Mark Henry (@Mark_J

Mark Henry

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Mark Henry

@Mark_J_Henry

Insight into progress and well-being in Ireland and around the world from the author of ‘In Fact: An Optimist’s Guide to Ireland’. Optimism and positivity.

Dublin, Ireland

Joined June 2009

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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
May 29, 2025
What can Ireland teach the world? The Irish have never been healthier, wealthier, better educated, or happier. The country has uncovered the blueprint for national well-being, and others can learn from its success. Watch my new @TEDx talk 🇮🇪 #TEDxTUDublin
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
May 4, 2023
Wow - I applied for a new passport online on Monday evening and it arrived in the post on Wednesday morning! That's exceptional service. Well done to the Passport Office in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Superb public service is worth acknowledging. 👏👏👏 @PassportIRL
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Oct 23, 2024
Irish women are amongst the most highly educated in the world. Two-thirds of those aged 25-34 have at least a bachelor's degree. Amongst European and OECD countries, only in Lithuania are more young women so well educated. 🇮🇪👩‍🎓 oecd.org/en/publication…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
May 28, 2025
Ireland is the most highly educated country in the world, according to @CBRE. We are the only nation listed in which a majority of adults aged 25–64 have a bachelor’s degree or higher. Education has transformed our country's fortunes for the better. 🇮🇪👍 visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-wo…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Sep 8, 2022
Ireland has the 8th highest quality of life on the planet according to the latest United Nations assessment of human development. It's a remarkable achievement. No developed nation has improved its score more than Ireland has since the @UNDP started publishing reports in 1990
Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Dec 30, 2022
Alcohol and cigarette consumption in Ireland is declining and at the lowest level in decades. Alcohol consumption per person is at the lowest level in 35 years, and cigarette smoking is at the lowest level since records began in 1950. Great progress 🇮🇪. #NewYearsResolution?
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Mar 17, 2025
Conor McGregor @TheNotoriousMMA does not represent the Irish people, 75% of whom believe that immigration contributes a lot to the country. Ireland is among the EU nations most supportive of immigration & one of the 20 happiest countries in the world 🇮🇪☘️ esri.ie/system/files/p…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
May 29, 2023
The number of babies born to teenage mothers in Ireland is in steep decline. Latest figures show that the last 2 years have seen the lowest level for decades in both the number and the percentage of all births. Thank you sex education & contraception! 🙏 cso.ie/en/releasesand…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Jan 6, 2025
Irish kids don't smoke anymore. Less than 2% of our young teenagers report smoking cigarettes every week - a figure that is lower than every other European country in this survey, and it's trending downwards over time. That's great progress. 🇮🇪🚭 gov.ie/en/publication…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Mar 14, 2025
Irish people now live to 83 years of age, on average. It's one of the highest figures of any European country, and only 2 years fewer than the world's longest livers: the Japanese. That's a fact worth celebrating this #StPatricksDay 🇮🇪☘️ gov.ie/en/press-relea…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Dec 19, 2022
Here's a fact worth celebrating: the Irish have the longest life expectancy of any EU nation! At an average of over 82 years, we live only 2 years fewer than the world's longest livers: the Japanese. 👴🧓🇮🇪👏 Data from 'Health in Ireland Key Trends 2022' gov.ie/en/publication…
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Jan 30, 2023
The Irish live in the 5th freest country in the world. The latest Human Freedom Index ranks Ireland only behind Switzerland, New Zealand, Estonia & Denmark in terms of economic, social, and personal freedoms. That's worth celebrating 🇮🇪👏🎆
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Nov 5, 2024
Ireland is the 2nd most peaceful country in the world, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. Only Iceland is rated as a more peaceful nation in their 2024 Global Peace Index. 🇮🇪😇 visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/
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Mark Henry
@Mark_J_Henry
Feb 23, 2024
Ireland has the smallest share of students in private schools of any OECD nation! Our primary and secondary education system is overwhelmingly public, and yet it delivers some of the highest quality education in the world. 🧑‍🏫🇮🇪👏 oecd.org/education/how-…
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