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Nicola O'Connell

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Research Manager in Sexual Health Programme, HSE. Enjoys cheese. Views my own

 Dublin City, Ireland
Joined February 2009
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Oh no, you won’t be able to crisis PR for the UAE
Karl Brophy (@KarlBrophy) profile pictureKarl Brophy@KarlBrophyMar 16
Was supposed to wake up on approach to Dubai.
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Ol Aunt Lydia making her way to the ballot box
The Irish Catholic (@IrishCathNews) profile pictureThe Irish Catholic
@IrishCathNews1 Sep 2025
‘I’m seeking a nomination to run for election as President’ writes Maria Steen. Read here: irishcatholic.com/exclusive-… #president #Ireland #MariaSteenForPresident
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That's The Hague on the phone to her now – at Dublin City, Ireland
Dana Erlich 🇮🇱 (@DanaErlich) profile pictureDana Erlich 🇮🇱
@DanaErlich13 May 2025
There is a troubling lack of understanding in Ireland about the war that Hamas forced upon Israel and about the nature of modern warfare. The typical narrative in Ireland oversimplifies this complex situation and draws flawed parallels with Irish history and tragedies. The international community, including Irish leaders, agree that Hamas cannot and will not be part of the solution, so why do they constantly let them off the hook for starting and prolonging this war? (Link in the first comment)
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The pope’s salary is $32000 a month. Do popes leave wills or do their assets go to the Vatican?
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HSE Sexual Health Programme today launch two new reports, published by the ESRI on sexual health and young adults in Ireland. Sexual health, literacy, behaviours, initiation are all explored. Knowledge of the best method for STI prevention is high, knowledge of fertility is much lower. Little evidence of an association between sexual health literacy and condom and contraception use. Peer culture is a key predictor of earlier sexual initiation in this research, which is available to download through this link sexualwellbeing.ie/publicati… #HSE_ESRI_SexualHealth
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The NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office website has been taken down. LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately subjected to violence, discrimination & stigma, affecting their health outcomes. Ignoring these facts endangers us all. – at Boston, MA
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Alice Munro’s Retreat | Anne Enright | The New York Review of Books nybooks.com/articles/2024/12…
Alice Munro’s Retreat | Anne Enright

Alice Munro’s Retreat | Anne Enright

In July, two months after Alice Munro died, her daughter Andrea Skinner revealed not only that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather for several

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Weird to actually feel sympathy for Simeon when everyone knows it’s daddy’s connections that allow devilling
Simeon Burke BL (@SimeonBurkeBL) profile pictureSimeon Burke BL
@SimeonBurkeBL19 Sep 2024
BREAKING: Simeon Burke makes statement outside The Bar of Ireland in Dublin An award-winning barrister, Simeon Burke is now faced with the possibility of being blocked from practising in the courts He appeals to Justice Minister Helen McEntee to intervene as deadline looms
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This is the best reply to this tweet. Willingness to be described one drug is correlated with the willingness to be prescribed a second. Or:
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Nicholas Fabiano, MD (@NTFabiano) profile pictureNicholas Fabiano, MD
@NTFabiano15 Sep 2024
Use of hormonal contraception is associated with subsequent use of antidepressants and a first diagnosis of depression. 🧵1/11
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Of course a right-wing government didn’t want €3 billion - investment in public services/infrastructure is anathema
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1 Thread on #mpox which is in the news again since a returning traveller was diagnosed in Sweden with a new more dangerous strain which reached Europe for the first time. In the 2022-23 global outbreak I was clinical advisor to @WHOEurope Here’s what I think you need to know.
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Robert Howard@ProfRobHoward14 Aug 2024
The most important and difficult question that UK mental health services face. In the absence of additional money/staff/beds, what do we have to withdraw from in order to provide safe and sustainable care for those who are most vulnerable and in need of services?
Lenny Cornwall (@lennycornwall) profile pictureLenny Cornwall@lennycornwall14 Aug 2024
On #r4today, @WesselyS arguing (rightly) that more legal powers not required to protect public safety. What is needed is more care and better quality work by clinicians, which begs the question what do we stop doing if there is no more staff or money?
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So Republicans aren’t opposed to menstrual products anymore?
Jamie Bartlett 🇬🇧 (@JamieJBartlett) profile pictureJamie Bartlett 🇬🇧@JamieJBartlett18 Jul 2024
Humans always do something you don’t expect
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What in the Celtic Tiger Ireland fever dream is this? irishtimes.com/property/resi…
Look inside: Extravagantly decorated former home of Michael Smurfit at the K Club for €4.5m

Look inside: Extravagantly decorated former home of Michael Smurfit at the K Club for €4.5m

Villa Barton features imported Italian furniture and a terrace overlooking a lake

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Dublin City University@DCU29 May 2024
How microplastics are now found all over the human body. Assistant Professor Janosch Heller @JanoschHeller, Biomedical Sciences @DcuBiotech, appeared on @TodaywithClaire, to discuss this topic. Listen here: launch.dcu.ie/3yGeBuE
Assistant Professor Janosch Heller

ALT Assistant Professor Janosch Heller

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We will not be intimidated! Shameful union-busting from @tcddublin @LindaDoyle. Students and staff stand united against university management and their suppression of the student voice protesting for Palestine, as well as fees, rents and postgraduate workers' rights.
Trinity News (@Trinity_News) profile pictureTrinity News@Trinity_News2 May 2024
College hits students’ union with €214k fine for disruptive protests trinitynews.ie/2024/05/colle…
College hits students’ union with €214k fine for disruptive protests

College hits students’ union with €214k fine for disruptive protests

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) have been issued a €214k fine by College for financial losses incurred by disruptive protests by the union throughout the year.   The invoice fo…

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Post doc position for large scale @hrb funded project now open for applications to join my team. Using implementation science to support implementation of national mental health policy. Closing date 10th May. Pls RT. @RebeccaMurphyIE @sburx @gastaut @Prof_Jo_Ivers @KarOConnor
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Research Fellow Post for the Shared Care fOr Physical and sExual HEALTH in youth with mental illness project (SCOPE for HEALTH project) Public Health and Primary Care. Please visit tcd.ie/medicine/news/2024/re…… for further information #ThisIsTrinityMed @CatherineDarker
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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs9 Apr 2024
RTÉ Investigates: Ireland’s Abortion Services. Next Monday April 15th on @RTEOne & @RTEplayer at 9:35pm. #rteinvestigates @lucymkennedy
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‘Although 77% of health-care expenditure is paid by the Irish Government, 12% comes from private health insurance…access for those with limited finances can be difficult. Disparities across incomes, according to the OECD are substantial and widening’ thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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