whom I had the joy and pleasure to meet lots of times. He made the world a lot lighter for so many families he worked alongside. thejournal.ie/louth-stabbing…

@sophiegrenham Can't believe it's almost 9 months...hope the day went as well as it could

It is my mother's birthday. It's her first one since we said goodbye to Dad almost nine months ago. I've sent her a bunch of flowers, and my brother is flying in to stay with her. We'll take her for dinner tomorrow evening. No doubt today will be a tough one for her.

@lilycogan @sinead_moriarty Just started reading it yesterday! Easy Summer escapism

Every summer holiday I treat myself to a ⁦@sinead_moriarty⁩ novel! Loving the In-laws 💚🩷 🏖️😎☀️

“There are moments in history when silence is complicity.” ~Karol Balfe Irish Examiner ☕️🥐

I wonder what’s going through Catherine Corless’ mind today. She’s to the fore of our minds because we’d never have got to this day without her. Thank you Catherine for your generosity, honesty, decency and tenacity. #TuamBabies

Pratik Joshi had been living in London for six years. A software professional, he’d long dreamed of building a life abroad for his wife and three young children, who stayed back in India. After years of waiting for due clearances the dream was finally coming true. Just two days ago, his wife, Dr. Komi Vyas, a renowned doctor in Udaipur, resigned from her job. The bags were packed, goodbyes said, the future within reach. This morning, the family of five, filled with hope and excitement, boarded Air India flight 171 to London. They clicked a selfie. Sent it to relatives. A one-way journey to a new life. But they never made it. The plane crashed. No one survived. In a matter of moments, a lifetime of dreams turned to ash. A brutal reminder, life is terrifyingly fragile. Everything you build, everything you hope for, everything you love, it all hangs by a thread. So while you can, live, love, and don’t wait for happiness to start tomorrow.

From June 17th, every adult will be considered an organ donor when they die. Find out more about the change at gov.ie/organdonation

@sophiegrenham I work with young people with intellectual disability and their dads and Granddads caring and supporting. Some single dads too whose. Many, many males are carers and in some cases working and caring.

I've just seen another article about a woman turning herself inside out to care for a vulnerable parent (at one stage, it was two) full-time. She has no time for herself as a mother of three, one child with special needs. Where are the men who become full or part-time carers? Where are their stories, and why does it feel like so much more is expected of women in these circumstances (yet again)?

@conorsmurf Students in my school today really happy at junior and leaving cert. Junior cert English very positive response.

If you think us teachers are a bit over the top in our reaction to exam papers, have a look at the title of this section, in a purely written exam. Written in a silent exam hall. This is the nonsense we are dealing with.

@sophiegrenham How.on earth can one tell that person is only wearing a band t-shirt to be cool!?.

@NationalAnthUSA @Lor_blueeyes @stella_immanuel 1 in 27 is the most recent stat

@Lor_blueeyes @stella_immanuel Autism was 1 in 10,000 in the 80's. Now it's 1 in 80. Most likely from vaccines

When I was a child, no one was autistic, vegan, gluten-free, or confused about their gender. What has changed?

@sophiegrenham I don't see it or experience it as a dump.or a kip.

I'm sure this has been said before, but good lord, O'Connell Street is a kip. It's dirty, rubbish floats about on the grubby pavement, and there are too many heads that I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw them. I'm not in Dublin city centre as much these days, but each time I return, it seems to have gotten worse. How do tourists stick it? This feels like London's Oxford Street, but shittier.

@sophiegrenham It can be..but as people age if they are alone, unwell, in financial difficulty, .homeless everything becomes even more challenging .

@dmbodoherty I see most situations as better than the alternative.

It's been said many times, but I don't think it can be said enough. Too much of society is obsessed with youth and looking young and fears getting older. Yes, some parts of ageing suck, but I'm afraid of *not* getting older. My brother died at forty and my father died short of a few more years. I am grateful for every day that I have on this earth. I want to live a long, full life, having had many adventures. I wish it were guaranteed. I want to wear my wrinkles like a badge of honour, so you can keep your cosmetic copes and bitching about another journey around the sun. Getting older truly is a privilege, and people need to get the feck over themselves.

@JeromeDevitt @kevino253 @KMUBarry @Mr_PHuff @KevinCahill5 Johnny Devitt was the best lecturer of English i ever had. I still recall his musings on Coriolanus. He was a genius.

@kevino253 @KMUBarry @Mr_PHuff @KevinCahill5 There were a few nice pieces by past students of his published in the ATE magazine in 2007/8, and some bits in the Glenstal annual if I remember rightly.

I have just re-read probably the best essay on this subject by my late colleague John Devitt, 'English for the Irish – Literature and the post-primary curriculum'. Alas I don't have publications details. Any advice? @JeromeDevitt @KMUBarry @Mr_PHuff @KevinCahill5

@LharaMullins I think the black, looks great on you

I'm attending a black tie charity ball in a few weeks & very excited! Can't decide between these 2 dresses though (both charity shop finds). So dress 1 green? 💚 Or dress 2 black? 🖤 #sayyestothedress #dresses

@crochet_crafter @sophiegrenham Was anyone standing?

@sophiegrenham I was sitting opposite a princess on the Luas last night much to her annoyance.....she spent 5mins searching for her keys in her weekend size bag sitting on seat beside her. I was waiting for kitchen sink to come out. Her face would crack if she smiled.