@amanda.ie discusses the increase of riots with a racial element in Northern Ireland, saying that concern over immigration policy is "no justification to burn people out of their homes". #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @rteone.rte.ie.

Speaking with Áine on #RTETWIP today, journalist @amanda.ie discussed the #Belfast riots, the involvement of paramilitaries, and the influence of "online characters". #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @rteone.rte.ie.

Tomorrow on #RTÉTwip, @aine-lawlor.bsky.social will be joined by Minister of State Seán Canney, Sinn Féin TD @matt-carthy.bsky.social, Social Democrats TD @sineadgibney.bsky.social, and journalist @amanda.ie. Tune in tomorrow at midday on @rteone.rte.ie! #Belfast #EUPresidency #Migration

NEW: I was covering Newry court earlier. The judge determined Eleanor Donaldson is unfit to be tried, on medical grounds. She will now to face a trial of the facts. Judge deciding tomorrow the process for this, and Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial. Proceedings on course for next week.

Join Roderic O’Gorman TD, Nina Briggs and Maureen Hamblin, for an honest conversation Green Party NI conference about facing down the far right. Chaired by me! www.greenpartyni.org/green_party_...

"The rights of one minority should not be curtailed in order to accommodate those of another in a united Ireland.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW: Divided Kingdom - pro independence parties surge across Britain www.reuters.com/world/uk/div...

‘This is harming people’: GP urges politicians to make good on pledge over scandal of ‘conversion therapy’ Read: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/this-is... Thanks to Dr Gareth Patterson, Eoin Tennyson, Mal O’Hara and Scott Cuthbertson for the chats.

Fab couple of days working in Dublin. I was speaking at the Royal Irish Academy on a European Movement Ireland panel. www.europeanmovement.ie/press-releas...

Sorry for the absence. I got logged out and only logging back in!

North Belfast ones. And those who wish they were north Belfast ones. Go visit Matthew (and Keith) at the Parakeet coffee cart beside Iceland on the Antrim Road. Established coffee is the biz and that cinnamon bun was next level. Opening hours here: instagram.com/parakeet.coffee

Happy 16th journalism anniversary to me! Look at her. She’s only a child. At 7am on April 5, 2010 I arrived into the Tele newsroom on Royal Avenue/Little Donegall Street for my first day as a reporter.  You can read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...

Having a creme egg and a cup of tea for breakfast. Not even sorry. Model’s ‘I am Kenough’ hooded top belongs to her boyfriend. Looking forward to fish from Longs at lunchtime and a hopefully news free long weekend. Happy Good Friday. Have a lovely Easter. #goodvibesonly

Fantastic evening mesmerised by the length of @lenniesaurus.bsky.social hair, & her noble, magnificent & unashamedly rhyming #poetry. Part of @imaginebelfast.bsky.social, Len was interviewed by @amanda.ie who was kind enough to let me ask a question. Enjoying the poyums very much indeed.

Rest in peace, Naomi x www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher speaking to a Westminster committee about violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland “There seems to be an acceptance around misogyny the like of which I’ve not seen. We have to draw a line and say this is not acceptable.” #ENDVAWG

These men think it's just a bit of knockabout fun, but looking down on women, even in this "harmless" way, gives the idea that women are only to be tolerated and not taken seriously. With yet another woman murdered, people with influence should reflect on the societal impact of their attitudes.

Someone in the TUV thought a pen mocking Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw was a good idea. #TUV26 #ENDVAWG

REUTERS CITY MEMO Belfast like a local Our reporter’s guide to living history, wearable art, and creamy pints By Amanda Ferguson www.reuters.com/city-memo/be...

We’ve been talking about the USA🇺🇸a lot in recent times? So looking forward to interviewing Melissa Butcher about her book - The Trouble with Freedom at The Harrison on March 27, 7pm. Get your ticket! imaginebelfast.com/event/the-tr...

Whingers could take a leaf out of Claire’s book.

Happy Mother’s Day to Fiona, and all the women who raise and love us x #mothersday

Pal of a pal made this. Handy for finding where the cheapest fuel is. fuel.lionadh.com

Happy Sunday. Today’s office. The patriarchy isn’t taking the day off so neither am I! #IWD2026

Happy International Women’s Day. Thanks to the women who inspire me - Maureen, Alice, Fiona, and Natalie to name just a few. Big shout out to my WIMB partners in crime Niamh & Patricia - and to fab student photographers Leagh Donnelly & Katelyn Mallard. #iwd2026

Gorgeous day in north Belfast! Is there any other kind? Speaking alongside Eileen Weir to the women at Cliftonville Community Centre. Thanks to Ani for the questions about #IWD2026 and Iman for translating our answers. I sound impressive in Arabic!

Talking to women this evening about leadership. Bless Zoom because I have a severe dose of the lurgy! #IWD2026

NEW: Read my interviews in today's Sunday Life with William from Bullhouse East, and Holly and Boyd from Free the Night!

Public service notice. Sunglasses season starts tomorrow and ends in September. I will be taking no questions at this time.😎

My interview with actress Olivia Nash. The 83yo Larne woman has been a household name for decades as Ma from Give My Head Peace. She has been absent from stage/screen due to a serious back injury, and is currently fighting her way back to health & work. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...

Notions. Not even sorry. Buttermilk pancakes, white pearl strawberries, pistachio creme! Have a nice #tuesday #pancakeday #shrovetuesday 🥞🍓🫖

My interview with Linzi McClaren. Worth reading the whole thing! www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...

You couldn’t beat it with a big stick! Valentine’s date at John Long’s with my man #belfast

Happy Valentine’s Day!❤️🌹

I lived across the road from the Assembly Rooms in Donegall Street during the latter half of the 2010s. It’s shameful the way it’s been left to rot for so long. There shouldn’t be any further delay in its transformation. #belfast

Grand Central Hotel cafe has upped its sweet treats game. This caramel square “millionaire shortbread” was a delight. Love planning meetings that involve traybakes. I might call it Traybake Tuesday from now on. 😀

There’s now 12,000 people following my Bakebook page. Mon over. It’s for sharing my reporting, stories I find interesting, my views, upcoming broadcasts, and a bit of craic too. Same rules apply as here. Try not to be 🤬to me or each other. linktr.ee/amanda.ie

Anyone talking about culture wars is an embarrassment, and best ignored. A variety of boyos have been encouraging a replication of Trump’s America in the north/Northern Ireland but it will not work. If anything it’s accelerating the desire for change.🤷🏻‍♀️

This week I had cause to sit in a Belfast A&E department through the night. It was double the wait on the website from arrival to leaving. Heartbreaking to observe up to 10 homeless people including drug addicts in the patient waiting area for somewhere sheltered to be.

I know I’m the colour of milk so can’t relate directly but the theme about forthright black women being judged harshly reveals itself time and again. Whitney #LoveIslandAllStars gets accused of shouting by Shaq and Scott gets voted most popular man for being “drama”.

On the cobbles outside Belfast City Hall. Report Fenian Activity. Call the Fenian Hotline today. I told the driver I was both a fenian and a reporter and was there anyone to talk to. He told me to call the hotline lol.

The painted outline of a human hand inside a cave on the Indonesian island of Muna represents what researchers are calling the oldest example of rock art in the world, created at least 67,800 years ago reut.rs/4bcWQEw

I love the idea that comedy catchphrases from another era are doing positive work in 2026. He was very open about his relationship with his dad. And when I thought about the complexity of Frank Carson’s identity it gave me pause for thought. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...

I’ve fallen down a Beckham-shaped rabbit hole and wish I hadn’t, even though the dancing memes are indeed very funny. Often the truth is found somewhere in the middle. Ultimately it’s sad when families fall apart.

Happy Dolly Parton day to all who celebrate. Everything I achieve today is a tribute to Dolly. Happy 80th Birthday @DollyParton ❤️https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tennessee-proclaims-dolly-parton-day-80th-birthday-1235501359/

Delivery! Just received Poyums Annaw. I can’t wait to interview Len Pennie imaginebelfast.com/event/poyums...

Press Ombudsperson Susan McKay chairing an event in the Linenhall on Public Media Ireland in the event of reunification pure.ulster.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...

New academic study says in a reunified Ireland regional coverage would be "crucial" and suggested 10 regional journalism hubs in Belfast, Derry, Enniskillen, Newry, Athlone, Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Waterford and Cork that would cover cultural stories as well as news. www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...

I wouldn’t necessarily use the same language Mary McAleese has used but let’s face if people weren’t baptised as babies a significant whack wouldn’t go on to pick religion for themselves. I gave Catholicism a good go and then decided as a tweenager it wasn’t for me. #bbctalkback

NEW: Channel 4 News: Renee Nicole Good who was shot dead by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did Christian youth mission trips including to Northern Ireland.