Why is Gov still insisting ‘it’s not practical’ to require mandatory hotel quarantine for incoming arrivals? What’s ‘not practical’ is strict 5km lockdown & all schools, business closed for months while people fly in & out. Time for aggressive suppression strategy.
@labour
I am so honoured and grateful to have been elected as TD for
#DublinBaySouth
. Still taking in the news! Huge thanks for all the amazing support & particular thanks to the incredible campaign team led so brilliantly by
@dermotryanirl
. Onwards & upwards! 🌹
Thrilled, honoured and delighted to have been re-elected to the Seanad just now by the graduates of Trinity College - I will continue to work hard to represent you through this public healthcare crisis and for the term of the incoming
#Seanad
#SE2020
@tcddublin
@tcdalumni
I have lived my entire adult life under the shadow of the Eighth Amendment, and on the eve of this momentous referendum I am reflecting on the path that got us here.
#VoteYes
tomorrow and lets
#RepealTheEighth
!
@Together4yes
@labour
Now we are told children may not get back to school until Easter & we remain confined to 5km -yet Gov can’t say why flights to holiday destinations continue & why we can’t enforce rule against non-essential travel into Ireland
@TodaywithClaire
As a student, I was threatened with prison for giving out information on abortion.
Together, we changed Ireland, and we can do it again.
#RepealedThe8th
Our language matters. Hyperbole and divisive terms such as ‘apartheid’ are utterly inappropriate when debating how we navigate a safe reopening after the devastation of the last year.
I am honoured and delighted to have become
@labour
leader today. I spoke earlier to thank
@alankellylabour
for all his work & his great support - & also to express my gratitude to all colleagues, councillors & members for their support - onwards and upwards!
#ChangeCantWait
We are delighted to see
@IvanaBacik
elected as leader of the
@Labour
Party today. Ivana has been a tremendous support to
@LabourWomen
over the years and we look forward to working closely with her to build the party and a more equal Ireland. 🌹💪
Huge thanks to
@MaryRogan
- my amazing supervisor, colleague & friend - thank you for all the wonderful support, help & advice on this project over the years. Thanks to all at
@TCDLawSchool
and to the great examiners
@ShaneKil
& Dr Maddy Coy, really appreciated!
Some joyful news - heartiest congratulations to
@ivanabacik
who passed her PhD viva today! An exceptional piece of work by a truly inspirational and amazing person. I am in awe - TD, leader of
@labour
and now Dr Bacik all within a year. Phenomenal.
#1
🎊
@TCDLawSchool
@ShaneKil
Today’s the day! Polls are open until 10.30pm. I’ll be cycling to my polling station in Portobello later today and I’m asking you to please get out and to Vote No.1 Ivana Bacik for
#DublinBaySouth
.
Nine year old Eric Zhi Ying Xue in Bray is facing imminent deportation. Today in the
#Seanad
I called on
@CharlieFlanagan
to stop the deportation of children who are born in Ireland, and those who have spent most of their lives here via
@Change
Haven’t seen this clip in years - where did you find it
@activedan
?! Brings back memories of an intense & difficult time when we
@tcdsu
officers faced prison for giving information on
#abortion
- it took a long time to achieve change in Irish society
#repealedthe8th
@labour
For a successful outdoor summer, we need
❌ Less: blame, bashing young people, bans on outdoor gatherings and street closures
✔️More: bins, benches, bogs 🚽and provision for public spaces to enable safe socialising outside!
Speaking in the
#Seanad
I condemned the bombardment of
#Gaza
and targeting of civilians & called on Gov to speak out against illegal settlements, demolitions and evictions & take a strong stance to uphold international law & to pass the occupied territories bill.
Democracy is a privilege. Very exciting to vote this morning in Portobello. Polls will stay open until 10.30pm. Please ensure that you get out and vote. Vote No.1 Ivana Bacik for Dublin Bay South!
#IVoted
#DBS21
On
@TodaywithClaire
now Eamon Ryan needs to explain why flights continue to depart Dublin for Canaries everyday & why we can’t have mandatory quarantine for arrivals while we must stay within 5km with schools & businesses closed. Aggressive suppression strategy now.
@labour
My first big campaign was in 1989, when I was taken to court for circulating information on abortion to women who needed it.
Tomorrow, I am asking you for your No. 1 vote in
#DublinBaySouth
so that we can continue the campaign for a fairer, more tolerant Ireland together.
The countdown is on! Vote
#1
Ivana Bacik on Thursday 8th July to make a stand for housing, care, climate & community. Polls are open from 7.00am-10.30pm
#VoteIvana
🗳️
Thanks to all who emailed their Senators in support of our Reproductive Health Related Leave Bill!
I'm delighted to report that the legislation has progressed to the next stage - we are another step closer to achieving paid leave for early miscarriage + reproductive healthcare!
In my maiden speech in the Dáil this afternoon, I thanked all those who voted for me in the
#DublinBaySouth
bye-election last week and asked the Taoiseach to support the Renters Bill that
@RebeccaMoy
and I launched last month 🏡
Delighted to see
@campaignforkate
& her great local pharmacy team this morning in
#Rathgar
with my mum Rina (former O’Connells pharmacy staff member herself!) while walking the dog!
#DBS21
Deeply sad at the loss of our dear friend, comrade and ally Niamh Bhreathnach. She leaves a tremendous legacy, and we will all miss her so much. Thoughts and deepest sympathies with Tom, Cliodhna, Macdara, all her family, friends and wider community. RIP.
It is simply inadequate to say that we'll take only 4 unaccompanied minors when we know that there are 13,000 people left in dire straits following the dreadful fire at
#Moria
Camp - see my speech in the
#Seanad
supporting the
#400welcomes
campaign
@400welcomes
Thanks Duncan! And thanks for all the good wishes from friends & comrades. I wish
@MurphyEoghan
the very best for the future & look forward to seeking the
@labour
nomination to run for the
#DublinBaySouth
#by
-election2021
Of all the names being mentioned as potential candidates in the by-election caused by the resignation of
#Eoghanmurphy
NONE of them match the record of activism and parliamentary achievement as
@ivanabacik
. Looking forward to a strong & energetic campaign for this legend
Glad to have been asked to become
@labour
spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration - spoke in
#Seanad
today to wish Minister
@rodericogorman
well in this important portfolio
@DCYAPress
Our thoughts, sympathies and solidarity with the people of
#Creeslough
- those still working at the scene and all those supporting the community in Donegal as they come to terms with the terrible explosion today.
Tomorrow - stand with us in solidarity with
#Ukraine
#Kiev
at 1pm Sat 26 Feb outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin to protest against the
#Russianinvasion
All my adult life, I've worked to achieve change for women’s rights, for LGBTQ rights, in education and criminal justice, for climate justice and for the rights of working people.
If, like me, you believe in a better future for
#DublinBaySouth
, Vote
#1
Ivana Bacik this Thursday!
In the
#Seanad
just now, I countered the anti-choice narrative which seeks to undermine our abortion legislation as we approach the
#RepealReview
this year.
Vital now that we have
#RepealedThe8th
that our reproductive healthcare system is protected.
@labour
Hard to believe it’s been two years today since we lost Cormac. Thinking of his family on this anniversary. Such an immense loss to us all.
@labour
@labouryouth
My personal reproductive rights journey began when I was President of the Student Union at Trinity College, Dublin in 1989 and I was threatened with prison - my piece on International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Devastating about the tragic death of Cormac Ó Braonáin, chair of
@LabourYouth
. So sorry for his family. A beautiful vigil tonight at Lios na nÓg with so many friends speaking of his immense legacy. A rising star in
@labour
& a huge loss to all of us.
My speech on the passage of the Abortion Bill last night. An overwhelming sense of relief to have reached this stage. I am very proud of the role played by the Labour Party...
Enormous thanks to all the staff & volunteers at the Lansdowne Road / Aviva stadium vaccination centre. I was overjoyed to get my first jab there last week along with so many others in the same cohort - huge credit to all at
@HSELive
- thank you! 👏🏻
#COVIDVaccination
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said people's families and homes "should be out of bounds" after protesters held a demonstration outside his house yesterday evening | Read more:
In just 12 hours time, voters in
#DublinBaySouth
will go to the polls to elect their next TD.
I want to make Dublin a fairer city, and I want to represent you in Dáil Éireann. I’m asking for your No. 1 vote tomorrow, 8th July.
#VoteIvana
On
#MountStreet
this morning and glad to see accommodation now provided for those who were in tents. It should never have got so bad here - huge credit to all the local volunteers who gave such immense support & help to all the people here this week.
We used to dump 300,000 tonnes of sewage sludge in Dublin Bay each year and we've allowed wonderful public facilities like the
#Sandymount
and
#Blackrock
Baths fall into dereliction.
We need a new start.
It's time to show
#DublinBay
some ❤️
Read about my new bill 👇👇👇
Important talks this afternoon in London with
@Keir_Starmer
on NI Protocol, the future of our islands & how we can work together for economic & social progress
@labour
@UKLabour
In
#Ringsend
today speaking with local residents - all are horrified at this appalling fire, now confirmed as arson. The perpetrators do not represent this inclusive community; their actions must be condemned & the Gardai given every support in investigating this crime.
This is absolutely brilliant - my great friend former Senator Mary Henry with her husband John out supporting
#VoteIvana
this evening in
#DBS21
- a perfect picture to round off a great week of campaigning!
#DublinBaySouth