O'Brien claims civil service remote working makes the government less efficient. They were asleep at their desks when he got the Esat Digifone license back in the day... #Irishpolitics #speirgorm

A super speech. A defiant speech. A speech of hope. The government will be run ragged with our new president... #aras25 #speirgorm

Bertie would have mangled the declaration... #aras25 #speirgorm

One of the best things about today's presidential inauguration is that we won't have to hear the Irish language being butchered by Heather screeching "tuar dom an caica milis" #aras25 #speirgorm

So Yates was concerned about the trust of his clients but couldn't give a fiddlers f@ck about the trust of his audience. Like a lot of right-wing commentators, he views his audience as dispensible fools... #aras25 #speirgorm

Holly Kearns is excellent tonight on the #latelate #latelateshow #speirgorm

Bandon teenager Gaja Gatowska missing since 28 October. Gardaí concerned for her wellbeing and believe she may have travelled to Tralee. csalert.ie/3X6JSQd

Based on this alone, every democratic government, all of their agencies and any publicly funded or owned organisations should immediately... get the hell off X!

Agreed. Feels like every car is on high beams. You flash them, and then they hit you with the real high beams, and you might as well be blindfolded...

Been thinking about Steen on RTE y'day claiming spoiled votes indicate a conservative voice being silenced. We need her in the by-election so her religious ideology can be picked apart along with the David Quinns of the world. We rejected christofascist in the locals. We'll do it again... #aras25

Excellent article. On the money... #aras25 #speirgorm

Fuck me!! The political journos are today bending over backwards in their post election analysis to convince us there's a massive conservative/right voice being silenced. They didn't get 1 TD elected in the GE... They got 5/949 local seats - 0.5% of seats available. STFUP!! #Aras25 #speirgorm

There were two winners in this election. Catherine Connolly and Jim Gavin's tenant.

Leak of secret racist WhatsApp chat group forces Aontú to fire youth leader and five others

Getting out my conspiracy board again, trying to make a connection between the 3 very separate ideas of "Far right pushing for spoiled votes", "Peader Toibin pushing for spoiled votes", and "Aontú youth have a secret racist Whatsapp group"

"These don't reflect the policies of the party." Well, Peadar, ask yourself this then: Why are people with these views drawn to your party? #Irishpolitics #speirgorm #aras25

Everything I know about Enoch Burke, Conor McGregor, Maria Steen (and countless others)... I know against my will. They are constantly driving the national narrative. So much of our media is dominated by a format of asking "Does this dipshit have a point?. We'll discuss for 3 weeks".

Absolutely brilliant work by Anna, who calmly reclaimed colours and symbols that hate movements have been trying to appropriate and turned them into something positive and inclusive, resulting in the biggest-ever personal mandate for a president. It can be done.

Just back from the polling station. Busy day by all accounts. Glad to hear it... #aras25

The latest poll is out... #aras25 #speirgorm

Gardai should add a red dye to their water cannon - one that takes days to wash off. Let the fascist scumbags explain it to family, work colleagues, etc... #citywest #speirgorm #aras25

I'd love for one of the candidates to call the #citywest thugs out for what they are - fascist scumbags... #aras25 #rtept #speirgorm

So far, HH seems woefully unprepared and rambling. Connolly comes across as confident and assured... #aras25 #rtept #speirgorm

Making sense of HH answers... #aras25 #rtept #speirgorm

I must admit, I'd have some concerns about Connolly abroad. But I don't want a "yes man" either... #aras25 #rtept #speirgorm

Strong response from Catherine Connolly there pivoting to the failure of government to protect people from eviction... #aras25 #rtept #speirgorm

Protestors gather outside RTE tonight... #aras25 #rtept #speirgorm

#TonightVMTV #aras25

#Áras25 #speirgorm

A beautiful ballad. David has a great voice... #speirgorm

Catherine Connolly doesn't know what a tracker mortgage is... #smearthebejaysis

Between Connolly's solo skills and her hurling prowess, the only way Humphfrie's can win is to beat the shit out of McGregor in a MMA fight in the Phoenix Park... #aras25 #speirgorm

Journalists, including Aine Lawlor, did their jobs. Jim Gavin did the right thing. In Irish politics, at least, there's still accountability & and consequences... #aras25 #speirgorm

Heather Humphfries statement in full following today's debate: "Tour dom an caca milis" #aras25 #speirgorm

The 10 year national cancer strategy, published in 2017, has met 3/25 of its targets primarily due to lack of funding. But hotels, McDonalds, and Supermacs will get a VAT windfall that will consume HALF of #budget26 tax reductions. Put this to our presidential candidates WTAF!!! #speirgorm #Aras25

In fairness, I do believe they're all there for good reasons. But Catherine sounds like a counter balance to government. Not a stooge... #TonightVMTV #aras25 #speirgorm

Stop with the attempts at "gotcha". That's a stupid question... #TonightVMTV #aras25 #speirgorm

"It's a complex problem" has to be the worst answer you can give to the housing question. Smacks of absolutely fuck all useful insights... #TonightVMTV #aras25 #speirgorm

Clearly, Jim Gavin got some hints and tips from Pearse Doherty; Just F@#kin shout! #TonightVMTV #aras25 #speirgorm

Heather Humphfries trumpets the government progressing the OTB before going on to rubbish it... #TonightVMTV #Aras25 #speirgorm

Catherine Connolly is so far out front right now. Informed, genuine, and empathetic. The other two are cautious and scripted... #TonightVMTV #aras25 #speirgorm

There is this delusion that Maria Steen is this widely embraced public figure, when in reality she is a fringe candidate whose polling was no stronger than McGregor's, and whose views on social issues are massively at odds with most of Irish society. m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

#speirgorm Forthright as ever. Accurate, too...

Former Irish President & ex-UN Human Rights commissioner: "Trump is complicit in Genocide". Matt Frei: "Trump is complicit in Genocide, says Mary Robinson?" Mary Robinson: "Yes". #spéirgorm

Seeing some media figures saying that the Presidential race would have been more "entertaining" with Steen involved, like that's a good thing. Rather giving the game away, isn't it?

The narrative around Steen and Sheridan being 'blocked' that's been swallowed hook, line and sinker by the media is incredible. Independent Ireland only came on board last minute, neither could convince 20 Independents and they chose to target a specific Cllr cohort #Aras25

There is no obligation on ANY TD to put this woman on the ballot. Learn from what's gone before. Platforming extremist views breathes oxygen into the far right agenda. One gay TD has inexplicably voted for the same person who would take everything they've gained from them in a heartbeat... #aras25

Society will die because of civility. As long as you are polite and behave (looks to America the last 2 weeks), you'll be OK. And while we are all busy being polite, they will destroy everything. This woman looks good, seems polite, and is smart. And, that's a worry.

Brilliant first series. Great contestants, Siobhan was supreme. Well done all... #traitorsirl