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Bernie Laverty
@bernielaverty.bsky.social
Work in Prevention & Early Intervention, focussing on better outcomes for children & families living in communities impacted by poverty.
Interested in politics & the world generally but also like dance, travel & a bit of the craic!
@dublinbusnews.bsky.social No 1 bus from Santry at 6.45 has not arrived. Next bus in gray - will this bus be coming?
May 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Well done Rhys & Laura💃
March 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Attending the Launch of the Traveller Education Change Project in Limerick. Heartbreaking to see / hear how our system still fail Traveller children & families.
January 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Burning injustices:

New figures published today show babies born in areas with the highest child poverty rates can expect to live 5 years fewer than those born in the areas with the lowest rates of child poverty.
December 4, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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Give the new TD a follow here. Well done Marie Sherlock! #GE24
December 1, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Delighted to be attending the 25th Anniversary of the Teen Parent Support Programme #Treoir #Tusla #DCEDIY #SupportingParents
November 26, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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The cost of inaction in early childhood is high. Important article for people not already convinced watching ridiculous #GE2024 political promises. Investing in quality early years services, supports for families financially and socially will have the best outcomes.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The cost of not investing in the next 1000 days: implications for policy and practice
Building on the evidence from the first paper in this Series highlighting the fundamental importance of healthy and nurturing environments for children's growth and development in the next 1000 days (...
www.thelancet.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:35 AM
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Trump’s vote share is now at 49.9% with some votes still being counted. Looks like his margin over Harris will be around 1.5%- the third smallest winning margin since 1888.

Trump’s win was solid in the popular vote and electoral college. But it was not a landslide and it was not overwhelming.
November 22, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Sorry to hear about the death of two great political figures #KenReid & #JohnPrescott
November 21, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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✨Little reminder that Aontu exists because Peadar Tóibín resigned from Sinn Fein because of its support for Repeal. They want to seriously curtail women’s access to abortion, and would overturn repeal if they could.✨
November 18, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Listening to Dr Aoibhinn Walsh from CHI talking about the impact poverty has on childrens health & wellbeing- not good enough for the rich country that we are #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment #EnablingWellbeingEnvironmentd
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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Child poverty is the big issue of our time. Every politician should be focused on ending it for good. I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS.

Support here👇🙏
act.newmode.net/action/big-i...
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM
November 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM