Head of Cabinet for EU Commissioner Mairéad McGuinness. ex-Ireland’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer. Side hustle as member of
#MickTheDog
’s staff. Own views.
@DrHilaryJones
A ‘sorry if you’re offended’ apology, is no apology at all. We’ve got our excellent
@HSELive
and Department of Health, who are showing leadership, & implementing international best practice in line with WHO recommendations. The UK lagging behind is irresponsible & a risk for all.
@luciandipeso
@DrPChouinard
A good barometer. I remember someone saying that it’s ‘flu if there’s $1 million sitting on your doorstep, and it’s all yours if you just go to pick it up, but you’re feeling too unwell to get out of bed.
@AkaPaulHoward
I remember tipping the lady who gave us a guided tour of a little garden in Cuba years ago. She was equally overwhelmed, which I found baffling, until I realised that I’d given her $20, and not $1 as intended. It made her so happy, it was well worth the mistake.
#Citywest
trending & over 800 vaccinated in the first 1.5 hours this morning & loads more at other locations countrywide. My gorgeous 18 year old nephew was delighted to get his 1st shot last week - our teenagers make me really optimistic for our future.
#VaccinesWork
A warm, dry morning, a garden bench, a pot of tea, & reflective half hour to think of family & friends to the backdrop of a glorious dawn chorus. Hard to beat as a way to start the day.
#DarknessIntoLight
Prices for goods & services need to reflect public investment; instead we’ve been socialising risk & privatising reward for decades.
@MazzucatoM
has been arguing this for ages - there’s never been a better time to redress the balance.
#ClimateCrisis
#CovidVaccine
@OwenJones84
@Mossyvet
@LanceForman
@STIBMIVB
Also scooters, public bikes, Uber bikes, shared electric cars......I’ve worked here for almost 10 years & have never felt the need to own a car.
“As an Irish person, and as a researcher, Brexit fatigue is not an option - it just matters too much”. An absolute barnstormer presentation + Q&A with
@BrigidLaffan
, one of Europe’s best informed & analytically incisive voices today. 👏
#JCMSAR19
@EuropeanParl
@HelenORahilly
There are few features I admire & respect more than the ability to reflect & say ‘I got that wrong/lashed out/realise I over-reacted….’, we all need to be honest enough to do this. Fair play & really hope you’re feeling better soon.
A magical, misty morning at
#Newgrange
for
#wintersolstice2019
. 5200 years old, & created by Stone Age geniuses, it’s one of Ireland’s most special places. Hats off to wonderful
@opwireland
for organising, guiding, & deadly breakfast! Best ever start to holidays.
#WorldHeritage
“I thought somebody should really do something to help. Then I realised that somebody was me.” Meet the man who fixes sleeping bags for free for Dublin’s rough sleepers.
(Tap for best view on mobile)
3 young lads with a superb piece of research on gender stereotyping, & evidence-based proposals for tackling it. That’s pretty perfect
#BTYSE2020
; winners alright!
#SocialSciences
#GenderMatters
🥇 🏆 🏅
16-year-olds Cormac Harris and Alan O'Sullivan, from Coláiste Choilm in Ballincollig, took the top prize at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for a project about the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5 to 7 year olds | Read more:
Found on the road just outside Virginia, Co. Cavan definitely owned by someone, but lost & a bit dazed. Please share, & let me know if you recognise this collie.
It’s the strangest of times. The death of a great statesman of John Hume’s stature would normally involve huge crowds, with much pomp and ceremony. Tonight Irish people and their friends worldwide are coming together in the simplest, purest of ways, and it’s beautiful
#JohnsLight
Playing “The Town I Loved So Well” to mark the life of Derry’s immense John Hume while people all over this island light their candles and pay their respects.
#JohnsLight
@Jenni4Canesten
Infuriating! I’ve taken to stopping stock still leaving them no choice but to walk around me. Occasionally people mutter rudely about this tactic - I looked them straight in the eye and said sweetly that I assume they’re not rude enough to expect me to step into the road. Works.
Cavan friends - I can’t tell you how perfect our dinner from
@OldePost
was tonight; lovely drive-by pick-up service, social distancing observed scrupulously, top quality, delicious food, including the best sticky toffee pudding EVER! We’ll definitely be back soon!
@mcdigby
Very proud to be in such excellent company - Washington is lucky to have Ambassador Geraldine Byrne-Nason as Ireland’s newly appointed
@IrelandAmbUSA
!
Three proud 🇮🇪 women together on the job in DC this week! Commissioner
@McGuinnessEU
the first woman ever to hold brief for financial services. Patricia Reilly, first Irish woman to head up a Commissioner cabinet in Brussels, and GBN Ireland’s second ever woman Ambassador to 🇺🇸!
Delighted to hear that Irish Dept of Health has set up a Women’s Health Task Force, with a strong mandate & ambitious plans for ‘invisible women’, tackling cardiac, mental, maternal & neuro health. Terrific presentation by Rhona Gaynor from
@roinnslainte
. 👏
#womenshealthIRL
Huge enthusiasm for the Brussels launch of
#galway2020
with Commissioner
@PhilHoganEU
, Ambassador
@helenajuly
, & the fabulous
@MiseCiara
, this is shaping up to be a seriously special year. Now that I’ve got my mitts on the beautiful programme, I’m plotting plots.
#ECOC
#Gallimh
Buy soap, there’s plenty in the shops. Frequent, thorough hand washing is the simplest & most efdective means of containing transmission of colds, ‘flu, & other viral infections
Antibacterial gel sold out at this Tesco, it’s a similar situation all over the country. Discussing
#Coronavid19
with
@TodaySOR
just after 10am on
@RTERadio1
You know how the weather’s been absolutely pants almost everywhere for the last few weeks? Allow me to introduce you to this afternoon in Ireland’s glorious North-West...
It’s hard to believe I spent a night in
@OldePost
without taking a single food photograph; far to distracted by the quality to take out my phone. Each morsel was divine, from lobster & shrimp starter last night, to fresh blackcurrants this morning. What a top return to dining out
@JonnyGucks
@ShewbridgeMatt
@sarah_aslannnn
Likewise, an absolute masterclass - will be using this as a perfect illustration of mansplaining, bias, victim blaming, & complete inability to realise that when in a hole, the only way to get out with some dignity is to discard the shovel & admit that digging was a mistake.
“Every €1 invested in Higher Ed & research, yields €6 for the economy” says
@UCC
’s Prof. Patrick O’Shea. obvious this sector = critical part of our recovery plan. Even bringing opportunities. Great discussion with
@Graham_Love
@OrlaFlynnGMIT
& Peter Clinch
#covidHigherEd
What better way to start a week of celebrating women than to explore this extraordinary retrospective of feminist trailblazer Patricia Hurl at
@IMMAIreland
. I knew it would be wonderful, but high expectations were massively exceeded. Just go!
#InternationalWomensDay2023
@BrigidLaffan
@henrymcdonald
As someone who grew up within a few miles of the border during the smuggling peaks of the ‘70s & ‘80s, I fully agree. The single market was transformative for businesses & individual citizens. It created a stability without which the political GFA agreement could never have flown
It’s a real pleasure to be @ launch of
@biobeacon
&
@IrishBioeconomy
- national campus. Brilliant scientists developing the science behind new, sustainable products that will protect our futures. Redeveloping an old mine,
#Lisheen
, also bringing jobs to rural 🇮🇪.
#irishbioeconomy
Six giant advertisement posters at the passport control area in T1,
@DublinAirport
; not one woman among the pictures. Honest question
@FreeNow_IE
- how does this make any advertising sense? (*whispers - we’ve been known to take taxis too).
This is a picture of service dogs watching 'Billy Elliot - the musical' as part of their training and well this just gives us all hope that everything will be okay. 😍 Ps They didn't want to watch 'Cats'!! Thanks
@JBRAgent
👌
#TuesdayThoughts
#picoftheday
@MumblinDeafRo
Tara Leathers are class! Not only do they support our most vulnerable & perform miracles with all things leather, they sell the most gorgeous little hand made baby shoes. A reminder of what independent businesses add to our lives.
It was an enormous pleasure to visit my alma mater this week to discuss the impact and future of European higher education, & our university alliances in particular. Congratulations
@ucddublin
, President
@OrlaFeely
& all
@Una_Europa
members on a terrific event.
@EUErasmusPlus
Superb, thoughtful contribution from Brian McCraith of
@DublinCityUni
- emphasising the importance of teachers & supporting them; soon launching 1st MOOC ás gaeilge, firm supporter of the ‘A’ in STEAM.
@creativeirl
I dont want to alarm anyone but at the end of Brussels metro line 5 there’s a factory outlet for chocolate maker Neuhaus and you can literally ‘try’ (eat) as much as you like for free
What an absolute privilege it was last night to join
@WITSIreland
in remembering science communication wonder women Mary Mulvihill. Huge thanks to
@LindaDoyle
for the warm welcome & inspiring lecture
@RememberingMary
@tcddublin
@deebasyed
A woman I know was harassed & badgered for her room number by a guy in a hotel bar after a wedding. She gave him a number eventually to make him go away. Imagine his face at 2am when her friend’s son, an international rugby player quite grumpy at being woken, opened his door
@PhilipNByrne
@TVsCarlKinsella
@Rubberbandits
Not really the lack of coverage, but underlying structures hold moisture to different degrees compared to the soil around them, so vegetation growth/die-back happens differently, revealing outlines of archeological sites underneath. Drones helped reveal.
Bizarrely, there are a few season-defying Cherry Blossoms outside the European Parliament buildings in Brussels; they always make me smile as I walk by.
@ciarakellydoc
#100daysofwalking
#day13
Irish friends - I guarantee that your local library is one of the most wonderful, useful, & welcoming public services in your neighbourhood. If you’ve forgotten just how much they have to offer, why not drop by on National Library Open Day - Saturday 29th February?
Thanks to
@conor_pope
@IrishTimes
for this lovely article about all that’s great about Irish libraries and thanks to the 100s of people who responded to his question here on Twitter last week showing so much ❤️ for libraries
#TakeACloserLook
A food store in Belgium was facing closure when an Irish solution to a British problem presented itself, Europe Editor Tony Connelly reports. | Read more:
In & out of the
#Cavan
walk-in clinic within half an hour, including 15 minutes post-booster wait for safety & the loveliest staff imaginable. Thank you
@HSELive
When your ethnicity & identity are denied, the repercussions are hugely negative; 11% of Mincéirí die by suicide, & fewer than 20% finish school (compared to over 90% of the rest of the population).
@SindyLJoyce
gives a powerful, stark reminder of our responsibilities, and says
We managed to nab a last minute walk-up table at our favourite neighbourhood spot last night - what a great start to the weekend thanks to the lovely Vanessa, Anna & team. Wander down - you might be lucky & get a spot!
@LasTapasDeLola
With so much sadness & destruction around us, it almost feels wrong to celebrate small things, but this week we enjoyed dinner with our v favourite neighbourhood restaurateurs, marked Mick’s 1st birthday & now we’re having a perfect spring weekend. Revelling in joy where we can.
Delighted to join
@eurireland
’s Gerry Kiely & inaugurate exciting new cooperation between
@EU_ScienceHub
& my alma mater
@ucddublin
. Together, these centres of scientific excellence are starting collaborative doctoral programmes in ICT & genomics. What a great start to the week!
@DavQuinn
@LeoVaradkar
You’re right in a way, it’s not just good enough, it’s way better. I want to hear from public health experts at daily debriefs, & from political leadership when organisational, social & legal changes are announced - very well thought through by
@merrionstreet
in my view.
Teaching is changing!
@aoibhinn_ni_s
is among many lecturers who are acutely aware of the need to improve pedagogy & develop new, more interactive teaching methods.
@EUErasmusPlus
helps!
#FutureofEurope
Mick wishes every dog & every kind person a wonderful Christmas (sadly Rudolph is almost certainly destined for a swift & violent end).
#micksfirstchristmas
So today I took part in a fantastic
#SciArt
Summer School focusing on big data, artificial intelligence, contemporary art, ethics & identity. Of 14 speakers, 8 were women. No fuss, that’s just the way it was programmed. It can be done.
#EUresonances
#aptitude
@ManelWatchIre
Wonderful people of Twitter & beyond - we have a happy ending!! Thanks so much to everyone who took a moment to help spread the word - this lovely lady has been reunited with her owner.
Found on the road just outside Virginia, Co. Cavan definitely owned by someone, but lost & a bit dazed. Please share, & let me know if you recognise this collie.
Mind-blowing findings and an important step towards better understanding the causes & finding potential treatments/preventive measures in Alzheimer’s disease. Huge congratulations to all involved
@UCCResearch
@Pharmabiotic
@jfcryan
@scienceirel
The
#LateLateToyShow
is a national institution, made all the more brilliant & uniquely by legend
#AmandaCoogan
rocking the Irish sign language - a joy for those with hearing challenges (& everyone else too) 🤟
This beautiful delivery arrived today - we may be missing getting out & about, but there are always ways to enjoy the fine things in life.
#IrishCheese
thanks
@SheridansCheese
&
@dpdireland
Those undermining evidence, undermine the foundations of liberal democracy says
@VladimirSucha
, launching a cutting-edge report on how we can better place knowledge & reason @ heart of decision-making. Fact = not enough; trust, emotions, collective intelligence & values = crucial
Have we ever been more aware that public policy needs science, and science needs public policy? This promises to be a lively discussion about how we can make this interface even more effective - join us!!
@RIAdawson
@IrishResearch
What a joy to hear about Pat Hume on
@RTESunMisc
just now; I have no trouble believing that her wonderful husband could never have achieved half of what he did without her. Strong, decent people both. Ireland owes them a great deal.
I didn’t think I could love libraries more, but they’re outdoing themselves, even when the doors are closed.
Grow it Forward with free seeds & loads of information about how to grow them from your local library. Nice one
@LibrariesIre
!
Live, brilliant music is my very favourite thing. Hot contender for my gig of the year were
@PaulHeatonSolo
&
@jamajestical
this evening. So good in fact, I think I’m going to have to catch this tour again in
@tcddublin
next weekend. 👏 👏 👏