Hannah O'Sullivan

This is an excellent piece. I had actually written a long quote post but erased it because I knew it would stir up to much emotion in me. But I'm very grateful for people who advocate for children & hold huge admiration for people who are brave enough to call all of this out #SpéirGorm

Isabel Hayes: Why Jim O’Callaghan is dangerously wrong about the important message at heart of consent advert. www.independent.ie/comment/opin...

'As a court reporter, I cover child sexual abuse cases on a daily basis. I can categorically state that children who are given the tools to exercise autonomy over their own bodies from a young age are much better equipped to recognise abuse and report it before it escalates.' - Isabel Hayes

'As a court reporter, I cover child sexual abuse cases on a daily basis. I can categorically state that children who are given the tools to exercise autonomy over their own bodies from a young age are much better equipped to recognise abuse and report it before it escalates.' - Isabel Hayes Yes.

My friend is in Tenerife at the mo, she loves hillwalking & climbing. Her and her family climbed Mount Teide yest. I'm really enjoying all the pics she is sending me and living vicariously through her. It looks beautiful.

I just got soaked, stupidly had no coat on had to collect a prescription & get some bread & milk & I have a cold/virus but I have to say there is nothing like being watered like a plant/flower to calm you down. Getting caught in the rain can be energising #SpéirGorm 💦

What kind of statement is it to make that actually the views of the government are that kids CAN be touched without their consent?

Thread is worth a read. Totally agree Izzy

If it is a governmental position that a larger person should be able to impose themselves on a smaller person *regardless* of the smaller person's feelings, then that government is only for bullies & should be kicked out of office!

They might be ok with a hug at the end of a visit, but too overwhelmed or shy at the beginning. They might detest your perfume or even be allergic to it. They might be just testing the boundaries - working out if they can say no. They absolutely SHOULD be able to say no!

If a kid doesn't want your hug right now, it's not an accusation of sexual abuse, FFS! They might not have seen you for a while & be feeling shy. They could be tired, sick, grumpy, whatever. They might be going through a phase of thinking they're "too big" for hugs.

Consent is not about sex. Consent is about your body belonging to you & other people not having a right to touch you when you don't want to be touched. End of story!

I am a grandparent (step-grandparent, if you're all about the blood) in a fairly complicated family, who only gets to see kiddo fairly infrequently. Sometimes they want to hug & sometimes they don't & that's 100% up to them. Hugs are absolutely the right place to start consent education!

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Should working disabled people like me be included in disability related supports? Yes. Will it ever happen under a FFG government? Ha ha ha ha ha ha. No. #spéirghorm

This interview is actually v moving. It's a lovely thing to hear people get their flowers🌷 #SpéirGorm

#CostOfDisability #SpéirGorm RTE news: 'Slap in the face' for working disabled people to be excluded from Budget payment www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

#SpéirGorm #CostOfDisability Cost of Disability payment just reinstates old support government had scrapped, say advocates - The Journal share.google/Eg9P7Gy6r5Uj...

Just listening to Vincent Browne on Oliver Callan, it's refreshing to hear someone answer honestly when asked if they are good (or something to that effect) & for them to say no, it's almost ingrained into us to mask suffering to protect others. As an aside he is a v interesting man #SpéirGorm

Sorry I forgot the ALT text on the images they are the front and back cover of the book "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro. The cover is orange and the front cover has a square in the middle filled with sky blue and what looks like the sun just moving out of the box.

Starting this tonight, bought my copy in the charity shop & I love the coffee cup stain on it, makes me wonder about who owned it etc. "Never Let Me Go" I think is possibly one of my fav books so i'm looking forward to reading this. Have had it a while was saving it but tonight's the night #BookSky

This is amazing, so beautiful 🥰 RTE news: 'Phenomenal sighting': Beluga whale spotted off Donegal www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

Listened to this woman on Liveline a minute ago, the apology she got was not strong enough in my opinion. That was an appalling failure of care. #SpéirGorm RTE news: St James's Hospital apologises to pregnant woman for 'failings in its care' www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

After I typed the ALT text for this I was like are their beaks actually called beaks so went googling & discovered they have beaks/bills but I also discovered they have teeth!!!!

I absolutely love this mug my friend gave me for my birthday earlier this year. It's my fav mug ever, will be so sad if it ever breaks. I just love these swans & the shape & colour. Currently drinking lemsip from it tho 🥺 I love Caroline Donnelly's designs. #SpéirGorm

Not funny that he has worn the same clothes but the story was funny, I think it's endearing that he is sentimental towards his clothes & not sure if it's a byproduct or intentional but he is sustainable too. Anyway I think he is great lol 😂 #SpéirGorm

Just saw that clip of Kevin Bacon talking about his clothes being shipped everywhere but to Ireland where he has been working. So funny & also endearing that he has worn the same clothes since the 90's imagine the planet we would have if we were all more KB! #SpéirGorm

A lovely short thread 🥹 women are great!

“This is really an insurance policy against accountability for crimes that the United States and its ally Israel are committing in plain sight."

#SpéirGorm #Homelessness #Children'sRights Children Ombudsman ‘deeply concerned’ about changes to homeless accommodation eligibility – The Irish Times share.google/u6nuY5WMFHw9...

Also this might just be helpful for anyone who hates paper or metal straws not just for those who rely on them. I hate paper straws!

I have a friend who has limited use of her hands & told me 1 of her pet peeves is drinking straws, paper ones disintegrate & metal ones taste metallic & heat up. Saw these glass ones in Dunnes today thought I'd share for any1 who they might benefit. Multicoloured €3, Christmas (sorry) €5 #SpéirGorm

Students from Palestine are more likely to be refused a visa than students from any other country. In 2025, Ireland refused 22 out of 164 Palestinian applications for long-stay study visas, a refusal rate of 13%. This year, 114 out of 138 applications have been refused, a refusal rate of 83%.

Drivetime is really really sad today ... cannot help but reflect on how vulnerable children are to violence, abuse and neglect. I think we all need to be advocates for all children because they really really need us to be #SpéirGorm

Caroline Roche talking about her daughter and "The Before We Die" campaign, it's really so shameful that the State has completely abandoned all these people #SpéirGorm