Dr Karl Tooher

Some postings for today #SelfInjuryAwarenessDay

Some postings for today #SelfInjuryAwarenessDay

Some postings for today #SelfInjuryAwarenessDay

None, the make the Narn do it...

Each year on 31st of January, I pause and remember Ann Lovett. 15 years of age & pregnant; who died, with her baby, giving birth in the graveyard in Granard, Longford, in 1984. I still weep when I think of what Ann Lovett experienced, alone and scared. You deserved only compassion and kindness...

An interesting concept...

For 2026...

#NewYear #2026

This paper led by doctoral student Lucy Liotta of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social examined different forms of future-oriented repetitive thought as predictors of suicide ideation among treatment-seeking teens. Free access for a few more weeks:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mJvybXYiyukA

Appalling...

Developers are trying again to put a foothold in developing on the grounds of #Bessboro. If one gets through the others will follow. ‘The Farm’ development will destroy our history. In this area witnesses saw burials take place. So much has already been lost

Just spotted Rudolph carrying out a wee recce...

Press Release: Following uncovering of further burial ground at Tuam and discovery of human remains, Special Advocate marks an urgent appeal for all institutional sites to be examined fully to identif... Press Release: Findings in Tuam signal the need for a clear and urgent government response to locate burial grounds in other institutions for Dignified Burial and Memorialisation for all who died in i...

Press Release from Special Advocate Patricia Carey #Tuam #Bessborough #SeanRossAbbey #UnmarkedGravexs

www.specialadvocate.ie/press-releas...

Still a favourite...

Look out for new feature documentary Testimony, winner of the Best Human Rights Film at the Dublin International Film Festival
It chronicles the fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes, a battle that takes them all the way to the UN

Tears of joy, of sadness, of awe, Nicola Benedetti, Scottish Violinist & Maestro... she draws a bow across strings that dance beneath her fingers... and the world becomes more beautiful...

#NicolaBenedetti
#Music #NationalConcertHall #Dublin

“I don’t need your sympathy,” he said. “I need a conscience that hasn’t rotted … a human that hasn’t turned to stone, I need a reader who won’t just close the book and sigh – then go to sip their coffee.”

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Fabulous photo...

Let us be precise, and brutally honest...

#Language #Reality #Rape #Sex #Distinction

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Seemingly, I am now an award winning - amateur - photographer...

#Photography #Photographer

This made my heart burst with joy...These girls have so much grace, strength and courage... www.instagram.com/reel/DP1nPAj...

Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.

BREAKING: UN inquiry finds Israel’s war on Gaza to be genocide aje.io/2h84g2

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#Trauma #Learning

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RTÉ has this afternoon issued the following statement regarding Ireland's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest: “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in… ... RTÉ has this afternoon issued the following statement regarding Ireland's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest: “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July,...

Good decision...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rte_rt...