Retirement after 45 years in HSE/NHS. Proud to have been a public servant both as a nurse and a manager. Grateful for a wonderful family that made it all possible. Fantastic colleagues and great friends; thank you for your compassion and kindness especially over the last while.
Thanks Padraig and incredible team and lovely individuals. Acted with my usual decorum ๐ hoarse this am but plenty more to cheer about. Thanks
@SeamusCarey
for organising the fans and being a great friend ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ช
Utterly delighted. First ever singing lesson (65yrs old) having always been told throughout school just to โmouthโ the words. Teacher says I can hold a note and itโs my technique that needs work on. ๐ถ
The composure of
@sharlenem229
to go head to head with Femke Bol in the last 200 after two hard days racing shows her level now. Great result for Team Ireland and a bronze medal to take homeโฆRoll on Paris!
#WorldRelays
#Olympics
'This is phenomenal!'
@philhealy2
was right to be thrilled with the brilliant performance of the
@irishathletics
women's 4x400m relay team that qualified for the Paris Olympics & set a national record at the World Relays in the Bahamas.
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After 12 months redeployment with Sout East Public Health I go back to my 'day' job tomorrow. A wonderful team who embody public sector values. Thank you for your friendship and your expertise and commitment.
#PublicHealth
#sineaddonohue
#hselive
That run by the Irish womenโs 4x4 to make the world final when they were given no chance, has so many layers of brilliance itโs hard to quantify. What a run, they believed, thatโs all that matters โ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช
#warriors
If you only attend one live performance this year or indeed any time, see this Opera. La Ciociara is quite incredible and I cannot articulate how it kept me on the edge of my seat. Stunning in every way. Congratulations Rosetta Cucchi โฆ
@wexfordopera
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Phil Healy had her fill of tuna at the team hotel in Rome so she celebrated her first-ever senior international medal with a large hot 'n spicy McChicken sandwich meal at a nearby McDonalds at 1.30am last Thursday morning.
Long read (โฌ) โคต๏ธ
Athletics Ireland National Championship , an incredible weekend of competition. Fantastic performances, despite the wind and rain. shoutout for two very special athletes and lovely individuals
@sarahlavin_
@TomBarr247
@irishathletics
Thomas Barr & Phil Healy will lead Ireland's Mixed 4x400m Relay team as they attempt to qualify for the Olympic Games. The relay is a unique event with each team made up of 2 women & 2 men. The compete tomorrow 20.39
#WorldRelays
#GoodLuck
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Teamwork makes the dream work. We can't forget the role of coach
@mcwexford
in
@philhealy2
's story. He's been a constant, through the highs and lows, so he'll enjoy Phil's silver medal at the Europeans. ๐
Sligo runner Chris O'Donnell has prioritised Ireland's relay teams ahead of his chances of individual qualification for the Paris Olympics and Sunday's National Championships is his last chance to make it at 400m, writes
@KATIE_kirky
#Paris2024
#Olympics
Very happy to take the Fantasy National Seniors title and complete the medal set for the weekend ๐
๐ฅ Fantasy National Seniors
๐ฅ National 4x100m
๐ฅ National 4x400m
It was Ireland's first European gold medal since 1998 ๐ฎ๐ช
This is what it meant to the athletes, their friends and family + supporters, after Ireland became European 4x400m mixed relay champions ๐ฅ
๐น
@irishathletics
Not to be for Rhasidat Adeleke. A brave effort in a high class field. 49.28 and 4th place. Another tough lesson learned and she will be back stronger
#rhasidatadeleke
#Olympics
#Paris2024
Andrew Bree is the best pundit of any sport I've seen in so long. Positive, passionate, informed and informative. So refreshing. A few of the rugby & football lads should take note ๐
@drraja_
Dr Kate Granger was a guest speaker at a staff event I attended in Dublin. Amazing woman. Unfortunately recent experience of NHS was that v few staff had name badges and the only person to introduce himself was the Consultant. Very disconcerting.
@Cousins_Gary
@NationalQI
Undergraduate education is key to positive safety culture. If we progress this and continue post grad education will cover all bases
#QIRELANDWPSD
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS! ๐คฏ this will take a while to sink in but we are enjoying every minute of it. Iโm so glad and lucky to part of a team doing astonishing things
Proud as always to support and be there for the highs, the lows and the inbetweens.
The sport's success lies in attracting more and more mainstream fans and converting them into obsessives like us!
Have been slowly building a community and we have 40+ going to
@wabudapest23
@_OwenM_
Don't get too excited about times though; they run into a headwind 95% of the time in that stadium. Sunday does look like the most likely day this week though to not have a straight on headwind, but that'll probably change too.
Who's ready for more athletics!?
Sarah Lavin (
@EmeraldAC
) and Darragh McElhinney (Bantry A.C.) are both competing at this evening's World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Torun, Poland ๐คฉ
โจ Lavin - Women's 60m Hurdles - 4:45pm SF/6:52pm Final*
โจ McElhinney - Men's 3000m - 5:35pm
A few mentions on RTE2 to be fair. Phil ran a brilliant race, a determined brilliant athlete and lovely woman. Has a great coach
@mcwexford
and his wonderful family
@philhealy2
OUR PTSB INSPIRE A NATION AWARD WINNER โจ SARAH LAVIN โจ
This year Sarah confirmed her place in history books as the fastest woman in Ireland and breaking national records in both the 100m hurdles and the 100m sprint. She also achieved the qualification time for the Paris