stunning. worth the wait Mark Duffy

Our beautiful little Donal Óg had his Communion today. Blessed to have him in our world 💕

The new European Disability Card & Parking Card is a great step forward, but I must stress that on its own, it is not enough.

It won't, in isolation, eradicate the barriers to travel and access to services within the EU 🇪🇺 for people with disabilities.

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A wonderful morning here in Farmleigh House at the Euro-American Forum on cancer. Congratulations to All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI) for an incredible line up.

#cancerhasnoborders

The moon 🌙 and the sky is looking fairly fantastic tonight.

#louth #louth skies #fullmoon #stars

It was very nice to meet with parliamentarians from Estonia. As a member of the Irish/Estonian Parliamentary Friendship group it was great to meet in person and discuss many issues including #trade #fintech #enchancingcooperation Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais Estonia in Ireland

The front page of today’s Irish Examiner

On the Rafah border Samma, 7, and her sister Lain, 10, told me they wish to go home to Gaza to play Lego with their cousins.

Three days to go to an amazing first of a kind event, taking place in Farmleigh House. World leaders in cancer research from America and Europe in one place. Participation in person now complete, but the event is freely available online worldwide. See website for registration.

If you can’t see why we have been calling for councils to #KissTheKissingGatesGoodbye then here is the reason why.

South Dublin County Council you need to remove this disabling infrastructure so we can have our equality of inclusion!!!

Happy happy Erin!! Sunshine, outdoors, my boys, nature!!!

It’s just glorious - #cooleymountains #ireland #louth #louth andproud

What a day - a taste of Summer for sure - and what a way to end it with this fabulous sunset at Gyles Quay ❤️

Why is this permitted. I don’t not understand why these people were not moved on and the vandalism taken down.

Stardust was a horror that shouldn’t have happened. But the burden to fight for the truth that was placed on heartbroken families is just shocking. Instead of healing the state inflicted another horror. Well done to you all, your loved ones have been vindicated.

It was lovely to meet Carmel Finnegan who was advocating on behalf of heart and stroke patients in Louth who get the supports of Irish Heart Foundation

Check out her story here👉 independent.ie/regionals/lout…

I'm very happy that the Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais Disability Matters Comm supported my call to invite Taoiseach @SimonHarrisTDto come to outline his actions to support people with disabilities. An invitation will be formally extended & I hope its accepted asap.

Next up in Louth I visited Ardee with Senator Erin McGreehan and John Sheridan

We met with the students council in Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire on road safety, popped into local businesses, stopped by the local Ciorcal Comhrá & discussed plans to ease & improve traffic congestion in the town

Delighted to discuss expansion of Drogheda & its transport needs with Minister of State in the Dept of Transport, Jack Chambers TD & Senator Senator Erin McGreehan. I requested additional funding for Louth County Council to repair more of our roads badly affected by unprecedented rainfall recently.

As someone who has had huge difficulty getting treatment in the past for endometriosis. It is so heartening to see such an emphasis on women’s health. Our health was ignored - not any more - thank you Stephen Donnelly