Mick Finnegan
@mickfinnegan.bsky.social
Social Work Student
Mental Health Advocate
Campaigner
Mental Health Advocate
Campaigner
Getting some amount of grey in the aul beard
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Getting some amount of grey in the aul beard
What used to be about survival has transformed into purpose. Every class, every late-night study session, every moment of reflection reminds me why I chose this journey, because hope is real. Recovery is real and sometimes the hardest chapters become the ones we’re most proud of.
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
What used to be about survival has transformed into purpose. Every class, every late-night study session, every moment of reflection reminds me why I chose this journey, because hope is real. Recovery is real and sometimes the hardest chapters become the ones we’re most proud of.
Grateful beyond words for the life I have today. Sobriety gave me clarity, peace, and a chance to become the person I was always meant to be. Every day I wake up proud of how far I’ve come. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks
October 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Grateful beyond words for the life I have today. Sobriety gave me clarity, peace, and a chance to become the person I was always meant to be. Every day I wake up proud of how far I’ve come. #SoberLife #TherapyWorks
Today marks 800 days sober.
To everyone who's been part of this journey, thank you. Your support, kindness, and understanding have made all the difference.
And to anyone still fighting the battle, don't give up. The life waiting on the other side is better than you can imagine.
To everyone who's been part of this journey, thank you. Your support, kindness, and understanding have made all the difference.
And to anyone still fighting the battle, don't give up. The life waiting on the other side is better than you can imagine.
October 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Today marks 800 days sober.
To everyone who's been part of this journey, thank you. Your support, kindness, and understanding have made all the difference.
And to anyone still fighting the battle, don't give up. The life waiting on the other side is better than you can imagine.
To everyone who's been part of this journey, thank you. Your support, kindness, and understanding have made all the difference.
And to anyone still fighting the battle, don't give up. The life waiting on the other side is better than you can imagine.
A few years ago I was neutropenic, I had 34% lung function, diagnosed with advanced sarcoidosis, had a stroke and got a cardiac loop monitor placed in my chest.
This year I ran the London Marathon, started my 2nd year in college all while maintaining my sobriety 😊
#TherapyWorks
This year I ran the London Marathon, started my 2nd year in college all while maintaining my sobriety 😊
#TherapyWorks
October 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A few years ago I was neutropenic, I had 34% lung function, diagnosed with advanced sarcoidosis, had a stroke and got a cardiac loop monitor placed in my chest.
This year I ran the London Marathon, started my 2nd year in college all while maintaining my sobriety 😊
#TherapyWorks
This year I ran the London Marathon, started my 2nd year in college all while maintaining my sobriety 😊
#TherapyWorks
Let’s keep breaking the stigma not just with awareness days, but with empathy in how we treat each other every day. The smallest act of kindness, the gentlest conversation, or the courage to say “I’m not okay” can change a life.
#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
October 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Let’s keep breaking the stigma not just with awareness days, but with empathy in how we treat each other every day. The smallest act of kindness, the gentlest conversation, or the courage to say “I’m not okay” can change a life.
#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
Rest in peace Don O'Leary. Through the Cork Life Centre, he gave hope, love, and a future to young people who had been written off by the system. He believed in second chances in people, in life and what’s possible when someone truly cares.
October 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Rest in peace Don O'Leary. Through the Cork Life Centre, he gave hope, love, and a future to young people who had been written off by the system. He believed in second chances in people, in life and what’s possible when someone truly cares.
Sobriety gave me back my life. 778 days of feeling, healing, and growing. It hasn’t been easy, but every day sober is a victory. I don’t run from my feelings anymore or numb the pain of my past.
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sobriety gave me back my life. 778 days of feeling, healing, and growing. It hasn’t been easy, but every day sober is a victory. I don’t run from my feelings anymore or numb the pain of my past.
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
I can’t quite put into words what it means to see this step finally being taken. After so many years, it feels surreal.
Thank you to everyone who has stood with me and with other survivors, believed us, and offered support in the darkest times.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Thank you to everyone who has stood with me and with other survivors, believed us, and offered support in the darkest times.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Man to face charges over alleged abuse of boys in St John Ambulance
Former senior volunteer had been subject of multiple criminal complaints over alleged sexual abuse
www.irishtimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I can’t quite put into words what it means to see this step finally being taken. After so many years, it feels surreal.
Thank you to everyone who has stood with me and with other survivors, believed us, and offered support in the darkest times.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Thank you to everyone who has stood with me and with other survivors, believed us, and offered support in the darkest times.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
The dream team 😊 #SocialWorkStudents
September 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The dream team 😊 #SocialWorkStudents
Two years ago,
my hands shook,
my past screamed,
and my future was a door
I couldn't open.
I carried the weight of years
spent numbing pain
stitched into my bones
before I knew how to live.
But I stood up anyway.
One day.
Then another.
Then hundreds more.
#SoberLife
my hands shook,
my past screamed,
and my future was a door
I couldn't open.
I carried the weight of years
spent numbing pain
stitched into my bones
before I knew how to live.
But I stood up anyway.
One day.
Then another.
Then hundreds more.
#SoberLife
August 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Two years ago,
my hands shook,
my past screamed,
and my future was a door
I couldn't open.
I carried the weight of years
spent numbing pain
stitched into my bones
before I knew how to live.
But I stood up anyway.
One day.
Then another.
Then hundreds more.
#SoberLife
my hands shook,
my past screamed,
and my future was a door
I couldn't open.
I carried the weight of years
spent numbing pain
stitched into my bones
before I knew how to live.
But I stood up anyway.
One day.
Then another.
Then hundreds more.
#SoberLife
I was raped and sexually abused by a senior member of St John Ambulance. For years, thae system failed us. Now, @ivanabacik & other politicians in Ireland are demanding a public inquiry but we need action, not words. Listen to my interview this morning on @LMFMRADIO
shows.acast.com/67c5d757b48a...
shows.acast.com/67c5d757b48a...
August 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I was raped and sexually abused by a senior member of St John Ambulance. For years, thae system failed us. Now, @ivanabacik & other politicians in Ireland are demanding a public inquiry but we need action, not words. Listen to my interview this morning on @LMFMRADIO
shows.acast.com/67c5d757b48a...
shows.acast.com/67c5d757b48a...
It’s the little things and the people around me that keep me smiling. Life’s too short not to celebrate those tiny moments of joy. I'm gonna keep challenging myself going forward to smile more in photos not just for the ‘gram, but because my happiness is worth remembering. 😊 #SoberLife #TherapyWorks
August 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It’s the little things and the people around me that keep me smiling. Life’s too short not to celebrate those tiny moments of joy. I'm gonna keep challenging myself going forward to smile more in photos not just for the ‘gram, but because my happiness is worth remembering. 😊 #SoberLife #TherapyWorks
I was groomed, sexually abused and violently raped as a child in St John’s Ambulance Ireland. The man who did it was never charged.
We need a full public inquiry no more silence.
Thank you @ivanabacik.bsky.social for standing with survivors.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
We need a full public inquiry no more silence.
Thank you @ivanabacik.bsky.social for standing with survivors.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Labour leader calls for public inquiry into sex abuse allegations at St John’s Ambulance
It follows the publication in 2023 of a report by Dr Geoffrey Shannon which found systemic failures in the charity
www.irishexaminer.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I was groomed, sexually abused and violently raped as a child in St John’s Ambulance Ireland. The man who did it was never charged.
We need a full public inquiry no more silence.
Thank you @ivanabacik.bsky.social for standing with survivors.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
We need a full public inquiry no more silence.
Thank you @ivanabacik.bsky.social for standing with survivors.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
In 8 days, I'll be 2 years sober 😊
Hard road, but worth every step. Grateful for my amazing friends, therapist, psychologist, RMN & psychiatrist. I could not have done it without them ❤️
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
Hard road, but worth every step. Grateful for my amazing friends, therapist, psychologist, RMN & psychiatrist. I could not have done it without them ❤️
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
August 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In 8 days, I'll be 2 years sober 😊
Hard road, but worth every step. Grateful for my amazing friends, therapist, psychologist, RMN & psychiatrist. I could not have done it without them ❤️
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
Hard road, but worth every step. Grateful for my amazing friends, therapist, psychologist, RMN & psychiatrist. I could not have done it without them ❤️
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
Busy day but it was good catching up with London friends who came to visit me. Did another interview on the stalled implementation of Judge Shannon’s St John Ambulance recommendations. Working on something that could challenge both the organisation and the State’s inaction. More soon.
July 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Busy day but it was good catching up with London friends who came to visit me. Did another interview on the stalled implementation of Judge Shannon’s St John Ambulance recommendations. Working on something that could challenge both the organisation and the State’s inaction. More soon.
Last night tested me in ways I didn’t expect. A wedding. A free bar. I've been here before with countless messy nights out. The old script was written..blackout, regret, shame. But this time? I stayed present. I danced, laughed, and celebrated without losing myself.
#SoberLife
#SoberLife
July 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Last night tested me in ways I didn’t expect. A wedding. A free bar. I've been here before with countless messy nights out. The old script was written..blackout, regret, shame. But this time? I stayed present. I danced, laughed, and celebrated without losing myself.
#SoberLife
#SoberLife
16 years ago today, I stood on a bridge in London ready to end my life. This year I ran across it. I couldn’t cope with being groomed as a kid, sexually abused & silenced by shame. It’s been a hard road with hospital stays, setbacks & starting over. I’m still here & I'm glad I stayed.
July 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
16 years ago today, I stood on a bridge in London ready to end my life. This year I ran across it. I couldn’t cope with being groomed as a kid, sexually abused & silenced by shame. It’s been a hard road with hospital stays, setbacks & starting over. I’m still here & I'm glad I stayed.
702 days sober today. Coming up on two years this August. Letting go of drinking wasn’t easy, but it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made. I wouldn’t have the life I have now without it. Grateful for the journey. If you’re struggling, just know change is possible #SoberLife
July 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
702 days sober today. Coming up on two years this August. Letting go of drinking wasn’t easy, but it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made. I wouldn’t have the life I have now without it. Grateful for the journey. If you’re struggling, just know change is possible #SoberLife
If the Irish government commits to confronting "dark parts of its past," that commitment must extend to all survivors of child sexual abuse, not just those whose stories align with political convenience. Silence in one case undermines justice in all. #BreakTheSilence #CSA #StJohnAmbulanceIreland
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If the Irish government commits to confronting "dark parts of its past," that commitment must extend to all survivors of child sexual abuse, not just those whose stories align with political convenience. Silence in one case undermines justice in all. #BreakTheSilence #CSA #StJohnAmbulanceIreland
When the Shannon review came out. I drowned in drink, lost friends and ended up homeless. But today. I choose boundaries and self-respect. I clawed my life back, piece by piece.
If you're standing in the wreckage of your past...keep going. It's worth it.
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
If you're standing in the wreckage of your past...keep going. It's worth it.
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
July 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
When the Shannon review came out. I drowned in drink, lost friends and ended up homeless. But today. I choose boundaries and self-respect. I clawed my life back, piece by piece.
If you're standing in the wreckage of your past...keep going. It's worth it.
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
If you're standing in the wreckage of your past...keep going. It's worth it.
#SoberLife #TherapyWorks
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become #SoberLife #TherapyWorks
July 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become #SoberLife #TherapyWorks