Pauline O'Shea
@POSheaIHF
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Patient Advocate, Advocacy Campaign Manager @IrishHeart_ie , Public speaker, Media spokesperson @ https://t.co/mwW0Qqfcfm
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Joined May 2011
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.
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Happy World Heart Day ❤️ @Irishheart_ie
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#PatientChampion Sharon Butler from #Cork is an ambassador for womens hearts as part of the #herheartmatters campaign run by @Irishheart_ie Women 6 times more likely to die of heart illness than breast cancer & 1 in 4 do! Great article in @irishexaminer
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A quick response can save a life in the event of a heart attack. But women are more likely to dismiss their symptoms — often different from the chest-clutching stereotype — because they see it as a...
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So proud to work with @SharonButler and so many others at @Irishheart_ie including @JanisMorrissey who are highlighting heart & stroke issues in #women, the obstacles in society that can add to problem, and how we have to educate to save lives #herheartmatters campaign👏👏👏👏
A new Irish Heart Foundation study says women are being held back from vital heart checks by stress, lack of motivation and cost. One survivor says she mistook her chest pain for indigestion before a heart attack. #VMNews
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Are you, or do you know, a #heart patient or #stroke survivor, that might benefit from the @Irishheart_ie Patient Champions programme? If so, now is the time to apply for our Sept intake... just email ihfvolunteer@irishheart.ie subject 'Patient Champions' #patientchampions
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HEART FAILURE in #Ireland 🇮🇪 est 137,000 patients+ 250,000 impending cases. So much needed to adv an adequate response to this #cardiovascular cond. -teamwork essential = #patients + #professionals + #politicians working tog in @Irishheart_ie Heart & Stroke Oireachtas group
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Delighted to report that last week a new cross-party @OireachtasNews #heart & #stroke group was launched in Leinster House, a project that my own local #Clare TD @CathalCroweTD & @Irishheart_ie spearheaded over last few months, to prioritise cardiovascular healthcare in 🇮🇪
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Thank you @BarryHeneghan2 for your ongoing willingness to support #heart and #stroke patients and their real life challenges and for attending this @Irishheart_ie event
Delighted to have signed up to the cross-party Oireachtas group tackling heart and stroke issues. Great to see strong support across the chamber. Pauline O’Shea spoke passionately, as always, about what’s needed to improve outcomes and save lives.
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This week I got my blood pressure checked by the @Irishheart_ie as part of an awareness campaign on heart health and the launch of an Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group🫀 In Ireland it is estimated that 600,000 people are living with heart disease and the effects of stroke along
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Thank you @CathalCroweTD & so many other TDs, Sen & staff @LeinsterHouse today inc. in pic @ColmBurkeTD @PaDalyTD @davidcullinane @MariaMccormack @JohnnyGuirke who supported @Irishheart_ie BP checks. Thanks too to @MarkMurfIre @TracyJamesJones & our fab nurses! @OireachtasNews
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Best of luck to the 14 incredible women flying out to the Arctic today in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation because #HerHeartMatters A challenge that is not an easy feat in the grueling cold! To support the amazing women taking on the Arctic Challenge - https://t.co/XptePpDVC2
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Thank you Minister @CarrollJennifer for taking such an interest in #womenshearts #heartfailure and for listening to our wonderful @Irishheart_ie #PatientChampion Karen McLaughlin and others this week to really grasp the issues faced by patients
Fantastic to see this Women’s Cardiovascular research announcement today for #IWD2025 by @CarrollJennifer. Congratulations to the Board of Heartbeat trust and @ucdsnmhs. https://t.co/nUlKPeuUSu
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So proud of @Irishheart_ie #PatientChampion Karen McLaughlin who spoke at yesterday's #Minister @CarrollJennifer launch of three #WomensHealthFund projects aimed at protecting & improving heart health in #women who have or are at risk of #heartfailure👋 https://t.co/OniNyHXNBd
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One in four women in Ireland dies from heart disease or stroke despite perception that heart failure is a men’s health issue
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I have the utmost admiration and respect for President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people. Ukraine deserves a just and durable peace. It is in all our interests.
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Great to attend the @hsepsue #Forum in-person meeting today in #Dublin and to meet up with some of #Ireland's top #Patient #Advocates including here #KristaCostello #AnneLawlor @22Q11_Ireland @EamonMcPartlin @JoanJoh47880756 and of course #HSE #LoloEilian
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Thank you @CathalCroweTD for #Clare for meeting @Irishheart_ie @Csjmacey & myself in #Leinster House today to advance the #cardiovascular agenda in #Ireland. Your support will no doubt lead to some overdue advancements for Irelands est 600,000 #Heart & #stroke patients in future.
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Highlighting a great interview done by one of our @Irishheart_ie #Dublin Patient Champion's Emma Gunn @EmmaGun33569850 on journeying from #heart #surgery to the Dublin Marathon... enlightening and inspiring https://t.co/6qzF2suEAC
#patientchampions #patientvoice
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#Cardiac rehab is a vital support for #heart patients... not just for physical rehabitation but to assist cardiac patients with psychological recovery from the #anxiety that accompanies a cardiac diagnosis... but alas it is #underresourced in #Ireland Please help @CarrollJennifer
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Thank you @UCC for introducing a #patient #lecture #series to help advance our future medical professionals value of #patientvoice in medicine. Thanks too to @Irishheart_ie #Cork #PatientChampions who took part @Sharon Butler @John_Twohig and @kingfixer #heart #stroke #advocacy
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