Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026❤️ www.instagram.com/p/C5ElqtzM0Z...instagram.comciarareillyteacher on Instagram: "As we approach World Autism Day/Month, I want to share some poems that I have been working on recently. I hope that you like them. …"As we approach World Autism Day/Month, I want to share some poems that I have been working on recently. I hope that you like them. For my Doireann, always. ⭐️ 110
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 05/06/2026New Substack. What the new SNA circular reveals about policy planning and Department responses to political pressure #edchatie open.substack.com/pub/ciararei...open.substack.comWhat the new SNA Circular reveals about policy planning and Department responses to political pressureThe debate around the new SNA circular (published yesterday) has largely focused on the changing role of Special Needs Assistants. 000
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 02/06/2026A dunkin' like you wouldn't believe. Psychiatrists’ body ‘cannot endorse’ new State autism protocol www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...irishtimes.comPsychiatrists’ body ‘cannot endorse’ new State autism protocolApproach will ‘streamline’ access to autism diagnoses, HSE says 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Ten Things Teachers Should Understand About The New Autism Protocol #edchatie open.substack.com/pub/ciararei... 000
Reposted by Ciara ReillySuzy Byrne @suzybie.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Not half as difficult as being disabled in Irish society is Taoiseach 14719
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 23/05/2026🗳️ By-election tallies LIVE! 🚨 🔵 Dublin Central bit.ly/DublinCentral26 🟣 Galway West bit.ly/GalwayWest26 Updates here throughout the day(s)! 1215550
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 30/04/2026New Substack on these new "inclusive" autism classes and what we learned from the AsIAm/NCSE webinar last night. #edchatie open.substack.com/pub/ciararei...open.substack.comA model being built in real time(with children inside it as it happens) 100
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 24/04/2026Latest figures show another increase in record numbers in emergency accommodation - 17,517 at the end of March. The figure is up over 2000 since the same period last year, while more than half of the increase in March 2026 is children, perhaps reflecting impact of tenancy reforms 67934
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Not a line engages with what was asked, not a shred of accountability... just polished nothing. At this stage, PQs feel less like a tool for scrutiny and more like an exercise in how many words can be used to say absolutely nothing, and the worst part is you expect it before you even open the reply. 000
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Another round of PQs submitted and the absolute word salad that came back... it would nearly be impressive if it wasn’t so infuriating. You can spend hours crafting something precise and thoughtful, and what you get in return is a generic, copy-and-paste fog that sidesteps every single point. 100
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I only launched this last night at 9pm and I’m almost at €2k. I’m blown away. This supports children who deserve happy, fulfilling school days. For them, school is their only State support, and their teachers and SNAs/ANAs make each day better. Every euro makes that experience happier. Thank you. ❤️ 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026If you can donate, even a little, it would mean so much. And if you’ve ever taken anything from my writing or advocacy, this is a very real way to support it in action. Thank you ❤️ Ciara (and Doireann) (3/3) www.gofundme.com/f/a-2026-lap...gofundme.comDonate to A 2026 lap of love for Doireann and her friends!, organized by Ciara ReillyHello everyone, I’m lacing up my runners again for the Mini Marathon th… Ciara Reilly needs your support for A 2026 lap of love for Doireann and her friends! 021
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Last year, your support helped create a sensory room and gross motor space. This year, we’re fundraising for outdoor sensory equipment to support regulation, confidence and movement for the children every day. These staff and children mean everything to us. Truly. (2/3) 100
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026THREAD: Like so many parents, we spend a lot of time fundraising for the services and advocates who support our child. For me, the Mini Marathon is for my daughter’s incredible autism class. I’m lacing up again this June to raise funds for her school. (1/3) 100
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 21/04/2026Other Government ministers will be asked to find €446m in efficiencies and other reforms this year, to pay for extra funding for the Department of Education. That Department is today being given €646m in extra cash to cover rising costs in Special Ed, with €200m ‘new’ cash and the rest in savings 1166
Reposted by Ciara ReillyJen O’Sullivan @readwritejen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Delighted to have had my article published in @irisheducationalstudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comRethinking early reading intervention policy in Ireland: evaluating the case for moving beyond Reading Recovery?Early reading development is critical for long-term academic success, highlighting the need for timely and effective intervention for children with reading difficulties. This paper critically exami... 041
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 17/04/2026We’re going live on the other place (🤳) this Sunday at 8pm, on the AsIAm page. I’ll share my bit from an educator’s perspective, but as always, the voices that matter most are our autistic panellists, who’ll be sharing their experiences to help us all learn, reflect, and avoid ableism. Join us. 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 17/04/2026As a mother of two and a teacher of 29, I see every day how we’ve made childhood and the lives of children smaller, harder, and poorer than it needs to be; not through inevitability, but through a lack of imagination, care, and any real interest in doing better for children in this country. 131
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Another day, another announcement dressed up as progress. Bigger classes. No clear resourcing. And a name that raises more questions than answers. New Substack here: ciarareillylecturer.substack.com/p/a-new-auti... #edchatieciarareillylecturer.substack.comA “new” autism class model raises old questionsAnother day, another press release. 000
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 14/04/2026🚨 Michael Healy-Rae resigns as junior minister and will vote no confidence 189722
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 13/04/2026The WhatsApp line for #MondayGR is open now - we’re all ears for your comments on the fuel supports, the demos, the disruption, the government’s response and whatever comes next! ➡️ wa.me/353896074218media.tenor.coma man talking into a microphone with the words what do we wanna talk about written below himALT: a man talking into a microphone with the words what do we wanna talk about written below him 4165
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026And a left and green alternative look on, wondering how an electorate can be so quick to forget (or so willing to forgive!) for some but never them. 020
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The very lads with the chests out now, convinced they’ve shown them, will be the same ones walking into polling stations in November 2029 and calmly putting a big number 1 beside the very party they were tearing apart in the residents’ WhatsApp. 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026FF&FG represent a cohort, but in trying to remain everything to that group (and avoid being anything that might cost them broader support) they’ve made themselves politically shapeless. Malleable to the point of meaninglessness. Shifting on any issue, and in doing so, standing firmly for nothing. 040
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This is so needed. The lack of political backbone is draining any sense of credibility from public life. Governing becomes less about conviction and more about testing the waters, then retreating at the first sign of resistance. 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Irish politics! We’re political party A & B. Our decisions are landing badly and causing real frustration. But we’re not *them*. That is enough. Enough to pivot, to U-turn, to try something, drop it, and move on, all on the assumption that, when it comes down to it, you won’t risk voting for others. 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026At some point, we have to ask what the mandate actually is. Reality is, they’re only in power because the electorate isn’t ready for a Sinn Féin government. They’re in because they aren't them, and can retreat on decisions on a whim. We are governed on whatever is acceptable… until it's not. 030
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026How many times in this government’s lifetime can it govern *exactly as it said it would* (in line with its own policies, the ones people voted for!) only to roll it all back the moment public pressure lands? SNA issue the perfect example. Now this. 020
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Some women lose their men to the Masters. I have lost my man to a Hugarian general election AND the Masters.media.tenor.coma screenshot of a spreadsheet showing the wrap text option in the upper left cornerALT: a screenshot of a spreadsheet showing the wrap text option in the upper left corner 3671
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 11/04/2026A lot of people in this country are struggling right now. Speaking to them like this isn’t helpful. If anything, it risks making things worse. If you think this kind of approach will solve anything, it won’t. Sorry for attempting some exploration of nuance. 000
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 11/04/2026Resharing this because (a) apparently the Insta version “is going viral within government” (folks, have you maybe considered trying to explain this yourselves?) and (b) it illustrates how hard it will be to offer some other tangible costcutting that can convince the blockades to stand down 315244
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 11/04/2026As we await what happens next, my thoughts on the blockades and the big feelings attached. ciarareillylecturer.substack.com/p/when-the-m...ciarareillylecturer.substack.comWhen the men start cryingJust a reminder, in case you’re struggling a bit this morning. 1167
Reposted by Ciara ReillyCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026You can probably support the working class and demand support for people who are struggling because of capitalist inequality and also not pretend massively bigoted rhetoric and action isn't happening or being Trojan-horsed in under the guise of taking down those in power, by the way. Just a thought. 7462113
Reposted by Ciara ReillySuzy Byrne @suzybie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026A quick look at social media and live streams showing all the anti immigrant, anti IPAS, anti trans crew all over the blockades spinning rubbish re climate crisis etc. 16426
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026New Substack. open.substack.com/pub/ciararei... 021
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más; Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. Al andar se hace el camino, y al volver la vista atrás se ve la senda que nunca se ha de volver a pisar. Caminante, no hay camino sino estelas en la mar. 120
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 30/03/2026Getting ready to go on #MondayGR, live at 10 on Virgin Media One. Tonight: the government says it has no plan for fuel rationing, but the EU tonight asks member states to start cutting back on their use… James Lawless explains the stance, and his aspirations for 42,000 new student homes 4134
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 23/03/2026Be part of the conversation on #MondayGR tonight - send us your comments at wa.me/353896074218. What do you want to see the government do to help you with this spike in costs? 171
Reposted by Ciara ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 23/03/2026NEW: #MondayGR 🚨 Petrol taxes to fall by 17c/litre (including VAT) from midnight tomorrow 🚨 Diesel to fall by 22c/litre 📉 Fall will come through excise cuts and suspending NORA levy 🚨 Dáil will be asked to vote through measures tomorrow 🚨 Higher commercial diesel rebate @virginmedianews.bsky.social 3187
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Personally, I see this as an appalling lack of commitment to Quiz Night Mondays. ☺️ 160
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/03/2026A few days ago, I spoke to @deshocks.bsky.social on her Irish Examiner podcast to unpack why change in inclusive Ed is urgently needed and why we need to extend the SNA conversation beyond some of the headlines you may have heard so far. #edchatie podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe SNA U-turn mess, with Ciara ReillyPodcast Episode · The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · 27 February · 29m 051
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/03/2026New That’ll Teach You pod out. I absolutely loved this conversation. I try to lay all things autims out honestly from the perspective of a parent and a teacher, and I hope it's helpful. A good listen for staff rooms, I hope. Lots of compassion for teachers in it. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t... 040
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 12/03/2026New Substack post on what happened in Cork this week, and what it says about the current state of play in special education. #edchatieopen.substack.comWhen school is the only place holding a family afloatA story from Cork this week reminded us what happens when families, schools and children are left to carry the weight and neglect of State systems that were never designed to hold them. 010
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Grateful to have had two shout-outs for my Substack on the floor of Dáil Éireann this week. Here’s my most recent piece on where we need to go next. Beyond pauses, optics, and blame, and toward real structural change. open.substack.com/pub/ciararei... #edchatieopen.substack.comThe SNA debacle: The 13 things that should happen nextSo, here it is. 071
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I'm writing in today's Irish Examiner on what this SNA U-turn tells us about this government coalition. Spoiler alert: it's not good. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #edchatieirishexaminer.comCiara Reilly: Power shift behind SNA U-turn exposes Government's weaknessThe Government’s climbdown on SNA allocations reveals fragile leadership, weak reform planning, and deep mistrust in special education policy 021
Ciara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A post where I analyse a most frustrating exchange between Holly Cairns and the Taoiseach open.substack.com/pub/ciararei...open.substack.comFlooding the ZoneI want to flag something we are seeing again and again in recent commentary from the Taoiseach. 112
