🇮🇪🇵🇸ShivGaffney
@shivgaffney.bsky.social
T1D 50yrs, an adventurer who has a Fernweh for travelling the world, SOH gets me far, debating 🇮🇪Diabetes HC system, sport nerd, Gaeilge agus Bearla, views personal & my own...which are diverse😉
💪 Stretch & Flex has kicked off in Rathmullen! In partnership with our Social Inclusion team through SICAP, this programme helps locals get active & feel better 🙌 ✅ Places still available 📲 Scan QR to join 🤝 Need help? Drop into Community House, 80 Rathmullen Pk #SICAP #GetActive #Rathmullen
Lelia Doolan (91) has walked 220km across Ireland to protest the US military's use of Shannon.
Woman (91) walks 220km to protest US military use of Shannon Airport
Organiser says requests to meet Taoiseach and Tánaiste following two-week trek have gone unanswered
irishtimes.com
www.thejournal.ie/founding-mem... Ach nach bhfuil sé greannmhar, nuair a fuair sí bás tráthnóna inné, nuair a chuir Aisling an scéal chugam, bhí an ghrian ag dul faoi ar chúl Ghóla, bhuel, níl a dhath cosúil leis.
Go dté tú a mhuirnín slán - na focail deireanacha a chan cara do Mháire Ní Bhraonáin ó Clannad
Máire (Moya) Ní Bhraonáin a bhunaigh Clannad in éineacht lena deartháireacha, Ciarán agus Pól, agus a n-uncail, Noel agus Pádraig Ó Dúgáin.
thejournal.ie
#100daysofwalking last post, know a day early but w/🌞 in da west last few days allied w/ #T1D & podiatry reviews by🤩teams @ #UHG & #MerlinPark #Galway I'm ending on a high as bucking suppose to bucket🌧 later today again so embracing An rud is annamh is iontach🤪 #365daysofwalking will continue😊
"The focus on relationships is a way of prioritising the human in the system, understanding what matters to them & developing responses that fit with their life circumstances, rather than expecting people to fit into services"🙌💯 publicpolicy.ie/papers/refra...
Reframing Public Services in Ireland as a Relational Practice - Public Policy
This paper makes the case for reframing public services in Ireland as Relational Public Services (RPS) that take a Human Learning Systems Approach (HLS), which describes a way of organising viable ser...
publicpolicy.ie
Buiochas do Dhia🙏I'm able to admire and appreciate these orangina... tilupia🌷🟠 and their friends😉 #100daysofwalking #365daysofwalking
"Is rural Ireland really dying? Rural primary schools under threat of closure if rural depopulation continues" https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/is-rural-ireland-really-dying-70-rural-primary-schools-under-threat-of-closure-if-the-current-trend-in-rural-depopulation-continues-6213059
Well that blood testng didn't exactly go to plan today...🙄prodded, poked and bruised but tomorrow is another day🤪🙈 #T1D #T1DLooksLikeMe #MyT1DLife
☕ Great to see such a lovely turnout at our Welcome Café in Drogheda on 16 Mar 🤝💛 📅 Next (Adults Only): 19 Mar – Dundalk ⏰ 2.30–4.30pm Info: iryna.pravylenko@lldc.ie / 087 492 2902 #WelcomeCafe #Community #Drogheda #Dundalk #SICAP
Though statement released in UK, NB reading for all relevant parties here in Ireland in relation to #HCL and those living with #T1D #Type1Diabetes abcd.care/dtn/resource...
DTN-UK Statement: Roles of Industry and Clinical Teams in Onboarding People with Type 1 Diabetes to Hybrid Closed Loop Systems | The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
abcd.care
Amazing initiative by University of #Galway Students' Union #Spéir #FoodCloud 🤩👏 #SpéirGhorm www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
University of Galway redistributes 50,000kg of extra food
The University of Galway Students' Union are celebrating the success of their pantry, Spéir, which redistributed over 50,000 kilos of surplus food in 2025.
rte.ie
#100daysofwalking #365daysofwalking tough one today as first #MothersDay without Mam💔 Tunnel feels so looong and the darkness so dark but 🎵There's a light at the end And I promise my friend its coming There's a light at the end🎵
Borrowing this slide from @parthaskar.bsky.social 👏re #diabetes care to amplify recent launch of Health Equity Research Alliance #HERA by RSCI which🤞will strenghten collaboration to tackle structural barriers to equitable health research&reduce unfair health inequalities www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
RIP Ronnie Delaney - go dtuga Dia suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal 1956 1500m #MelbourneOlympic 🥇 www.rte.ie/sport/athlet...
Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany dies aged 91
Legendary Olympic 1500m gold medal winner Ronnie Delany has died at age of 91.
rte.ie
🚨 The menopause–brain connection may be bigger than we thought. A review highlights 4 forces shaping women’s cognitive aging: • Aging • Estrogen loss • Diet • Neuroinflammation These factors may interact to influence long-term brain health. 👇
Autism in the Time of War. Tuesday 10th March at 5pm Ireland time. A discussion with experts in the neuro diversity field, local Kurdish/Iraq NGO and ourselves, the Emergency Logistics Team, as we highlight the need for focus and support for people with autism during war.
In light of the recent calamitous events taking place throughout the middle east, and on request from Iraqi friends, we're going to deliver a round of our humanitarian Supply Chain training over 4 Saturdays starting 28th March. For details contact via WhatsApp 009647517414055
☕ Great turnout at our Welcome Café on 5 March in Dundalk! A lovely afternoon of chat, connection & community 🤝 Supported by our #SICAP programme, Louth Volunteer Centre & Irish Red Cross. 📅 Next cafés (Adults only) 16 Mar – Haymarket, Drogheda 19 Mar – Park St, Dundalk ⏰ 2.30–4.30pm #WelcomeCafe
"W/ Strait of Hormuz closed & Red Sea still risky because of Houthi attacks... ... delays can be a problem. Many medicines, like vaccines, insulin and biologics need strict temperature-controlled transport so longer journeys can increase both costs & risk of spoilage" upstox.com/news/upstox-...
Hormuz crisis: Will Indian pharma exports suffer?
Oil prices are in the news again due to the closures at the Strait of Hormuz. However, a secondary impact of this closure is on Indian pharma exports. Nearly $2 billion of Indian pharma exports are at...
upstox.com
""Without #insulin we will die," #diabetic patients in #Lebanon amid bombing" #T1Diabetes 😭ATM not just Lebanese people w/ #T1D who are experiencing insulin shortages & if🗺️continues as is these shortages will spread & have consequences for us all who live w/ T1D... pamfleti.net/english/bota...
"Without insulin we will die," diabetic patients in Lebanon amid bombings
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is becoming increasingly difficult, as Israeli bombardments in some areas of the country have continued for several days
pamfleti.net
#100daysofwalking #365daysofwalking first evening walk in a wee while and there it was peaking its glorious wee head out at me! An rud is annamh is iontach, cinnte🌄
Involvement as #PPI representative in #HERA initiative will hopefully assist in bringing an "equity lens" to research through ongoing collaboration & inclusion of inequalities from start to finish of research process... also🤞increase health equity across Ireland
RCSI School of Population Health@rcsipophealth.bsky.social · 6mo agoA new Health Equity Research Alliance (HERA) has been launched by @rcsi.bsky.social, uniting researchers, international experts and people with lived experiences in advancing equity-informed and inclusive health research. www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
After a period of grief, loss, turmoil &💔, hoping that recent #100daysofwalking #365daysofwalking in #MyHappyPlace (wild & wet as the wonderful west was) will aid the healing process & acceptance of our new normal🤷♀️
Fabulous to see quite a few #diabetes, #menustration #menstrual cycle (and #womenshealth in general) projects @ 2026 Stripe #YSTE 🙌 💯% this caught my eye " #Menopause, Mind, and Medicine: The Hidden Toll of the Silent Change"🤩 Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad 😍 stripeyste.com/qualified-pr...
Qualified Projects
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Thinking about returning to education? 🎓 Our 14-week, 1 morning/week Taster Programme in Dundalk & Drogheda, run with DkIT, is for those living in Louth & on social welfare. Starts 10 Feb (Dundalk) & 12 Feb (Drogheda). Info: christina.king@lldc.ie #SICAP #CountyLouth #BackToEducation
