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Disability advocate, Founder and former CEO of Spinal Injuries Ireland. Martial arts instructor. Life and Business Coach. UNESCO speaker on martial arts.
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A little bit of ancient Ireland…

This is so disturbing and at the same time sad to see what is happening in the USA

When I look at what is happening in the USA with deep sadness I’m reminded of this quote

UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

Nice work in Tottenham

youtube.com/shorts/Of-SM... Give me strength, one minute he is talking about making movies “that aren’t woke”. I know who he voted for, and now he is expert on icecaps

Muskrat's gonna love this one.

He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.

*NEWS* I’m so pleased to say @waterstones.bsky.social has chosen Who Wants Normal? to be a special pre-order: 25% off for this weekend only. You get all my best jokes but at a bargain price for a hardback. Offer ends 23.59 Monday 24th. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/who-wan...

Really nails the new reality

"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court. I don’t usually comment on Trump because it’s bad for my blood pressure. But this is a new low. How can Americans who voted for Trump think this is acceptable. And is the Republican Party ok with this. 😡

Red = lowest ecological integrity. Ireland has the great honour of being probably *the* most ecologically trashed nation in all Europe. 🏆 🏆 🏆

A 'disappointingly low' 1% of Ireland is natural, native forest Only Iceland has less Trees than #Ireland This may soon be reduced to virtually zero as major campaign launched to cut down remaining native Trees using more powerful storms as an excuse www.thejournal.ie/ireland-tree...

I dream of a day we stop killing the innocent creatures we share our planet with and learn to protect them, love them & be grateful for them instead.

By the way, Bishop Budde has a book! Let's send her to the bestseller list. This book is already backordered on some sites. She proved yesterday that she's an expert on the topic about which she has written. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705987...

“Immersing yourself in a wild Irish rainforest is like discovering another existential dimension entirely – one of timeless beauty, complexity, and wonder.” Great piece in the Irish News about my latest book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest', and more. www.irishnews.com/life/stunnin...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nowhere else is the term #BiodiversityCrisis more fitting than in Ireland—a nation nearly bereft of healthy, native ecosystems. Here, invasive species are protected while native species like wolves and lynx are barred from returning.

The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity. Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social

Joe Biden had one job. And he failed | Mehdi Hasan

A cascading river swirls around an island in arbutus-filled forest, Killarney. If invasive sika deer, goats, and rhododendron were seriously tackled, this place could be a global wonder, instead of the dying wreck it is.

"The ecosystem in Killarney National Park 'is dying' due to the presence of invasive species [sika deer, goats, + rhodo], according to Eoghan Daltun, a farmer, rewilder and author of two books on Irish rainforest." www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest' in good company alongside @seanronayne.bsky.social 's 'Nature Boy' on the top shelf of Eason Dundrum's bestselling books.

Help raise awareness of Ireland's last rainforests by voting for my book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest'. 🌍 As an added bonus, you'll be entered for a prize draw to win €100 of national book tokens! 📚

Moving across from X, looking forward to real engagement and news