Gavan Reilly @gavreilly Twitter profile

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Gavan Reilly

@gavreilly

2 years

Misha, a non-verbal teen with Down’s Syndrome, didn’t understand why his family had to flee Mariupol this year. To placate him, his mother told him they were travelling to meet John Cena. Cena heard… and went to Amsterdam to oblige. Just brilliant.

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3 years

Let Marcus Rashford be remembered as the guy who spent this year feeding hundreds of thousands of England’s children.

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5 months

Plus: Glen Hansard and Lisa O’Neill perform ‘Fairytale of New York’ as a reflection after Communion. Can honestly say this is the first time I’ve ever seen dancing in the aisles at a funeral…

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5 months

Nick Cave performs 'A Rainy Night in Soho' at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, this afternoon. @virginmedianews

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3 years

The true essence of sportsmanship. 🇮🇹 Gianmarco Tamberi and 🇶🇦 Mutaz Barshim are approached about a high-jump tiebreaker jump-off… and agree to share the Olympic title. #Athletics #Tokyo2020

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2 years

Cannot imagine the job of teachers, counsellors and NEPS staff today who have to help a young 1st Class come to terms with why the teacher they saw yesterday won’t be around any more. Shatteringly sad.

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3 years

Just heard a TD’s office got a call today from a 77-year-old, offering to give up his own vaccine in favour of his 73-year-old wife who is a cancer patient. The HSE told him, “that’s not how it works.” The Beacon story today has people apoplectic.

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4 years

DM from a supermarket worker: “In the last 2 weeks we have worked 13 hr days on our feet all day nx few weeks are going to b a nightmare can media make it crystal clear there is no need to bulk buy or panic we are staying open please respect us and everyone will be looked after”

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3 years

Overjoyed with the safe and happy arrival of Bláthnaid Aisling Reilly yesterday evening, the image of her big sister Doireann! Thank you to the marvellous staff @_TheNMH . Blessed am I amongst women, especially the amazing @PrimEdTeacher who was magnificent, as she always is ❤️👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

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2 years

I don’t have a Soundcloud but as John Cena has fulfilled around 700 Make-A-Wish requests - more than anyone else in the world! - it would be cool to donate to @MakeAWish_ie () or its local equivalent near you 🤞🏻

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3 years

Meanwhile the Dáil has just PASSED a Sinn Fein motion seeking that affordable housing should be delivered for €230k in Dublin (not the €450k Govt aspires for), and cost rental €700-€900… because it seems the Govt forgot to vote for its own countermotion instead

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1 year

Well, this aged... well? badly? significantly.

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4 years

Accountability in public office is not cancel culture.

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3 years

The death has occurred following a long illness of Dr Emer Holohan (née Feely). She is survived by her husband Dr Tony Holohan, the Chief Medical Officer, and their two children. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí. …

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3 years

There’s @donie now, stifling the urge to shout ‘Kerry For Sam’ to a global audience

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4 years

We understand Phil Hogan has been spending some of his time, since returning to Ireland, at a property in Co Kildare. For the last two weeks, Kildare residents have been asked not to leave the county for non-essential journeys. The Commissioner has yet to reply to our inquiries.

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3 years

The provincial champions of 1920: Dublin Tipperary Mayo Cavan The provincial champions of 2020: Dublin Tipperary Mayo Cavan #B100dySunday

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3 years

“Dear Mr. President, Joe, a chara”

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3 years

Thinking of everyone who isn’t where they’d like to be tonight. May this be the only year. ✊🏻

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4 years

This is the pick-me-up you needed this morning:

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2 years

Filling station closest to the studio… Monday: 190.9 for a litre of diesel Wednesday: 193.9 Thursday, *after* a 15c cut to excise duty: 204.8

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7 months

"To announce in advance that you will break international law and to do so on an innocent population… it reduces all the code that was there from the Second World War on the protection of civilians, and it reduces it to tatters." Scathing from President

President criticises von der Leyen over Israel comments

President Michael D Higgins has strongly criticised the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for comments on the Middle East conflict which she made on a visit to Israel last Friday.

www.rte.ie

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@gavreilly

4 years

With 96% of #GE2020 votes tallied nationwide… SF 24.1% FF 22.2% FG 22.1% Greens 7.4% Labour 4.1% SD 3.0% SolPBP 2.8% Other parties 3.3% Inds 12.1% @virginmedianews #election2020

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3 years

This is lovely: Belarussian opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visits the Roscrea family who hosted her as a 'Chernobyl Child' in the 1990s

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3 years

MAY 10 🚗 Intercounty travel 🏡 Household visits, 3 households - indoors only if vaxxed 💈 Personal services ⛪️ 50 at worship 🛍 Click & collect (full reopening later in May) ⚽️ Adult training JUNE 2 🏨 Hotels, B&Bs JUNE 7 🍷 Outdoor hospitality 🏋️‍♀️ Gyms, pools @VirginMediaNews

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3 years

On a serious note: thank you all for your company during this chaotic, mystifying, frightening, frenzied, wild ride of a year. Hope the tweets have helped you find your way through. A, hopefully, happier New Year to you all ✊🏻

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3 years

The Irish Examiner does showpiece front pages like nobody else. Tomorrow’s page 1 is devoted entirely to the names of those who died at the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home.

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3 years

Unexpected audience for my 12:30 live piece today...

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9 months

In the flood of Sinead O’Connor material here this evening, make five minutes for this. This would only have been a few months after the SNL/Pope episode.

KM2 TV Archive

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1 year

In Dundalk, Joe Biden pays tribute to his cousin Rob Kearney, and his particular role on the memorable day at Soldier Field in Chicago where the Irish rugby team beat “the hell out of the Black and Tans” 👀

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3 years

After a generation of adults hoping their kids would never live through those days... now adults encouraging their kids to act out the same way. You’d despair.

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@gavreilly

2 years

Happy 20th birthday to these forgotten contraptions

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2 years

There’s no VAT on food because food is essential. Open-minded question: what’s the justification for VAT on domestic energy bills?

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4 years

They've only gone and done it again… Patrick and Morgan Oliver - the father and son who rescued the two paddleboarders in Galway Bay last month - this morning rescued another man from the Corrib…

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@gavreilly

4 years

Stop what you’re doing and watch this right now

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@gavreilly

3 years

Spoke to a male politician this week who openly asked for the conversation to be scheduled for a certain time, because he had childminding obligations later in the day. First time in seven years in Leinster House that I’ve ever heard it from a man. More of that please!

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5 years

For those wondering about the little 🦄 who asked to sit with me: her name is Natasha, she was waiting for her grandad to arrive from Poland, and we are now BFFs 😊🎹

Dublin Airport

@DublinAirport

5 years

Due to popular demand here's @gavreilly 's Facebook live performance @DublinAirport earlier as he waited to welcome his pal Colin Scally. Thanks Gavan for a cracking performance. You definitely have at least one few fan ☺️ #DUBChristmas

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3 years

But... you... stormed off... when someone spoke back to you... anyone?....

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3 years

“I’m Chuggs and I run a bucket hat business in Surrey” must be the most preposterous sentence anyone has ever said #LoveIsland

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2 years

I hope, I hope, I *hope* he has family just in front or behind him. My God. 😥

Ankita Jain

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2 years

Young Ukrainian boy crying walking alone to the safety of the borders. #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine ️ #UkraineUnderAttack #Russia #Ukrainian @Ankita20200

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3 years

📆 JULY 19: ❄️ Ice Age ends 🍫 Marathon becomes Snickers 🇧🇭 Galway liberated from Indians …and… 🛫 Return of international travel from Ireland

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3 years

Just in: The Department of Social Protection has filed a claim of drug trafficking and money laundering against me and my PPS number. More as this story develops.

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3 years

Congratulations to the Class of 2021 who today begin their journey of … *checks notes* white collar crime?

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2 years

20 years since a classmate returning from a toilet break interrupted Junior Cert English Paper II to cough ostentatiously and raise one finger on each hand. The invigilator silently nodded and nothing more was said.

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2 years

“Here’s Robbie Keane! Yesssssssss!” 20 years ago today 🇮🇪

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4 years

NOT NOW, WE'RE BUSY

The Prince and Princess of Wales

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4 years

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will undertake an official visit to Ireland between Tuesday 3rd March and Thursday 5th March, at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office #RoyalVisitIreland 🇮🇪

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4 years

💥 Minister resigns 💥 Seanad vice-chair resigns 💥 TD and society captain apologises 💥 Apologies from 5 other senators 💥 EU Commissioner says he thought no rules broken 💥 Supreme Court judge under pressure 💥 Gardai investigating if event broke COVID laws It’s not even noon.

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5 years

What amazing oratory. The guy's just about to lift the Rugby World Cup - a township boy, orphaned as a teen, raised by his grandparents, his country's first black rugby captain - and this is how he speaks. Inspirational from Siya Kolisi.

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@gavreilly

4 years

Write your own gags, please.

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3 years

If this happens to you, reject it. Under Section 10 of the Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998, no person is obliged to accept any more than 50 coins in a single transaction.

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3 years

If anyone wants to know what it was like to work in alfies on south william street just know after chasing my last pay for weeks I finally got it but in a bucket of 5c coins.

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3 years

And that’s that. At 3:40am in the morning, the joint sitting of the U.S. Congress formally recognises Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the winners of the election.

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1 year

Never known a reception like it.

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2 years

Chapters Bookstore and the Science Gallery closing their doors in the same week doesn’t exactly portray a good image of a thriving cultural capital

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2 years

“Housing, and the basic needs of society, should never have been left to the marketplace.” Fiery stuff from the head of State @presidentirl today… @zaraking reports for @VirginMediaNews :

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2 years

Lidl is to start selling single antigen tests for €2.99 from tomorrow

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3 years

Leo Varadkar has just been called Taoiseach again in the Dáil

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3 years

19 years ago today: Junior Cert English Paper 2, and a classmate coming back in from a strategically-timed toilet break to do a panto cough and raise one finger on each hand. The invigilator silently punched the air and we all carried on.

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3 years

19 years ago today. School hall bedlam.

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2 years

Jesus Christ. Tune into Sky News right this instant. And if you’ve missed it, go to the live stream on YouTube and rewind to 21:16.

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2 years

Earlier the Ukrainian defence ministry asked people to remove local signage to confuse unfamiliar Russian arrivals. This sign went one better: it simply reads, ⬆️ F**k off ⬅️ F**k off again ➡️ F**k off back to Russia

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2 years

My favorite. As the Putinists don’t know the terrain we’re taking direction signs down. Considering replacing them with ‘a welcome’ messages: Fuck off, Fuck off again, Fuck off back to #Russia

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3 years

As front pages go this is pretty good

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6 months

Wow. Simon Harris says Israel is now engaged in a “war on children” and seems, to him; to be “blinded by rage”. “You cannot build peace on the graves of children,” he tells the Dáil. @virginmedianews

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1 year

A bit overwhelmed at all the kind words about the piece on radio this morning about World Autism Awareness Day and what you may experience if you’re the parent of an autistic child. You should be aware.

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3 years

Joe Biden’s official Secret Service codename is ‘Celtic’. (Nobody tell Nigel.)

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5 years

Fun fact: Anne Widdecombe voted in favour of the Maastricht Treaty

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6 years

FINAL RESULT #8thRef : Total poll 2,159,655. Spoilt: 6,042 TVP: 2,153,613. YES: 1,429,981 (66.4%) NO: 723,632 (33.6%) IRELAND VOTES YES

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3 years

Why don’t students simply build their own housing? Next up: why don’t people on medical waiting lists simply hire their own surgeons

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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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2 years

Free antigen tests for the public? Can’t be doing that. Free antigen tests for the politicians? Only right and proper because Some People Are Very Important, apparently.

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2 years

🚨 NPHET has advised Govt that almost ALL current Covid-19 restrictions, including caps on events and the use of vaccine certs, can be stood down - and left it to Government to decide on dates. Ministers to consider timetable for relaxations tonight and tomorrow @VirginMediaNews

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2 years

Hope everyone attending #Pride events around the country have a brilliant, fulfilling day. Thinking especially of those who’ll be on buses and trains afterwards in their civilian clothes, makeup removed and their outfits bagged up before going home. May you know acceptance.

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2 years

Worth just saying for the record: The day before the Golfgate dinner, the Government introduced new public health advice limiting indoor gatherings, and parties in restaurants, to six people from three different households. Not a single table at the dinner observed this advice.

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3 years

Only the twelfth time Amhrán na bhFiann has been played at an Olympic medal ceremony. An rud is annamh is iontach. 🇮🇪

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3 years

Greeting Michael D Higgins at the Vatican today, @Pontifex said: "It's not just the President today that has visited me, but a wise man has visited me. One of the wise men of today. I thank God that Ireland has such a wise man at its head."

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3 years

An exclusive club just got some new members. 🥇🇮🇪

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2 years

Just saw that there's a convenience store in Cork which was asked, by Gardaí, to stop selling Animal Bars because they were being continually stolen by heroin users needing the foil. Hello dystopia.

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3 years

Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of all three charges, including third-degree murder, of the death of George Floyd

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2 years

In case you’re struggling with days of the week: today is Thursday and nobody won last night’s Lotto

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5 months

Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand freed by Hamas after 50 days of captivity in Gaza

Nine-year-old daughter of Dublin-born Thomas Hand was among 240 people taken hostage by Palestinian militants in Israel on October 7th

www.irishtimes.com

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3 years

Update: Leo Varadkar has just been called "Taoiseach" in the Dáil again.

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3 years

Big fan of Kellie Harrington finishing up a little press conference at Dublin Airport, looking around and saying, “Someone said there’d be snacks?”

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2 years

🇮🇪🇺🇦 Leinster House, Ireland’s seat of parliament, is tonight illuminated in the colours of the flag of Ukraine. @VirginMediaNews (📸 @SenatorMarkDaly )

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2 years

Cabinet has formally signed off on declaring Friday 18 March as a bank holiday this year @VirginMediaNews

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4 years

Worth recalling: only a few weeks ago meat plant operators told the Dáil COVID-19 committee that there had not been a single unannounced inspection of a meat plant... because the HSA feared their own inspectors catch the virus if they showed up unannounced.

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3 years

Saoirse for Taoiseach tbqh

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3 years

VIDEO: Ursula von der Leyen speaks out about the 'sofagate' incident at the European Parliament this evening

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5 years

This is among the most powerful things I've ever seen, Watch how those in the back of the church are the first to react, and how the sentiment cascades down until eventually those at the front have no option but to follow the lead.

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@LyraMcKee Nailed it, @MartinJMagill . Well said. 👏 #LyraMcKee

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5 years

Casual reminder that the last time Boris Johnson visited Dublin as a member of HMG, his own civil servants had to pre-advise their Irish hosts to ignore almost everything he said, and effectively to just humour him for the duration of his visit

Ireland's govt 'told to ignore Boris Johnson' by Foreign Office

Whitehall officials are willing to tell foreign governments "not to listen" to the Foreign Secretary, Sky News has learnt.

news.sky.com

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3 years

Christian Eriksen on Instagram: “I feel okay” 🇩🇰⚽️

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3 years

Can we politely stop giving out about people enjoying a pint while also looking at a smartphone? They're in a pub, not a timewarp

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3 years

Grafton Street, Dublin. 10:45am.

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3 years

Same.

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2 years

Video is here

Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week

On Monday, near Kyiv, chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his team were attacked. Camera operator Richie Mockler took two rounds to his body armour, Stuart was wounded. Their experience illustrates...

news.sky.com

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5 years

Interesting correction in today's Telegraph about a column published five months ago… interesting in that it doesn't name the columnist, whose identity is pretty clear here:

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Gavan Reilly

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2 years

Well, that was a year, wasn’t it? Thank you for the questions, smiles and company during another frenzied twelve months. Wishing you all a healthy and happy New Year 🍺✌🏻

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@gavreilly

3 years

Nollaig na mBonkers

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2 years

WHO’s Dr Mike Ryan, yesterday, on B.1.1.529: “This happens, viruses evolve… This is not the end of the world. The sky is not falling in. There’s this idea that we’re just waiting for the next variant and I don’t want people to spend their lives worrying about that every day.”

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2 years

Just want to take a second to say congrats to the UCD Nursing class of 2021 who - after everything they’ve faced in the last 21 months on duty and in college - have now lost their graduation ceremony to Storm Barra. Hope they eventually get the day out they all deserve! @ucdsnmhs

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3 years

“The 29-year-old feels that given the attention – and affection – he has received from home for his work in recent weeks, it would be a disservice not to use this new-found profile and the platform… if if only to “help one other person’.” 👏🏻 @donie

Donie O’Sullivan: ‘The chaos I’ve had in my mind is more terrifying than the riot at the Capitol’

The Irish CNN reporter on how important it is to get help for mental health issues

www.irishtimes.com

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Gavan Reilly

@gavreilly

4 years

So I see “oh-eight-hundred-hours” has passed without the Taoiseach declaring a status red national lockdown. I can’t believe an anonymous WhatsApp voice memo lied to us. 🤔

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Gavan Reilly

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4 years

Something you don’t see often on Merrion Street...