Dr Lisa Cunningham

[Dancinatthedisco]

I really think the “I couldn’t do such and such because I love my kids too much” comments are so so unfair. Its obviously implying people who do make these choices don’t love their children as much as the rest of us which is of course nonsense.

I returned to college to study in healthcare last year and I have nothing but admiration for doctors and the huge sacrifices they make to study. They are sacrifices I could not make myself, which is why I could never be a doctor! Especially females and mothers because they are under such criticism. A mother can only advance in her career if she sacrifices her children?? I wouldn’t doubt for a second that Lisa (and her husband) are making these short term sacrifices exactly for their children’s future. Maybe it’s the system that needs adjusting? I’m studying/on placement during the week and working part time at the weekends to get through college, I have 3 small kids and it’s definitely impacting my time with them but myself and my husband know and agree it’s for the bigger picture and a better future for them, I would be so hurt if people assumed in doing so it’s because I don’t love them and am happy to be away from them.... it’s exactly my strong love for them that’s pushing me through and I can only imagine how people in Lisa’s position feel!
Anyway just my 2 cents, people don’t have to agree.

 

[Streetlight]

Jeez I don't know some of this commentary about her is harsh. Life is not black and white. She took the role in the UK to further her career yes, but it is not like she is some investment banker where career advancement only betters her life. The role she has in the UK will give her specialist skills she cannot obtain here in Ireland and will allow her to return to a role in Ireland where she can hopefully bring those skills to a pre hospital role here. She also took the role pre covid so those saying she went in the middle of a pandemic are incorrect. Not one person here could have foreseen how this year would go this time last year. She found herself in a difficult situation and has tried to make the best of it. People are pontificating here about her as if she is a super spreader and I would love to know if each of those people has stayed in the confines of their own homes in the last 2 weeks and didn't go to any busy shops, santa events crap, see family or friends or go and eat in restaurant or pub. You are more likely to be a spreader than her! She has 3 small kids I absolutely cannot believe that anyone is saying po faced she should have stayed in UK and not seen them for xmas. Like seriously.
I have absolutely no connection to her before anyone starts but she has been incredibly kind to me via DM. And I know for sure if I am ever unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident where getting to a hospital in time is not likely I would want her and the skills she is learning in the UK to give me or my loved one the best chance.

 

[Delliemcc]

Come on she knew no travel was a risk in a pandemic. Sure we were grounded long before July she just travelled anyway as long as she could get away with it. No idea is a stretch.

She applied for that job over a year before she started, i think beforesge even started in Galway, a long time before the pandemic was a glint in a bats eye - she even showed her trip over there a long time before she got offered the job.

That, and the fact that knock is on her doorstep would have made it a reasonable decision to make. My own cousin commuted to London last year and left his wife and child at home and was only LAUDED for his sacrifices for the sake of his family. She deserves the same. How the world turned out is hardly her fault. And i doubt the "ah well i won't go" mentality is one which would have gotten her where she is today. She'sa trojan worker, and has the strength to for this for her family, not callousness. I wouldn't be able to leave my family for that long not because i love them more, but because i don't have that drive, which is grand for me and my choices. I wouldn't imply she's selfish because it's not something i could do, your misogyny ia showing

 

[Nobodoycares85]

Am I the only one with a heart on this that thinks she is right to be going home. Lisa's home is in Ireland with her husband and kids. It's not like others including my own family members who live in England and can't get back to Ireland. I couldn't imagine being stuck in England without my husband and kids for Christmas. Also it was on the news that Irish residents would be repatriated this week.

 

[SunsOutHunsOut]

Why should she accept it though and make it go away? I'm certainly no fan of hers but Jesus Christ if you have an issue with someone deal with it in the right way - setting up an anonymous Instagram page to slate her and call her names? That is not the behaviour of someone with any credibility, it's pathetic and cheap.

 

[Blahblahblahblah45]

I think it’s great that she went. I’m sure she found it very hard, especially since Christmas but she had her eyes in the prize. Such a strong role model for women and mothers that you can still have a good career even when you have kids, and that you don’t have to stop trying to further yourself. And her husband is a excellent role model to men to show how you can be the supportive spouse and take the brunt of the home life. I’d be lucky to have even a fraction of that support and I know many other women would be in the same position.

 

[EllBelle]

Shes an absolute dirtbag! imagine going into a shop asking for that to be made
if he asked for a tits cake shed get it.. 100% giving anything they ask to make up for time shes away. Tramp

No different than having cupcakes or cakes at a hen party with a penis on them or a lad getting a book cake for a birthday. Jesus it's a bit of fun and no need to be so prudish about it. Last time I checked we all

 

[Batmani]

I really like her. Great role model for women in medicine. Has a young family but didn’t stop her going to the UK for her dream placement. Lots of useful information. Love the Irish. Great advocate for breastfeeding and homebirths. Very honest too.

However I was a little disappointed and confused to see the hand sanitiser collab. Hope her Instagram isn’t bombarded with collabs now. Unfortunately this is usually when I unfollow. And that it not something I want to do with her.

 

[EllBelle]

The ceremonial cloaks , its like a cult

No different to any other group having ceremonial robes.
Tbh you do you. She doesn't force her religion on insta and I actually think it's a nice thing that she's done for her son and family. Shows the true meaning of Communion. Nowadays events like communions, christening etc have lost all meaning and all about parties and who can be the flashiest on social media

 

[Sebastian003]

I like her too. I'd imagine it's a lot of shite sent to her from antivaxx freaks and the likes, while trying to work in a oandemic with 3 small kids

This. And being slated for daring to further her studies while also being a woman. Disappointing how many women think it's terrible that she's not chained to the kitchen sink. And people going off on one cos she's had a bit of Botox and filler. They want her at home with her children, without any cosmetic procedures, yet if she was a fashion influencer no one would bat an eyelid at cosmetic work.
I don't like how into ads she had gotten but that's me, I don't like the "influencer" side. I've seen people get in to debt because they have to have whatever shite is being peddled from week to week (do you actually need a new Emma mattress or a spotlight toothbrush? ). But I love her science based, yet not preachy information. She'd great highlights on an array of illnesses too.
It must be so hard to be in emergency medicine, seeing the damage covid (and everything else, of course) is doing, and then having antivaxxers melting your head with their "dO yOuR rEsEaRcH"


*Waits for the "is that you Lisa?" bullshite to start. No. No it is not.*

 

[Streetlight]

I actually am shocked totally at how all this has played out. I genuinely would have trusted Lisa. I'm not saying she is not entitled to have an opinion about her own kids. Of course she is. But the way she dropped it and then left it for 24 hours was a disgrace. And then to come on and reference a pharmacist and an absolute quack like Laura shows she has totally lost her way on Instagram. I used to follow Laura and while yeah maybe she has a medical degree she is very very far from being a reputable source of information. I don't know anything about the pharmacist but she is not a specialist in either pediatrics or vaccines so how is she a useful resource in trying to make a decision about your own children. I thought much more of Lisa than to align herself with a doctor whose sole aim on her platform is to make herself rich in a questionable clinic and through ads and freebies. Genuinely disgusted.

 

[Thump]

The irony of her posts on negative thoughts.
Does she not realise how negative she comes across on a regular basis. Everything from issues she's had with previous colleagues/management, her attitude to travel during a pandemic, her attitude when people question on why she's not self isolating while at home, her comments on The Claire Byrne show, her issues with that other doctor O Leary I think?
She's actually quiet judgemental herself and seems to have become more so since taking the job in the UK.
I wonder if this ramming down our necks what she's doing is unintentionally compensating for any concerns she has about living apart from such young children for quiet a lengthy bit of time.
I respect her decision but I think it's fair to say it's not one most mothers would ever choose regardless of the future payoff.

Personally PERSONALLY (don’t kill me!) I could never leave a baby as young as her little girl is. Whatever about at the boys ages. That first year or 2 is worth more than any career development for me anyway. It’s a time in their life you will never get back. Especially during the pandemic when they probably don’t have much else to keep them occupied they probably feel it more her being away. She could always have done her training 2 years down the line.

 

[Esmae29]

I have to say I love Lisa! She is very down to earth and so hard working. She is I think qualified as consultant emergency medicine doctor.... That's a pretty big deal. But she doesn't have the airs and graces Dr Doireann has... Who was barely qualified but acted as if she is the main authority on all things medical. The work and sacrafice Lisa has had to do to advance her career which she seems genuinely excited and passionate about - all while raising a family! If he does the odd sponsored post I see no issue....hand sanitiser is on brand and seems relevant. I say fair play to her!

 

[Itsjustmesmee]

The photo she shared of herself in the aurora she looked far enough along she had a bit of a bump. That explains why she took the meme to heart , can imagine feeling so shit and then a geoup of men make fun of you for being basically being a woman

 

[Paps88]

I would swim home to be with my kids for Christmas if that’s what was needed. Nothing would keep me away. However, I am not on Instagram for months preaching to thousands about Covid 19 and restrictions. For me that is the difference.

 

[brandambassador]

Guys please …. You might like Lisa and her Instagram but at the end of the day this is no bigger than ‘big news coming soon’. She dangled a carrot but a serious one. I imagine her reasoning is nothing more than the low percentage of children that get covid quite bad, along with no long term evidence on the vaccine yet and she just wants to wait and see. Cos that’s where I am at but mine is still a toddler! I have to say I think it’s wrong of any medical professional to throw their opinion about on vaccines unless they are the immunology or scientist who came up with it. Lisa is the one whose going back to UK once a month to continue her skills so I wouldn’t be following the gospel according to lisa who will be on to sell energy drinks again in a few weeks

 

[Outwageous]

She never ceases to amaze me. I think she has no insight into her own behaviour if she’s pontificating like she is at present.

journalism is essential work as it’s about spreading awareness and keeping the public uptodate. The journalists are outside government buildings too which is outside their 5K.

I was sceptical about the show last night and had a few peeves, I wondered was is right to have a journalist walk through ED and learn how to put on PPE. But then they said that some relatives will make it in to say a goodbye to a loved one and they will have to put on all the PPE. Also, lots of people chilling at home right now are yet to become sick, if seeing the PPE and isolation rooms in advance helped to reduce some of the shock in coming into hospital- I think that is helpful.

I have a brother who always wants to come to my parents house for lunch/ dinner. Lately they told him it’s not safe but he arrived at their door anyway and they don’t want to fight with him. It upsets me so much because my dad is in the vulnerable group. I think the ICU nurse was amazing at delivering the message of how important it is to never ever leave your guard down. I’m going to ask my parents and brother to watch it on the player.

now let’s just pretend that Lisa didn’t sneak into Ireland through Belfast while illegally leaving a tier 4 area after she preached about covid for months to thousands of people... let’s just pretend that didn’t happen.

When we were in lockdown 1, didn’t she travel across the country to appear on the late late so she could imitate that cat that got the queen (mad for the attention)?! So did she not travel? Was her appearance in person really that helpful to the public? Could it not have been virtual- zoom etc?

I think she declared she was against the Claire Byrne show yesterday and just like when she broke travel restrictions before Christmas- she wasn’t going to admit she was wrong.

fact- show was actually tastefully done.

fact- Lisa is a hypocrite in so many ways it’s not even funny.

I find her the opposite of genuine now and yet she keeps up this “Cailin Mammy of the people” and never misses an opportunity to try and garner sympathy.

it’s nauseating!

 

[SunsOutHunsOut]

I’m lost is she posting all this


I would hate to work with her

No, it was in her article linked above..... She really isn't at fault here whatever anyone thinks of her.

 

[Mooordgirl]

That one just hides in bathrooms taking selfies and dodging work. A total dose

Hard disagree there. IMO shes works harder than any other doctor with a profile on insta and speaks more intelligently than the rest ever could

 

[starryeyed10]

People don't think what she did was ethical and don't like that she comes on Instagram preaching about stuff and apparently was on TV or something being a face for medical professionals talking about covid (correct me if I am wrong I didn't actually see her on TV). I don't know why people are trying to justify what she did. Sure if she was a normal person people would care less but she's trying to be a "public figure".

What's the point in debating if it was technically right or legal? That is not really relevant imo. People should use fecking common sense and think about how their actions could affect others. If most people try to find loopholes to every rule or guideline it will lead to everyone being up shits creek fairly quickly. If everyone acted like her it'd be a diaster. I haven't seen my family in over one and half years because of covid and I am certainly not unique. That is common amongst people living abroad right now.

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. It's not illegal to go and lick everything in the supermarket but I am not going to do that because it's plain stupid. This is all new the government aren't going to go and legislate for every thing. If you need a law to tell you what's right and wrong what kind of a human being are you