Dr Karl Tooher
@karltooher.bsky.social
Therapist, Lecturer, Mental Health, Self-Injury, Practitioner/Researcher, Clinical Supervision. Born M&B home. Books, Photography, Arsenal. Posts personal. Repost is not necessarily an endorsement
Each year on 31st of January, I pause and remember Ann Lovett. 15 years of age & pregnant; who died, with her baby, giving birth in the graveyard in Granard, Longford, in 1984. I still weep when I think of what Ann Lovett experienced, alone and scared. You deserved only compassion and kindness...
January 31, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Each year on 31st of January, I pause and remember Ann Lovett. 15 years of age & pregnant; who died, with her baby, giving birth in the graveyard in Granard, Longford, in 1984. I still weep when I think of what Ann Lovett experienced, alone and scared. You deserved only compassion and kindness...
An interesting concept...
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
An interesting concept...
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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This paper led by doctoral student Lucy Liotta of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social examined different forms of future-oriented repetitive thought as predictors of suicide ideation among treatment-seeking teens. Free access for a few more weeks:
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December 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This paper led by doctoral student Lucy Liotta of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social examined different forms of future-oriented repetitive thought as predictors of suicide ideation among treatment-seeking teens. Free access for a few more weeks:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mJvybXYiyukA
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mJvybXYiyukA
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Developers are trying again to put a foothold in developing on the grounds of #Bessboro. If one gets through the others will follow. ‘The Farm’ development will destroy our history. In this area witnesses saw burials take place. So much has already been lost
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Developers are trying again to put a foothold in developing on the grounds of #Bessboro. If one gets through the others will follow. ‘The Farm’ development will destroy our history. In this area witnesses saw burials take place. So much has already been lost
Just spotted Rudolph carrying out a wee recce...
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Just spotted Rudolph carrying out a wee recce...
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Press Release from Special Advocate Patricia Carey #Tuam #Bessborough #SeanRossAbbey #UnmarkedGravexs
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Press Release: Following uncovering of further burial ground at Tuam and discovery of human remains, Special Advocate marks an urgent appeal for all institutional sites to be examined fully to identif...
Press Release: Findings in Tuam signal the need for a clear and urgent government response to locate burial grounds in other institutions for Dignified Burial and Memorialisation for all who died in i...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Press Release from Special Advocate Patricia Carey #Tuam #Bessborough #SeanRossAbbey #UnmarkedGravexs
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Still a favourite...
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still a favourite...
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Look out for new feature documentary Testimony, winner of the Best Human Rights Film at the Dublin International Film Festival
It chronicles the fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes, a battle that takes them all the way to the UN
It chronicles the fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes, a battle that takes them all the way to the UN
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Look out for new feature documentary Testimony, winner of the Best Human Rights Film at the Dublin International Film Festival
It chronicles the fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes, a battle that takes them all the way to the UN
It chronicles the fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes, a battle that takes them all the way to the UN
Tears of joy, of sadness, of awe, Nicola Benedetti, Scottish Violinist & Maestro... she draws a bow across strings that dance beneath her fingers... and the world becomes more beautiful...
#NicolaBenedetti
#Music #NationalConcertHall #Dublin
#NicolaBenedetti
#Music #NationalConcertHall #Dublin
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tears of joy, of sadness, of awe, Nicola Benedetti, Scottish Violinist & Maestro... she draws a bow across strings that dance beneath her fingers... and the world becomes more beautiful...
#NicolaBenedetti
#Music #NationalConcertHall #Dublin
#NicolaBenedetti
#Music #NationalConcertHall #Dublin
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“I don’t need your sympathy,” he said. “I need a conscience that hasn’t rotted … a human that hasn’t turned to stone, I need a reader who won’t just close the book and sigh – then go to sip their coffee.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“I don’t need your sympathy,” he said. “I need a conscience that hasn’t rotted … a human that hasn’t turned to stone, I need a reader who won’t just close the book and sigh – then go to sip their coffee.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This made my heart burst with joy...These girls have so much grace, strength and courage... www.instagram.com/reel/DP1nPAj...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This made my heart burst with joy...These girls have so much grace, strength and courage... www.instagram.com/reel/DP1nPAj...
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BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.
Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.
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BREAKING: UN inquiry finds Israel’s war on Gaza to be genocide aje.io/2h84g2
September 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
BREAKING: UN inquiry finds Israel’s war on Gaza to be genocide aje.io/2h84g2
September 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good decision...
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RTÉ has this afternoon issued the following statement regarding Ireland's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest:
“At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in… ...
RTÉ has this afternoon issued the following statement regarding Ireland's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest:
“At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July,...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Good decision...
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This...I oft return to this...
September 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This...I oft return to this...