Hazel Nolan
@hazeljnolan.bsky.social
Assistant General Secretary for Fórsa Union- based in Dublin. #Ceardchumannaí
Embattled Optimist & Lifeaholic. A Corker, living inside the Pale.
“I am deliberate & afraid of nothing” - Audre Lorde
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Embattled Optimist & Lifeaholic. A Corker, living inside the Pale.
“I am deliberate & afraid of nothing” - Audre Lorde
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You love to see it...
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You love to see it...
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🚨28th August is the 1st day back at school, and the 1st day of indefinite strike action by school secretaries & caretakers.
The Dept of Public Expenditure can avoid this by doing the right thing.
Secretaries and caretakers deserve public service pensions. And everyone knows it.
The Dept of Public Expenditure can avoid this by doing the right thing.
Secretaries and caretakers deserve public service pensions. And everyone knows it.
From the 28 August, school caretakers & secretaries will be on strike for pension parity.
David (caretaker) explains what the 1st day of school means to them & why they're at this point.
The chaos can be avoided, but only if the Dept of Public Expenditure does the right thing.
David (caretaker) explains what the 1st day of school means to them & why they're at this point.
The chaos can be avoided, but only if the Dept of Public Expenditure does the right thing.
August 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🚨28th August is the 1st day back at school, and the 1st day of indefinite strike action by school secretaries & caretakers.
The Dept of Public Expenditure can avoid this by doing the right thing.
Secretaries and caretakers deserve public service pensions. And everyone knows it.
The Dept of Public Expenditure can avoid this by doing the right thing.
Secretaries and caretakers deserve public service pensions. And everyone knows it.
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So proud to march at Trans and Intersex Pride today.
Trans rights are worker's rights!
Trans rights are worker's rights!
July 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So proud to march at Trans and Intersex Pride today.
Trans rights are worker's rights!
Trans rights are worker's rights!
Lots of employers will be feeling rightly uncomfortable right now… good.
UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work
Exclusive: Changes to workers’ rights bill will prohibit the silencing of staff who suffer harassment or discrimination
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lots of employers will be feeling rightly uncomfortable right now… good.
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Petrified Survivors — world's first memorial to victims of wartime sexual violence unveiled in Europe
Petrified Survivors — world's first memorial to victims of wartime sexual violence unveiled in Europe
The sculpture Petrified Survivors is the world's first memorial honouring all survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) — unveiled at the British ambassador's residence in The Hague on 3 July.
euobserver.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Petrified Survivors — world's first memorial to victims of wartime sexual violence unveiled in Europe
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And a charge hopefully brought against him for perjury.
Solidarity to Nikita Hand, today & every day.
Solidarity to Nikita Hand, today & every day.
Conor McGregor's withdrawal of 'fresh evidence' should be referred to DPP, Nikita Hand's lawyers say
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...
Conor McGregor's withdrawal of 'fresh evidence' should be referred to DPP, Nikita Hand's lawyers say
Counsel for Nikita Hand said: 'They withdrew the application and so prevented her from pouring out a series of highly disparaging and unfair criticisms of her'
www.irishexaminer.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And a charge hopefully brought against him for perjury.
Solidarity to Nikita Hand, today & every day.
Solidarity to Nikita Hand, today & every day.
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Happy Pride from Fórsa!
From Budapest to Ballymena, we're sending our solidarity and pride to our LGBTIA+ members and communities bravely and proudly marching.
Trade unions are for everyone!
💚Bród in Oibre, Bród in Fórsa 💚 #DublinPride
From Budapest to Ballymena, we're sending our solidarity and pride to our LGBTIA+ members and communities bravely and proudly marching.
Trade unions are for everyone!
💚Bród in Oibre, Bród in Fórsa 💚 #DublinPride
June 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Pride from Fórsa!
From Budapest to Ballymena, we're sending our solidarity and pride to our LGBTIA+ members and communities bravely and proudly marching.
Trade unions are for everyone!
💚Bród in Oibre, Bród in Fórsa 💚 #DublinPride
From Budapest to Ballymena, we're sending our solidarity and pride to our LGBTIA+ members and communities bravely and proudly marching.
Trade unions are for everyone!
💚Bród in Oibre, Bród in Fórsa 💚 #DublinPride
If you think the chants led by Kneecap at Glastonbury about Keir Starmer are bad, just wait until tomorrow’s PLP meeting.
June 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
If you think the chants led by Kneecap at Glastonbury about Keir Starmer are bad, just wait until tomorrow’s PLP meeting.
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It's important to acknowledge when we discuss why a minority of young men are attracted to the radical right that part of the answer is "they're obnoxious".
It's not all about being dispossessed and left behind it's also twats.
It's not all about being dispossessed and left behind it's also twats.
Incredibly revealing quote from some 19 year old asshole NPR found at the Trump parade. Basically, "sure his policies suck, but he's evil, which I think is great"
June 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's important to acknowledge when we discuss why a minority of young men are attracted to the radical right that part of the answer is "they're obnoxious".
It's not all about being dispossessed and left behind it's also twats.
It's not all about being dispossessed and left behind it's also twats.
Raise The Roof- the labour movement must start including housing demands into our bargaining agenda or wage rises are just getting funnelled straight back into the pockets of the rich.
June 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Raise The Roof- the labour movement must start including housing demands into our bargaining agenda or wage rises are just getting funnelled straight back into the pockets of the rich.
Listening to Elif Shafak speaking last night gave me so much hope.
June 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Listening to Elif Shafak speaking last night gave me so much hope.
Actually impressive levels of inconsideration here
June 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Actually impressive levels of inconsideration here
This should make people stand up & take notice.
Super majority ballot result on a super majority turnout. It can be done 💪🏻
Super majority ballot result on a super majority turnout. It can be done 💪🏻
⚡️98% of school secretaries & caretakers in favour of indefinite strike!⚡️
81.7% turnout in the ballot for public service pensions. Well done to union members for an overwhelming mandate to take this fight all the way.
Strong. United. Determined. There’ll be no stopping them!
81.7% turnout in the ballot for public service pensions. Well done to union members for an overwhelming mandate to take this fight all the way.
Strong. United. Determined. There’ll be no stopping them!
June 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This should make people stand up & take notice.
Super majority ballot result on a super majority turnout. It can be done 💪🏻
Super majority ballot result on a super majority turnout. It can be done 💪🏻
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⚡️98% of school secretaries & caretakers in favour of indefinite strike!⚡️
81.7% turnout in the ballot for public service pensions. Well done to union members for an overwhelming mandate to take this fight all the way.
Strong. United. Determined. There’ll be no stopping them!
81.7% turnout in the ballot for public service pensions. Well done to union members for an overwhelming mandate to take this fight all the way.
Strong. United. Determined. There’ll be no stopping them!
June 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
⚡️98% of school secretaries & caretakers in favour of indefinite strike!⚡️
81.7% turnout in the ballot for public service pensions. Well done to union members for an overwhelming mandate to take this fight all the way.
Strong. United. Determined. There’ll be no stopping them!
81.7% turnout in the ballot for public service pensions. Well done to union members for an overwhelming mandate to take this fight all the way.
Strong. United. Determined. There’ll be no stopping them!
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In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.
Escalating to escalate.
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
Freeways blocked, cars on fire: LA protests against immigration raids and National Guard deployment | CNN
Police have used flash-bangs and tear gas while dispersing crowds as protesters set at least two Waymo self-driving cars on fire. Follow for live updates
www.cnn.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
Rock-ket man strikes
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rock-ket man strikes
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Our colleagues in many European unions, affiliated to @epsu.bsky.social, know from bitter experience that care of the vulnerable should not be left to profiteers.
The 🇮🇪 government needs to change direction now.
Thanks to Aoife Hegarty and #RTEinvestigates for shining a 🔦.
The 🇮🇪 government needs to change direction now.
Thanks to Aoife Hegarty and #RTEinvestigates for shining a 🔦.
🧵 The RTÉ Investigates (@news.rte.ie) doc airing tonight will expose shocking conditions in Emeis-run nursing homes in Ireland.
#Emeis will say it’s not the norm. We know it is.
EPSU has seen the same pattern across Europe for years. We’re horrified, but not surprised.
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
#Emeis will say it’s not the norm. We know it is.
EPSU has seen the same pattern across Europe for years. We’re horrified, but not surprised.
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
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
www.rte.ie
June 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Our colleagues in many European unions, affiliated to @epsu.bsky.social, know from bitter experience that care of the vulnerable should not be left to profiteers.
The 🇮🇪 government needs to change direction now.
Thanks to Aoife Hegarty and #RTEinvestigates for shining a 🔦.
The 🇮🇪 government needs to change direction now.
Thanks to Aoife Hegarty and #RTEinvestigates for shining a 🔦.
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“Why did burning girls matter in Vietnam but not in Gaza?”
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza?
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War – but a viral video of a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
zeteo.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Why did burning girls matter in Vietnam but not in Gaza?”
The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.
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Great event in Liberty Hall last night with @sanders.senate.gov
Completely agree that the left needs to get its act together with less meetings of the converted, & instead do more organising ✊🏻
Completely agree that the left needs to get its act together with less meetings of the converted, & instead do more organising ✊🏻
May 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Great event in Liberty Hall last night with @sanders.senate.gov
Completely agree that the left needs to get its act together with less meetings of the converted, & instead do more organising ✊🏻
Completely agree that the left needs to get its act together with less meetings of the converted, & instead do more organising ✊🏻