Mark Barry
@markbar74
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Family ☀️❤️. Independent thinker; Ballybrack Bulls WBC. IWA/National Rehabilitation Hospital Liaison. Views are my own. RT not an endorsement. #NRHSportsChamps
Joined February 2013
When a young participant shows me that she is faster/better in my sports chair than i am, at our #NRHSportsChamps 2023. Realising our sporting potential comes in so many ways. That’s a wrap for this year. Thanks everyone for all the encouragement. ☀️♿️🇮🇪💪🏼❤️
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“After losing all four limbs, we never imagined Sophie doing any kind of sports again until we met Mark in the NRH during junior multi-sports, and he showed Sophie that there are so many different sports, no matter what your ability" Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/cYwTFkMQ8d
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Lots of interesting articles in November's Spoke Out including our campaign for an emergency winter payment, Catherine Connolly's visit to Clontarf & we shine a spotlight on the work of @markbar74 ahead of the annual #NRHSportsChamps #IWAComms
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Last week, the @AusEmbIre was proud to host the 2025 Peter Norman Humanitarian Through Sport Award ceremony. Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the award, Geraldine Mc Tavish, who received the award for her tireless efforts to promote sport & human rights through her work
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Rescued chimpanzee thanks Jane Goodall by giving her a hug
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Thanks so much for all the lovely messages folks, we have an overwhelming amount of support ❤️ thank you again to everyone at @RTELateLateShow for having us on. I hope @FineGael and @fiannafailparty were watching and actually listening. #JusticeForHarvey
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🚨𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐎'𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑!!!! She's done it!!!🤯Kate O'Connor has just won Ireland's first ever global outdoor senior medal in the multi-events with a national record-breaking performance in Tokyo🙌 💥Heptathlon: 6,714 NR She joins an
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“If Harvey had timely access to childcare, he wouldn’t have missed so much of his childhood” The incredibly brave Gillian Sherratt and Stephen Morrison who joined us tonight sharing the heartbreaking story of losing their son Harvey, and why they have formed a campaign in his
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Caught most of the interview with Harvey’s parents. As a man in their 40s with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus who as a child/teenager had great care in Crumlin in the 80s and 90s I really can’t understand how care of children like me has gotten to such a rotten state. #latelate
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We are losing Children, just like leaves are falling in September. Childhood cancer is a thief, stealing 275 Children worldwide EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE YEAR. 💔 Please show your support, give a follow, repost & spread awareness for our #ChildhoodCancer Warriors. 🙏🏻
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So tomorrow the Dáil finally resumes. To all politicians heading in tomorrow, please keep Harvey at the forefront of your mind. Think of all the children languishing and suffering on the waitlists in @CHI_Ireland . Think of all the children at home in pain because they can’t get
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I’m asking all Citizens -Pls Put #Disability & #Carers Rights @ heart of #Aras25 Presidential Election -Ireland is outlier on #Disability Rights -Please challenge ALL Candidates & Make this Áras Election a Referendum on Govt Failure for #Disabled & #Carers
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Senator Tom Clonan responds to remarks made by Heather Humphreys in relation to a now-scrapped government proposal to reform disability payments.
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💙 Happy Labor Day, Anchorage! ✈️ A big thank you to all the amazing workers who keep ANC flying high – from baggage crews and flight crews to all the behind-the-scenes heroes. ✨ Wishing you safe travels and a happy holiday!
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It feels grotesque to live and enjoy life in our world today.
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Earlier today, two Israeli strikes hit Nasser hospital in Gaza, killing at least 20 people. Jerome Grimaud, our emergency coordinator in Gaza, shares his reaction: “We denounce in the strongest possible terms Israel’s horrendous attacks on the Nasser medical complex today – the
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‘Playing is a big commitment’ – Cork student on how wheelchair basketball helped him during recovery from devastating accident
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Children do not start wars and they have no power to end them. But they are paying the biggest price. Children must always be protected and cared for.
Asked about the situation on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell says, “We're seeing Palestinian children finally facing what we've been yelling and screaming about for months and months and months, which is a terrible famine.” Russell adds,
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I’m addressing this for the last time. The politicians that spoke yesterday did so because they were invited to. They were invited to because they showed support and solidarity to our family and other families of children with disabilities while Harvey was alive and continue to
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