Ellie Byrne (she/her)

@GreenPartyNI Representative for Macedon & Chair of Young Greens NI.

No longer on this on platform.

find me on Instagram @ellie.byrne.green.party

[Ellie Byrne (she/her) @Ebyrne565]

It was a fantastic first run for me finishing with 512🎉, thank you to everyone who's supported me and voted for me thank you so so much from the bottom of my heart 💚🥰. @GreenPartyNI #LE23

[James McCarthy @JamesMcCarthy97]

Ben Mallon (DUP) has been elected at Stage 7 in Macedon. Green Party's Ellie Byrne has been excluded #LE23 @BelfastLive

[Kia 🧸ྀི @xevekiah]

I NEEDED an endometrial biopsy.
I was bleeding for months. Passing clots the size of my palm. Fainting at work. Iron levels in the basement.

Doctor looked at my chart and said:

“You’re only 27.”
“Pain is normal for women.”
“Have you tried losing weight?”
“Sometimes women exaggerate cramps.”
“What if this is just stress?”

I said I can’t function. I can’t stand up without seeing stars. I’m scared.

He said:

“Let’s not jump to invasive procedures.”
“What if you want kids soon?”
“A biopsy can cause scarring.”
“You don’t want to risk fertility over heavy periods.”

Heavy periods.

Not hemorrhaging.
Not anemia.
Not collapsing in the shower.

Heavy periods.

He offered birth control for the fourth time.

I said, “I don’t care about preserving fertility. I care about not blacking out.”

He paused.

“Have you discussed that with your partner?”

So I brought him.

Doctor to him:

“Are you okay if she can’t have children?”
“You’re young. You might want a family.”
“Would that be a dealbreaker?”

Him:
“She needs to stop bleeding. That’s the only family planning we’re discussing.”

Suddenly the biopsy was scheduled.

Pathology came back: precancerous cells.

But sure.
Let’s center hypothetical babies and imaginary men while a woman is actively deteriorating in front of you.

Misogyny in medicine isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s just asking a dying woman if a man might want kids someday.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Joy is resistance.

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

A grim new video from Kemi tonight. She’s revived the old strivers vs skivers myth and is selling it as “the truth.” Only problem? The government’s own figures show the PIP fraud rate at 0%. Blaming disabled people is an empty script for when you’ve run out of ideas.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.

Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.

Let's make small donations normal again!

https://t.co/SgXS7e49Wl

[joseph🪩 @oomfitos]

The Green Party has raised more donations in less than a day from this video (£129,241) than it did in the entire first half of 2025 (£109,608).

Hope is here.

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

To put these Motability cuts into perspective...

It will save around £300 million.

Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.

Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget

[Ellie Byrne (she/her) @Ebyrne565]

often these cars are more user friendly and easier to operate which is another reason many may choose them ( even though they cost the user more).
This policy is just pandering to the far right and furthering this government's disgusting attack on disabled people.

[Ellie Byrne (she/her) @Ebyrne565]

These "luxury" cars do not cost the tax payer any more.
They are not free, people entitled to them take a cut from their mobility payment to pay for them with their own money.
Just because someone is disabled does not mean they don't deserve dignity and choices.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: All premium brand cars have been removed from the Motability scheme with immediate effect, including:

- BMW
- Mercedes-Benz
- Audi
- Lexus
- Alfa Romeo

[@thetimes]

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

Let's be clear, this whipped up scandal is part of the wider trend targeting any and everything Disabled people need to be independent - from our transport to our benefits.

Our right to independent living is not a 'luxury' - you would not say that about non-disabled people.

[Atlanta Rey 📚 @areyoflight]

If you are disabled, you absolutely should be allowed:

🔹 treats
🔹 coffee
🔹 sweets
🔹 junk food
🔹takeaways
🔹shopping for yourself
🔹 holidays and days out
🔹 anything that brings you peace, joy and contentment

It’s not the Victorian era - we’re not shut away in workhouses and we shouldn’t be expected live off dust.

I can’t afford holidays but I don’t resent other people having them.

[Heather Ryan @DrHFRyan]

I cannot believe we are in the crazy situation where patients can't see a GP because there aren't enough doctors... But there are UNEMPLOYED GPs sitting at home because GP surgeries aren't given enough funding to hire them! Somebody make it make sense!!!