Ok. Less than 20 Dáil sitting days left this year to get this promise kept. A STATE APOLOGY FOR THALIDOMIDE SURVIVORS
Can anyone help us
GET IT DONE 💔🙏

Once again a lot of stations with out of order lifts.

This disables people from being able to access our public transport system and it appears that the slow creep of failing lifts is now a growing issue!

@IrishRail @TFIupdates @DarraghOBrienTD @DisabilityFed @IrishWheelchair DUBLIN @Dept_Transport

Tonight's Soup Run – One of the Most Challenging Nights in 11 Years 💔
Tonight, our soup run was tested in ways we have never experienced before.
The crowds were enormous, tensions were high, and there was pushing, shoving and fighting among people waiting for food. It was an ght for our staff and volunteers as we tried desperately to maintain order and prioritise those most vulnerable.
Just close your eyes for a moment and picture this.
Elderly people struggling with Zimmer frames, people leaning on crutches, older men and women bent over with age, mothers with young children getting lost in the crowds, and homeless people visibly exhausted from life on the streets.
These are the people we desperately try to bring forward first. Tonight, even getting the crowds to stand back to allow them through proved extremely difficult.
Sadly, one of our volunteers had a hot cup of tea thrown over her. We were absolutely gobsmacked. In 11 years of running our soup run, we have never experienced anything like this.
But what happened next speaks volumes about the incredible people who volunteer with Muslim Sisters of Éire.
She went to her car, cleaned herself up, gathered herself and came straight back to continue serving those in need. ❤️
That is dedication. That is compassion. That is humanity.
Despite everything, 400 hot meals were served tonight. Every single meal was gone. Six six-foot tables were laden with food, and by the end of the evening, every table had been cleared.
And what a beautiful abundance of food we had! Fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, yoghurts, sandwiches, and delicious hot meals generously provided by four different restaurants.
But tonight, we also want to give a very special shout-out to all the mammies, daddies and little boys and girls who have been visiting our office throughout the week. ❤️
Since Halloween, families have been arriving with bags of leftover sweets and treats for those who attend our soup run.
Seeing little children walking into our office, proudly carrying their donations, genuinely touches our hearts.
What makes it even more special is seeing parents teaching their children the importance of sharing, kindness, compassion and recognising that not everyone is as fortunate as they are.
These are lessons that will stay with those children for life. ❤️
Tonight, our tables were overflowing with goodies, and thanks to your incredible generosity, we have enough treats to continue sharing over the next couple of weeks.
To every parent and every little child who took the time to donate, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Tonight was emotionally and physically exhausting. It was a stark reminder of the desperation, frustration and hardship that so many people are experiencing. While we understand that desperation can lead to heightened emotions, the safety and dignity of our volunteers and those we serve must always be respected.
But we will continue to show up. We will continue to serve. And we will continue to treat every person who comes to us with compassion and dignity.
We simply could not do this without you.
To our restaurants, donors, volunteers, families and the wider community, thank you for standing alongside Muslim Sisters of Éire.
If you would like to support our soup run, whether through food donations, essential supplies or financial contributions, please reach out.
Together, we are making a difference, one meal, one act of kindness and one person at a time. ❤️
#MuslimSistersOfEire #MSOE #HomelessnessIreland #DublinHomeless #SoupRun #CommunityCompassion #KindnessMatters #HelpingThoseInNeed #VolunteersAreHeroes #TeachingChildrenKindness #TogetherWeCanMakeADifference
Please donate at: msoe.ie/donate/

Public transport users with disabilities are speaking out on Lunchtime Live about the humiliating challenges they face when trying to access designated seating. Advocates including Jess Ní Mhaoláin, Audrey Torney, Paddy Smyth, and Peter Gohery shared experiences ranging from uncomfortable confrontations to hostile remarks including one passenger claiming an individual with a disability "shouldn't be at work." What a disgrace that people are having these experiences in 2026. The panel highlighted that both visible impairments, such as using white canes or crutches, and invisible disabilities, like wearing a prosthetic leg, frequently result in being ignored or openly questioned by fellow commuters. Beyond passenger hostility, disability advocates warned that systemic barriers persist, such as rural train stations requiring 24-hour advance notice due to automated setups lacking staff and ramps.

#Disability #Barriers #PublicTransport

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Nondisabled people should not be deciding the quality of life of disabled people.

RTs appreciated

This device used by a 4 year old (the kids only way of communicating) was stolen from a car on Temple St yesterday.

It's called a Tobii Dynavox Eye Gaze.

The family is distraught and it's of no use to anyone else.

It may have been dumped in the city centre.

Delighted to bring the Our World Disability Awareness Programme to our local Brownie and Ladybird guiding groups last night . Using our inclusive toy collection, we explored disability, diversity and inclusion in a fun, engaging and age-appropriate way.

@fiannafailparty, @FineGael and independent TDs in Government have sat across from families affected by scoliosis and spina bifida care, heard their experiences and described what happened to their children as disgraceful and unacceptable.

Families have been promised support. translate into action.

The question for those TDs is whether they will bring that same message directly to the Minister for Health @CarrollJennifer, @SimonHarrisTD and @MichealMartinTD, and support families’ calls for a full, open and transparent statutory Tribunal of Inquiry.

11 November | 5pm | Leinster House

#BackUs

Entries are open for the IDS-TILDA Christmas Card Competition 2026! People with intellectual disabilities, of all ages, are invited to submit their artwork.
Every entrant receives a Trinity College Dublin certificate. Deadline: 20 November.

#Inclusion #IDS_TILDA #DFİ

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Avril Greham, a fearless leader, activist, and true force for inclusion. From staging a 24-hour protest outside Dáil Éireann in 2001 to championing disability rights with Independent Living Movement Ireland, Avril spent her life nd lifting others up. Her relentless work across Ballina—co-founding the Mayo Disabled Persons Organisation, driving diversity projects, and supporting countless community initiatives, leaves an undeniable legacy. Avril met every fight for equality with warmth, humour, and an unwavering spirit that transformed her community. We send our deepest sympathies to her family, friends, and the people of Mayo during this heartbreaking time. 🕊️💚❤️

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

#AvrilGreham #Ballina #Mayo #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters #ILMI

The average now appears to be 5 stations a day with no lift access.

This really needs to improve @IrishRail

@DarraghOBrienTD @TFIupdates @Dept_Transport @NBRU_DUBLIN @IrishWheelchair @centralremedial @DisabilityFed @NormaFoleyTD1

We would ask that as many people possible contact their local representatives, especially those in Government and ask them to turn up for this vital AV room and call on them to ask their colleagues to do the right thing.

#Public #Inquiry

Desperately sad news😔Earlier this morning at the age of just thirty four and one week after her wedding to Tom, Olympian Ciara Mageean died. Ciara just got one year following diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Her memoir “My Greatest Race” documents her journey.
#RestEasy Ciara.

Im sick of everyone calling Israel an apartheid state!!!

Alex Pretti's father: Our son was shot and killed by the government, federal immigration agents, on January 24th, 2026. We learned about his death from the media as we saw him being shot repeatedly in the back after helping a woman from his community. This was not a protest that were in the air, and his face was on the ground when he was executed by ICE agents. We know exactly what our eyes saw. No one from the federal government called us on that day. But they did go on TV to tell lies about Alex. No one has called us since. No one has recanted those lies.

Is there any chance @morningireland you could ask the minster about the €500 Disabilty payment that’s €9,500 lower then their own report concluded that at a minimum people with disabilities needed an additional €10k just to meet basic needs.

We now face another year of poverty and financial pain.