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Mags Steele

@msteele.bsky.social
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She/her. Philosopher; postdoc (FEAST; FOODPATH) on food policy, equality & commercial determinants of health at School of Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland. Free Palestine. Gaeilge agus fáilte.

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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A great and uncomfortable question.
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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ireland is facilitating ICE to undertake horrifically violent and in some cases likely illegal third-country deportations.
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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football". tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looked up England in search on here to see what people were saying and two of the top results were a topless cartoon furry with huge boobs, and a photo of a man with his willy out, both cheering on England, so that's probably enough Bluesky the new global town square forever
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
😂
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Raging that Helen of Troy is being played by a mammal and not someone who was born from an egg.
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Laura Salisbury @laurasalisbury.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
More slash and burn across UK Universities. 153 jobs to be lost at Exeter; 117 targeted at Humanities and Social Sciences. Exeter is not in financial crisis; this is a choice to align with narrowly conceived government strategies and priorities. Please sign. www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Sending you "sound attendees and interesting questions" energy for your paper ❤️
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A chairde, an bhfuil sibh ar Cogar (tuairisc.ie/cogar-ardan-...), agus muna bhfuil, canathaobh nach bhfuil?! Lean orm: @magscorcaigh.
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‘Cogar’ – ardán sóisialta úr do phobal na Gaeilge beo ar líne
Dúirt bunaitheoir Cogar go raibh sé ag iarraidh ‘spás áirithe atá fáilteach agus oscailte’ a chruthú don Ghaeilge ar líne
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Up the Spanish biy. #FreePalestine
Narrow lane in Cádiz, Spain with a large Palestinian flag flying from a balcony
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Less than 20 minutes from setdown to departure gate. @corkairport.bsky.social is undefeated. #Cork #Corcaigh
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Lots of #FOODPATH activity at #ISBNPA2026. Looking forward to meeting lots of colleagues old and new!
List of FOODPATH- related events at ISBNPA 2026
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Who will be at #ISBNPA2026? Would love to meet colleagues interested in #criticalpublichealth, #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #politicaldeterminantsofhealth everything wrong (and right) with #obesity research, #feminist approaches, #foodsystems, #foodenvironments, #fooddemocracy, etc etc
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Me to the students whose mark I bumped up from a 69 to a 70:
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Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan: Earn This
Alt: Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan: Earn This
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Fáilte romhat!
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
😂
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
They've been gaslighting us with that title to be fair.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Needless to say, I couldn't agree more, Darren. A lot of this is due to the confusion around what we mean by the word obesity. BMI is a population-level indicator of a risk factor. The disease of obesity is an outcome. We talk like 'obesity' is just one thing and so we end up talking nonsense.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
@swip-i.bsky.social needs a student rep! Come join a sound and welcoming committee of philosophers (and philosophy-adjacent ppl like me). We're currently thinking about our next conference theme so it's a fun time to get involved! #philosophy #earlycareer #swip #ireland
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Link to my recent #PublicHealth in Action talk, about why it is so hard to get people to think about 'obesity' systemically, and why we should focus on on equitable food access instead. @publichealthucc.bsky.social #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #foodpolicy #foodjustice www.ucc.ie/en/publichea...
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Public Health in Action Seminar Series 2025/2026 | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Thanks Darren, for attending and for your interesting and helpful thoughts as always!
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Public health researchers (like myself) want to take an upstream view of obesity, focusing on environmental factors rather than individual behaviour. In this talk, I argue this is not possible with obesity. Whether we like it or not, obesity just IS an individual and moralised concept.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This was so much fun. @egeertsphd.bsky.social I love your syllabus, and you and your students were so welcoming. Thank you! <3
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Health Promotion International @healthpromint.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
📣 Call for Articles    We invite submissions to the Special Collection on the 40th Anniversaries of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion @ottawacharter40.bsky.social and Health Promotion International. More info below👇   academic.oup.com/heapro/pages...
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Call for Articles
Special Collection on the 40th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion We are pleased to announce that we have expanded contributions to the Spe
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Louise @selkies.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Would love to mobilise a load of women to comment "who??? How is this news??" under posts about footballers or whatever aul lads care about as revenge, but the reality is that women typically have better things to be doing
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Nice summary of @thelancet.com series on #ultraprocessedfoods #upf. My take: the problem is not individual foods, but: (1) changes in dietary patterns driven by (2) undemocratic corporate influence which (3) narrows options especially for those on lower income. theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr...
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The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it
Without policy action and a coordinated global response, ultra-processed foods will continue to rise in human diets, harming health, economies. It’s time to act.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New special issue of Journal of Critical Public Health on Reproductive Vulnerabilities looks really interesting! doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
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Society for Women in Philosophy Ireland @swip-i.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A weekly reminder that our Annual Conference is still open for submission. Send us your abstract before the 15th of September. All the info at: www.swip-ireland.com/events
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Events — SWIP Ireland
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Got an idea for a paper in the oul top drawer? Sure you might as well write up an abstract for our SWIP Ireland annual conference. Deadline on Monday. (And just to reassure everyone, it's not just for women, people of all genders are very welcome!)
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This is advertising, not reporting. www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
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Ferment: How we can cultivate the revitalising power of microbes
Gut health is now recognised as vital to our physical and mental health, and by harnessing the benefits of fermentation, Tim Spector encourages us to take control of it at home
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
"Gut health is now recognised as vital to our physical and mental health..." Is it? Am I being unfair or is that way overstating the current state of the science in this area? (About which I know very little, admittedly, except insofar as it bumps up against population nutrition!)
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 10/09/2025
There is nowhere safe to go in Gaza. Israeli forces have ordered thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City to evacuate as the military prepares another major assault. States should act to prevent genocide in Gaza and press Israel to reverse course.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Lol, you know you're Irish when ... you're all confused watching a TV show or film until you realise you're supposed to be assuming the British spies/soldiers/cops the good guys. Also the immersion, Mass, etc, hahaha lol.
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Society for Women in Philosophy Ireland @swip-i.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Ok, ok, ok. Summer is busy, we know it. So, what about an extension? ➡️ SWIP Ireland Annual Conference new deadline for submitting abstracts is the 15th September 2025! Find more information at: www.swip-ireland.com/events
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Your man calling it a "conclave"? We're not beating the papistry allegations there on The Traitors Ireland.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We've had our first "ohjesus!!!" from a startled person, and they're cursing a lot. So far so good on The Traitors Ireland.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
... of The Traitors I mean, lol.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
If the Brits thought the word "yourself" was overused in their version, I have a feeling they ain't seen nothing yet... 😆
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Research Ireland @researchireland.ie · 15/08/2025
Help scientists at @ucc.ie uncover Ireland’s hidden fossil treasures! The Great Irish Fossil Hunt is asking members of the public who find any fossils to take a picture and send it to the research team. Submissions close on 31st August 2025. Get involved: www.ucc.ie/en/fossil-he...
Two people search for fossils
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
lol what the fuck is this? They’ve murdered THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of people in retaliation Delete your account NYT
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Well said. Who needs due process when you can just do genocide?
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Denis Mongin @denismongin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This is so bad. This will be used to make profit. This will be used by private insurance companies. This will be used for advertising. And shitty studies. No chance that this will help patients
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Interesting comparison of how different 'crises' are framed. Kathrin Lauberet al. "(Re)acting (to) the crisis: A comparative analysis of crisis framing in obesity, climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and the UK cost-of-living crisis" journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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View of (Re)Acting (to) the crisis: A comparative analysis of crisis framing in obesity, climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and the UK cost-of-living crisis
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Delcolonial praxis is when this time next year, Rodders, you'll finally be free of imperialist hegemony.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
sure, Adobe updated every 15 minutes, but the pdf reader worked fine for years ... until, of course, they added AI (dis)functionality. Opening a basic text document in 2025 should not feel as messy and bloaty as pirating music in 2003, but here we are.
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
"Patient Partnership Week has been sponsored by Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca & Novartis" www.patients-association.org.uk/news/patient... Our commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement ➡️ academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... @jameslarkin13.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social
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Patient Partnership Week 2025
We’ve launched Patient Partnership Week 2025! Find out more and book to attend our free webinars.
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Mags Steele @msteele.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Yet again chomh bródúil as #Kneecap at #Glastonbury. Mo cheol sibh. Nár laga Dia sibh. ❤️🇵🇸🇮🇪
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Zoomed in on the best poster today 😂😂
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