This news only amplifies the importance of supporting local and Irish businesses. Your Irish retailer offers an alternative in most cases. The effort made during the pandemic to support Irish businesses who were at risk of closing, applies even more so now. #ShopLocal#ShopIrish
My 9yo told me there's a new 6yo Afghan boy at school who doesn't speak much English and he (my son) has been designated his reading buddy. My son read him a story and the boy repeated words he recognised like 'cat' and 'dog'. When they finished the story, he hugged my son.
Take a look around the economy today.
McDonald's: profits up 59%. They're raising prices.
Starbucks: record profits. They're raising prices.
Amazon: record profits. Shock of shocks! They're raising prices!
Maybe — just maybe — we've got a corporate greed problem.
This probably won’t get out of its group, never mind win audio bed of the year, but it still stops me in my tracks and will for years to come and I’m not even a racing fan #RACHELBLACKMORE#raisesthebarstillhigher@SecondCaptains
Teachers… 10 years from now, students will remember your kindness more than your pedagogy.
Principals… 10 years from now, teachers will remember your kindness more than your strategic plan.
Never underestimate the power of a smile and a greeting. Just look what I got from a lovely child that I chat to at the school gate every morning, and it was filled with chocolates 🥰 😋
Our SNA Helen Deasy will shave her beautiful hair off on Friday 25th June in school as a fundraiser for a wonderful local charity, Shannon's Hope Line. Helen will raise funds for this charity that supports our young people. Please support her! Thank you💖https://t.co/LGwkiYPuda
Can I just say a massive thank you to all the cafes and bars (and shopping centres) who have kept their toilets open to the public. 🚻 If that's you, tag yourself so I can spend all my money in your business when this is done. 💸
(Posted from the queue for the Stephens Green jax)
This is a social catastrophe, people are going to emigrate, this will devastate our country. We want a housing system that provides affordable homes for our children. On @IrelandAMVMTV I got quite emotional. This is emotional-the impact of this #HousingCrisis is devastating.