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Care Champions Ireland
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A family led volunteer advocacy group who advocates with and for people who use care services. #SafeguardingLaws #CarePartner #PeoplesCovidInquiry
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Care Champions Ireland @carechampions.bsky.social · Nov 18
What's important when it comes to choosing who to vote for 👇
#HelpUsBeHeard
#peoplescovidinquiry
#HumanRightsDoNotGrowOld
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Covid pandemic had a huge on so many. We must have full transparency with a statutory inquiry. Maria's experience 👇
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Expressing solidarity with the Wexford family denied access to their mother in her final moments in 2025, Kieran relates his own experience &joins the call for carepartner legalisation

#CarePartner #5YearsCampaigning #HumanRightsDoNotGrowOld
#CovidInquiry
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Wexford hospital apologises to family of elderly patient
Wexford General Hospital has apologised to the family of an elderly woman who died there earlier this year, saying it was not the level of standard it aims for.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Noeleen Eustace’s son Kelvin Brennan, aged 26, died by suicide in May after repeated failures by Ireland’s mental-health services. #MentalHealthMatters #IrishNews #PodcastInterview #Ireland #MOTHNews @carechampions.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Watch back this brave and insightful interview with Noeleen Eustace, who's son Kelvin Brennan died by suicide in May after repeated failures by Ireland’s mental-health services.

#IrishNews #PodcastInterview #Ireland #MOTHNews @carechampions.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Majella Beattie of Care Champions Ireland on the brave actions of Antoinette Burke who confronted the Taoiseach last week over her daughter's delayed hip surgery.

@Majellabeattie1 @CareChampions2 #ireland #irish #news #podcast #care #healthcare
September 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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How can a care home operator get kicked out of France and still be allowed to operate in Ireland? #carehomes #news #ireland #irish #caresector @thesparklyshell.bsky.social @carechampions.bsky.social @keithwalsh69.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Orpea, kicked out of France, rebranded as Emeis, (rhymes with fleece, as in the verb To Fleece), landed in Ireland, leading to the shocking nursing home scenes televised on RTE. @carechampions.bsky.social @mothnews.bsky.social @rte.ie
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How can a care home operator get kicked out of France and still be allowed to operate in Ireland? #carehomes #news #ireland #irish #caresector @thesparklyshell.bsky.social @carechampions.bsky.social @keithwalsh69.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Who decided that it was the end for Kieran's father?
#carehomes #CareChampions #ireland #irish #news #podcast #podcastclips @carechampions.bsky.social @keefow.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The family of a 67 year old woman with a rare disease living in a Cork nursing home have been told to remove her because of their “troubling conduct” after they raised serious concerns about her care.

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Family says mother could be evicted from care home - with nowhere to go | Newstalk
The family of a 67 year old woman with a rare disease living in a Cork nursing home have been tol...
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July 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Make no mistake, decisions were made about our elderly during COVID. Catch up on the episode now. #covid #carehome #CareChampions #ireland @carechampions.bsky.social @keefow.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Kieran Brady candidly shares his story of institutional COVID failure and his father's death. Watch the episode this Friday at 11am.

#ireland #irish #covid #hse #healthcare #carehomes @carechampions.bsky.social @keefow.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Is the care sector failing our loved ones? Catch this interview with Kieran Brady tomorrow at 11am.

#ireland #caresystem #covid #carehomes @carechampions.bsky.social @keefow.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Draft: Here’s the report Children’s Health won’t publish

Children’s Health Ireland respects legal advice. The Ditch respects the public interest.

Will publish shortly.
July 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🎙️ MOTH NEWS Live - Today at 3PM

Today’s broadcast shines a light on stories demanding justice and change:

Tune in at 3PM for powerful testimony & courage.

#MOTHNews #Accountability #Justice #IrishNews #SurvivorVoices
June 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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June 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Allison McCarthy, whose mother, Alice Donovan, died alone in hospital during Ireland’s COVID-19 lockdown in January 2021. @carechampions.bsky.social

#carechampions #hse #ireland #caresector
June 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Report published on 29th April for The Residence Portlaoise, which is included in RTE investigates tonight. How often is neglect & abuse dressed up as poor quality care? Where is the safeguarding Leglislation?
We are highlighting this for over five years.

www.hiqa.ie/system/files...
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June 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The Residence Portlaoise and Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin in north Dublin - uncovered multiple examples of care failings and neglect of vulnerable older residents

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Serious care concerns found at leading private nursing home group
Staff shortages, unsafe care and undignified treatment has been uncovered in homes run by State's leading private care provider Emeis Ireland
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June 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Care Champions is here to support families affected by the appalling failures in nursing homes, following the documentary airing this Wed

Carechampionsireland@gmail.com or send a WhatsApp message directly from our Facebook page

#Safeguarding #humanrightsdonotgrowold #RTEINVESTIGATES #NursingHomes
June 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Stories of loss, silence, and the fight for truth from those whose lives have been torn apart by the deeply broken Irish Healthcare System. Watch back across these difficult but important interviews now.

#IrishHealthcare #healthserviceexecutive #carehomes #irishcare @carechampions.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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We're live at 3PM: Keith Walsh speaks to Dervilla Ruttledge, who lost her father, Des, in a HSE-run nursing home during the first wave of COVID-19.

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#MOTHNews #CovidInCare #HSEFailings #CareHomeCrisis #TruthForFamilies #CareChampions #IrishHealth
May 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Watch back as Keith is joined by Majella Beattie, founder of Care Champions, an organisation that has supported 10,000+ families seeking justice after harm occurred in nursing and care homes.

#ireland #CareHomes #mothnews #journalism #irishnews @keefow.bsky.social @carechampions.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Silkway Airlines illegally transported missile launchers for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) F-35 fighter jets through Irish territory – just weeks after The Ditch told government the airline was using Irish airspace to transport weapons to Tel Aviv.

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IDF missile launchers illegally transported over Ireland
Weeks after The Ditch told government the airline was using Irish airspace to transport weapons to Tel Aviv.
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May 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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"...the weight of losing you was too much for my heart to endure..." ❤️
A poem that reads: When my heart cracked i swear i heard it break a sound that no one else could hear but, i did and now i walk around with it rattling around inside my rib cage a constant reminder that loving you, and the weight of losing you, was too much for my heart to endure A red cracked stained glass heart
April 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Margaret Kennedy highlights the tireless work of women in the pursuit of justice, particularly in the face of entrenched societal issues. It also highlights the immense challenge in achieving justice, esp when victims are among the most vulnerable in society

www.independent.ie/opinion/marg...
Margaret Kennedy: Let’s amplify the voices of women, like Catherine Corless and Marie Collins, who are fighting for silenced victims
I am convinced that all women have a justice gene. We make it, we call for it, we fight for it — we want justice in this world. We are also peacemakers and healers. If you’re in it for the long haul, ...
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April 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM