Emer Costello
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Proud resident of vibrant Dublin 7 community & global citizen. Working to amplify the voices of people with disabilities. MBA. Former MEP & Lord Mayor of Dublin
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Joined December 2007
A delegation from Rehab Group attended the National Economic Dialogue, a forum with robust & insightful discussions. We made the case for a #DisabilityBudget26 and we call on the Government to honour its commitments to people with disabilities & disability organisations. #NED25
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Good engagement with MEPs today in European Parliament on importance of using some of our €22 billion public procurement budget to develop and promote employment of people with disabilities. Thanks to all who joined the conversation
Delighted to meet with @emercostello from @RehabGroup to discuss future procurement legislation and ways to increase employment rates among people with disabilities in 🇮🇪 and across the 🇪🇺 as a whole.
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Thrilled! Well done to our amazing team 💫💫💫💫
The #STARAward2025 in the Learner Voice category sponsored by @QQI_connect goes to Voter Education Programme from @RehabGroup! Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/vucgD9zwCz
#ALF25 #LearnTogetherLiveTogether
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We met Brian from Capuchin Day Centre y'day with a cheque for €2,000, the proceeds of our recent Xmas Concert in Law Society, Blackhall Place Many thanks to LawSociety, MC CathyOFlaherty & all who performed/came along/donated You can donate directly 👇 https://t.co/n9evpqgluC…
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Today we celebrate Rehab's 75th anniversary on this International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The #75Voices Mosaic is a unique initiative featuring 75 personal stories from people with disabilities, families, and staff. ➡️ https://t.co/gubKg9pMHM
#ThriveAchieveShine #IDPWD
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For the day that's in it, I wrote this poem for all election candidates and election campaign workers! #GE24 #GE2024 #Election2024 #ElectionDay #GeneralElection
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If you have an hour tonspare tomorrow, you'd ve very welcome to join our family-friendly, dog-friendly clean-up tomorrow (Sat 30 November) Meet Aughrim Streer Church 10am And afterwards for a cuppa and chat in @AnSiol Manor Street #community #cleanup
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Am proud to be part of the @RehabGroup Public Affairs Team team that produced this video highlighting the very real challenges faced by people with a disability on a daily basis and their priorities for #GE2024
#GE24 #GE2024 #PrioritiseDisablity
#PrioritiseDisability ✅ A video featuring voices of people in our services, talking about what matters most and the key priorities of the disability sector in #GE2024. We ask candidates to pledge that, if elected, you will work to address these issues. https://t.co/HAhcU8Upls
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As we approach #GeneralElection2024 we’re sharing what matters most to people who use our services. Check out this video featuring the voices of people in our services and produced by our Public Affairs & Advocacy team https://t.co/L6jVbSRfUL
#GE2024 #GE24 #PrioritiseDisability
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Our member organisations @EnableIreland and @RehabGroup are calling for pay parity to be top priority of new government #PrioritiseDisability
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.Rehab Group expresses profound frustration over the lack of progress in securing #payparity for almost 3,000 employees. Read our statement here; https://t.co/6WwTJXfe4t
#Payparity #Priortisedisability
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Ireland’s largest disability organisation, Rehab Group expresses profound frustration over the lack of progress in securing pay parity for almost 3,000
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75 years ago, @RehabGroup began its work supporting people with disabilities to lead more independent lives in their communities. We look back on the history of the Rehab Group. #RTÉNationwide, Wednesday 6th November on @RTEOne at 7pm. @NLNIreland
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🎺 Exciting News! IDEA is thrilled to welcome Ruairí McKiernan as our new CEO! 🎯We look forward to the energy, experience, and vision Ruairí will bring to IDEA as we expand our impact on development education and global citizenship education. More👉 https://t.co/PjmnZjrcHz
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As #Budget2025 draws near, we're sharing this video as a reminder of our 10 Key Asks, developed in consultation with our most important stakeholders, the people who use our services: https://t.co/vpfgdIP6rH
#Budget25 #DisabilityBudget #Disability #Equality #Advocacy
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Good luck to our Paralympian Cyclist, Martin Gordon, in Paris next week Martin will be competing in the 1,000 metre time trial on Thursday, 29 Aug & 4,000 metre individual pursuit on Sunday 1 Sept From Stoneybatter to Sligo we'll be cheering him on!
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‘Make employment inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities’ - Our 8th Pre-Budget Key Ask, with input from the people who use our services. #DisabilityMatters #Budget2025
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Today we launch our Pre-Budget Key Asks, developed during focus groups with people in our services. We all must strive for a more equitable and inclusive society. Check out our Pre-Budget Submission Summary at this link: https://t.co/V5l4Q7jWLC
#Budget2025 #DisabilityMatters
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A very enjoyable afternoon and a very engaged and pleasant audience. Think I got a bit choked up talking about Brugha's final hours at one point! Thanks to @StoneybatterPoP for the invite and wish you well for the remainder of the festival.
Full house for fascinating talk Revolutionary and Other Histories in Dublin and Stoneybatter curated by @MaryMcAuliffe4 with @lizgillis191623 and @gerry_shannon at #stoneybatterfestival24
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Thanks to @PaulineMcLynn1 aka Mrs Doyle for launching the #stoneybatterfestival this evening and to @conor_pope & Ruby for MCing!
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Best wishes to all who are participating in Take Your Dog to Work Day today
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