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Gary Gannon TD

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Dublin Central TD 💜 Spokesperson for Education, Higher Education, Arts, Social Protection, Foreign Affairs & Defence. #SocDems

Dublin City, Ireland

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Gary Gannon TD

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I visited the Cerrejón mine in Colombia last year and saw first hand the serious human rights abuses and environmental harm it has been linked with. So glad @RTE_Primetime is focussing on this tonight - the State must stop trading with them now. #rtept

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Gary Gannon TD

1 month

No life is worth more than another, we should have long since ceased diplomatic ties with Israel for the barbarism they’ve inflicted upon Gaza, but surely now, when an Irish Aid worker has been murdered by the IDF, we must now summon & expel their Ambassador to Ireland. Enough.

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Imagine having the means to provide 10,000 meals to “help kids without food”, and determining whether you provide that help, or not- on an outcome of chance. Absolute psychopaths.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Can you imagine being a school teacher looking in at the Dáil right now? Suspected case in a school, “Carry on as you are 👍 Suspected case at a cabinet meeting held at Dublin Castle.. SUSPEND the entire Parliament!!! 😕 Ridiculous.

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4 years

🚨 THE ENTIRE CABINET IS SELF-ISOLATING AND THE DÁIL IS ABANDONED FOR THE WEEK

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1 year

Today I was viciously attacked outside the Dáil by a primary school student

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

So far, 18 people in mandatory hotel quarantine have tested positive for Covid, of which, 4 of those had “variants of concern.” Variants are a threat to any hope we have for a pathway out of this pandemic. Stopping them at the point of entry is vital to our society.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Despite opposition from survivors, from those who’s lives are still impacted by the legacy of Mother & Baby Homes, from Human Rights lawyers, the Bill has passed. I’m so sorry to all those impacted by this travesty. #UnsealTheArchive 💜

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€895,000 does not tick a box for many young professionals in this city. The Irish Times repeating its fetishisation of a dysfunctional housing market that it was a cheerleader for during the boom. Surely there’s a line between newspaper & press release

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Ranelagh terrace ticks young professional buyer boxes for €895k

Three-bed home with converted attic has new windows and upgraded insulation

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5 years

An enormous welcome to every single person who shall now call Ireland Home. I hope in our small Island they find a place of sanctuary, a place to build a better life for they and their families; I hope they help make ours a better Republic. 🇮🇪💜

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RTÉ News

5 years

22 Syrian families due to arrive in Ireland today under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

Ireland must demand an end to Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. This is not about phraseology. It is a matter of law and international law is clear.

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

In a debate on health and education in the Dáil, the Minister for education has just left the chamber after 30 minutes and before opposition statements have concluded. Nobody from the department of education currently present in the chamber for the debate True to form, really.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

This makes it all very real... #SocDems

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Givien tonight’s announcement, @DubCityCouncil should pedestrianise every ancillary street in the city to give hospitality based businesses a chance to survive. Adhere to the guidelines but keep our city alive. #KeepOurCityAlive

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It’s been an incredible day. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us along the way. Our hard work starts tomorrow & I promise to work everyday to validate the trust placed in me by my community. You’re all gorgeous. 💜 #SocDems

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3 years

What occurred outside Leo Varadkar’s house today was nothing short of vile. Blatant homophobia has no place in our Republic and should be confronted wherever it occurs.

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3 years

20 Palestinians including 9 children were killed today by Israeli air strikes. There is no place for equivocation or “both sides” comparisons here. Ireland should condemn these brutal atrocities on the Palestinian people and unambiguously 1/2

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Simon Coveney

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Rockets are never the answer! I condemn the firing of rockets into Israel. What’s needed is strong engagement by the Int. community with Israeli & Palestinian Authorities, with int. law & agreed UN resolutions as the basis. ⁦ @irishmissionun ⁩

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

This is a big moment in our history. The Dying With Dignity Bill has just passed. Enormous credit to @Ginosocialist for the integrity and leadership he has shown throughout this process. 💜 #dyingwithdignitybill

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4 years

For a full picture of how power and influence works in this country, it would be important to know which TD’s and Senators have been invited to take part in the Oireachtas Golf Society. I haven’t. #GolfGate

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2 years

An empty chair from an absent Minister for Education, representing the absence of leadership while our schools are in crisis

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6 months

"Is there any other nation than Israel on earth that could get away with this level of barbarism and have the impunity of the international stage as they do?" We won't stop shouting for ceasefire, sanctions and a #FreeGaza

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3 years

There’s an annoying lack of ambition, or self confidence around our vaccination programme. Germany are building vaccination centres, the UK started over a week ago. We have two boxes carried on a forklift to great fanfare lying in a warehouse for 4 days...

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Gavan Reilly

3 years

Leo Varadkar “doesn’t know” why we received vaccines yesterday but aren’t administering them until Wednesday - but tells me #ontherecordnt that Ireland “will catch up” with other countries when other vaccines are cleared for use.

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

Dublin can have a food market like the one in Lisbon.. We just have unelected city officials who’ve displayed no urgency or vision to make it happen. We have the infrastructure. We have a city crying out for one.. But we have a city management who seem caught in a malaise.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

I’ve written to the Garda Chief Superintendent asking for the legal basis on which the Gardaí were aiding an eviction without court order in Phibsborough last night. I’ll update once a response is received.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

That was a really strong and appropriate address from the Taoiseach this evening. There are tough times ahead but we’ll overcome them. 🍀💜

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RTÉ News

4 years

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says the covid-19 emergency is likely to go on beyond 29 March and could go on until the summer | Read more:

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Hey folks, A couple of things... Firstly, we in the SocDems won’t in any way be involved in a coalition involving a combination of Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil together. I respect the mandate of all parties, but that coalition won’t be one that we will have any part in. 1/

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A pathetic, spineless man. The bar is low and the man is meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but all he had to say, was to call for a halt to the killings of children and innocents. History will remember these cheerleaders of genocide. #Gaza

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Sky News

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'While I understand calls for a ceasefire I do not believe it is the correct position'. Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer says "the only credible approach" is taking a humanitarian pause. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

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2 years

Cynical as you can be about the whole thing, Garth Brooks is currently having a sing song with me Ma and all the women of Portland Place in the playground & it is absolutely lovely.. ☺️ #GarthInIreland

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Gary Gannon TD

1 year

Sending all my love & solidarity to our trans community who have once again today had to endure their very existence being debated. The Church should have no role in what students are taught in Irish schools. If a referendum is needed to assert that right, let’s have it.

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RTÉ News

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A young trans student has hit out at comments made by Catholic church school authorities that primary school pupils should not be taught about "what it means to be trans"

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

It’s shameful that two Irish MEPs, Mick Wallace & Clare Daly were among only 13 members of the European Parliament to vote against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I hope it is clear that this reprehensible decision was taken not in the name of the Irish people.

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Naomi O'Leary

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The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution to condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine, after an emotional session in which President Zelenskiy addressed the chamber by video link. Results: 637 in favour 13 against 26 abstentions

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

A person with more power than any other in the city of Dublin, who will never have to face an electorate or be accountable for the shambles he is presiding over.

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Ruairí Power

3 years

DCC CEO Owen Keegan’s innovative solution to the housing crisis is…. Students’ Unions becoming property developers. This is in response to @ucdsu opposition to purpose-built student accommodation being converted into short-term tourist accommodation.🙃🙃🙃

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

Today I introduce my first Bill. Health, relationship and sex education should be based on science and free from religious influence.

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Gary Gannon TD

6 years

Tonight the elected members of DCC voted overwhelmingly to halt the sale of the former Magdalene Laundry on Seán McDermott St. I’m proud of my city & looking forward to ensuring an appropriate memorial is placed there to honour the victims & survivors of institutional abuse. 💜

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

This years leaving cert students are about to witness a vital lesson which I hope they take with them for life, the power of being part of a Union. ✊💜

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Gavan Reilly

3 years

BREAK: Government sources say Leaving Cert students will revert to remote learning 5-days-a-week until the end of January @VirginMediaNews

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Desperately searching for meaningful ways to help the Afghan people trying to flee this terror. In the first instance, we should immediately rescind ~50 deportation orders on all Afghani nationals in Ireland. No decent democracy would return a person who had fled this hell.

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Richard Chambers

3 years

There really are no words for this. Kabul Airport via @TOLOnews

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Pathetic. Scaremongering people into voting based on “red scare” tactics. There’s no way you’d come out of this type of post feeling good about yourself really.

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Fine Gael

3 years

🚨WARNING🚨 It’s vital that you vote @GeogheganCllr to keep a Fine Gael seat in Dublin Bay South. Less than one-hour to go! #DublinBaySouth #DBS21 #dbsbyelection

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

I’m not going to share the photo, but the person who defaced the Luke Kelly statue is an absolute prick. If you know this person, if you egged them on, or are now laughing at their behaviour, then you too are a complete prick.

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Between 1922 and 1998, nine thousand children died in a war of morality that was perpetuated on society by the Catholic Church in collusion with the Irish State. This Archbishop doesn’t want his church to be scapegoated, many more wonder why they aren’t being prosecuted.

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BBC News (World)

3 years

Mother-and-baby homes: Archbishop 'disappointed' if churches scapegoated

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

A regressive, small minded decision taking against international best practice. In the absence of a Safe Injection Facility, we shall just continue with the non-safe facilities that are our cities laneways, parks, & toilets. Hard to see this as anything but moral cowardice by DCC

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TheJournal.ie

5 years

Dublin City Council refuses planning permission for Ireland's first injecting centre

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

This is so disheartening. Of course left over vaccines should be distributed quickly, but how this school was decided above other groups, or even patients in the hospital needs answering. Vaccine privileging will destroy the public mood at a time when spirits are already so low.

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Craig Hughes

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🚨🚨 The Beacon Hospital vaccinated 20 teachers at a private school... where the CEO's children attend. Read about it in tomorrow's @irishdailymail 💉💉💉

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2 years

I’m furious that two years into a global pandemic, our ineffective government/ minister have rendered yet again the debate around the safety of our school community has one solely focused on whether buildings should be opened or closed. /1

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

It’s still flabbergasting that anyone looks at Donald Trump and thinks to themselves, ‘that’s the guy I’d like to lead us..’ He really is what weak people believe strength looks like. He’s trying to be a little tyrant here, I hope he’s dragged out of the Oval Office.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

You don’t get to be Irish and racist.

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Following on from that reprehensible response from the “chief executive” of Dublin City Council - it’s now beyond time that the city of Dublin was discussed in full in the chamber of Dáil Éireann. I’ve written to the Ceann Comhairle requesting time for statements on Dublin.

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

Families who cannot afford university should consider ‘voting anyone but @FineGael ‘- They have absolutely no collective ambition for society,

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The Irish Times

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Families who cannot afford university should consider ‘regional options’ - Minister

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

“Sorry, did you say your name was Harry... 😕 “ “No, no.. GARY! Please to meet yeah’s.. 🤝.” 🇮🇪 🇬🇧

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Gary Gannon TD

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This is a disgusting use of force against a person who posed no physical threat to anyone. @ucddublin should be ashamed of themselves for this behaviour.

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Martha Ní Riada

17 days

I was thrown out with excessive force from Nancy Pelosi's honorary doctorate of law @ucddublin earlier today for representing the views of students as @UCDSU President. Why does UCD continue to platform Zionist warmongers whilst silencing students?

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Just witnessed about a dozen young men cycling along O’Connell St with faces covered, throwing eggs at people queuing for a bus. There isn’t only a policing solution to this increasing problem, but an empty Garda van parked adjacent the GPO isn’t much of deterrent either.

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Gary Gannon TD

1 year

Absolutely vile. There’s no justification to inflict this type of terror on families who are simply seeking safety here.

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Daniel Lambert

1 year

Ballymun right now. I never thought we’d see something like this in Ireland. It got very close to the building being attacked. Imagine being inside with your children. This is not Ireland. This is not what we stand for. These people need to stopped and the lies deconstructed

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Gary Gannon TD

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A short time ago, I spoke with the Justice Minister & strongly encouraged her to use every available resource to remove these thugs from the streets of Dublin. Setting fire to public transport, looting, terrorising workers isn’t protest- law & order must be restored immediately

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

This is a very handy list of restaurants and cafes operating outdoor seating in our city. Let us know if you have any recommendations! 💜 #DublinLockDown #SupportOurCity

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

No need to head to the letter pages of the Irish Times today, as on the day before a by-election, they’ve giving Fine Gael’s Director of Elections a full page spread to explain why you should vote for their candidate. Privilege protects its own.

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

The Fine Gael representative from South Dublin agrees with the Fine Gael branch chair from Dublin Bay South, that Fine Gael are receiving unfavourable media treatment. Read all about it in the letter pages of the Irish Times.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

The crowded and chaotic scenes that we are witnessing outside many schools each morning now are a danger to public health @NormaFoleyTD1 - There is nothing in the reopening guidelines advising on drop offs and this is the outcome of poor communication. Needs to be addressed fast.

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

It’s a world I have no concept of, but this to me seems extraordinary brave.

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Owen Jones

2 years

I've never watched this before, and frankly found it hard not to be genuinely impressed and moved by Prince Harry here.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

In 2016 there were 167 Travellers with a third-level qualification, that's not inclusive education. We need to reflect on our history of racism in this country, the treatment of Travellers by our State. Every day, Travellers in Ireland experience a denial of their identity.

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Unions are simply a collection of workers who in this instance, are trying to keep they and their families safe during a pandemic that is surging. This statement is grotesque. Scapegoating, blaming others, an abdication of leadership. This mess can be resolved, but not like this.

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Department of Education

3 years

Statement from the Department of Education @NormaFoleyTD1 @josephamadigan

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

I’ve just objected to the inclusion of legislation pertaining to sealing the records of the investigation into the mother & baby homes being included on the agenda for this week. Vote called. We might lose this one but we’ll fight it at every stage to defeat this secrecy bill.

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Social Democrats

4 years

. @1GaryGannon objects strongly to the Government railroading of the Mother and Baby Homes Bill thru the #Dail this week which will see a guillotine on the debates on amendments proposed to the Bill #Stand4Truth

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Gary Gannon TD

6 years

I believe in a woman being able to make decisions around her own healthcare and in her accessing reproductive healthcare of the highest standards when she needs it. The 8th Amendment causes harm to women - men cannot be passive. Get involved. Vote Yes #men4yes

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Gary Gannon TD

6 months

4,237 children murdered in Gaza as a consequence of Israeli war crimes. More than 1,500 unaccounted for under the rubble of their bombs. Children are not terrorist. They hold no blame. I will never be neutral to such barbarism & will strive for their killers to face The Hague.

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RTÉ News

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The Israeli Ambassador in Dublin has said she does not believe Ireland is politically neutral in respect of the Israel-Hamas conflict

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Some incredible news folks. 💜💜💜 Dublin City Council have today updated local councillors on their revised plans for the site of the Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott St.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

It’s hard to walk through the Markets area and not feel a little sad that these doors remain closed..With a little vision, and an increased urgency, this could be a city market that could rejuvenate the Northside of the city.

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Gary Gannon TD

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There’s a day coming, it’s a little bit distant but there’ll be an occasion & you’ll see a friend, not someone you love or a family member- just a person you’ve always been fond of & you’ll be hesitant at first, but you’ll shake hands or hug & it’s going to be just pure majestic.

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Our Generation were the children of the Good Friday Agreement. We embraced love, compassion and trust in voting for marriage equality and abortion rights. This May 24, let's embrace change once again. Change looks like you, and it looks like us. #gary4europe #EP2019

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

What an extraordinary public rep. 💜

@caulmick

Mick Caul

3 years

I'm openly telling you, I haven't read 3,000 pages. Although our former President tells us that she read it, she tells us, it's 'scholarly and profound' - I absolutely, fundamentally disagree. - @catherinegalway #MotherAndBabyHomes Full contribution 👇

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Gary Gannon TD

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I’m going to protest the bejaysus out of Trump during his visit, but I am conscious, and becoming increasing uncomfortable of lecturing too much on “Irish values” when we’re still incarcerating migrant children & adults in direct provision centres..

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

A massive thank you to the amazing people of Cabra Glasnevin who re-elected me to Dublin City Council - immensely proud to be chosen as your representative! Now back to the European Count, first count expected at 10pm #le19 #gary4europe #ep2019

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

Respectable looking people enact budgetary measures which have genuinely violent outcomes for those experiencing hunger, isolation, and an inability to access medical threatments... but the faux horror expressed when someone uses a curse word to lament that suffering 😱 #FuckOff

@Independent_ie

Irish Independent

@Independent_ie

5 years

WATCH: Independent TD tells Dáil the Government 'don’t really give a f**k'

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

We’re expected to believe the National Maternity Hospital, if gifted to a private Catholic company, would be the only Catholic maternity hospital in the world to provide abortion services. Abortion rights are too important to sign off on this deal @DonnellyStephen

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Peter Boylan

2 years

This morning we learn that the US Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v Wade In Ireland @DonnellyStephen is bringing a Memo to Cabinet to gift the National Maternity Hospital to a private Catholic charity Women's reproductive rights being rolled back

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

The Leaving cert is outdated. A cruel initiation into adulthood that serves no purpose beyond the exam itself. What exactly is the exam preparing students for- life, jobs, further education? If so, it fails on all fronts.

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Plan for ‘traditional’ Leaving Cert pushes obsession with the exam to new levels

Cultural obsession with sadistic rite of passage reinforces belief in its exceptionalism

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

It is beyond irresponsible what #rtept are currently platforming. My issue isn’t even having the perennial loser of the Conservative Right on, but it shouldn’t be another centre right politician on there opposing him.. binary’s matter and that shouldn’t be the choice presented.

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

This is pathetic. Peace & tolerance of other beliefs doesn’t extend to commemorating the violent division of a Republic as yet unfulfilled. Undermining the President isn’t a bow to other viewpoints on the island, it’s an abandonment of those who’ve suffered under British rule.

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Gavan Reilly

3 years

Simon Coveney and Jack Chambers are going to the centenary service in Armagh - but recognise and support the decision of Michael D Higgins not to attend

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Gary Gannon TD

3 months

Fair play @paulmurphy_TD - take on these far right landlords.

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Paul Murphy 🏳️‍⚧️

3 months

Far right activist Gavin Pepper turned up at the High Court today to attack the opposition (again). Seems very upset that screenshots have surfaced this week where he claimed to be a landlord. Either he's a landlord or a liar. Landlords do seem to stick together…

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

The manner in which schools were reopened, without any increased ventilation, uniform mask wearing, appropriate social distancing guidelines, test and trace capacity, has led to an increase in cases amongst children & young people. This is a dire failure of the government.

@thetimesIE

The Times Ireland

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The reopening of schools has been a major factor in the recent plateau in Covid-19 cases, new data suggests

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

An FOI request I made showed that the Minister for Education's first consideration after learning about the errors in the LC calculated grades system was self-preservation & spin

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Department of Education hired PR firm the day after Leaving Cert exams error came to light

Education Minister Norma Foley’s department hired a high-profile public relations firm before informing Cabinet about errors in the calculated grades syste...

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Parents will need certainty this week, and it has become clear that on these numbers, opening schools with the virus raging, and a new variant that is likely more transmissible by and from children, would be highly irresponsible. Government need to be decisive from tomorrow.

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Gavan Reilly

3 years

#COVID19ireland : 4962 cases 7 deaths

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

Donald Trump will be to twitter what my Ma is to Facebook.. not in possession of an account but absolutely obsessed with what everyone is saying on it. 🤦‍♂️

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

This is a colossal failure of leadership on the part of Ministers Foley & Madigan. Politics for the purpose of press release has destroyed relations with all stakeholders. Students deserve better, workers deserve better. This failure is on government- no one else.

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RTÉ News

3 years

Plans to reopen primary schools and special schools to children with significant additional needs are hanging by a thread tonight, Education Correspondent @emma_okelly reports |

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Here’s “straight talking Leo” again.. The Irish Times will be fawning.. We’ve seen the class based politics before, but this new version comes equipped with an added “white lived matter” add on. 🔥 Brave new politics. 6 page spread in every major Sunday newspaper. 👞

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Leo Varadkar

4 years

If you are white, male or even worse middle-class, Sinn Féin doesn’t want you. So much for an ‘Ireland of equals’

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Gary Gannon TD

20 days

This disgusting and escalating form of intimidation cannot be normalised or facilitated any longer. I am baffled that the Garda Commissioner and the Justice Minister appear so blind to inevitability of where their hands off approach to these thugs is going to lead us.

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@IrishRebel1965

20 days

Masked men harass Minister Roderic O'Gorman by covering his home in unfounded propaganda banners this evening. And it appears stopping a car in his street. Is this where we are now? Is your home no longer a safe space? Where will this end?

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Gary Gannon TD

1 year

Don’t block a road, create a pathway. Was delighted to join the #NorthSide4All groups today. Without fear or hate. #RefugeesWelcome 🇮🇪

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Gary Gannon TD

6 years

I love the fact that @morningireland just announced that the bingo in New Ross is cancelled tonight.. ☺️ We’re a lovely little country at times.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Incredible the twists and knots you can get yourself into in 4 tweets. #UnsealTheArchive

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Patrick Costello TD

4 years

THREAD 1/15. I think it is important to be clear about what the Mother and Baby Home's Bill does and does not do. The Bill does not seal the archive of the Mother and Baby Home Commission.

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Wishing Minister Donnelly a speedy recovery. It is essential that we all follow public health guidelines but the contrast between how members of the Dáil are treated and what we expect of our educators when there is a confirmed case in a school is too stark not to highlight

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

Maybe if childcare fees weren’t +€600 a month: if the average Dublin rent wasn’t close to €1,700 a month.. If the deposit required wasn’t over €30,000. We cannot redefine affordable because it suits a particular type of person.

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TheJournal.ie

5 years

Quizzed about the price of O'Devaney Garden houses, Minister Eoghan Murphy said the majority of homes on the site are less than €310,000 which 'is affordable for people on the average industrial wage'

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Gary Gannon TD

6 years

A bigger scandal is that a nine year old child born in Ireland, wasn’t able to attain a passport from the country of his birth. Stop this nonsense.

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John Burns

6 years

Sunday Times News We reveal that the Bray schoolboy fighting deportation had, at one time, a fraudulent Irish passport. Story by @marktigheST

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

We need more women in politics, more migrants, more working class voices, more people from the Travelling community, people with disabilities, more LGBT voices. The future is exciting, vibrant, grassroots and radically inclusive and we won’t apologise for that. 💜 #SocDems

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

Almost 30,000 votes - a massive thank you to each and every one of you! See you soon 💜 #gary4europe

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Whatever 2020 brings, I hope it’s the year we rid ourselves of this type of gombeen minister. He has been allowed by @FineGael to debase politics: he made the opening of a garda station a form of pork-barrel, has no interest in his brief & his odious tweets are exactly who he is.

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Shane Ross

4 years

Guess who cooked my goose? The FAI? The Judges? The Vintners ?

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

I was very happy to support this motion and to ensure it was placed on the agenda as an emergency item during the group leaders meeting earlier today. The RIC from 1920 were a terror squad inflicted on the Irish people by our coloniser. Why would we honour that?

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RTÉ News

4 years

Dublin City Councillors have voted to boycott the ceremony to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police

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Gary Gannon TD

6 years

The smashing young man on that ladder is 18 years old. I met him 2day 4 the 1st time when he showed up to help me hang #SocDemsforYes posters. In addition to climbing every pole- he also spent about 3 hours proudly waving the posters at every car that passed us ☺️ #Together4Yes

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

This will be a huge loss to Dublin City. Just on basic human level, an entire floor dedicated to cheap 2nd hand books was just a really lovely place to lose yourself for a while in the city. There’s just a lot of things to lament in Dublin lately.

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‘A huge loss’: Chapters Bookstore to close after almost 40 years in business

Dublin city centre shop sold extensive range of new and second-hand books

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Fighting fascism is an act of terror now. Incredible times we live in.

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

My Dublin is a European coastal city that has always been part of something bigger. Just think of all we can be 💜 Vote Gary Gannon number 1 on May 24 #gary4europe #breakingbarriers

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

It’s a collective failing- a cabinet devoid of trust for one another and society is feeling the consequences of it. Poor communication, wilful indecision, ego first, rudderless politics is compounding the misery brought on by the pandemic. Appalling leadership.

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Upfront with Katie Hannon

3 years

Talks on schools reopening are still ongoing - Stephen Donnelly @DonnellyStephen tells Claire that the reopening of schools for junior infants, senior infants, first class, second class and Leaving Cert students is not a done deal yet. #CBLive

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Gary Gannon TD

8 years

It didn't quite happen for me this time. Elections come & go. My goal remains the establishment of a Republic that is worthy of the name. 💜

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Gary Gannon TD

4 years

Honoured to be announced @SocDems spokesperson for Education, Social Protection, Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltact for the 33rd Dáil 💜

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

I can’t begin to describe the ways in which I loath this type of person. Imagine having all of his wealth, built on the back breaking labour of workers, & the extent of your ambition is to build a flying machine that can’t exceed the heights of his own ego. What a waste.

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Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

3 years

Dystopian $200-billionaire sci-fi villain mega-oligarch Jeff Bezos accidentally acknowledges the surplus value of labor, laughing that the wealth he ruthlessly extracted from Amazon employees paid for him to take his pointless ego trip to space

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Gary Gannon TD

3 years

“This is a 13 or 15 grand role..” That may seem insignificant to @FineGael reps but consider a carer under the age of 66 caring for a loved one is giving €11,388 by the State..

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TonightVMTV

3 years

"This is a 13 or 15 grand role . . . I don't think we want to make a huge mountain out of a molehill here either" @EmerHigginsTD on the Governments appointment of Katherine Zappone to a UN role after reports that the Taoiseach was blindsided by the move. #TonightVMTV

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Gary Gannon TD

7 years

My favourite part #GoodFriday is seeing the poor bewildered looking stag parties walking through Temple Bar looking devastatingly confused..

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

Asked about my experience in politics, I’ve a very proud five years on Dublin City Council. Here’s one of my proudest moments- working alongside survivors & @maglaundries to stop the sale of the last surviving Magdalene laundry in State ownership, Sean McDermott St #gary4europe

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Gary Gannon TD

5 years

Honoured to be asked on to #cblive by @jcoll2_connolly for the #HerNameIsClodagh special, after this piece I wrote at the time. Violence against women is not women’s problem alone to solve- men need to take a stand against a culture of toxic masculinity

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Her Name Was Clodagh. She Mattered.

From top; Clodagh Hawe; Gary GannonA man can kill his partner and we care more about his ‘motives’ than her life.Gary Gannon writes:I was curating the @ireland account on Monday, when

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Gary Gannon TD

2 years

@catmdee Hi Catherine, I know how rigid the rules are but anything my office can do to try help your son, we would be glad too. You can DM me or my email is gary.gannon @oireachtas .ie

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