Morning dublinbusnews. Quick question. Can people (me) bring a folded bike onto the nightlink bus?

Delighted to see a dedicated pillar on positive early learning experiences in @DCYAPress forthcoming National EY Strategy & recognition of need to support patents, providers & staff to ensure quality for our smallest people Early Childhood Ireland

A fabulous organisation with a cracking team #jobfairy x.com/SpunOut/status…

Difficult but incredibly important to hear Children's Rights Alliance launch of #HomeWorks. Educational impacts of homelessness on very young children in EY settings captured and must not be forgotten in policy responses Early Childhood Ireland

Very young children internalise trauma & adverse experiences as much as older children. They do remember! Early Childhood Ireland EY services have a key role to play in supporting families & mitigating the impact of homelessness on babies & toddlers #HomeWorks x.com/saoirse_b/stat…

As we draw to a close Children's Rights Alliance report launch #HomeWorks, milica(mill-its-uh)atanacković from Early Childhood Ireland thanked along with all Steering Group members for their contributions. Well done Mili #SupportingChildhood

Very excited to have seen Marisa Tomei in the flesh, introducing the international premier of Behold My Heart at Galway Film Fleadh fleadh. A brilliant film with knock out performances. Go see it!

Excellent advice as ever @SpunOut. Knowing I'm donating Giveblood this evening made getting out of bed and back to work after the long wkend a far happier occasion #InternationalDayOfHappiness x.com/SpunOut/status…

Extra 126,000 young people could be allowed to vote in 2019 irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…

Childminding represents a large and important piece in the early years and school age care jigsaw. Great to see this progress toward quality standards and oversight for children and families in Ireland. x.com/FraffieB/statu…

Proud of the Early Childhood Ireland association through PJ Day funding with autism awareness training in early years settings by AsIAm here in St Pat's @DublinCityUni, which is set to become the world's 1st autism friendly uni.

Like many, I feel sucker punched. My heart goes out to every rape survivor out there that has been re-traumatised in their pursuit of justice #IBelieveHer x.com/NWCI/status/97…

A must read for us all 👇 x.com/SpunOut/status…

Excellent interview with Ian Power from @SpunOut on Morning Ireland about the need to "deep learn" from an early age about consent in sex and sexual relationships not just the biology and physiological of the act.

Great range of speakers PEIN #preventionandearlyintervention conference. Good opportunity to promote value & benefits of prevention & early intervention in children's lives. It can literally change children's lives.

Learning important lessons about prevention & early intervention PEIN confrence. Lot's of early years representation in the room, including moi from Early Childhood Ireland

Candida Burdenall, Assistant CE at Nottingham City Council notes diversity of represenation PEIN conference. Alse notes the absence of any politicians in the room. Initiatives in EY years: intervention; prevention; care and education must be a political priority.

Excellent panel discussion on forthcoming #EarlyYears Strategy Children's Rights Alliance AGM. Frances Byrne highlighting need for certainty incl. 1 year of well-paid parental leave as a #childrights.

Frances Byrne Early Childhood Ireland - stressing Children's Rights Alliance panel that forthcoming national Early Years Strategy by @DCYAPress must include regulation & support for childminding - can’t have children going into ecec services in homes and we dont know what happening to them