Amazing opportunity for a young disabled actor to play lead role of activist Martin Naughton in the forthcoming tour of the wonderful play ‘No Magic Pill’. Needless to say, Martin’s memoir #NeverKnowYourPlace The O'Brien Press, which I co-wrote, will be essential background reading 😉

An absolutely wonderful display of how engaging with the poetry community can easily be more inclusive! Hopefully this is the beginning of many more disability friendly events, it's sure to be a brilliant workshop! (and it's free!)♾

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We had a great media training session today for self advocates from Rehab Group and National Learning Network (NLN) and it was great to pass on copies of #NeverKnowYourPlace to the next generation of disability activists.

Like writer Sarah Moss, many of us who cycle in Dún Laoghaire remember experiencing a brief & almost eerie courtesy from drivers in the hours after the death of young cyclist Greta Price-Martin. Time to start 'seeing' cyclists as human beings all the time. irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Really enjoyed talking to disability activist Sean O'Kelly and cohost Eva about the process of ghostwriting Martin Naughton’s memoir & why no person in society should ever be expected to ‘know their place’ #NeverKnowYourPlace The O'Brien Press dfi 🎧mix-cloud.com/925PhoenixFM/p…

Episode Ten of The DFI Podcast has dropped today and features susan dennehy #LastOneOnTheTrain, JoMarsden and Lottie Jackson who spoke to me about disability in the creative sphere of arts, media and literature. disability-federation.ie/news/the-dfi-p… #SeeMeRolling #NeverKnowYourPlace #LastOneOnTheTrain

📣 Announcing the return of the award-winning play #NoMagicPill by Christian O'Reilly for an Irish tour this November. Directed by Raymond Keane, #NoMagicPill will tour to Galway, Longford, Ennis & Dublin 7-23 Nov. Town Hall Theatre @backstageirl glor ennis The Civic

This event may be of interest to Irish writers with disabilities/long-term illness. As co-writer of Martin Naughton’s memoir #NeverKnowYourPlace I’ve begun to realise how many of the spaces in which books are traditionally promoted are inaccessible for example.

Episode 10 of The DFI Podcast saw us chatting to susan dennehy #LastOneOnTheTrain JoMarsden and Lottie Jackson about disability in the creative spheres of books, radio and the arts. If you missed it, you can check it out here podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedf… Spotify #podcasts

The much-needed purchase by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council of a sliver of garden belonging to Deepwell House is going to open up the dingy single-file alley alongside Blackrock station & make it possible for people with bikes, wheelchairs & buggies to move between Blackrock & Booterstown. 👏

As it is #DisabilityPrideMonth I thought it was the perfect time to mention my absolute favourite book "Never Know Your Place" which was coauthored by Martin Naughton and JoMarsden, this book was about the amazing life of Martin and how he helped bring the Personal

Food for thought re Green leadership. Activist/writer Ann Marie Flanagan (editor #WeAreHumanToo)writes about need to broaden Green vision & dismantle myth that environmental protection/climate change mitigation is at odds with interests of marginalised communities inc disabled people

Hmm.. this is an interesting new funding opportunity for journalists & media covering local democracy from Coimisiún na Meán Could play a role in countering misinformation?

Thanks DFI Btw I was delighted last week to finally meet Martin’s first girlfriend Mary Llewellyn. I loved his account of their courtship & it still breaks my heart to think of him buying her a giant panda from the Crolly Dolly factory when she left for work in London

Such a brilliant initiative from West Cork Literary Festival ! This is incredibly inclusive and is the way forward👏🏽👏🏽

Excited to see this team announcement from Paralympics Ireland and particular congrats to Lithuanian-born Greta Streimikyte who shared her life story with me for The Irish Times back in 2016 irishtimes.com/life-and-style…

Pinching myself! Means a lot to be shortlisted for my RTÉ lyric fm Feature documentary ‘Building A Ballet’. Loved telling the story of the women behind this forgotten Dublin ballet company. Thks everyone involved Coimisiún na Meán Eoin O Kelly Tinpot Productions IMRO Radio Awards #IMRO24