Senator, Solicitor, Irish Mammy and likes to use twitter to amplify amazing women in all walks of life x x (shares are not always endorsements but mostly)
About to go into the Senate to move first stage of the
#leaveourleave
bill. To enable maternity leave to be deferred for women undergoing treatment during their maternity leave. Many thanks to
@erica_tierney
and the
@IrishCancerSoc
for championing this issue for last few years.
Darragh & I were delighted to meet our
@CoombeHospital
babies Darragh Óg + Seán on 29 Dec 🥰. A huge thanks to ALL the incredible staff who work so hard with a special thanks to the doctors and nurses who minded us during the 🎢 🤰🏻. Thank you everyone for kind wishes 😚
I’m not just saying this coz I am a government senator but hats off to
@MichealMartinTD
and
@DonnellyStephen
and all the vaccine teams around the country for literally lashing the boosters into people over last few days! Some effort! Very proud 💪💪💪
Strange times...
#Seanad2020
count from kitchen. Thanks to all the cllrs and oireachtas members who voted for me. Delighted to be back in the
@fiannafailparty
parliamentary party and part of the 26th Seanad. Commiserations to my friends who were unsuccessful. G’night x x x
On the transfer of the 8th sub-parcel of Horkan’s votes - the value credited to Ardagh is greater than the quota and therefore she is Deemed To Be Elected.
#seeforyourself
#Seanad2020
Love this pic of my dad (in the middle) at my brother’s wedding. He was in the hospice in May 2016. Thankfully we were all around him. Grateful it wasn’t Covid time. Thinking of families today who don’t have this luxury. 😔
Democracy in action again...I want to thank everyone who voted for me in
#DSC
and who supported my campaign tirelessly. I wish everyone elected success. 😘🙏💪
#FiannaFail
abú!!!
If you have a few minutes please listen to
@MichealMartinTD
‘s contribution below on housing and rightly pointing out thr SF policy to object to developments for political gain locally.
#housingforall
#supply
"Don't you dare lecture me" There have been tense clashes in the Dáil, between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, over the rising cost of living and housing.
Having gone through 5 cycles of IVF I know how hard it is emotionally and financially. Myself and
@Fiona_Kildare
in process of bringing in bill to specifically fund ivf in Ireland in next few months.
@fiannafailparty
#IVF
with input from
@MaryWingfield19
Today in the Seanad,I asked the HSE to explain why they are continuously blocking the Minister for Disabilities
@AnneRabbitte
from receiving on the ground updates in relation to services for children with disabilities.
Trying hard not to smudge the page with my awkward left handed writing ✍️ delighted to be back in the 26th
#seanad
lots of challenges ahead to rebuild our beautiful country post
#covid
x x x
@fiannafailparty
Having lived through the highs and lows of 5 IVF cycles...the worry, the waiting, the failures, the pain' Senator
@cardagh
shared her personal IVF story in the Seanad today. Senator
@Fiona_Kildare
also called for the roll-out of IVF in our public health system.
Without commenting on the specifics of the case, we know that political parties need to support women. It is critical that all parties have pro active polices and supports in place for retention of women TDs.
Walking the two wee men and when I looked in they were holding hands... Such a lovely bond ❤️. We should all remember to be kind to each other.... it isn’t hard.
#happymothersday
#twinsoffiannafail
🥰🥰
Delighted to be appointed
@OCallaghanJim
’s deputy director of elections for the upcoming bye election in Dublin Bay South. Looking forward to a positive campaign and getting back on hustings 💪💪👏👏
@fiannafailparty
Looking forward to meeting old friends and making new ones over the next few weeks as I travel the country for the 2020 Seanad election. 💪💪
#SE2020
@fiannafailparty
Attention First Time Buyers: Last week in the Seanad, Sinn Fein wanted to abolish the First Time Buyers Grant. I was glad to oppose the Sinn Fein amendment, as the scheme although not perfect has helped so many to date in buying their first home.
@fiannafailparty
@OgraFiannaFail
There is no place for bullying and harassment in any workplace. This is really distressing reading and would like to think I am a safe space for anyone who wants to talk in LH.
Delighted to be elected chair of the cross party group on cancer services convened today by the
@IrishCancerSoc
. Great to be able to work with members on a cross party basis to improve cancer services.
Covid second birthday party for 4 and piper! We missed the cousins and family but know we are lucky to be here together. Hard times for everyone but stay safe out there x x x
#viennetta
#twins
Today is
#WorldPrematurityDay
lovely reminder to look at boys newborn pics and take a min to be thankful. Born at 35 weeks and nearly two now (I have aged 10 years) but we are still forever grateful to the amazing staff in
@CoombeHospital
@climurphy
🥰🥰
I’ll be on the tonight show with
@ClaireBrockTV
discussing myself and
@Fiona_Kildare
’s IVF public funding bill and my own ivf journey. Please tune in!
Clare Daly has given an exclusive interview to China's state-owned broadcaster CCTV, in which she said Europeans don't have access to objective information and are "brainwashed" in their thinking about Ukraine, according to pickups in various Chinese media
That’s a wrap for
#GE2020
can’t thank all my canvassers and the amazing residents of Dublin South Central enough for their welcome and support over last few weeks. Would really appreciate your No. 1 Vote tomorrow
#anirelandforall
@fiannafailparty
#ardaghforaction
love cat x x 💪
It’s over a year on since last year’s general election. Crazy stuff fighting an election with tiny babies. But the covid year since then has been even crazier! Here’s to a better 2021!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
#vaccine
#COVID19
An army of blue at update meeting for doctors and staff
@Beaumont_Dublin
with some of the best NCHDs in the country. Covid-19 we’re ready for you 👊🏻
#coronavirus
When my boys are finally asleep I spend the evening looking at pics of them on my phone. Here is a pic I took earlier of Seán’s new covid fringe. Very
#Bridgerton
😍
Good luck to all the families starting kids back at school in the am. Well done to
@NormaFoleyTD1
for putting so much work into the guidelines over past number of weeks. We start Creche on Tuesday and I am a bag of nerves 🤞👍🏻😂
Really annoyed with the people packed into the pubs last night all over the city. Think it’s time to reduce opening hours or shut them down for this short while.
#COVID19
First night out on the campaign trail!
@fiannafailparty
@ammaraliDublin8
@BarReddin
great to be back out on the hustings. Super volunteers giving their time! 💪💪💪 back with my little boys now 😍
Two absolute spanners hanging outside the door of the Minister for Health. And talking nonsense into his intercom.
They remind me of Hank and Marv from Home Alone.. only Hank and Marv had more intelligence
Honour to meet
@Tsihanouskaya
today to highlight the arbitrary detention of citizens in Belarus and pro democracy political prisoners. An incredible leader 💪💪
#d12foodbank
open today and Saturday until 4pm in conjunction with the south Dublin City partnership 💪💪 over 150 hampers delivered last week to residents of Dublin 12! Let’s beat that today 💪💪
Congratulations to my party colleague
@LorrCliff
on her appointment as Deputy Seanad Group Leader. I look forward to working closely with her.
@fiannafailparty
Looks very much like
@sinnfeinireland
told their little keyboard warriors to start an offensive on anyone sharing this
@thejournal_ie
article! It’s actually hilarious!! 😂😂🥳🥳🥳🥳
An Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
and I met with numerous community workers and activists this morning at the Oliver Bond housing complex and the food bank on Ardee Street.
Why can my husband go for a jog at 10pm when kids asleep and I am afraid to even walk to the shop?
#endgenderbasedviolence
so unfair for Aishling Murphy’s family. She is so beautiful. RIP
Eleven asylum seekers are being crammed into 10 beds in one room inside the East End Hotel in Portarlington, which is being used as emergency accommodation by the Dep of Justice
One resident secretly recorded this video and sent it to me earlier
#directprovision
@NewstalkFM
Today in the
#Seanad
, I raised the ongoing situation in Syria. This was on the back of the presentation yesterday by
@GhufranKh3
to the JFADC. Ms. Khoulani bravely spoke of her personal experience in relation to the devastating situation currently taking place in Syria.
Happy New Years to all my Twitter friends old and new! I won’t be able to stay awake until midnight as out of training! Here’s to 2022!! F*** *** Covid xxxxx
#NewYear2022
This day last year my lockdown babies celebrated their first St Patrick’s day!!
#throwback
#StPatricksDay
🥰🥰🥰 hope everyone stays safe and has a good one x x x
1/3 Yesterday was
@ivanabacik
‘s day and huge congratulations to her and her family. Having worked with her in the Seanad I know she will be a very good TD. And it is always good to see another woman elected to Dáil Éireann (now 37/160).
@womenforelection
Today in the Seanad I raised the need for a policing plan for the inner city to combat the homophobic and xenophobic attacks that have become an everyday occurrence.
@gardainfo
Totally inappropriate for parents to become therapists. Therapists spend years training to be an OT or SALT You can’t ask parents to magically become OT’s overnight. Always the mother’s who end up with burden also.
@Elaine_Loughlin
@noelbaker1
well done highlighting
Parents of children with disabilities are being ordered to attend training courses so they can carry out therapies on their own children who remain on long waiting lists,
@Elaine_Loughlin
and
@noelbaker1
report.