Paul Sceeny
@paulsceeny.bsky.social
Educationalist, especially adult #ESOL and #literacies.
Former wee English fella, naturalised Derry wan.
Co-Chair: #NATECLA
Recent Interim: @nwmf.bsky.social
Independent consultant: paulsceeny.com
he/him
Former wee English fella, naturalised Derry wan.
Co-Chair: #NATECLA
Recent Interim: @nwmf.bsky.social
Independent consultant: paulsceeny.com
he/him
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Tomorrow is the day. The AONTAS Adult Education Summit is finally here!
Attending the summit? Get prepared! Check out the workshops schedule in our official brochure and have a think about which ones you'll join.
See the full details here: shorturl.at/dhkEm
#NEAAL #AdultEducationSummit2025
Attending the summit? Get prepared! Check out the workshops schedule in our official brochure and have a think about which ones you'll join.
See the full details here: shorturl.at/dhkEm
#NEAAL #AdultEducationSummit2025
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Tomorrow is the day. The AONTAS Adult Education Summit is finally here!
Attending the summit? Get prepared! Check out the workshops schedule in our official brochure and have a think about which ones you'll join.
See the full details here: shorturl.at/dhkEm
#NEAAL #AdultEducationSummit2025
Attending the summit? Get prepared! Check out the workshops schedule in our official brochure and have a think about which ones you'll join.
See the full details here: shorturl.at/dhkEm
#NEAAL #AdultEducationSummit2025
Some thoughts on travelling to Edinburgh and Glasgow last week with the #HolywellTrust #ForwardThinking programme.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/thinkin...
www.paulsceeny.com/post/thinkin...
Thinking forward: a chance to build something new
Some personal thoughts on Scottish independence and Irish unity, made in the context of the Holywell Trust's Forward Thinking programme.
www.paulsceeny.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Some thoughts on travelling to Edinburgh and Glasgow last week with the #HolywellTrust #ForwardThinking programme.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/thinkin...
www.paulsceeny.com/post/thinkin...
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To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.
Ready for the off! 😀
#NATECLAScotland conference getting underway at @uniwestscotland.bsky.social in Paisley.
Delighted Orsi Dunn is providing the keynote.
#NATECLAScot25 🏴 #ESOL #NATECLA #ConnectShareNetwork #ESOLCPD 💚💛
#NATECLAScotland conference getting underway at @uniwestscotland.bsky.social in Paisley.
Delighted Orsi Dunn is providing the keynote.
#NATECLAScot25 🏴 #ESOL #NATECLA #ConnectShareNetwork #ESOLCPD 💚💛
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Ready for the off! 😀
#NATECLAScotland conference getting underway at @uniwestscotland.bsky.social in Paisley.
Delighted Orsi Dunn is providing the keynote.
#NATECLAScot25 🏴 #ESOL #NATECLA #ConnectShareNetwork #ESOLCPD 💚💛
#NATECLAScotland conference getting underway at @uniwestscotland.bsky.social in Paisley.
Delighted Orsi Dunn is providing the keynote.
#NATECLAScot25 🏴 #ESOL #NATECLA #ConnectShareNetwork #ESOLCPD 💚💛
Go raibh míle maith agat a Mhícheál D. Ó hUiginn 👏👏
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Go raibh míle maith agat a Mhícheál D. Ó hUiginn 👏👏
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Comhghairdeas lenár nUachtarán seo chugainn! 🎉🇮🇪
Congratulations to our next President! 🎉🇮🇪
Congratulations to our next President! 🎉🇮🇪
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Comhghairdeas lenár nUachtarán seo chugainn! 🎉🇮🇪
Congratulations to our next President! 🎉🇮🇪
Congratulations to our next President! 🎉🇮🇪
Just disgusting. It’s rightly being widely condemned, but appalling we live in a climate where a gulpin like this can feel so empowered.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald was among canvassers threatened on a Dublin street today.
Gardaí were called over the incident, which happened at around 4pm on the city’s northside.
jrnl.ie/6854705
Gardaí were called over the incident, which happened at around 4pm on the city’s northside.
jrnl.ie/6854705
Gardaí called as Mary Lou McDonald and canvassers threatened on Dublin street
The incident happened at around 4pm on the city’s northside.
jrnl.ie
October 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Just disgusting. It’s rightly being widely condemned, but appalling we live in a climate where a gulpin like this can feel so empowered.
Finally managed to pull my initial thoughts on the British govt's Post-16 Education and Skills White paper into a blog.
I'm not the first to vent about adults being just an afterthought and the continued framing of adult learning as solely about 'skills'.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/educati...
I'm not the first to vent about adults being just an afterthought and the continued framing of adult learning as solely about 'skills'.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/educati...
Education and Skills in England: more narrowing of horizons for adults?
Some thoughts on the British government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, and how adult learning is perceived within England.
www.paulsceeny.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Finally managed to pull my initial thoughts on the British govt's Post-16 Education and Skills White paper into a blog.
I'm not the first to vent about adults being just an afterthought and the continued framing of adult learning as solely about 'skills'.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/educati...
I'm not the first to vent about adults being just an afterthought and the continued framing of adult learning as solely about 'skills'.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/educati...
It’s so tiresome- being gaslit by the D4 establishment about ‘reconciliation’ being a prerequisite for reunification.
Miriam O’C parroting the nonsense talking point about the Irish language being ‘weaponised’ is a case in point.
Miriam O’C parroting the nonsense talking point about the Irish language being ‘weaponised’ is a case in point.
As someone from the North living the South, it can feel b othering that so much of the election talk is about appealing to Northern unionists and virtually no recognition of the ongoing trauma inflicted on Northern nationalists. Yet another day in the British state being denied justice.
Some people on this island are voting to elect their head of state
Others are digesting the fact that their state deployed paratroopers as peacekeepers - an oxymoron in itself, who killed children in broad daylight & then frustrated justice to the point that it was impossible. Such a stark contrast
Others are digesting the fact that their state deployed paratroopers as peacekeepers - an oxymoron in itself, who killed children in broad daylight & then frustrated justice to the point that it was impossible. Such a stark contrast
October 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It’s so tiresome- being gaslit by the D4 establishment about ‘reconciliation’ being a prerequisite for reunification.
Miriam O’C parroting the nonsense talking point about the Irish language being ‘weaponised’ is a case in point.
Miriam O’C parroting the nonsense talking point about the Irish language being ‘weaponised’ is a case in point.
A bitterly disappointing day for our city. Justice denied, again.
It’s small comfort that ****** at least got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward’s curtain) - unlike those who sent him here.
There is no British justice.
It’s small comfort that ****** at least got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward’s curtain) - unlike those who sent him here.
There is no British justice.
A former paratrooper has been found not guilty of the murders of two men and the attempted murders of five men during the events of Bloody Sunday in 1972. jrnl.ie/6852291
Bloody Sunday: Judge expected to deliver verdict in trial of Soldier F
The former paratrooper has been charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney in Derry on 30 January 1972.
jrnl.ie
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A bitterly disappointing day for our city. Justice denied, again.
It’s small comfort that ****** at least got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward’s curtain) - unlike those who sent him here.
There is no British justice.
It’s small comfort that ****** at least got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward’s curtain) - unlike those who sent him here.
There is no British justice.
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Bad day for the rule of law. The state can murder you in front of witness, cameras, frustrate justice for years, oversee destroying evidence and then put it 53 year later before a jury less trial to give themselves the green light about it all. And I have to pay my taxes to fund it
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Bad day for the rule of law. The state can murder you in front of witness, cameras, frustrate justice for years, oversee destroying evidence and then put it 53 year later before a jury less trial to give themselves the green light about it all. And I have to pay my taxes to fund it
T'was ever thus.
Though at least ****** got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward's curtain) - and has had to live with the possibility of being held to account for his actions.
Sadly, the same can't be said of those who sent him and his muckers to our city.
Though at least ****** got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward's curtain) - and has had to live with the possibility of being held to account for his actions.
Sadly, the same can't be said of those who sent him and his muckers to our city.
October 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
T'was ever thus.
Though at least ****** got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward's curtain) - and has had to live with the possibility of being held to account for his actions.
Sadly, the same can't be said of those who sent him and his muckers to our city.
Though at least ****** got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward's curtain) - and has had to live with the possibility of being held to account for his actions.
Sadly, the same can't be said of those who sent him and his muckers to our city.
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The UK media last week spent so much time banging on about a football match. Will they give the same amount of coverage to this ? I very much doubt it
⏱️21 mins ago
"The Israeli Premier League derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled by police after "violent riots" before kick-off."
There are MANY politicians who owe West Midlands police a profound apology.
List/tag them. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
"The Israeli Premier League derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled by police after "violent riots" before kick-off."
There are MANY politicians who owe West Midlands police a profound apology.
List/tag them. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv called off by police after disorder
The Israeli Premier League derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv is cancelled before kick-off and nine people are arrested.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The UK media last week spent so much time banging on about a football match. Will they give the same amount of coverage to this ? I very much doubt it
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BREAKING: The Israeli military says it has begun a wave of air attacks on southern Gaza as the precarious ceasefire comes under threat.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7g8svh
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7g8svh
October 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Unforced errors doesn’t even begin to cut it.
How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Unforced errors doesn’t even begin to cut it.
I see the pro-genocide grievance factory is in full overdrive about a football match that shouldn’t be happening in the first place.
October 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I see the pro-genocide grievance factory is in full overdrive about a football match that shouldn’t be happening in the first place.
Some thoughts about #AdultEducation across the island of Ireland: energy/momentum in the south; fragmentation/shoestrings in the north.
And with constitutional change coming, how to ensure adults aren't just an afterthought? #EducationPolicy #Think32 #BlogPost
www.paulsceeny.com/post/adult-l...
And with constitutional change coming, how to ensure adults aren't just an afterthought? #EducationPolicy #Think32 #BlogPost
www.paulsceeny.com/post/adult-l...
Adult learning across the island
Some thoughts about adult and community education across the island of Ireland
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October 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Some thoughts about #AdultEducation across the island of Ireland: energy/momentum in the south; fragmentation/shoestrings in the north.
And with constitutional change coming, how to ensure adults aren't just an afterthought? #EducationPolicy #Think32 #BlogPost
www.paulsceeny.com/post/adult-l...
And with constitutional change coming, how to ensure adults aren't just an afterthought? #EducationPolicy #Think32 #BlogPost
www.paulsceeny.com/post/adult-l...
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Una Mullally: Heather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us
Una Mullally: Heather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us
Connolly has appeared on several podcasts that appeal to younger audiences and the more candid format suits her
www.irishtimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Una Mullally: Heather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us
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"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe
Andrew McCormick explains the role ECHR membership plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement.
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...
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We knew.
So did our government's.
So did our government's.
October 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We knew.
So did our government's.
So did our government's.
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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When the PSNI were over arresting peaceful protesters in London, loyalist terror groups with 12,500+ members threatened terror attacks for using this island's native tongue. No COBRA meetings, no British reporting, nothing.
Irish language group calls for all parties to condemn UDA and UVF threats to burn Belfast council facilities over language proposals
A leading Irish language organisation has called for all parties to condemn threats from the UVF and UDA saying they would carry out an arson campaign against Belfast City Council property displaying ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
When the PSNI were over arresting peaceful protesters in London, loyalist terror groups with 12,500+ members threatened terror attacks for using this island's native tongue. No COBRA meetings, no British reporting, nothing.
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This is grim & dangerous over reach.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.
October 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This is grim & dangerous over reach.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.