“Things cannot go back to normal. Normal is only okay for the middle classes who don’t suffer discrimination or poverty, or for those who don’t have disabilities. Normal is not good enough. Things must go back to better.” irishtimes.com/news/social-af…

Wake-up call for democratic process and human rights in Ireland. Covid regulations have been “applied retroactively... frequently not published for several days...misleadingly described in official communications and... inadequately distinguished from public health advice”.

Dr Muldoon says it is the responsibility of the Government to protect the most vulnerable children who have been “cast adrift” from education, and who deserve to reach their full potential. Ombudsman for Children #ChildrensFuturesIRL irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4024…

Great to see just published! IJQM #GroundedTheory paper. Geraldine Foley TCD OT School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin @conlonce Virpi Timonen SWSP_TCD @cathelliotodare University College Dublin. Here we outline & illustrate #theoreticalsampling in #qualitative #interviewing. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Finland 🇫🇮 is also in the EU 🇪🇺 so it gets the same doses as Ireland 🇮🇪 However, their dosing interval is 12 weeks, so they have been able to give out many more first doses. This shows how we can be creative to meet the June target, and get enough protection to reopen!

Hotel quarantine system is an international embarrassment (via The Irish Times) irishtimes.com/opinion/hotel-…

Every child deserves an #equal start to life. For over 80 years the #Finnish government has given every expecting mother a #maternity box. So justice is served when Minister Helen McEntee TD gets her own Finnish maternity box😊#equality #babybox #innovation Kela Fpa MFA Finland 🇫🇮

The pandemic within a pandemic - impact of #COVID19 on children - 41% increase in crisis presentations to childrens Emergency Departments, 65% increase in eating disorder admissions...most felt by disadvantaged families & families with disabilities Ellen Crushell #homeahumanright

the national effort has proven, this is a country for old men and women. They are valued here. But now we must face a new question: what sort of country is this to be for the young?

Payback time for mistakes in public health policy: "While Covid has affected and continues to affect many people, the restrictions around the pandemic are actually affecting many, many more" (via The Irish Times) irishtimes.com/news/health/lo…

‘We’re Meant to Be Crossing Over …but the Bridge Is broken’: 2020 University Graduates’ Experiences of the Pandemic in Ireland. The article co authored by Virpi Timonen, Jo Greene and Ayeshah Emon is available to read via journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Read more tcd.ie/swsp/news-even…

Emergency response has been normalised...social interaction affected in radical fashion. Social distancing, not to say social isolation, has become the new normal for many people who will probably feel the repercussions for years irishtimes.com/opinion/stephe…

Indeed. A heap of serious policy issues awats and inadequate attention to housing and mental health to begin with is worth the "absolute shock".

Congratulations to Ayeshah Emon, Jo Greene and Virpi Timonen on recent publication of new article titled “Generation Covid: Experiences of the coronavirus pandemic among secondary school graduates of 2020 in Ireland". Full article available free via tinyurl.com/7uw83ncz

"It is worrying that so many students feel that they are not part of a learning community and aren't getting access to the learning resources they need." - Ellen Fearon, NUS-USI President ⬇️ irishnews.com/news/northerni…

Generation Covid has been hit hard. Thank goodness they're not resentful – yet | Polly Toynbee theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Short-Term Research Assistant position available. Full details can be found here tcd.ie/swsp/news-even…

How Tony Holohan TCD story raises questions over research funding. A clearer explanation of this mooted move to academia is required to ensure continuing trust in how research is funded, writes @orlamuldoon University Of Limerick We are now Research Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…