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fiona bolger

@fionacomm

CEO Spinal Injuries Ireland, World Sailing Council, pretend to love cycling but love sea, sailing, blue skies, good company. All views mine!

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Eimear Smith (@smitheimearm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#NRH #spinalcordinjury healthcare professionals information day. Still a full house at the end of the day for our final session - the lived experience of #SCI - Declan Naughton - now one of 2 peer educators on our #SCI team NRH Foundation Spinal Injuries IRL

#NRH #spinalcordinjury healthcare professionals information day. Still a full house at the end of the day for our final session - the lived experience of #SCI - Declan Naughton - now one of 2 peer educators on our #SCI team <a href="/NRH_fdn/">NRH Foundation</a> <a href="/SpinalIreland/">Spinal Injuries IRL</a>
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Spinal Injuries IRL⁩ held its annual London fundraising lunch in Queens Club, Kensington. Thanks ⁦Mark Pollock⁩ for sharing his journey & to Deputy Ambassador Orla McBreen for supporting the work⁦Spinal Injuries IRL⁩ does supporting 2300 people with life changing injury

⁦<a href="/SpinalIreland/">Spinal Injuries IRL</a>⁩ held its annual London fundraising lunch in Queens Club, Kensington. Thanks ⁦<a href="/markpollock/">Mark Pollock</a>⁩ for sharing his journey &amp; to Deputy Ambassador Orla McBreen for supporting the work⁦<a href="/SpinalIreland/">Spinal Injuries IRL</a>⁩ does supporting 2300 people with life changing injury
Spinal Injuries IRL (@spinalireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SII's Fiona Bolger & Bairbre O'Sullivan pictured here with Ava Battles & Aoife Lamb at the launch of M SIreland's Business Case. MSIreland's Respite Centre is available for people living with neuro. conditions, including SCI.fiona bolger MS Ireland Ava Battles Aoife Lamb Bairbre O Sullivan

SII's Fiona Bolger &amp; Bairbre O'Sullivan pictured here with Ava Battles &amp; Aoife Lamb at the launch of M SIreland's Business Case. MSIreland's Respite Centre is available for people living with neuro. conditions, including SCI.<a href="/fionacomm/">fiona bolger</a> <a href="/MSIRELAND/">MS Ireland</a> <a href="/AvaBattles/">Ava Battles</a> <a href="/AoifeLamb/">Aoife Lamb</a> <a href="/OBairbre/">Bairbre O Sullivan</a>
Spinal Injuries IRL (@spinalireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cathy Dunne-Fitzpatrick discusses living with a spinal injury and the importance of SII's A Day In My Wheels campaign Cathy Dunne Fitzpatrickhttps://www.echolive.ie/corklives/arid-41228959.html

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Emma Golding, Gemma Willis, Dr. Eimear Smith and Kieran Fitzgerald in situ in the AV room of Leinster House waiting to brief TDs and Senators on our ask for medical cards based on needs and not means for those with a SCI and to reduce the review period

Emma Golding, Gemma Willis, Dr. Eimear Smith and Kieran Fitzgerald in situ in the AV room of Leinster House waiting to brief TDs and Senators on our ask for medical cards based on needs and not means for those with a SCI and to reduce the review period
Spinal Injuries IRL (@spinalireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

19 TDs & Senators attended & supported our briefing on medical cards in Leinster House & offered to bring it to @DonnellyStephen We also met Anne Rabbitte who supports our submission. Thanks to all our service users who contacted their local TDS Paschal Donohoe mmcgrathtd HSE Ireland

19 TDs &amp; Senators attended &amp; supported our briefing on medical cards in Leinster House &amp; offered to bring it to @DonnellyStephen We also met <a href="/AnneRabbitte/">Anne Rabbitte</a> who supports our submission.  Thanks to all our service users who contacted their local TDS <a href="/Paschald/">Paschal Donohoe</a> <a href="/mmcgrathtd/">mmcgrathtd</a> <a href="/HSELive/">HSE Ireland</a>
Spinal Injuries IRL (@spinalireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to Senator Timmy Dooley from Co Clare for arranging this morning's briefing in Leinster House and for organising for SII representative Kieran Fitzgerald to meet with Minister Anne Rabbitte T.D. Thank you also to all the Oireachtas members who attended. Fianna Fáil

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Join Irish rugby legend CJ Stander and Spinal Injuries Ireland for a crucial fundraiser benefiting 2,200+ people in Ireland living with spinal cord injuries. 'A Day In My Wheels' will take place on October 4, 2023, at Cork County Hall, Cork. #ADIMW See spinalinjuries.ie/wheels

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Delighted to support the promotion of such a worthy charity Spinal Injuries IRL for their golf day in Milltown Golf Club. For more info email [email protected] or book your team 👇 spinalinjuries.ie/shop/sii-golf-…

Delighted to support the promotion of such a worthy charity <a href="/SpinalIreland/">Spinal Injuries IRL</a> for their golf day in Milltown Golf Club. For more info email phil@spinalinjuries.ie or book your team 👇

spinalinjuries.ie/shop/sii-golf-…
Spinal Injuries IRL (@spinalireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re so grateful to @FlutterPLC & all their staff for their continued support. Yesterday’s 5-a-side tournament was attended by over 60 players & it looks like it will have raised over €2,000, a huge success. Congratulations to Team Betfair on winning the inaugural tournament!

We’re so grateful to @FlutterPLC &amp; all their staff for their continued support. Yesterday’s 5-a-side tournament was attended by over 60 players &amp; it looks like it will have raised over €2,000, a huge success. Congratulations to Team Betfair on winning the inaugural tournament!
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Thrilled to announce the exclusive Premier of "Super/Man, The Christopher Reeve Story" on Nov 2nd in RDS Christopher Reeve rose to stardom in his role as #Superman before becoming an advocate for #spinalcordinjury research Tickets:buff.ly/4gWnxxr

Thrilled to announce the exclusive Premier of "Super/Man, The Christopher Reeve Story" on Nov 2nd in <a href="/rdsdublin/">RDS</a>

Christopher Reeve rose to stardom in his role as #Superman before becoming an advocate for #spinalcordinjury research

Tickets:buff.ly/4gWnxxr
Irish Sailing (@irish_sailing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our back-to-back World Champion Eve McMahon has been nominated for the Female Young World Sailor of the Year by @worldsailingofficial ⭐️ This is a tremendous honour for Eve to recognise the countless achievements she has under her belt from the 2023/24 season…

Our back-to-back World Champion Eve McMahon has been nominated for the Female Young World Sailor of the Year by @worldsailingofficial ⭐️

This is a tremendous honour for Eve to recognise the countless achievements she has under her belt from the 2023/24 season…
Spinal Injuries IRL (@spinalireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A plea by our CEO, Fiona Bolger Last week on Ireland AM, we heard the heartbreaking story of Eoghan Gorman (26), left paralysed after a mountain biking accident — and now let down by the very system meant to support him. Continued in comments

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And so we’re off. Getting on the ferry for our 13,000 drive to Mongolia for Spinal Injuries Ireland idonate.ie/micras2mongolia

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Day 2. Driving on to Le Shuttle for Channel Tunnel train. 560K Dublin to Folkestone yesterday- will be our longest day idonate.ie/micras2mongolia

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Our €750, 25 year old Nissan Micras have now made it 13,000 k from Dublin. On to the finish line on Saturday idonate.ie/micras2mongolia for Spinal Injuries Ireland