The Gluten Free Kitchen Company

10/03/2026

Our community events would not be possible without the support of our sponsors in kind.

A heartfelt thank you to:
✨ Viridian Nutrition
✨ True Natural Goodness
✨ The Gluten Free Kitchen Company

for the incredible goody bags shared with attendees this weekend.

Community supporting community - exactly what Cneasú is all about. 💛

True Natural Goodness
Viridian

10/03/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to learn that the MISE Project has been announced as an official partner with the Department of Health in the rollout of endometriosis education in Ireland.

This is an important step forward.

Reform is happening, and Cneasú is thrilled to see Ireland’s women’s healthcare framework evolve after decades of campaigning.

As we always say:

“Community support must evolve with education, while respect and truth remain our foundation.”

With this news now public, we will be reviewing and reevaluating our online and in-person support groups and will update our community soon on how they will move forward.

In the meantime you can continue to:

• Reach out if you need help being directed to support in Ireland or the UK
• Attend our events
• Support our campaign
• Listen to the podcast
• Follow our pages and positively engage with our content

Please note that our platforms operate with a zero-tolerance policy for trolling, misinformation, or negative commentary.

If you would like to provide feedback, get involved, or participate in future campaigns, please do so through the official channels on our website.

Together we continue building a stronger community.

Cneasú 💛

08/03/2026

Celebrating International Women’s Day as a woman, a business owner, self-employed for 15 years, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a friend, an aunt, a godmother and a grandmother.

I have fought against injustice.
I have survived incredible injustice.
I have healed from monumental loss.

And today, at the launch of my podcast, I stand tall.

For every woman who came before us.
For every woman still finding her voice.

Mná na hÉireann — today and always.

03/03/2026

In a world where people place others on pedestals or tear them down from them, it’s worth remembering something simple.

I’m not a celebrity. I’m a human being.
And guess what? Celebrities are human beings too.

Behind every public profile, campaign, podcast, performance or headline is a person with a life, a family, a body that feels pain and a heart that feels impact.

Human dignity should never depend on status, followers, titles or fame.
It should be the baseline for everyone.

03/03/2026

🎙️ Cneasú The Podcast Live | International Women’s Day | Tralee

I have never been paid to showcase my work or to speak publicly.

Reform should never be a commodity.
People’s hardship should never line the pockets of “expertise.”

At 21, I organised a black-tie awareness fundraiser in Ballygarry Estate Hotel & Spa for the Kerry R**e & Sexual Abuse Centre in the year 2000 raising awareness about gender-based violence in Ireland long before it was a mainstream conversation. I’ve been involved in running community awareness events since I was 14 years old.

I was raised by two parents who had to heal alongside me - who watched trauma live in my body, watched me break, and stood by me even when doctors weren’t trained to understand what violence does to a nervous system.

They believed me.
But the violence didn’t end there.

It continued in gender inequality.
In medical misogyny.
In systemic oppression.

They stayed through that too.

That’s where my values were formed.

Ticket sales for awareness events should cover costs - venue, production, access.
Not profit.

Medical care. Housing. Gender-based violence services.
These should never be industries built on suffering.

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🌸 March 8th | International Women’s Day

If you’re not marching with the Rosa March, join us in Tralee.

🎙️ Cneasú The Podcast Live
An afternoon of honest conversation and women’s health advocacy.

📅 Sunday, March 8th
📍 Tralee, Co. Kerry
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/76437028823?aff=ebdsshios

If you are unwaged, please know there is space for you too.
No woman should be excluded from awareness because of finances.

Come for dialogue.
Come for dignity.
Come because reform belongs to all of us.

Mná na hÉireann - we build differently.

03/03/2026

It’s 333 years today since the Salem witch trials ended.

In 1692–1693, women were accused, tried, and executed in a storm of fear, hysteria, and social control. Their “crime” was often independence, difference, land ownership, midwifery, intuition - or simply being inconvenient.

And here we are, centuries later.

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In 2022, after I lost four more organs, I felt broken.
My body was healing.
My life was stored in boxes.
I was back in my family home - technically homeless - because the system meant to protect me as an Irish citizen failed me.

So I followed a calling.

I flew to America to spend time with my cousins. But I knew I was going to Salem. I needed to stand in a place where women were once silenced and say - I am still here.

I met a psychic who told me:

“You’ve had lots of surgeries. Lots of pain. If you hadn’t received the surgery you’re healing from now in time - you would be dead.”

She asked me what the letters M N A stood for.

I said, “Mná.”

She said, “Yes. The women of Ireland are rising.”

Two days later, cervical smear campaigner Lyndsey Bennett died.

Two weeks later, while I was still in America, Vicky Phelan was taken from us.

These aren’t isolated stories. They are interconnected.

The body keeps score.
The state keeps silence.
But women keep rising.

03/03/2026

02/03/2026

When I’m not campaigning for reform, sea dipping under a full moon, hugging trees, hosting Cneasú conversations or planning retreats you’ll find me in the kitchen baking cakes.

Because this is the part they don’t always see.

The activism.
The policy meetings.
The trauma-informed conversations.
And then… the flour on my hands.

Mná na hÉireann - we were never meant to be small.

We can run businesses.
We can raise children.
We can host platforms.
We can build movements.
And yes - we can dismantle the systems that tried to silence us.

And we can do it while baking.

02/03/2026

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For anyone new to Cneasú, let me reintroduce myself.

I’m Doireann Barrett - an independent campaigner working for better services and equality within our communities.

I am not a spokesperson for any community.
I do not claim to speak on behalf of anyone.

What I do is create platforms where people can speak for themselves - openly, safely, and without institutional filtering.

There should be no artificial divide between public and private sectors. We all contribute. We all pay taxes. We are all equal - and we all deserve transparency and fair representation.

Cneasú events are:

• Volunteer-run
• Speaker-led (our speakers are not paid)
• Supported by sponsors in kind only
• Not government funded
• No corporate sponsorship
• Not aligned with any organisation that isn’t community-led

I have been self-employed since 2011 and founded The Gluten Free Kitchen Company. I also own The Gluten Free Kitchen Company Limited, which has never traded.

Everything we build through Cneasú is independent, community-rooted, and transparent.

As we celebrate Endometriosis Action Month, I want to say something clearly:

I’d really love to know that the people following this page are here for the right reasons.

If you support our work - please engage.
Like. Share. Follow. Comment.
Be visible in your support.

If you are here out of surveillance, obligation, or silent observation - please don’t feel you need to stay.

2026 is about a new start.
We want the people who have supported us - and who aren’t afraid to be seen supporting us - to remain within this community.

If our values no longer align with yours, we genuinely wish you well. There is no hostility here.

Everyone is welcome.
But alignment matters.

Transparency isn’t a threat - it’s the foundation of trust.

Míle maith agaibh 💛

02/03/2026

Independent voices must be included, and transparency must come first.

All members of the endometriosis community deserve access to information about all community-led awareness events across the island of Ireland - including public meetings hosted by every political party. Patients should decide for themselves how they engage.

Charities representing this community must remain accountable to patients above funding pressures. Calling out government failures is not divisive - it is responsible advocacy.

For decades, people with endometriosis have endured dismissal and medical neglect. Excluding community voices only reinforces that harm.

2026 must reflect change - inclusive leadership, equal representation and respectful collaboration for all.

🎗️ March is Endometriosis Awareness Month — a time to reflect and a time to keep pushing forward.

Over the past year, we’ve seen important progress. Updated clinical guidelines have been pushed forward, a long-awaited framework has finally been launched, and endometriosis has become a continuing topic of conversation in political circles and the media.

These steps matter, but they are only the beginning.

For too many people in the community, daily reality has not yet caught up with policy announcements or headlines. Long diagnostic delays, gaps in care, and misunderstanding of the condition remain common. Too often, people are dismissed, misdiagnosed, or left without appropriate support — both by society and within healthcare systems.

March is a reminder of why our voices are so important 💛

This month is not only about raising awareness of the condition itself, but about highlighting:
• the true impact endometriosis has on lives
• the systemic issues within healthcare
• the lack of understanding among medical professionals
• and the stigma and misinformation that still exist

March gives us the space to unite our voices, continue the conversation, and demand better care, better education, and real change for our community.

Progress has started, but this is just one step in a long journey — and together, we keep going 💪

01/03/2026

Schools play a critical role in shaping health literacy, yet most young people in Ireland receive little meaningful education on menstrual health or conditions such as endometriosis.

MISE delivers age appropriate, medically accurate sessions that equip students to recognise symptoms early and seek help sooner.

We empower students with clear, practical knowledge and help them identify when a friend or family member may be struggling, so they can respond with understanding, act as an ally and offer informed support.

MISE delivers age-appropriate, medically accurate sessions that equip students to recognise symptoms early and seek help sooner.

Email info@miseireland.ie to schedule a session or learn more.

01/03/2026

Claire Carter is one of the most beautiful humans I have been honored to meet through the Endometriosis Community

Read her story here 👇

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41800868.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQQ3pZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_KRA94Hnq3Y8U0DMdaSZQmlOyz0L1zOp6zmdQIeCFBpuWuj-RNoUdFwd0n8_aem_wibErQbOD18IfWV7QmlyPg

More women are speaking out about endometriosis, an inflammatory disorder that is often diagnosed only because of debilitating, heavy periods or problems conceiving. Recent medical developments, however, are offering hope