Really fascinating talk given by Lydia Bracken on Assisted Human Reproduction & the Law in Ireland this morning on the final day of the Óstaí an Rí | King’s Inns Advanced Diploma in Medical Law Course ⚖️

Hi AIB, I've €66,894 outstanding on a med school loan (after 8 years of paying it). Given precedent with DJ Carey, may I suggest you write off 99.7% of it and I'll settle the balance of €201. Good Deal. 🤦🏼‍♀️

V upsetting #rtept report on dairy industry cruelty, just awful 😥

#HomeAdvantage take-off! 🏉 We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to this Saturday’s Ireland v England match in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium ☘️ Simply retweet to enter. Winner picked tomorrow! Best of luck ☘️

A reminder, if you need it, that the word ‘swullocking’ means swelteringly and meltingly hot.

I recall 2 'eminent' male surgeons in med school-one calling me the 'token womb in the room' as the only female in theatre & the other saying I'd 'a nice skirt but not a lot going on between the ears' on getting his 20th subsequent Q wrong. Toxic misogyny was indeed alive&well

Nearly 2 weeks without home Internet with the worst customer service from Sky Ireland - 40mins on hold to speak to a real human on multiple occasions, a modem replacement to be sent in 3-5working days still awaited...if there was another provider in our catchment we'd have moved!

"You gonna be a champion like your dad?" A lovely moment last night as Joe Schmidt chats to Johnny Sexton's son after full-time. #IREvNZL | #RWC2023

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Adila Hassim, a lawyer presenting South Africa’s Gaza genocide case at the ICJ, describes Israel’s 'unparalleled and unprecedented killing' of Palestinians.

Civic duty completed on Monty's walkies #DogsAtPollingStations #Referendum2024

Tsundoku, from Japanese, is the act of buying yet another book that you fully intend to read, but never quite get round to.

RTÉ Prime Time RTÉ HSE Ireland Department of Health Irish College of GPs @GPBuddy Irish Medical Times @irishmednews Medical Independent @DonnellyStephen Abortion Support Network Abortion Rights Statement from over 400 providing GPs in Ireland.

Having considered the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill, 2023, the President has signed the Bill and it has accordingly become law.

PUPPY YOGA EXPOSED Behind the social media hype of new fad to hit Ireland PUPPY YOGA lies a disturbing truth: They claim that they do background checks, the pups are their main concern! All we got experienced was exploitation and irresponsibility and greed. MLHR delved deep,

Sad to hear the tragic news about Michael Mosley -enjoyed so many of his books / recipes / shows. Here's hoping the lasting legacy of his medical education saving untold others will be of some solace to his heartbroken family in time. My heartfelt condolences & may he RIP🙏🏻

Congratulations to Dr Toni Anderson who has just won Outstanding Registrar at our Annual Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor Awards. Toni Anderson

Further context: I am in End Stage Kidney Failure & need to move to facilitate Peritoneal (home based) Dialysis starting within the next 2/3 weeks. This is the only treatment option I have. I will die without it. 😭 Pls RT/tag anyone who may know of something available! 💔

This is what in Japanese is known as ‘tsundoku’: buying book after book to add to a pile you will never get to.

If a GP spends 30 hours a week seeing patients, they’re then also doing another 10-20 hours on admin, follow ups, letters and more. No doctor shortage will ever be fixed in this country until people face up to the fact that they need to be treated better. independent.ie/irish-news/one…