Became a Dad at 15 while in Care, no JC or LC. She gave me purpose, focus & love that anchored my life. Today I hold a BA, BA Hons & MSW, working 5 yrs as a social worker. This weekend, my daughter turned 18. Kind, brilliant & strong, she changed my life’s course forever. ❤️

This Christmas we are climbing Ireland’s Galtee Mountains to raise funds for families supported by ADAPT in Limerick ADAPT helps women & children rebuild after domestic violence; giving them safety, warmth & hope. Help us bring Christmas magic to them👇 https://t.co/TQsp5TtI5n

Would you send your own child out into the world at 18 with; no support, no safety net, no one to call? Of course not. But that’s exactly what we do to young people who must leave residential state care in Ireland. Every. Single. Day. We must do better - @NormaFoleyTD1

Every closed prison in the country is overcrowded with both female prisons in Dublin and Limerick operating at over 150% capacity. Mountjoy male prison is at 130%, while both Portlaoise and Cork prisons are at 124%. https://t.co/8bVL5YEneU

Why do we avoid the parts of ourselves that need help the most? That’s what today’s guest is here to help us unpack. Brené Brown has become a leading voice on shame, courage, and emotional honesty. Her TED Talk on vulnerability has been viewed over 60 million times. She’s

Six hours. That’s all it took for a small business to get slammed with a 50% tariff. Elana Woldenberg Ruffman, VP of Marketing and Product Development at @hand2mind, shares how “emergency” tariffs forced her team to sprint across continents to make a children’s toy—only to be

Across Ireland, Care Experienced people sit on panels like the Care Experienced Expert Panel (CEEP) @DeptCDE & are offered 'vouchers'. I wrote this piece after my time on the panel, looking at it through a structural lens. Lived experience is expertise💫 https://t.co/TV1OJfUCun

Brilliant to see @tusla / @UCC new #SocialWork Apprenticeship breaking barriers to the profession. Opening doors for people from all socio-economic backgrounds to qualify, contribute & change lives, while earning as they learn 👏. Applications open 👇 https://t.co/be3eZ6KTMg

most days I’m convinced this is the greatest moment in irish tv

As an EV charging network provider, your reputation lives and dies by reliability. Every failed charging session isn’t just a technical hiccup — it’s a frustrated driver, a potential social post, and a lost opportunity to build trust. That’s why measuring the right reliability

11 years ago today, I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Youth and Community Practice. I’d grown up in residential state care, left school with no Junior or Leaving Cert, and became a dad at 15. That day, standing beside my daughter Catelin, was so much more than a degree 🌱🎓

For a president with integrity, honesty & compassion… For a better, fairer Ireland…

This guy explains why everything we know about addiction is actually wrong

Sam. Aged 5. Homeless. Eating his dinner off of cardboard on the ground in Dublin. Six years ago this week, this photo sparked public outrage. Back then there were 3,826 children homeless. Today, there are 5,145. Those numbers are only going one way - up. This the result and

On #WorldMentalHealthDay there’s often focus on individual actions & behaviours, but we must also confront the structural injustices, lack of investment & social determinants like poverty, abuse, trauma & inequality that shape mental health every day. Change must be systemic ⚖️

Junior Cert results today. We celebrate top marks & 600+ points in the LC, rightly so. But let’s also honour those who got themselves up each morning, studied through chaos, faced poverty or silence & still showed up. Their results may not make headlines. Their courage should.

#Budget2026 – Govt gives €99.3m to horse & greyhound racing, but only €78.5m to tackle domestic & sexual violence, leaving refuges unable to meet demand. Thousands of women & children are turned away from safety every year. 🧾Budgets show priorities. This one fails survivors.

Don was a special person who dedicated his life to believing in young people when others didn’t. A fearless champion for the underrepresented, his compassion & courage transformed futures & built a community of hope. His legacy will echo for generations❤️ https://t.co/KY4kj6u4z7

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Ireland spends €500k a year to detain one child in Oberstown while starving early intervention & youth services. “Tough on crime” is a false economy it fails youth, communities & taxpayers. Real safety comes from prevention, support & tackling root causes https://t.co/xaY9AXNpIX

Delighted to be invited by @PsychSocIreland to speak at their Public Lecture Series this September in Dublin. Joining a panel on equality, diversity & inclusion, sharing insights from lived experience & frontline social work. Thanks to @sharonlambert0 for opening the door.