Tomorrow on #RTÉTwip, Áine Lawlor will be joined by journalists Sam McBride and Fintan O’Toole as well as minister of State Neale Richmond, Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway Walsh and DUP MLA Phillip Brett. #Unity#UnitedIreland will be up for discussion. Tune in tomorrow on RTÉ One at noon!

“When Brexit passed, the economic impact was initially minimal. But a decade later, the UK is estimated to have lost 6 to 8 per cent of GDP relative to its pre-Brexit trajectory. Structural damage reveals itself slowly, and always too late to be reversed.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

A day after he told @virginmedianews.bsky.social that it was the users creating images, not the app itself - the Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan has deactivated his Twitter account.

🚨 AI Minister Niamh Smyth says it isn't appropriate for the Government to maintain a presence on X and will speak to the Taoiseach on the matter. Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social

Grok appears to have restricted at least some image editing and generation overnight. To paid subscribers, though. So maybe you simply need to pay to see that stuff? With its ad business decimated (mystery as to why), is that the new business model? www.independent.ie/business/tec...

It is very very rare for France to be outvoted - in public Council votes, it has been the least outvoted country every year. This is also because usually France strikes a compromise. Here my reading is that Macron wants to be seen to be outvoted to evade blame for Mercosur in France.

🗣️ “6,700 images were being generated in this way every single hour.” The Group Chat examines the scale of the Grok deepfake crisis, the numbers behind it, and what the Irish Government can do. 📺 Tonight at 10PM | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One

Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.

Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.

"An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from—not toward—a federal officer when he opened fire." Great video analysis of Minneapolis shooting from NYT. These frames show drawing of gun and exact moment of first shot. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

It has become increasingly clear that X - a platform now actively producing explicit and abusive material against women and children - is not an appropriate platform to be using for our comms. I will keep pushing for action from the govt & relevant authorities in this area.

Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"

Every hour between Monday and Tuesday, Twitter generated 6,700 sexual deepfake images. Experts say it has become the biggest online factory of such material in the world. This was a trend once on the darkest corners of the web - now pushed by a billionaire into the mainstream.

The NSS made it entirely clear that the US is expecting acquiescence and influence (or dare I say control) in the Americas. Not alignment with liberal values, which the current administration also happens to reject domestically.

It's the only game that matters. My SKETCH of British politicians playing the Trump Game.

Today is 2025-12-27, the sun sets at 16:11:47 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 06 mins and 04 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

Today is 2025-12-22, the sun sets at 16:08:16 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 02 mins and 33 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

Independent Ireland TD, Michael Fitzmaurice responds to The Minister of State, Emer Higgins explanation regarding the changes being made to the Assessment of Needs Evaluation. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Today on #RTÉTwip, Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh expresses her concern with the governments announcement to changes being made to the Assessment of Needs Evaluation. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Today on #RTETwip, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy discusses the need for safe spaces for politicians online. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Today on #RTÉTwip, Verona Murphy tells @aine-lawlor.bsky.social about her thoughts on how she was treated in the Dáil as Ceann Comhairle. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Today on #RTÉTwip, The Minister of State, Emer Higgins tells @aine-lawlor.bsky.social about the changes being made to the Assessment of Needs Evaluation coming in the New Year. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Independent Ireland TD, Michael Fitzmaurice raises concerns over the EU decisions regarding #Nitrates, #Fisheries and #Mercosur, and how they will impact rural Ireland. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh speaks to @aine-lawlor.bsky.social about the role she plays for #Defence for Ireland. You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTÉTwip on RTÉ One at 11.05pm and on the RTÉ News Channel at 6pm and 10pm. 📺

Today on #RTÉTwip, @aine-lawlor.bsky.social will be joined by Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, The Minister of State Emer Higgins, Rose Conway-Walsh and Michael Fitzmaurice. #Fishing, #Defence, #Nitrates and #Mercosur will be up for discussion. Tune in on @rteone.rte.ie at noon! 📺

Tomorrow on #RTÉTwip, @aine-lawlor.bsky.social will be joined by Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, The Minister of State Emer Higgins, Rose Conway-Walsh and Michael Fitzmaurice. #Defence, #Costofliving, #Nitrates and #Mercosur will be up for discussion. Tune in on @rteone.rte.ie tomorrow at noon!

For those strange people who prefer long days of sunlight, good news: today's sunset is the earliest one of the year. #astronomy #ireland #speirgorm

🇺🇦 Zelensky: I am ready for the elections. I am asking the US now, possibly with the Europeans, to ensure security for the elections. And then in the next 60 days Ukraine will be ready for the elections. 🇵🇱 Poland’s General Staff confirms talks with Ukraine are underway to transfer MiG-29 jets. 7/8

TikTok names Connie Francis's 1962 hit 'Pretty Little Baby' the Top Global Song of 2025. According to a year-end report, the record was used more than 28 million times in posts that racked up more than 68 billion views, including uploads from Nara Smith, Kylie Jenner, and Ariana Greenblatt.

From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent

Monday's meeting of Starmer, Macron and Merz could turn out to be even more important because of the US national security strategy. They need to decide whether to say in public what they are thinking in private: that the threat is no longer just Putin, it's also Trump

On tomorrow's #RTETWIP, @aine-lawlor.bsky.social is joined by Minister James Lawless, TD Eoin Ó Broin & TD @conorsheehan.bsky.social to discuss infrastructure, Zelensky's visit and the COL. @paulcunningham.bsky.social will also feature in part 3. Broadcasts at 12 & at 23:10 on @rteone.rte.ie

Now on The Explainer: Military-style drones breached a no-fly zone as Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived into Dublin. Where did the drones come from? And what does it say about Ireland’s capacity to deal with this kind of security incident? Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...

The French frigate Auvergne has arrived in Cobh. It has an advanced anti-air system. Timing is interesting given Zelensky visit but sources say it's unrelated and a standard port visit. A French frigate of the same class was due in Dublin last week but visit was cancelled for operational reasons

Minister Helen McEntee says proposals to rename #HerzogPark in Dublin would serve as an attempt to erase our history and signals 'the complete wrong message'. #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Sinn Féin TD @pearsedoherty.bsky.social says #HerzogPark was 'wrongly' named after a commander in the Israeli army who 'expelled Palestinians from their home'. #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

TD @sineadgibney.bsky.social believes Social Democrats' representatives in Dublin City Council will support the renaming of #HerzogPark, but will promote consultation with the Jewish community during the process. #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Political Reporter, @sandrahurley.bsky.social, says Dublin City Council's proposals to dename #HerzogPark wrestles with the difficult question: Should we 'erase history' or 'live with what has transpired'? #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Soc Dem's TD, @sineadgibney.bsky.social says there is 'no question' that the government has delayed the Occupied Territories Bill despite commitments to prioritise it. #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Sinn Féin TD, @pearsedoherty.bsky.social says there is 'real fustration' towards government who have yet to implement any meaningful sanctions against Israel. #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee confirms that 'there are no plans' to drop the Occupied Territories Bill. #RTETWIP will repeat tonight at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Exactly one year to the day after the general election, “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?” is now available in bookshops. ➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

On tomorrow's #RTETWIP, @aine-lawlor.bsky.social will be joined by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee, Sinn Féin's @pearsedoherty.bsky.social and Soc Dem's @sineadgibney.bsky.social. Immigration, Ukraine, OTB and the transport plan will be up for discussion. Tune in at 12 on @rteone.rte.ie

‘I don’t see a peace deal happening soon’ – former US ambassador to Ukraine www.channel4.com/news/i-dont-...

Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.