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Content editor @PoliticsJOE_UK @JOE_co_uk | Irish politics/unity | ag cleachtadh Gaeilge | views from my eyes

London via Dublin
Joined May 2012
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Me and the boys on the way to defend Captain Tom’s daughter’s spa
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Lib Dems want to legalise cannabis
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BBC understand the best way to sell GAA to Brits* (*everyone) is to have Paul Mescal on the commentary team
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Babe wake up new pronunciation of Tánaiste just dropped x
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2 years
Jeffrey Donaldson is using the preservation of the Good Friday Agreement as a reason for pushing NI protocol reform. The DUP never supported the GFA, and Donaldson himself DEFECTED from the UUP because of his personal opposition to the agreement.
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Important to remember @KNEECAPCEOL have been banned from RTÉ from the start of their career until last year. Their appearance on the #latelate not only shows how important their message is, but how culturally and politically detached RTÉ has been from ordinary Irish people.
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Waawaawaa the colours aren’t right on my football shirt
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2 years
@PoliticsJOE_UK @RMTunion i am once again asking you to support the unions
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2 years
SDLP’s @ClaireHanna : “The real driving force [in the British government] is English nationalism” and so they must be compelled to prepare for Irish reunification from all corners @IrelandsFuture
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Sinn Féin MP @johnfinucane says at @IrelandsFuture conference in Westminster “there’s an inevitability” to Irish unity and preparations must be made to present an “oven-ready” unity proposal to Irish voters
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GB News joining the Newsreaders Calling Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Cunt Society tday
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Happy international workers day comrades you have nothing to lose but your chains x
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2 years
Only seems right that my final @mrjamesob clip was a famous (but rarely used) fade out..
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LBC
2 years
This caller becomes the latest victim of a famous James O'Brien slow fade out – after confidently declaring Shamima Begum wasn't trafficked to Syria. @mrjamesob
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delighted to share my new job title
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11 months
Also doing their bit for cross border relations
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10 years
Heaney's last words: 'Please... Put me on paper one.' #leavingcert
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2 years
AHEM! A wee personal announcement from me. I’m delighted to be joining @PoliticsJOE_UK in a few weeks time as their new Social Video Creative. It wasn’t an easy decision to leave @LBC after a couple of fantastic years, but I’m buzzing for the new challenge ahead 🥰
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I for one am shocked to find out Leo Varadkar doesn’t think the state’s core duty is to care for its citizens
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what’s the most iconic interaction on this app?
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11 months
@1rorycowan @PatKennyNT So what was the very good point?
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2 years
At what point is it no longer the EU’s fault that people in the UK are struggling?
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1 year
The unfiltered joy in his face when he recalls Ireland beating the Black and Tans (he means the All Blacks) should lead to more Brit journos asking tomorrow how much Biden hates the UK . Lucky for him Brit journos have absolutely no idea who the Black and Tans were.
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Sky News
1 year
"I am so proud to be here" President Biden thanks the people of Ireland of the welcome and jokingly adds "the bad news for you is that we will be back" Latest 👉 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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7 months
Rishi Sunak playing with the Elgin Marbles after cancelling the meeting with the Greek PM
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Cillian Murphy hates the tans
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Piers Morgan
1 month
WTF. 🤬
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2 years
Sinn Féin MP @gildernewm calls on Irish govt to “carry out their constitutional duty” and begin a Citizen’s Assembly to shape proposal for Irish unity.
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1 year
Smile if you hate capitalism!
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All @PoliticsJOE_UK election coverage has been suspended until further notice
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22 days
dudes rock ⁦ @seannhickey
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11 months
@AvaSantina Coming soon
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2 years
So first Ukrainian kid speaks better Irish than the Irish kid she’s on with, second Ukrainian kid is a better drummer than the house drummer. We need more Ukrainians #LateLateToyShow
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2 years
Really looking forward to this. Not long to wait now! @IrelandsFuture
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Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann
2 years
🚨WED 18TH MAY 7PM - WESTMINSTER 🚨IRELAND’S FUTURE GOES TO LONDON 🚨WE ARE PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
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2 years
Fine Gael’s @nealerichmond says a United Ireland should be about “Brits in” rather than “Brits out”, welcoming people from all political and cultural backgrounds. @IrelandsFuture
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Stansted: Love Island Gatwick: Normal People Heathrow: The Rest Is Politics
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2 years
The biggest conference on Irish unity in history is just over a month away. So many massive names yet to be announced, keep your eyes peeled 👀
@IrelandsFuture
Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann
2 years
🚨MARY LOU MCDONALD🚨 🙋‍♀️President of Sinn Féin 🎙will be a guest speaker on Oct 1st 🎥 recently she commented that we have an ‘incredible democratic opportunity for Irish unity referendums this decade’ 🎟Ticket link below
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2 years
Fine Gael TD @nealerichmond suggests at @IrelandsFuture a mass migration of the Irish diaspora back to the island to help facilitate and have a say in what a united Ireland will look like
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Seán Hickey
10 months
deadline day for dorks is underway x
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PoliticsJOE
10 months
Biggest move of the day right off the bat
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surely he’s got a massive session planned for july 5th no?
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Rishi Sunak
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Keir Starmer has no plans for the future.
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7 months
Me in the office when I’ve to repeat myself because my English colleagues don’t understand my beautiful Irish brogue
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2 years
“Opinion in the centre ground is moving” in Northern Ireland says @StephenFarryMP @ @IrelandsFuture , but stresses Alliance won’t take a position on unity until a proposal is made and a referendum is on the table
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10 months
Waiting for official comment but reports are we’re down to ZERO working lavatories on this SWR service. More as we get it.
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Ava-Santina
10 months
Been on train back from Weymouth for 7 mins we have been informed by very alarmed train guard at intervals we are now down to ONE working toilet. Before the last stop there were TWO working toilets. Something mysterious afoot on this service. Will keep you all abreast.
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@aboutceltic @Renascenca This is how I find out we still have Soro on the books
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5 months
On the poljoe #PMQs podcast today
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@KilclooneyJohn Does the United Kingdom support the policies of Kim Jong Un?
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2 months
Ireland is one of the least densely populated countries in Europe. There were AT LEAST 80,000 vacant properties in Ireland in the tail end of 2023.
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Virgin Media News
2 months
With immigration a major discussion point in Ireland, Virgin Media News takes a deeper look at the issue which has been hitting the headlines in recent months. ‘Is Ireland Full?’ airs Wednesday, April 10th at 9pm on Virgin Media One #VMNews | @VirginMedia_TV
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2 years
@DanielJHannan Wait until you find out what the British government has been doing re: justifying the murder of innocent civilians
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2 years
TUV leader @JimAllister tells @Centre4TheUnion launch that the Northern Ireland protocol imposes the “worst excesses of colonial rule” on NI.
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2 years
@PoliticsJOE_UK I’m Irish
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4 months
@edcmpbl Viral conjunctivitis 😕 Viral political content 🙂
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Seán Hickey
4 months
Re: cult/pol detachment, last week Irish Women In Harmony were stopped having any reference to Palestine during their Late Late performance. Today, DJ Provaí applauded by audience for revealing Palestine top, and Móglaí Bap after explaining solidarity
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1 year
well that was well worth the billions that could have been spent helping Britain’s most desperate people wasn’t it
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Seán Hickey
2 years
The push for Irish independence 100 years ago was built on the foundations of a strong workers movement. A reunified Ireland should, and will carry on that tradition. Fantastic add to the lineup for October 1st.
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Ireland's Future - Todhchaí na hÉireann
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🚨KEVIN CALLINAN🚨 🗣Will be speaking at 3Arena on Sat 1st October - Together We Can 🙋‍♂️President Irish Congress of Trade Unions 🙋‍♂️General Secretary Fórsa Trade Union 🎟Tickets available at link below⬇️
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"You could say to young people: 'Right we'll knock a bit off your student loan debt if you come and take part.'" Sir David Lidington expresses the need for both 'a stick' and 'a carrot' to draw young people into conscription, and makes some suggestions himself.
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SUELLA IS GONE RESHUFFLE STARTS IT’S DEADLINE DAY FOR NERDS LET’S GOOO
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7 months
Chat shit get banged
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Me and the boys on the way to Donnybrook to get Elfis’s autograph #LateLateToyShow
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If we’ve learned anything this last week, it’s that we need more portals in Dublin
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RTÉ Radio 1
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Drunken behaviour, bare arses, even mocking 9/11. It’s only been a few days since a live portal between Dublin and NYC was unveiled and it’s already become a hotbed for antisocial behaviour. The @nypost claims the installation is “already bringing out the worst in people”
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FIRST EPISODE OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE PODCAST IS LIVE
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Me in 2018 interviewing for jobs in London
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Mason Greenwood, Getafe’s 2023-24 player of the season?
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Fabrizio Romano
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🔴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mason Greenwood, Player of the Season for Getafe… with Manchester United already working to sell him this summer. Active talks taking place to find the best solution with #MUFC determined to make profit with Mason’s sale. One to watch in the next weeks.
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Onwards!
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This is enough to trigger a snap election
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Fine Gael
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Voter: “I’m not sure what party to vote for in the upcoming European and Local elections.” Us: “Look between D and H on your keyboard.”
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3 months
Under the bean sea lies a jacket potato
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3 months
Since when is calling someone scum in ANY WAY comparable to calling for someone to be shot? #pmqs
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1 year
Someone watched @rosielanners and I on the Pubcast this week and turned into Oliver Cromwell
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2 years
@JamieBrysonCPNI Didn’t they already?
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@93vintagejones Who would win: the desire to achieve global military and cultural hegemony or one (1) leprechaun
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1960s Aer Lingus livery on show in Gatwick today for any plane dorks out there x
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1 year
After one episode, the PoliticsJOE Pubcast is number 6 in the Spotify news pod charts
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Seán Hickey
7 months
You have to admire the belief that the receptionist at the Dublin office will reinstate your Twitter account
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Francis Dunne
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Gavin Pepper, who called for people to meet at the O'Connel Street spire at 7pm Thursday, and then deleting it when those that did turn up started burning things. The twitter employees he is asking to unban him were probably trapped in their Dublin office by riot
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Voting for convicted felons is so in vogue this year
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Seán Mac an tSíthigh
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Jackie Healy Rae elected in Castleisland with almost a quota and a half
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2 months
When you give your homework to the big legend to copy before class starts
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What happened in Dublin today isn’t the sole instigator of these riots. Years of provocation from the far right have led to this
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1 year
Son and brother @edcmpbl absent because of Glasto
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C4 Gogglebox
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Welcome to #CelebrityGogglebox , @campbellclaret and @GraceCampbell ! 🤩 We'll see you tomorrow at 9pm, @Channel4 📺👀⭐️🙌
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“It is the day that confirms the democratic outcome of the election” Emma Little-Pengelly, the person who just became Deputy First Minister without winning A SINGLE VOTE in said election
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Sky News
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'As a young girl, I could never have imagined that one day I would have the opportunity to serve in such a way' Emma Little-Pengelly makes a speech as she is sworn as Deputy First Minister of NI. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Airport fuel.
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Bye Leo Varadkar will never forget when you sent fan mail to Kylie Minogue on official government paper x
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“The only thing to consider in a referendum is the people.” Ailbhe Smith @ailbhes gets as close as you can to a standing ovation @IrelandsFuture #TogetherWeCan , stressing that parroting economic benefits or only reaching out to unionists won’t win the debate.
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Seán Hickey
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On St George’s Day the English practice the time honoured tradition of booping police horses with umbrellas
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Metropolitan Police
2 months
The event is not due to start for an hour and regrettably officers are already dealing with disorder.   There is an area allocated for this event in Richmond Terrace. This group went past it and continued up Whitehall. When officers formed a cordon and asked the group to turn…
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3 years
There many words you can use to describe Keir Starmer but I never thought hypebeast would be on the list.
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The chic-ification of o’neills gear intensifies (thrift shop in suburb of Florence, Italy)
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1 year
It’s not my birthday anymore but you don’t have to get me a present if you go listen and sub to the @PoliticsJOE_UK Pubcast x
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1 year
Another month of big numbers from we, the big numbers people
@OliDugmore
Oli Dugmore
1 year
A solid March for JOE in the UK: 🎥 300m video views 🌍 770m impressions 📱 104m engagements We are just getting started.
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graphic design is my passion x
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@AmandaFBelfast Gotta respect the persistence #NeverGiveUp
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Strangely unsurprising to see Leo linking up with Dublin influencer marketing types for his reputation laundering
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It’s already started !!
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Adam Boulton
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Terrorism works
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9 months
@gavreilly @VirginMediaNews Don’t worry though all the hacks that have been earning off the protesters’ insecurities for years are now scolding them
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Think Macklemore can be forgiven for Irish Celebration now
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Macklemore
1 month
HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.
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11 months
your grandzaddies watching you slag off tories online
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Seán Hickey
2 years
Walking down the Liffey to @IrelandsFuture #TogetherWeCan at the 3Arena, have already overheard two conversations about reunification/cross-border politics. The conversations are happening, no better time to plan and prepare.
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2 years
POV: You’re in Galway for the @CGRNetworks International Conference on Communications and Media Studies and you spot Emerging Scholar award winner Seán Hickey wyd?
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Seán Hickey
4 months
An ungodly amount of shagging saved you a click
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11 months
Ryan Tubridy tells Imelda Munster “not to conflate somebody being well paid with somebody who might not have a conscience”. He then points out he does a lot of work for SVP, probably to point to the presence of a conscience
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THE CULCHIES HAVE ARRIVED #LateLateToyShow
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6 months
Terrible day to be a road user
@IrishCentral
IrishCentral
6 months
They're back! Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, and their kids were spotted in Dublin Airport this morning, believed to be heading to Donegal for Christmas.
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Seán Hickey
2 months
Henry Kissinger is screaming at the gates of hell
@TheIntlMagz
The International Magazine
2 months
Major electoral victory of The Communist Party of Chile : Karol Cariola has been elected President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies. The first in history Communist Party deputy has held this post.
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1 year
about to spread pizzagate levels of fake news with my new blue tick x
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6 months
IT'S MY BALL AND I'M GOING HOME
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Buzzing for all the Brits to start writing op eds on Ireland becoming a rogue state or something insane of the like
@PoliticsJOE_UK
PoliticsJOE
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Ireland, Norway and Spain have all announced they will recognise the State of Palestine. Israel has recalled its ambassadors from Ireland and Norway after both states and Spain announced plans to formally recognise Palestine as an independent state next week.
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Seán Hickey
7 months
Where have they put Elfis #LateLateToyShow
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Matt Hancock checking in on Joe Anderson after the Covid Inquiry
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