Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I can’t recall a budget speech that didn’t specify the National minimum wage increase. I can’t see it in Minister Harris’s speech today. He says we have to wait for Minister Burke…. Sounds fishy #Budget2026 #NMW 000
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is the complete antithesis of what should be happening in maternity care. Continuity of care should not be the first casualty of cutbacks. We need more continuity and more on the Domino scheme not less. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...irishexaminer.comFears for future of midwifery-led service in CorkChanges to Cork University Maternity Hospital’s (CUMH) Domino service have been shared with expectant mothers at appointments this week 043
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A packed house here in the Helix at the National Assembly for the #BeforeWeDie campaign. Less respite now in some areas Residential waiting lists growing longer And no plan to afford families certainty. 031
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is an appalling assault. Wishing Michael Healy Rae a swift recovery. A horrible reminder of the aggressiveness that is out there. TD Michael Healy-Rae assaulted in his car while driving through Dublin jrnl.ie/7164701jrnl.ieTD Michael Healy-Rae assaulted in his car while driving through DublinGardaí confirmed the incident occurred shortly after 4pm on Cork Street in Dublin. 030
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is absolutely horrifying Minister is told last December at least 8 paramedics have sexual assault convictions. That pleas have been made since 2021 for legislation And no response? Let’s recall here paramedics deal with people in their most vulnerable state. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...rte.ie'Risk to public': Paramedics regulator unable to remove criminalsCorrespondence obtained by RTÉ Prime Time shows Ireland's emergency care regulator repeatedly warned health ministers about risks to the public due to gaps in its powers. 050
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There is something seriously wrong at the top of National Ambulance Service that this shocking mysogny is allowed continue It is 2years since staff were told of leaked recordings The NAS says publicly those investigations are concluded They are not And now this today? www.rte.ie/news/primeti...rte.ieOver 30 women allege harassment and misogyny in ambulance serviceMore than 30 women have told Prime Time they experienced sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying or intimidation while working in the National Ambulance Service. 021
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Potential scale of industrial action across our health system is unprecedented INMO,FORSA & SIPTU have all voted overwhelmingly for industrial action FÓRSA has already set a date Government are treating workers with contempt.Workers need a deal, patients need certainty www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieINMO members vote in favour of industrial actionMembers of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal. 010
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 08/09/2026835,000 people in poverty after housing costs are factored in, in 2024. Heading for a million people. A big chunk of those people are working and get little or no targeted supports. The biggest rise is in lone parents- almost half now living in poverty And almost 40% of private market rentersirishtimes.comRise in number of children living below poverty lineEconomic and Social Research Institute finds levels of child poverty higher when housing costs factored in 175
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026What a summer for Irish women athletes! 🏅Kate O’ Connor, 🥈Rhashidat Adeleke in the Euro championships And now🏅🏅in World Rowing championships for Zoe Hyde & Mags Cremin. Huge 👏👏 Rowing Ireland www.rte.ie/sport/rowing...rte.ieHyde and Cremen take gold at World Rowing ChampionshipsIreland's Margaret Cremen and Zou Hyde claimed a superb World Rowing Championships gold in the women's double sculls final in Amsterdam on Friday evening. 060
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Waiting for something bad to happen in an under-resourced hospital is an appalling patient safety strategy from Gov. That was the Minister’s response to CUH on Morning Ireland. We need honest conversation on patient demand- not the bizarre knee jerk responses that we have seen all summer 051
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“Just keep showing up” What an incredibly inspirational two nights for Irish Sport. Thank you Mark English, Rhasidat Afeleke, Ellen Walsh and Mona MacSharry for making our heart soar with pride 🇮🇪 Glued to the phone at the side of a mountain here! #irishAthletics 0120
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 29/07/2026And we wonder how our public finances are being spent… Spending money to conceal how money is being spent 🤔 22911
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 21/07/2026SF and FG what is going on? Your TD’s and Senators supported the Joint Oireachtas ctte on drug policy reform And at council level, you vote with Malachy Steenson? This morning at DCC Central Area Committee, they voted with Steenson's motion to REJECT Oireachtas Drugs Committee report 022
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The targeting of a place of prayer is shameful. This is not the Dublin we want. Thankfully no one was injured in the suspected arson attack on the Al-Madinah prayer hall on Talbot street. But they could have been. Burning people out of places never solved anything 071
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 28/06/2026At last! 5 long years since Labour bill started in the Seanad, passed all stages and moved to the Dáil. Thinking of all those women over the years who had to suffer on the double with no access to compassionate leave. www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...independent.ieWomen who miscarry or have abortion will get paid leave under new plan being considered by coalitionGovernment moves to introduce new law after Northern Ireland and Malta brought in similar measures 182
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026@labour.ie @thejournal.ie @news.rte.ie @irishtimes.com 000
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026What a knee jerk, anti evidence, disingenuous response👇 161 recommendations, 134 pages, hundreds of hours of committee hearings & yet Minister dismisses key recommendation just a day after publication And mischaracterises depenalisation as legalisation www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieNo plans to decriminalise possession of drugs - ministerThe Minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has said there are no plans to decriminalise possession of all drugs - contrary to the recommendation of an Oireachtas committee. 263
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 17/06/2026So relieved! Ending the three day rule is about giving greater dignity and compassion to women wanting to access a termination. It is vital now that there is speedy passage of this bill through the Dáil & Seanad. There should be no delay. jrnl.ie/7073588jrnl.ieDáil votes to remove three-day wait for women seeking abortionThe Sinn Féin bill has united both government and opposition TDs on what has historically been a divisive topic. 051
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The “three day wait rule” It is degrading and demeaning to women seeking a termination. Very glad to support the SF bill But it’s also a case of cherry picking from the Marie O’ Shea report. The 28 days for FFA, the criminalisation of doctors- these also require legislative change. 0155
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Over 300 people turned out for our public meeting this evening. The frustration is palpable. People want a say in how waste in managed in their communities Read 👇on what we need to see happen www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-...dublinlive.ieBin bag backlash continues with public meeting in Dublin suburbA public meeting led by Marie Sherlock TD discussing Dublin City Council's bin bag ban in Stoneybatter is taking place tonight in Scout Hall 041
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 06/06/2026If not resolved now, rest assured there will be only agreements that will take place that will never reach political scrutiny. 000
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 06/06/2026And it is important to say there is an ambiguity in the public only consultant’s contracts clause on private activity. Clause 24.10 It needs to be resolved. There is a difference between the spirit of the public only contract and the detail. That’s on the Dept and the HSE. 110
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 06/06/2026That’s the conversation the Minister and the Hospital should be having. Instead we have a ludicrous situation of threats and squaring up to each other. 100
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Public hospital facilities should be for publicly provided maternity care No ifs or buts Yet in all the drama this week, we’re seeing no discussion about what real “choice” is And how maternity services are not properly resourced www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...irishtimes.comRotunda Hospital’s clash with Coalition over private maternity care deepensHospital refuses to back down on decision allowing public-only consultants to offer private care on-site 130
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 04/06/2026This has taken many years to achieve. Huge credit to SIPTU & to Unite for this breakthrough No paramedic wanted to go on strike but it proved crucial in getting the necessary outcome. @siptu.bsky.social SIPTU outlines 'major breakthrough' in ambulance dispute www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieSIPTU outlines 'major breakthrough' in ambulance disputeSIPTU is to recommend that its members accept Labour Court proposals aimed at resolving a pay dispute at the National Ambulance Service. 010
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We have enough problems in the world without politicians claiming credit for things that are already there. The BusConnects Ballymum rd/ Griffith ave changes were made two years ago in planning process not as a result of pressure by the Lord Mayor in recent weeks. 031
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 04/05/2026What is the world coming to? Gerard Hutch wants to turn us into a police state and bring back internment And Ray McAdam is trying convince us he secured something new that actually got planning permission two years ago Less of the bravado please and more honesty in Irish politics 2164
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Lads where are your manners? First up: John Stephen’s posterers turn Ruth’s around Then Ray McAdam’s gang come and obnoxiously shove the other two up the pole. Not cool. @fiannafailparty.bsky.social @finegael.bsky.social 110
Reposted by Marie Sherlock TD Dublin CentralConnecting Cabra @connectingcabra.bsky.social · 25/04/2026The Tolka Valley Dawn Chorus takes place again this year. Meet 5am on Sunday 3rd May at the pitch and putt course on the Ballyboggan Rd that runs alongside a Tolka Valley Park. We’ll have tea/coffee at the end of the walk near the ponds. Photos from last year 👇 @tolkabranchbwi.bsky.social 12112
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Taoiseach’s innuendo about homelessness in Dublin is outrageous. On Monday, I met the wife of a non Irish born Dublin Bus driver-they live with their kids in homeless accommodation on Gardiner St I met a non Irish born customs officer facing homelessness These are real people with real jobs 0209
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Some of us get very attached to the theme tunes! For me Mo Cheol Thú le Ciarán MacMathúna was one those reassuring constants in my youth and college years. So much so, that I walked up the aisle to the The Lark in the Clear air. 040
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Hello @rte.ie We’ve had a week now of the new jingles and the jury here of my 11,9 and 6 year olds strongly recommend that you send the @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social and @johncreedon.bsky.social music to the news or to Oliver Callan @rteradio1.bsky.social And we want the old jingles back! 260
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Dear god This was the same Minister who wanted to punish ALL LoI clubs because of bad behaviour in one match And then questioned the independence of national broadcaster because he didn’t like the coverage Less petulance & more hard work Minister O’ Donavan www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...irishtimes.comIvana Bacik would not have made Viktor Orbán jibe ‘if I was a woman’, says Patrick O’DonovanLabour leader had criticised Minister over his comments on media coverage of fuel protest 0133
Reposted by Marie Sherlock TD Dublin CentralLabour Party @labour.ie · 12/04/2026Package to buy off sectoral interests sees little comfort for working people – @gednashtd.bsky.social “Where is the targeted energy supports for working families? Where is the renewed mandate to work from home to help manage commuting costs? labour.ie/news/2026/04...labour.iePackage to buy off sectoral interests sees little comfort for working people - Nash - The Labour PartyPackage to buy off sectoral interests sees little comfort for working people - Nash - The Labour PartyLabour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash said that the updated package of measures which is “designe... 0118
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 08/04/2026So it’s not clear to me why it’s ok that one group should hold up a city when there are lots of people in real difficulty. This is a mess of Government’s own making- they were slow to respond and there is so much more they could do 277
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 08/04/20262) And there are lots of people today who couldn’t get to work or were mad late-some of whom won’t be paid Businesses with no footfall Pregnant women about to give birth worrying about getting to hospital And a Dublin Bus driver who had to deal with a protester trying to block his bus 192
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I cycled through town this morning & spoke to protesters There are fellas there with genuine concerns But there are also lads with other agendas, intent on making trouble, one started shouting Labour scum before I even opened my mouth! Reality -lots of people are badly affected by fuel crisis 4176
Reposted by Marie Sherlock TD Dublin CentralIvana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social · 08/04/2026labour.ie/news/2026/04...labour.ieLabour calls for urgent action from Government today to address energy cost crisis - The Labour PartyLabour calls for urgent action from Government today to address energy cost crisis - The Labour PartySpeaking today following the announcement late last night that a two week ceasefire had been agreed... 042
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Thanks Angela! High number of delayed transfers = less beds for admission ➡️ longer wait times for admission Eg. Sunday week ago 95 patients waited 24hours + to be admitted (12 over the age of 75). This was when there was 500+ waiting to leave hospital 100
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is incredibly disappointing. Government need to make clear that there will be someone with firm hold of the reins on this vitally important project. Sean Sweeney did immense work to drive Metrolink on but it must not stall now www.independent.ie/irish-news/m...independent.ieMetrolink’s €550k boss Seán Sweeney quits in fresh blow to transport projectMETROLINK Programme Director Seán Sweeney is stepping down from his role overseeing the country’s biggest construction project. 020
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 01/04/2026My heart goes out to the family of the young man who died on O’ Connell St This is a deeply distressing tragedy involving a cement truck & escooter Something like this sends a shiver down the spine of many of us who cycle & scoot every day Solidarity to the Gardaí & everyone else who responded 052
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026This has descended into a farce. On March 13th BAM told the Minister April 30th was the date for substantial completion of new National children’s hospital Then six working days later, they say it’s not And the State has been rendered powerless to act. It is outrageous www.rte.ie/news/health/...rte.ieChildren's hospital completion date missed for 18th timeThe Oireachtas Committee on Health has been told that BAM has said it will not meet its 18th substantial completion date of 30 April for the new National Children's Hospital. 032
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Yet another death. It’s soul destroying to think a life may have been saved if there was earlier intervention. My heartfelt sympathies to the Maher family. Chloe’s family deserve answers. Families who are on the waiting list for scoliosis surgery deserve answers. 054
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Once again @johncreedon.bsky.social reminds us what a national treasure he is. Thank you for the gorgeous programme remembering the legend that was Dolores Keane. Her raw lilt was magnetic. A huge loss to music in Ireland. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. 1100
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 10/03/2026And clearly anyone who generated and shared the AI image has zero interest in improving their community. That Keatings building has a great location facing onto the main road and it’s shocking that it has remained empty all this time. 030
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This is our world today👇 Solidarity Cllr John Maher The AI generated lies are despicable - this is what public reps trying to do good are up against. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...irishexaminer.com'Cowardly AI-generated' false news about Cork asylum seeker centre condemnedIt has taken the form of digitally altered council documents circulated around northside WhatsApp groups around people seeking asylum 294
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Aug 2022 and there had been countless letters and pleas to Dublin City Council for years before and after this. 030
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 04/03/2026This is a nightmare for Connaught street and Phibsborough This is what a deeply flawed dysfunctional approach by local gov to dereliction looks like Well over two decades of vacancy and 17 years since these houses first went on the derelict site register They can’t be just left there to crumble 2258
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Good to see Gov finally concede their relocation policy was a real obstacle to the Rotunda’s plans They could have avoided the mess by listening to the hospital last year I raised all of this with the Taoiseach @ 3:30pm today! 🤞Rotunda’s plan now go smoothly www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...irishtimes.comPlans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandonedMaternity hospital will instead apply for permission for extension at current Dublin city centre site 093
Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This is crazy- there’s a cut to HSE capital plan this year Rising population, more complexity of care & yet less money going into hospital beds, equipment and IT Dept of Health’s own bed plan says it needs to build 2,900 by 2031 But plans only 143 new beds this year 🙄 labour.ie/news/2026/02...labour.ieCut in funding to HSE capital plan shows Government is not serious about building health service capacity - The Labour PartyCut in funding to HSE capital plan shows Government is not serious about building health service capacity - The Labour Party Stagnant funding and ambition in HSE capital plan with a €14 million cut in... 044
