Orla Burke
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go.bsky.app/R28z1fi a Cork Starter Pack for you all, let me know who is missing.
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Please help Good Day Cork going.
Slides attached to this post give you more details about our work, why we need help & why you could donate? Transparency is key here.
Donate here: gooddaycork.com/aboutus/
@orlaburke.bsky.social Please help me spread the word!
#Ireland
Slides attached to this post give you more details about our work, why we need help & why you could donate? Transparency is key here.
Donate here: gooddaycork.com/aboutus/
@orlaburke.bsky.social Please help me spread the word!
#Ireland
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Please help Good Day Cork going.
Slides attached to this post give you more details about our work, why we need help & why you could donate? Transparency is key here.
Donate here: gooddaycork.com/aboutus/
@orlaburke.bsky.social Please help me spread the word!
#Ireland
Slides attached to this post give you more details about our work, why we need help & why you could donate? Transparency is key here.
Donate here: gooddaycork.com/aboutus/
@orlaburke.bsky.social Please help me spread the word!
#Ireland
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That draft that might come out. By mad co-incidence came out this morning bsky.app/profile/tupp...
New Guest Gist: Empires of Certainty
"The implication is that people can’t be trusted to narrate their own experience.
In doing so, she revives a medical paternalism reminiscent of the Victorian physician prescribing fresh air and cold baths for hysteria. "
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-e...
"The implication is that people can’t be trusted to narrate their own experience.
In doing so, she revives a medical paternalism reminiscent of the Victorian physician prescribing fresh air and cold baths for hysteria. "
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-e...
Guest Gist: Empires of Certainty
Dermot Casey responds to "The Age of Diagnosis" and its suggestions that there are just too many ADHD people around these days. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
June 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
That draft that might come out. By mad co-incidence came out this morning bsky.app/profile/tupp...
“If people show you who they are; believe them”
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
June 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“If people show you who they are; believe them”
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”.
If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.
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Imagine if instead of providing passenger ferry service we just made everyone own their own small boats. It would be chaos and totally unsafe on days like today. And obviously not everyone could afford one. Plus imagine the dock space required!
But that’s basically what we do with cars 🤣
But that’s basically what we do with cars 🤣
May 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Imagine if instead of providing passenger ferry service we just made everyone own their own small boats. It would be chaos and totally unsafe on days like today. And obviously not everyone could afford one. Plus imagine the dock space required!
But that’s basically what we do with cars 🤣
But that’s basically what we do with cars 🤣
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Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
How to Better Design Cities for Families
The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
www.bloomberg.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
My mother in law always asked my partner to get Christmas presents from her for the kids: “You know what they want”
She died suddenly in December 2023. On Christmas Day we opened her last presents to the kids without her there. A strange but poignant moment.
Give future you a gift from past you.
She died suddenly in December 2023. On Christmas Day we opened her last presents to the kids without her there. A strange but poignant moment.
Give future you a gift from past you.
For the Mark Rowe readers and/or letter writers among you, a cute service from An Post: Ever wished you could check in with yourself a year from now? Write a letter today and post it for free. An Post will send it back to you in a year - no stamp needed. www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels...
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My mother in law always asked my partner to get Christmas presents from her for the kids: “You know what they want”
She died suddenly in December 2023. On Christmas Day we opened her last presents to the kids without her there. A strange but poignant moment.
Give future you a gift from past you.
She died suddenly in December 2023. On Christmas Day we opened her last presents to the kids without her there. A strange but poignant moment.
Give future you a gift from past you.
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Tickets : events.mtu.ie/index.cfm?pa...
Workshop is open to people of all gender identities from all cultural & social backgrounds who are interested in representation, and anyone who holds space for change.
Thank you @mtu.ie Creativity & Change + Crawford College of Art and Design
Workshop is open to people of all gender identities from all cultural & social backgrounds who are interested in representation, and anyone who holds space for change.
Thank you @mtu.ie Creativity & Change + Crawford College of Art and Design
May 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Tickets : events.mtu.ie/index.cfm?pa...
Workshop is open to people of all gender identities from all cultural & social backgrounds who are interested in representation, and anyone who holds space for change.
Thank you @mtu.ie Creativity & Change + Crawford College of Art and Design
Workshop is open to people of all gender identities from all cultural & social backgrounds who are interested in representation, and anyone who holds space for change.
Thank you @mtu.ie Creativity & Change + Crawford College of Art and Design
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This breaks my heart: Spanish bluebells (left) spreading out of gardens into the wild, now a common sight across Ireland.
Native bluebells (right) are so lovely, but will be pushed out.
Why are non-native species known to be invasive STILL being sold in garden centres?
Native bluebells (right) are so lovely, but will be pushed out.
Why are non-native species known to be invasive STILL being sold in garden centres?
April 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This breaks my heart: Spanish bluebells (left) spreading out of gardens into the wild, now a common sight across Ireland.
Native bluebells (right) are so lovely, but will be pushed out.
Why are non-native species known to be invasive STILL being sold in garden centres?
Native bluebells (right) are so lovely, but will be pushed out.
Why are non-native species known to be invasive STILL being sold in garden centres?
So it’s “Bad Friday” in our house: a new tradition a bit like the way Festivus is a holiday for the rest of us.
You have to think up bad things to do to those you love: Putting blackberry thorns in your frenemy’s bed, that kind of thing… so much joy for two little girls! #Speirgorm
You have to think up bad things to do to those you love: Putting blackberry thorns in your frenemy’s bed, that kind of thing… so much joy for two little girls! #Speirgorm
April 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
So it’s “Bad Friday” in our house: a new tradition a bit like the way Festivus is a holiday for the rest of us.
You have to think up bad things to do to those you love: Putting blackberry thorns in your frenemy’s bed, that kind of thing… so much joy for two little girls! #Speirgorm
You have to think up bad things to do to those you love: Putting blackberry thorns in your frenemy’s bed, that kind of thing… so much joy for two little girls! #Speirgorm
Good thread here from @susanmadigan3.bsky.social on neurodivergence and “overdiagnosis”.
There’s growing discourse around the “overdiagnosis” of Autism and ADHD—particularly in adults. Critics say these diagnoses are now being handed out too easily, "its all gone too far", even framing them as trendy. But this view misses something fundamental. 1/24
April 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Good thread here from @susanmadigan3.bsky.social on neurodivergence and “overdiagnosis”.
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Need some inspiration today?✨
Check out the newly resurfaced Marina Promenade, stop by the Marina Market & Cortado Coffee, and explore the beautiful, family-friendly Blackrock Greenway! 💚
New to cycling? TFI Bikes are the perfect way to start: www.bikeshare.ie
@cyclingincork.bsky.social
Check out the newly resurfaced Marina Promenade, stop by the Marina Market & Cortado Coffee, and explore the beautiful, family-friendly Blackrock Greenway! 💚
New to cycling? TFI Bikes are the perfect way to start: www.bikeshare.ie
@cyclingincork.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Need some inspiration today?✨
Check out the newly resurfaced Marina Promenade, stop by the Marina Market & Cortado Coffee, and explore the beautiful, family-friendly Blackrock Greenway! 💚
New to cycling? TFI Bikes are the perfect way to start: www.bikeshare.ie
@cyclingincork.bsky.social
Check out the newly resurfaced Marina Promenade, stop by the Marina Market & Cortado Coffee, and explore the beautiful, family-friendly Blackrock Greenway! 💚
New to cycling? TFI Bikes are the perfect way to start: www.bikeshare.ie
@cyclingincork.bsky.social
How do you holiday when you don’t drive? For most, people it will be hopping on a flight to a place that has active or sustainable transport. We are really missing a beat when it comes to tourism without a car through lack of safe connections.
New cycle way to the Ferry Port at Bilbao. The Brittany Ferries ship Salamanca operates to Rosslare. It is excellent. Great crew, magnificent ship. #SlowTravel
April 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
How do you holiday when you don’t drive? For most, people it will be hopping on a flight to a place that has active or sustainable transport. We are really missing a beat when it comes to tourism without a car through lack of safe connections.
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SHAMEFUL!
This is from today's @financialtimes.com.
On a great day for 🇮🇪 sport, this is not a league table position to be proud of.
Unless you want to ape what's happening in the 🇺🇸.
The Irish government has choices to make.
This is from today's @financialtimes.com.
On a great day for 🇮🇪 sport, this is not a league table position to be proud of.
Unless you want to ape what's happening in the 🇺🇸.
The Irish government has choices to make.
April 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
SHAMEFUL!
This is from today's @financialtimes.com.
On a great day for 🇮🇪 sport, this is not a league table position to be proud of.
Unless you want to ape what's happening in the 🇺🇸.
The Irish government has choices to make.
This is from today's @financialtimes.com.
On a great day for 🇮🇪 sport, this is not a league table position to be proud of.
Unless you want to ape what's happening in the 🇺🇸.
The Irish government has choices to make.
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We’re hiring a Communications & Network Officer at IWT.
Are you passionate about protecting nature? Would you like to use your communication skills to help us grow our membership community and amplify our advocacy. Then why not apply to join our team? Details here👇
iwt.ie/communicatio...
Are you passionate about protecting nature? Would you like to use your communication skills to help us grow our membership community and amplify our advocacy. Then why not apply to join our team? Details here👇
iwt.ie/communicatio...
IWT are hiring a Communications & Network Officer - Irish Wildlife Trust
We’re hiring a Communications & Network Officer Download job ad here Job Title: Communications & Network Officer Organisation: The Irish Wildlife Trust Location: Coleraine House, Coleraine Street,...
iwt.ie
April 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We’re hiring a Communications & Network Officer at IWT.
Are you passionate about protecting nature? Would you like to use your communication skills to help us grow our membership community and amplify our advocacy. Then why not apply to join our team? Details here👇
iwt.ie/communicatio...
Are you passionate about protecting nature? Would you like to use your communication skills to help us grow our membership community and amplify our advocacy. Then why not apply to join our team? Details here👇
iwt.ie/communicatio...
Cork Starter Pack reshare. Let me know if I have left you out… a few new additions in the last few weeks (for some reason people struggle to see themselves in the list, so you might be there and not realise!) #SpeirGorm
go.bsky.app/R28z1fi a Cork Starter Pack for you all, let me know who is missing.
April 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Cork Starter Pack reshare. Let me know if I have left you out… a few new additions in the last few weeks (for some reason people struggle to see themselves in the list, so you might be there and not realise!) #SpeirGorm
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Has the Last Word at least had anybody else on to talk about autism since Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan said this?
"I see young people with epilepsy, blackout and similar problems but they will also come with a diagnosis of autism, ADHD, anxiety and a variety of other related disorders, and I've no objection with people getting a diagnosis which leads to recovery, I don't see these labels leading to recovery."
April 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Has the Last Word at least had anybody else on to talk about autism since Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan said this?
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Addressing food loss & waste is one of the best things we can do to address climate change -- yet it is still largely ignored.
Here are some excellent resources on how to address this issue, thanks to Project Drawdown and ReFED.
drawdown.org/programs/dra...
Here are some excellent resources on how to address this issue, thanks to Project Drawdown and ReFED.
drawdown.org/programs/dra...
Reducing Food Waste
Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
drawdown.org
April 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Addressing food loss & waste is one of the best things we can do to address climate change -- yet it is still largely ignored.
Here are some excellent resources on how to address this issue, thanks to Project Drawdown and ReFED.
drawdown.org/programs/dra...
Here are some excellent resources on how to address this issue, thanks to Project Drawdown and ReFED.
drawdown.org/programs/dra...
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#Pfizer doesn’t just engineer drugs. It engineers profits.
An investigation into how the #pharma giant uses #Ireland, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to move billions #offshore, cut its #tax bill, and keep its empire humming.
democracychallenged.com/2025/04/03/p...
An investigation into how the #pharma giant uses #Ireland, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to move billions #offshore, cut its #tax bill, and keep its empire humming.
democracychallenged.com/2025/04/03/p...
Pfizer’s Eurochain: How Patents, Shells, and Tax Tricks Power a Global Empire
Pfizer likes to present itself as a global science-driven innovator—headquartered in New York, delivering breakthroughs in medicine, and saving lives with mRNA vaccines. But behind the lab coats an…
democracychallenged.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The most resilient people on earth walk around feeling like the most fragile people on earth, because our culture refuses to let go of the assumption that if someone is struggling they must just be doing life "wrong" on some level.
Wounded is not "doing life wrong."
Wounded is not "doing life wrong."
April 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The most resilient people on earth walk around feeling like the most fragile people on earth, because our culture refuses to let go of the assumption that if someone is struggling they must just be doing life "wrong" on some level.
Wounded is not "doing life wrong."
Wounded is not "doing life wrong."
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Riffing on people's posts should follow the rules of improv. You're not allowed to go "no this is actually that other thing" and "why would you put it like that when I'd prefer it this way". Build on what's there or else make a post of your very own
March 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Riffing on people's posts should follow the rules of improv. You're not allowed to go "no this is actually that other thing" and "why would you put it like that when I'd prefer it this way". Build on what's there or else make a post of your very own
I haven’t read the article (obvs) but my first thought is:
“nothing ever good comes from answering the front door”.
Your friends ring you when they arrive, the deliveroo app pings you. Package delivery drivers never knock anyway…
“nothing ever good comes from answering the front door”.
Your friends ring you when they arrive, the deliveroo app pings you. Package delivery drivers never knock anyway…
The doorbell to our apartment has been out of order for months. What can we do?
The doorbell to our apartment has been out of order for months. What can we do?
We have raised this issue with our managing agent, but it is not being addressed
www.irishtimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I haven’t read the article (obvs) but my first thought is:
“nothing ever good comes from answering the front door”.
Your friends ring you when they arrive, the deliveroo app pings you. Package delivery drivers never knock anyway…
“nothing ever good comes from answering the front door”.
Your friends ring you when they arrive, the deliveroo app pings you. Package delivery drivers never knock anyway…
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HELP NEEDED!
I'm in need of a rapper who can run a rap/hip hop workshop to teach people how to write rap. The person I had is now unavailable and the event is already advertised. Dublin gig, well paid. Please share!
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
I'm in need of a rapper who can run a rap/hip hop workshop to teach people how to write rap. The person I had is now unavailable and the event is already advertised. Dublin gig, well paid. Please share!
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
March 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HELP NEEDED!
I'm in need of a rapper who can run a rap/hip hop workshop to teach people how to write rap. The person I had is now unavailable and the event is already advertised. Dublin gig, well paid. Please share!
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
I'm in need of a rapper who can run a rap/hip hop workshop to teach people how to write rap. The person I had is now unavailable and the event is already advertised. Dublin gig, well paid. Please share!
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
Honestly, the Cork City libraries just keeps delivering for the little legend in my life. Look at this week’s bootie! (She also picks out novels and graphic book: but I get nerdy joy from her love of non-fiction)
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
March 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Honestly, the Cork City libraries just keeps delivering for the little legend in my life. Look at this week’s bootie! (She also picks out novels and graphic book: but I get nerdy joy from her love of non-fiction)
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
#Booksky #SpeirGorm
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If you’re @ucclibrary.bsky.social on Fri, then do join in!
@orlaburke.bsky.social @mikemcgb.bsky.social
@orlaburke.bsky.social @mikemcgb.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you’re @ucclibrary.bsky.social on Fri, then do join in!
@orlaburke.bsky.social @mikemcgb.bsky.social
@orlaburke.bsky.social @mikemcgb.bsky.social