Aaron Skinner
@aaron-skinner.bsky.social
Alliance party Cllr in Mid & East Antrim and Vice Chair of NI Housing Counci
Promoted by Cllr Aaron Skinner, Alliance HQ, 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY
Promoted by Cllr Aaron Skinner, Alliance HQ, 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY
Most people work Mon–Fri. Council services like recycling centres should be open when people actually need them.
We're bringing a motion to open all HRCs on Sundays. The vote’s Mon 9 June.
Back us? Contact your councillors and ask them to support it:
www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/council/coun...
We're bringing a motion to open all HRCs on Sundays. The vote’s Mon 9 June.
Back us? Contact your councillors and ask them to support it:
www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/council/coun...
June 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Most people work Mon–Fri. Council services like recycling centres should be open when people actually need them.
We're bringing a motion to open all HRCs on Sundays. The vote’s Mon 9 June.
Back us? Contact your councillors and ask them to support it:
www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/council/coun...
We're bringing a motion to open all HRCs on Sundays. The vote’s Mon 9 June.
Back us? Contact your councillors and ask them to support it:
www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/council/coun...
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
Here is a wee #ShareTheShore QR code that will take you directly to the @meabc.bsky.social consultation form that you can use to say YES to beach access at #Greenisland. @aaron-skinner.bsky.social @scdicksonmla.bsky.social @maevedonnelly.bsky.social @dannydonnelly1.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Here is a wee #ShareTheShore QR code that will take you directly to the @meabc.bsky.social consultation form that you can use to say YES to beach access at #Greenisland. @aaron-skinner.bsky.social @scdicksonmla.bsky.social @maevedonnelly.bsky.social @dannydonnelly1.bsky.social
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
*Shares in Belfast/ NI appreciated*
My oldest, a Belfast Met student, is now doing ‘pay what you like’ portrait commissions to support her art volunteering and learning
See ‘LeahErinArt’ on Insta 🙏
My oldest, a Belfast Met student, is now doing ‘pay what you like’ portrait commissions to support her art volunteering and learning
See ‘LeahErinArt’ on Insta 🙏
May 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
*Shares in Belfast/ NI appreciated*
My oldest, a Belfast Met student, is now doing ‘pay what you like’ portrait commissions to support her art volunteering and learning
See ‘LeahErinArt’ on Insta 🙏
My oldest, a Belfast Met student, is now doing ‘pay what you like’ portrait commissions to support her art volunteering and learning
See ‘LeahErinArt’ on Insta 🙏
Mid & East Antrim Council has backed our motion calling for stronger protections for private renters
Grateful to those across the chamber who supported it. Renters deserve safe, affordable homes. Now it’s time for the Minister to act
🔗 www.loveballymena.online/post/mid-and...
Grateful to those across the chamber who supported it. Renters deserve safe, affordable homes. Now it’s time for the Minister to act
🔗 www.loveballymena.online/post/mid-and...
Mid and East Antrim Council supports motion for stronger private renter protections
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council backs Alliance Party motion calling for urgent reform in private rental housing, including stricter standards, affordable rents, and action against unsafe housing.
www.loveballymena.online
May 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Mid & East Antrim Council has backed our motion calling for stronger protections for private renters
Grateful to those across the chamber who supported it. Renters deserve safe, affordable homes. Now it’s time for the Minister to act
🔗 www.loveballymena.online/post/mid-and...
Grateful to those across the chamber who supported it. Renters deserve safe, affordable homes. Now it’s time for the Minister to act
🔗 www.loveballymena.online/post/mid-and...
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀
March 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
The best fun you can have sober with your clothes on (they insist on both). Seriously, the lads here are brilliant - they know exactly how to safely adjust the experience for me in my scooter while not patronising me or treating me differently. Great craic and definitely worth having a go! 💥🪓🪓🪓
March 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The best fun you can have sober with your clothes on (they insist on both). Seriously, the lads here are brilliant - they know exactly how to safely adjust the experience for me in my scooter while not patronising me or treating me differently. Great craic and definitely worth having a go! 💥🪓🪓🪓
Troopers Lane Speed Signs Cleaned!
Unfortunately due to their current funding problems it was going to take a year for DfI to clean these. Headed down with @paulrice.bsky.social to do them ourselves. Need a bigger ladder for next time but I think they look a lot better
Unfortunately due to their current funding problems it was going to take a year for DfI to clean these. Headed down with @paulrice.bsky.social to do them ourselves. Need a bigger ladder for next time but I think they look a lot better
March 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Troopers Lane Speed Signs Cleaned!
Unfortunately due to their current funding problems it was going to take a year for DfI to clean these. Headed down with @paulrice.bsky.social to do them ourselves. Need a bigger ladder for next time but I think they look a lot better
Unfortunately due to their current funding problems it was going to take a year for DfI to clean these. Headed down with @paulrice.bsky.social to do them ourselves. Need a bigger ladder for next time but I think they look a lot better
I try to avoid Trump nonsense but last night was exceptional
Cpl BoneSplints and Vance who's support for the AfD makes Chamberlain look like Churchill attacking a man who has held his country together for 3 years against an enemy they weren't supposed to last 3 days against
#StandWithUkraine
Cpl BoneSplints and Vance who's support for the AfD makes Chamberlain look like Churchill attacking a man who has held his country together for 3 years against an enemy they weren't supposed to last 3 days against
#StandWithUkraine
March 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I try to avoid Trump nonsense but last night was exceptional
Cpl BoneSplints and Vance who's support for the AfD makes Chamberlain look like Churchill attacking a man who has held his country together for 3 years against an enemy they weren't supposed to last 3 days against
#StandWithUkraine
Cpl BoneSplints and Vance who's support for the AfD makes Chamberlain look like Churchill attacking a man who has held his country together for 3 years against an enemy they weren't supposed to last 3 days against
#StandWithUkraine
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
The media seems to be running uncritically, with the line that increasing defence budgets must come at the expense of international aid budgets - as if they are inextricably linked. Shame on them, the Labour Party and their backers
February 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The media seems to be running uncritically, with the line that increasing defence budgets must come at the expense of international aid budgets - as if they are inextricably linked. Shame on them, the Labour Party and their backers
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
I'm tried of ableism in all it's forms.
Yesterday Irish Rugby wore white against their 6 Nations game against Wales to make it more accessible for those who are colourblind.
Didn't stop jerks on JOE.ie's Facebook comments belittling and mocking the efforts.
#Colourblindness #Disabled #Disability
Yesterday Irish Rugby wore white against their 6 Nations game against Wales to make it more accessible for those who are colourblind.
Didn't stop jerks on JOE.ie's Facebook comments belittling and mocking the efforts.
#Colourblindness #Disabled #Disability
February 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm tried of ableism in all it's forms.
Yesterday Irish Rugby wore white against their 6 Nations game against Wales to make it more accessible for those who are colourblind.
Didn't stop jerks on JOE.ie's Facebook comments belittling and mocking the efforts.
#Colourblindness #Disabled #Disability
Yesterday Irish Rugby wore white against their 6 Nations game against Wales to make it more accessible for those who are colourblind.
Didn't stop jerks on JOE.ie's Facebook comments belittling and mocking the efforts.
#Colourblindness #Disabled #Disability
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
For years, we have been saying at IMTAC that all public realm spaces need good contrast for those who are visually impaired to allow them to navigate safely through our towns and cities.
/1
#Disabled #Disability #DisabledLife
/1
#Disabled #Disability #DisabledLife
Belfast: Consultants called to resolve street 'optical illusion'
The kerb in Belfast city centre has been blocked off with a temporary barrier for more than two years.
bbc.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
For years, we have been saying at IMTAC that all public realm spaces need good contrast for those who are visually impaired to allow them to navigate safely through our towns and cities.
/1
#Disabled #Disability #DisabledLife
/1
#Disabled #Disability #DisabledLife
With everything going on in the world I can think of better indicators of who would have been a collaborator in WWII
Anyone who tells people that they just have to accept GenAI as a fact of life would have been collaborators during World War Two. It's a clear tell.
February 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
With everything going on in the world I can think of better indicators of who would have been a collaborator in WWII
Changing Places Toilet Now Open at Marine Gardens!
When plans to redevelop the Pirate Park came before the council, @cllrlaurengray.bsky.social and I made it clear that such a significant investment had to include accessible facilities for all.
When plans to redevelop the Pirate Park came before the council, @cllrlaurengray.bsky.social and I made it clear that such a significant investment had to include accessible facilities for all.
February 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Changing Places Toilet Now Open at Marine Gardens!
When plans to redevelop the Pirate Park came before the council, @cllrlaurengray.bsky.social and I made it clear that such a significant investment had to include accessible facilities for all.
When plans to redevelop the Pirate Park came before the council, @cllrlaurengray.bsky.social and I made it clear that such a significant investment had to include accessible facilities for all.
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
"The protection of state informers and their participation in serious criminality is something we in Northern Ireland know a lot about..."
How many NI women have been failed by authorities because protection of an agent was prioritised above their safety?
The protection of state informers and their participation in serious criminality is something we in Northern Ireland know a lot about.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"The protection of state informers and their participation in serious criminality is something we in Northern Ireland know a lot about..."
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
Alliance is calling for a New Deal for Private Renters🏘️
Too many renters in NI are fighting to keep a roof over their head.
That’s why we must stop unaffordable rent hikes, ensure secure tenure for renters, and boost the supply of housing across NI👇
www.allianceparty.org/new_de...
Too many renters in NI are fighting to keep a roof over their head.
That’s why we must stop unaffordable rent hikes, ensure secure tenure for renters, and boost the supply of housing across NI👇
www.allianceparty.org/new_de...
February 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Alliance is calling for a New Deal for Private Renters🏘️
Too many renters in NI are fighting to keep a roof over their head.
That’s why we must stop unaffordable rent hikes, ensure secure tenure for renters, and boost the supply of housing across NI👇
www.allianceparty.org/new_de...
Too many renters in NI are fighting to keep a roof over their head.
That’s why we must stop unaffordable rent hikes, ensure secure tenure for renters, and boost the supply of housing across NI👇
www.allianceparty.org/new_de...
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
"children experiencing gender dysphoria— the belief that a person may have been born in the wrong gender."
This is patently not what dysphoria is. It is not a 'belief' that young people have. It is a physical and emotional distress that they experience, and that puberty blockers can help alleviate.
This is patently not what dysphoria is. It is not a 'belief' that young people have. It is a physical and emotional distress that they experience, and that puberty blockers can help alleviate.
February 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"children experiencing gender dysphoria— the belief that a person may have been born in the wrong gender."
This is patently not what dysphoria is. It is not a 'belief' that young people have. It is a physical and emotional distress that they experience, and that puberty blockers can help alleviate.
This is patently not what dysphoria is. It is not a 'belief' that young people have. It is a physical and emotional distress that they experience, and that puberty blockers can help alleviate.
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
Do you know why people who find out they are autistic do this? It’s a request for kindness and understanding before doing or saying something which will be perceived as odd. It’s also a way to understand ourselves, having just received a new word to describe how we’ve been our entire lives
February 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Do you know why people who find out they are autistic do this? It’s a request for kindness and understanding before doing or saying something which will be perceived as odd. It’s also a way to understand ourselves, having just received a new word to describe how we’ve been our entire lives
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
New Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has a lot on her plate! Some wins are hard - fixing public transport, waste water infra. Some are EASY like holding NI Water to account and getting them to allow people to access our beaches & countryside instead of blocking them. #ShareTheShore #ReadTheALT
February 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
New Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has a lot on her plate! Some wins are hard - fixing public transport, waste water infra. Some are EASY like holding NI Water to account and getting them to allow people to access our beaches & countryside instead of blocking them. #ShareTheShore #ReadTheALT
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
Today you’ll hear about Blue Monday & it being the “most depressing day” of the year.
There is no such thing.
Blue Monday is a marketing concept started in 2005 by travel companies sell holidays.
I’m supporting Samartians rebranding today as Brew Monday. A day to chat with family/friends over tea
There is no such thing.
Blue Monday is a marketing concept started in 2005 by travel companies sell holidays.
I’m supporting Samartians rebranding today as Brew Monday. A day to chat with family/friends over tea
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today you’ll hear about Blue Monday & it being the “most depressing day” of the year.
There is no such thing.
Blue Monday is a marketing concept started in 2005 by travel companies sell holidays.
I’m supporting Samartians rebranding today as Brew Monday. A day to chat with family/friends over tea
There is no such thing.
Blue Monday is a marketing concept started in 2005 by travel companies sell holidays.
I’m supporting Samartians rebranding today as Brew Monday. A day to chat with family/friends over tea
Reposted by Aaron Skinner
What a day for otters on the river
Pics from the Six Mile near Antrim Forum
Pics from the Six Mile near Antrim Forum
January 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What a day for otters on the river
Pics from the Six Mile near Antrim Forum
Pics from the Six Mile near Antrim Forum
It’s long overdue for NI Water to open their gate and allow public access to the beach at Jointure Bay.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environ...
Why a tiny NI beach is only open to a select few despite minister's support for public access
The gentle shores of Belfast Lough have long been a relaxing destination for walkers and families seeking the perfect escape from the hustle of city life.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It’s long overdue for NI Water to open their gate and allow public access to the beach at Jointure Bay.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environ...
They say it's where the mountains of mourne sweep down to the sea so no better place for a hike and a swim. Great day and beautiful views but definitely feeling the age on the way down, thankfully the coldest swim I think we've ever done eased the aches. Home now for a BBQ to finish the day off.
January 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
They say it's where the mountains of mourne sweep down to the sea so no better place for a hike and a swim. Great day and beautiful views but definitely feeling the age on the way down, thankfully the coldest swim I think we've ever done eased the aches. Home now for a BBQ to finish the day off.
@allianceparty.bsky.social new year's swim at Ballygally, even got the rainbow out for the occasion
@dannydonnelly1.bsky.social @niamhs90.bsky.social
@dannydonnelly1.bsky.social @niamhs90.bsky.social
January 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
@allianceparty.bsky.social new year's swim at Ballygally, even got the rainbow out for the occasion
@dannydonnelly1.bsky.social @niamhs90.bsky.social
@dannydonnelly1.bsky.social @niamhs90.bsky.social