Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillSteven C. Hayes @stevenchayes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Acceptance doesn't mean you agree with what's happening or that you're done trying to build a better life. It means you stop adding unnecessary suffering on top of the pain that's already there. 031
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I found this interesting study by Palich (2026). Using a pretty large data set (N=4553) of people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, it found that knowing U=U is not the same thing as believing U=U. Intellectual understanding doesn’t = emotional assimilation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41944854/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govChecking your browser - reCAPTCHA 100
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Today the North Bristol NHS Trust name disappears as part of a new merged trust. I joined NBT early in my career 10 years ago & proudly work here today. It's a symbolic ending of the named place that held years of my professional becoming. A chapter closes, even as the work continues. 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillHannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Pride is in full bloom. 202107461
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Episode one of Russel T Davies new show Tip Toe aired last night on C4. A sobering and resonating reminder here about life for LGBTQ+ folks in 2026, delivered through superb writing. www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/tip...radiotimes.comTip Toe review: An urgent, state-of-the-nation drama from Russell T DaviesThis five-part series, starring Alan Cumming and David Morrissey, isn't just sobering – it's visceral and chilling. 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillMatthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Durham County Council, run by Reform, pulled £2,500 from Durham Pride. But the Durham Miners Association, mindful of the support from LGBT communities during the miners strike, stepped in and, along with other Unions made contributions to make this year’s Durham Pride bigger than ever before. 🏳️🌈💪❤️theguardian.com‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the minersSolidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money 211001300
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Lidl has opened a pub in Belfast… this video breaks down the historical religious, legal, and financial reasons behind it youtu.be/HV0wDx3rbD0?...youtu.beWhy Lidl is opening a pub in Belfast | In Case You Missed ItYouTube video by BBC News 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 21/05/2026We should avoid reducing chemsex to simply “bad choices,”, impulsivity, or purely biomedical risk. Instead, aim to understand what need it meets (e.g., connection), what it functions to regulate (e.g., shame), and the individual context (e.g., stigma, trauma). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comChemsex, HIV and gay men: an object relations perspectiveThere is growing concern and controversy surrounding the rise of ‘chemsex’ – the use of psychoactive drugs during sex – among gay men. Concern centres on public health implications and the social c... 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 15/04/2026HIV prevention and treatment is a public health matter, not a political one. This is tet another desperate attempt to further divide and scapegoat www.attitude.co.uk/news/nigel-f...attitude.co.ukNigel Farage pledges to deny asylum seekers access to NHS HIV treatmentNigel Farage pledged yesterday (14 April) that he will double down on his 2015 promise to ban asylum seekers from HIV/AIDS NHS treatment. 010
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A sad day for Donegal. Rest peacefully Moyà Brennan - the First Lady of Celtic music. youtu.be/YmUxa_nSKZE?...youtu.beTéir Abhaile Riú (Go Home With You, Now) - Clannad, 1976YouTube video by CR's Video Vaults 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillStreet Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 11/04/2026🩺 A Wise Doctor Once Wrote. <3 Funny Signs (10 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/11/f... 1707120821
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 29/03/2026An impressive win for county Donegal against Kerry in the GAA senior league final in Croke Park today 🔰 Donegal were outstanding last year, but suffered an out-of-character loss at the All Ireland 25. Crushing. When a team can bounce back from the pain of that = a great example of using a loss well. 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I’ve always found what Nina said so effing striking. Freedom isn’t happiness, success or comfort. She says it’s when fear no longer rules… to live authentically in a world that often tries to silence, diminish, or endanger people… 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This Wolf Alice gig at Laneways Festival gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a band 📢 Charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent ✅ youtu.be/jlWy_fPGBLI?...youtu.beWolf Alice | Full Set (live at Laneway 2026)YouTube video by triple j 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillAndy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 03/03/2026If you are part of a university or UK facing research organisation, publisher, funder, learned society and they are still posting on X - they're in a rather uncomfortable minority now. Perhaps point them to the eXit. My piece for the @lseimpactblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... 1/3 13315
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillGavin Culloty @gculloty87.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Pet Shop Boys Brits Medley-BRIT Awards 2009. #BritAwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cjI...youtube.comPet Shop Boys Medley - BRIT Awards 2009 (Remastered audio and video)YouTube video by plasmalabtv 101
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 28/02/2026The Spice Girls bringing the energy to the Brit Awards 1997. I was only a wain. First time seeing the Brits. It was the height of ‘spice mania’. It was so exciting 😍 I’m so ready for the Brit Awards 2026 tonight 🤘 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I shared this article with the incredible HIV specialist nurses in our clinic. Like many NHS workers, they ‘do more with less’ - going above and beyond on good will. They bring so much heart to the role. I hope they found this validating. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@england.nhs.uk Many patients - particularly those with histories of trauma, coercion, abuse, stigma, immigration insecurity, or mental health crisis - already carry a baseline fear of surveillance. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comNHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealedExclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK 110
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillBristol Health Partners @bristolhealthp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026📢 In our latest newsletter: ➡️Welcome to our new Chair, Tim Whittlestone ➡️National HIV Testing Week: where to get tested, plus more sexual health news ➡️ Get involved with NIHR #BePartofResearch Read: mailchi.mp/bristolhealt... Subscribe: bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/newsletter/ 013
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I watched ‘I Swear’ & I’m still feeling it in my chest. It’s heartbreaking and beautiful. I’m thinking a lot about the people who didn’t persecute John Davidson-who chose curiosity, steadiness, and support when society rejected him. They gave me relief. 10/10 - do watch! www.imdb.com/title/tt3151...imdb.comI Swear (2025) ⭐ 8.4 | Biography, Drama, History2h | R 001
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 05/02/2026notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...notopalantir.goodlawproject.orgSay no to Palantir in the NHSNHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillBob White @rwdwhite.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Finally, a politician prepared to fight against the huge roll in public life being handed over to Palantir by our corrupt govts. Why is Palantir being given NHS contracts? They are reportedly involved with rounding up migrants in the US and targeting mainly civilians in Gaza. 834197
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 05/02/2026This is v worrying. The NHS Trust I work for have signed a contract to use Palatir’s software. This company is associated with corruption. If you work in the NHS, it is possible to influence the road ahead here notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...notopalantir.goodlawproject.orgSay no to Palantir in the NHSNHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 18/12/2025At Christmas, we often try to summon old feelings, those of joy, warmth, and belonging, as if they can be reactivated on command. But what if we didn’t force it? Christmas doesn’t have to be remembered joy. It can be present truth. This piece really resonated. 010
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 14/12/2025A look at the use of aversion (shock) therapy in the NHS to ‘treat homosexuality’ in the 60s and 70s. So frightening. My heart goes out to the survivors of this abuse www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukShock Treatment: The Gay Therapy ScandalNew evidence reveals how the NHS subjected hundreds of LGBT+ people to controversial electric shock therapies. Survivors now want answers on how it was allowed to happen. 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillTerrence Higgins Trust @tht.org.uk · 24/11/2025This World AIDS Day, 1 December, we remember those we’ve lost to HIV. Join with our community to promise, pledge and take a stand for people living with HIV – because it’s more than a ribbon. Donate now. www.tht.org.uk/pin 065
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 28/11/20251st Dec is World AIDS Day, seems even more significant this year. HIV in 2025: science surges. Politics lags-funding cuts, rights crackdowns & service disruptions threaten 2030 goals. Progress is real, yet increasingly unequal by country & community. I’ll be wearing my pin in solidarity this year ✊ 120
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillCaleb Crain @calebcrain.bsky.social · 26/11/2025The Trump administration’s cuts to AIDS funding will result in roughly 3 million additional deaths over the next five years. 014559
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Up until the year 2000 it was illegal exist as a sexual minority person in the British Military. LGBT people faced extreme persecution, even imprisonment. Painful. Some people have shared their stories as part of a short BBC documentary www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukI Was There - Booted Out by the Gay BanUntil the year 2000, it was illegal to be gay in the British military. LGBT+ people in the forces faced intrusive interrogations and in some cases imprisonment. This is their story. 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillBJGP Open @bjgpopen.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Participants in the included studies describe sexual and physical violence, verbal abuse, experiencing homelessness, and stigmatisation and discrimination relating to HIV status among the barriers to attendance 2/2 011
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillBJGP Open @bjgpopen.bsky.social · 16/12/2024This systematic review of the global qualitative evidence provides a nuanced insight into the complex reasons underlying multiple non-utilisation of healthcare appointments ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 1/2 111
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/11/2025One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNScnewyorkermag.visitlink.meThe Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of ThousandsThe short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes. 42892165980
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I haven’t been able to put this book down. @drrageshri.bsky.social names, in such a balanced way, so many of the tensions and barriers that exist for medical doctors and patients in the context of the NHS. I’m compelled to keep reading, but I’ll get nothing else done this weekend 😂 Buy this book! 163
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Why is listening important? What makes it hard for us to truly listen to a patient during a consultation? Listen here #HIV #NHS #HIVcare open.spotify.com/episode/2CFQ...open.spotify.comWe Hear, They Heal 010
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Fewer people faint watching The Exorcist in the cinema in 2025 compared with 1973. It stands the test of time in every way. 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 01/11/2025A brilliant meta-analysis: social support & integration are the most important predictors of health beyond the conventional physical risks such as smoking, obesity etc (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010). Astonishingly, the general public see these as least important (Haslam et al., 2018). Graph ⬇️ 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Thankfully in the UK we have access to free healthcare through the NHS. Excellent care is provided to the best of our ability with what’s available. But how often do our processes and systems get in the way of genuinely containing the fears of people living with long-term health conditions? EricDane 020
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 26/07/2025“Nobody with any sanity, including myself, would have anything but sympathy for the Palestinian plight.” - Sinead O’Connor 0112
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 05/06/2025It’s Pride Month. This moving video shows us how much safety can be communicated simply by seeing 🌈 #OsloPride #LGBTQ 020
Reposted by Mícheál Ó Domhnaillryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 30/05/2025"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...prospect.orgGo, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors AgainThe worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it. 17659002960
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I found this short video on incivility in the workplace packed a punch. How many of us have experienced it? How are witnesses impacted by it? What is the impact on the people accessing healthcare services? #NHS m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukxs...m.youtube.comRIPPLES - a film about incivility at workYouTube video by Lynda Holt 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 02/03/2025I’ve been doggy sitting the lovely Daisy this weekend who has just moved to Bristol. I’ve been hoping to help her feel safe in new surroundings. We’ve been out shopping for new toys, enjoying the weather, discovering new walking destinations & striking up conversations with other people (and dogs). 010
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 22/02/2025@garyseconomics.bsky.social resonates with me. What we do to meet each other from less extreme positions, and how we cultivate a willingness to do so, is probably the tricky part of the problem. 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 15/02/2025House music history is interesting to me. I always wish I was around for the advent of HM. This song from 1987 by Sterling Void has some hitting social comments in it. Found it via Pet Shop Boys cover. I’d like some more of this in music today. 000
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill @psymod.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Global efforts to take some steps in the direction of health equity completely undermined. Seems so unfair. I am trying to hold onto hope. 000
Reposted by Mícheál Ó DomhnaillTerrence Higgins Trust @tht.org.uk · 10/02/2025Kicking off National HIV Testing Week by making history! Sir Keir Starmer has become the first UK Prime Minister & G7 leader to ever take a public HIV test. This week, anyone in England can order a free HIV self-test, just like the Prime Minister. Get yours at startswithme.org.uk 010128