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manus hanratty @manusirl

Passionate about mental health issues including services transformation, research & prevention eradication of stigma/discrimination.

Joined February 2009
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Buses disappear because!! “Unfortunately that bus was soiled. When a bus is soiled, that has to be taken out of service, brought back to the depot, cleaned and put back out.” Dublin Bus CEO explains why buses 'disappear' from the timetable dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-ne…

Dublin Bus CEO explains why buses 'disappear' from the timetable

CEO of Dublin Bus Billy Hann answered some of Dublin Bus passengers queries and questions, with a top complaint being that people experience buses disappearing from the schedule

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“The global organized anti-Big Tech resistance accounts for about 1.6-1.7% of the world’s internet user population in 2025.” Resistance estimate 100m Global users estimate 6b How do we grow the resistance? 1.6% seems a bit light if we are to cause change.
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Pre-action legal proceedings over contentious bonfire

The bonfire has been built near a major electricity substation between the Donegall Road and the Westlink.

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I added my name to call for the protection of medical and humanitarian workers with @DOTW_UK. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same. #NotATarget petition.doctorsoftheworld.o…

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I added my name to demand real action from the UK government - not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @DOTW_UK. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same. petition.doctorsoftheworld.o…

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Sign the Petition

Age restrict smartphones to protect children

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MORE PROOF! SAVE OUR CHILDREN! SAVE OUR SOCIETY! news.sky.com/story/teenagers…

Teenagers exposed to 'horrific' content online - and this survey reveals the scale of the problem

Over half (55%) of the 1,000 students surveyed had seen sexually explicit or violent content that was inappropriate for their age, with some saying it appeared unprompted and "pops up randomly".

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Health Professionals for Safer Screens - Our campaign healthprofessionalsforsafers…

Health Professionals for Safer Screens - Our campaign

Our advice as health professionals is that the harms of smartphone use are overwhelming and increasing and outweigh any benefits.

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THIS COULD BE A MAGIC MOMENT IN OUR FIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN! Conservatives push for ban on phones in schools bbc.com/news/articles/cg4k0v…

Conservatives push for ban on phones in schools

Opposition says it will attempt to amend a Labour government bill to include the ban.

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All SFC and others read this important news! | Manus Hanratty

All SFC and others read this important news!

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A stunning essay in the Financial Times on the international decline in the ability to read,...

A stunning essay in the Financial Times on the international decline in the ability to read, reason, focus, and learn new things. It began or accelerated in the early 2010s. It's hitting teens AND...

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To all SFC women! True trailblazers!
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Why I'm Always Banging On About Smartphones

This film is intended to raise social awareness of issues affecting...

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100 things you can do without scrolling youtu.be/WpI1pzKw1eg?si=UR0z… via @YouTube

100 things you can do without scrolling

less scrolling and comparing - more living and enjoying. In today‘s...

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Kids are losing fine motor skills—and screens might be to blame nationalgeographic.com/scien…

Kids are losing fine motor skills—and screens might be to blame

From zipping coats to turning book pages, simple tasks are becoming challenges for a generation raised on tablets. Here’s what parents need to know to help.

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Colman Noctor: I’ve yet to meet a nine-year-old who can safely manage their online life irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/…

Colman Noctor: I’ve yet to meet a nine-year-old who can safely manage their online life

We know that those who have grown up in a time when smartphone usage is a generation that sleeps less, socialise less and worries more than any previous generation

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cnn.com/2025/01/27/tech/deep… What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world? | CNN Business

DeepSeek R1, the surprisingly efficient and powerful Chinese AI model, has taken the technology industry by storm and is rattling nerves on Wall Street.

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This is great news. Banning disposable vapes on health grounds. Now governments, let’s ban smartphones for children under 18 on health grounds! ****Belgium to ban sale of disposable vapes from 1 January via @RTENews rte.ie/news/world/2024/1229/…

Belgium to ban sale of disposable vapes from 1 January

Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes from 1 January on health and environmental grounds.

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New Tennessee law requiring parental permission for minors on social media starts Jan. 1 fox17.com/news/local/2024-de…

New Tennessee law requiring parental permission for minors on social media starts Jan. 1

Starting Jan. 1, a new law goes into effect requiring all Tenn. children under 18 to obtain parental permission before creating a social media account.

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