Dr. Aisling O'Donnell
@draislingod.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Psychology at University of Limerick. Social psychologist interested in social identity, stigma, and health. Associate Editor at BJSP.
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Things are taking off here, so it must be time for my first post! I am a social psychologist mostly interested in social identity, stigma, and health/wellbeing. As a parent of young kids I also enjoy funny/relatable posts about family life 😬 Looking forward to following some interesting new people!
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Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: are you a headphone dodger? Aoife Ryan-Christensen finds out why some people play their phones out loud on buses and trains - with insights from
@draislingod.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@draislingod.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why do some people play their phones out loud on buses & trains?
New social norms and behaviour are behind the rise of headphone dodgers on public transport showing zero consideration for those around them
www.rte.ie
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: are you a headphone dodger? Aoife Ryan-Christensen finds out why some people play their phones out loud on buses and trains - with insights from
@draislingod.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@draislingod.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Are you a headphone dodger? Aoife Ryan-Christensen finds out why some people play their phones out loud on buses and trains - with insights from @draislingod.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why do some people play their phones out loud on buses & trains?
New social norms and behaviour are behind the rise of headphone dodgers on public transport showing zero consideration for those around them
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Are you a headphone dodger? Aoife Ryan-Christensen finds out why some people play their phones out loud on buses and trains - with insights from @draislingod.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
I didn't *think* I was confused, yet I still learned something new!
#vote #connolly4president #aras2025 #speirgorm
#vote #connolly4president #aras2025 #speirgorm
Are you a little confused about how Ireland’s Presidential Election works?
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I didn't *think* I was confused, yet I still learned something new!
#vote #connolly4president #aras2025 #speirgorm
#vote #connolly4president #aras2025 #speirgorm
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When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
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This ad is a new low in smearing for Heather Humphreys. Barristers operate on a taxi-rank basis*, they don’t choose clients. The financial meltdown was caused through a failure to regulate the banks by FG & FF. She really must think the public is as ignorant as herself! #Aras25
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This ad is a new low in smearing for Heather Humphreys. Barristers operate on a taxi-rank basis*, they don’t choose clients. The financial meltdown was caused through a failure to regulate the banks by FG & FF. She really must think the public is as ignorant as herself! #Aras25
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Welcome!
This is the official account of the General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology 2026.
Here, we'll be sharing all the important updates and information related to the upcoming congress.
Feel free to visit our official website for more details: easp2026strasbourg.com
This is the official account of the General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology 2026.
Here, we'll be sharing all the important updates and information related to the upcoming congress.
Feel free to visit our official website for more details: easp2026strasbourg.com
Get ready to present your research, engage with cutting-edge research in the field, connect with the social psychology community, find new collaborators, expand your network, and much more!
easp2026strasbourg.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Welcome!
This is the official account of the General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology 2026.
Here, we'll be sharing all the important updates and information related to the upcoming congress.
Feel free to visit our official website for more details: easp2026strasbourg.com
This is the official account of the General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology 2026.
Here, we'll be sharing all the important updates and information related to the upcoming congress.
Feel free to visit our official website for more details: easp2026strasbourg.com
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This is an amazing opportunity for those seeking a PhD programme in Exeter: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
If you’re interested in a PhD in social psychology on the following topics, feel free to contact me
- Activism
- Social movements
- Resistance
- Solidarity
- Leadership
- Intergroup conflict
If you’re interested in a PhD in social psychology on the following topics, feel free to contact me
- Activism
- Social movements
- Resistance
- Solidarity
- Leadership
- Intergroup conflict
ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is an amazing opportunity for those seeking a PhD programme in Exeter: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
If you’re interested in a PhD in social psychology on the following topics, feel free to contact me
- Activism
- Social movements
- Resistance
- Solidarity
- Leadership
- Intergroup conflict
If you’re interested in a PhD in social psychology on the following topics, feel free to contact me
- Activism
- Social movements
- Resistance
- Solidarity
- Leadership
- Intergroup conflict
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🚨Calling All Health and Emergency Service Professionals across Ireland and UK! 🚨🧑⚕️🧑🚒👮♀️
Are you a #nurse, #doctor, #police officer, #firefighter, #paramedic with 2+ years of experience? Have you experienced #burnout in the course of your career?
We want to hear from you!
Are you a #nurse, #doctor, #police officer, #firefighter, #paramedic with 2+ years of experience? Have you experienced #burnout in the course of your career?
We want to hear from you!
August 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🚨Calling All Health and Emergency Service Professionals across Ireland and UK! 🚨🧑⚕️🧑🚒👮♀️
Are you a #nurse, #doctor, #police officer, #firefighter, #paramedic with 2+ years of experience? Have you experienced #burnout in the course of your career?
We want to hear from you!
Are you a #nurse, #doctor, #police officer, #firefighter, #paramedic with 2+ years of experience? Have you experienced #burnout in the course of your career?
We want to hear from you!
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Louder. LOUDER.
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Recent tragedies expose a violent continuum of misogyny in Ireland — from verbal abuse to fatal domestic control and coercion
www.irishexaminer.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Louder. LOUDER.
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
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Israel blocking aid from Gaza is creating ‘chaos and death’, say humanitarian groups
Israel blocking aid from Gaza is creating ‘chaos and death’, say humanitarian groups
Letter signed by agencies including Doctors Without Borders condemns Israeli military attacks on Palestinians
More than 100 aid agencies issued a dire warning that “mass starvation” was spreading across Gaza and urged Israel to let humanitarian aid into the besieged strip to alleviate the growing man-made hunger crisis.
A letter signed by 109 agencies including Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam International and Amnesty International says the Israeli government is blocking humanitarian organisations from effectively distributing life-saving aid. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Israel blocking aid from Gaza is creating ‘chaos and death’, say humanitarian groups
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Doctors in Gaza are warning hundreds of babies are at risk of death. Israel is blocking deliveries of baby formula - formula that’s needed because their mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed them.
I’m not sure I’ve ever read a worst sentence. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
I’m not sure I’ve ever read a worst sentence. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Doctors in Gaza are warning hundreds of babies are at risk of death. Israel is blocking deliveries of baby formula - formula that’s needed because their mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed them.
I’m not sure I’ve ever read a worst sentence. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
I’m not sure I’ve ever read a worst sentence. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
An excellent thread.
I've been thinking a lot about the difference between doing a "search" and doing "research" and how that works with conspiracy theory/lies to control our public sphere. Here's an old thread from 2023
June 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
An excellent thread.
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Sad news from #Liverpool yesterday and my thoughts with those affected. But media reports of 'panic' as crowds scatter are misplaced, as fleeing imminent danger is a perfectly sensible & rational response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Liverpool parade latest: Child and adult seriously hurt and dozens more injured after car ploughs into Liverpool crowd
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram cautions against speculation, after 27 people were taken to hospital and 20 others were treated at the scene.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Sad news from #Liverpool yesterday and my thoughts with those affected. But media reports of 'panic' as crowds scatter are misplaced, as fleeing imminent danger is a perfectly sensible & rational response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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David, our Departmental Assistant in Psychology @micireland.bsky.social is hoping to speak to young adults (18-25) in the Limerick area with at least one migrant parent for his postgrad research on second-generation identity and belonging.
Reposts appreciated, #Spéirghorm! Particularly in Limerick.
Reposts appreciated, #Spéirghorm! Particularly in Limerick.
Hi everyone, I'm currently researching how second-generation migrant young adults - those born in Ireland to at least one migrant parent - experience identity and belonging.
I'm especially interested in what 'home' means to them and how they negotiate Irish and local identity.
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I'm especially interested in what 'home' means to them and how they negotiate Irish and local identity.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
David, our Departmental Assistant in Psychology @micireland.bsky.social is hoping to speak to young adults (18-25) in the Limerick area with at least one migrant parent for his postgrad research on second-generation identity and belonging.
Reposts appreciated, #Spéirghorm! Particularly in Limerick.
Reposts appreciated, #Spéirghorm! Particularly in Limerick.
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New game for you all: ask google what a made-up phrase means.
April 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
New game for you all: ask google what a made-up phrase means.
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Shared social identity transforms social relations in imaginary crowds
@ukri.org funded.
doi.org/10.1177/1368...
@ukri.org funded.
doi.org/10.1177/1368...
April 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Shared social identity transforms social relations in imaginary crowds
@ukri.org funded.
doi.org/10.1177/1368...
@ukri.org funded.
doi.org/10.1177/1368...
A fantastic new masters programme is launching in our department this September - the MSc in Clinical and Community Psychology! Applications open now.
The new MSc in Clinical and Community Psychology is now open for applications.
Students will gain advanced research, analytical, and applied skills highly sought after in the field of clinical and community psychology.
www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...
Students will gain advanced research, analytical, and applied skills highly sought after in the field of clinical and community psychology.
www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...
April 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
A fantastic new masters programme is launching in our department this September - the MSc in Clinical and Community Psychology! Applications open now.
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📣 COS is excited to launch the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB)!
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB)
The Center for Open Science (COS) is launching the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB), which is a large-scale, multi-team effort to help support a transparent and trustworthy foundation in ...
www.cos.io
April 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📣 COS is excited to launch the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB)!
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
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@orlamuldoon.bsky.social helped the public better understand gender-based violence by speaking to media and shaping public discussions. Her work led to concrete policy changes.
This #ERCengage winner's research 👉 bit.ly/4lc3Qnp
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SciComm
This #ERCengage winner's research 👉 bit.ly/4lc3Qnp
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SciComm
April 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
@orlamuldoon.bsky.social helped the public better understand gender-based violence by speaking to media and shaping public discussions. Her work led to concrete policy changes.
This #ERCengage winner's research 👉 bit.ly/4lc3Qnp
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SciComm
This #ERCengage winner's research 👉 bit.ly/4lc3Qnp
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SciComm
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THREAD
Today Altmetric is announcing a major development in collaboration with the Brain Occipital Lobe Learning Observation Centre Kalhausen-Strasbourg.
From today Altmetric will be able to determine what research paper you're thinking of, regardless of what you're actually writing/saying.
1/17
Today Altmetric is announcing a major development in collaboration with the Brain Occipital Lobe Learning Observation Centre Kalhausen-Strasbourg.
From today Altmetric will be able to determine what research paper you're thinking of, regardless of what you're actually writing/saying.
1/17
April 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
THREAD
Today Altmetric is announcing a major development in collaboration with the Brain Occipital Lobe Learning Observation Centre Kalhausen-Strasbourg.
From today Altmetric will be able to determine what research paper you're thinking of, regardless of what you're actually writing/saying.
1/17
Today Altmetric is announcing a major development in collaboration with the Brain Occipital Lobe Learning Observation Centre Kalhausen-Strasbourg.
From today Altmetric will be able to determine what research paper you're thinking of, regardless of what you're actually writing/saying.
1/17
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Today UL has made the decision to no longer post on X
If you're one of our new Bluesky followers, check out our UL Starter Pack of academics, researchers, departments & faculties:
go.bsky.app/6E5Dav8
#StudyatUL
If you're one of our new Bluesky followers, check out our UL Starter Pack of academics, researchers, departments & faculties:
go.bsky.app/6E5Dav8
#StudyatUL
March 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Today UL has made the decision to no longer post on X
If you're one of our new Bluesky followers, check out our UL Starter Pack of academics, researchers, departments & faculties:
go.bsky.app/6E5Dav8
#StudyatUL
If you're one of our new Bluesky followers, check out our UL Starter Pack of academics, researchers, departments & faculties:
go.bsky.app/6E5Dav8
#StudyatUL
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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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#MeaslesIsADangerousVirus with multiple harms including major #ImmuneSystem damage
#SharedFacts #HealthScience
#SharedFacts #HealthScience
Measles wipes the immune system and is not good for the body.
March 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#MeaslesIsADangerousVirus with multiple harms including major #ImmuneSystem damage
#SharedFacts #HealthScience
#SharedFacts #HealthScience