@CNN Journalist with a grá for Arsenal | Previously @irishtimes @Joedotie | Views my own

London, England
Joined January 2019
In today’s news… Delighted to share that I will be joining the crew at @CNN in their London bureau from next month. A huge thank you to everyone at both the @IrishTimes and @JOEdotie for affording me the chance to kickstart my career in journalism, and hopefully we’ll have the chance to work together again soon. Can’t wait to get started and see where this opportunity leads! – at Dublin City, Ireland
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I belong to the Terminal 1 class in Ireland, most flights are Ryanair, and I really don't think they get the credit they deserve. Easy to mock the no frills model, but this is an Irish company that has revolutionised how we live, and should be celebrated.
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My favourite genre of ‘journalism’ is the one where British outlets publish op-eds telling Irish people how they should feel
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Guardare una partita in away end è un' esperienza che prima della sfida del Maradona dell' altro giorno dovevo ancora provare. Che dire.... è stato semplicemente fantastico ed ancora una volta un filo triste. Ciò che per me è un evento da raccontare per altri invece è normalità. Ho avuto la sensazione che le questioni di campo non fossero neanche così importanti. Voglia di vincere certo ma contava di più vivere l'esperienza coi compagni di tifo, cantare, bere e scherzare. Hanno trattato il calcio davvero per quel che è: un momento di svago, di fuga dalla vita quotidiana. Fegati marci sì ma per merito dell'alcool. Che l'Arsenal fosse molto più forte del Napoli era chiaro a tutti, che dovesse vincere quasi scontato. Ci sarebbe tanto da raccontare anche dal punto di vista tecnico e tattico della partita ma ciò che mi son rimaste addosso - oltre al sudore per via del caldo tropicale - sono le risate, gli abbracci, i cori ed i racconti di chi come me vestiva orgogliosamente i colori red & white. Gloria ai gooners, agli Italian Gooners e a chi indipendentemente dall' età, dalla nazione di provenienza e dal ceto sociale è ancora capace di emozionarsi per un pallone che rotola. #UCL #AFC #NapoliArsenal
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Curtis Sliwa just reminded British royalty of their history. 'Your king and queen laid flowers at the 9/11 memorial But a block away is the memorial to the Irish famine. Your royalty was responsible for killing a million Irish. You never apologized. They have a lot to apologize for
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Mr. Prime Minister, I would suggest that you read the Good Friday Agreement. This is a question for the people, and for the people only. Both sides agreed to the terms of the peace accord, including the principle that the right to self-determination should not be left to one person. That agreement has been honored and has helped maintain peace on the island of Ireland for 28 years. As a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the United States has a critical role to play in ensuring that the people of Ireland have the right to control their own destiny.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The United States is not a legal guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement; the text designates only the British and Irish governments as such. Additionally, the power to call a border poll rests with the UK Secretary of State, not the people as a whole. ukconstitutionallaw.org/2020/09/16/lis… ireland.ie/en/dfa/role-po…
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This is not Andy Burnham's call to make. No British Prime Minister has any right to rule out a unity referendum. The Good Friday Agreement is clear: the people of the island of Ireland alone must determine their own future.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out calling a referendum on Irish unification, describing a border poll as "off the table". He was speaking during his first official visit to Northern Ireland as prime minister. Read more here: bbc.in/45ML13X
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Andy Burnham should know better. A border poll is mandated in the Good Friday Agreement. This is both a multi-party agreement, endorsed by referenda *and* an international treaty lodged at the UN. United Ireland referendum is off the table, Burnham says rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/082…
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Colombia’s earthquake is one of the strongest to hit the war-torn country in the past decade, with western and central-western departments the hardest hit. There are millions of internally displaced Colombians and Venezuelans in the country - this earthquake adds to deep humanitarian needs. NRC teams are assessing the impact and coordinating with others to respond quickly. Humanitarian priorities will focus on securing safe temporary shelter, as well as water and sanitation for those who have lost their homes. Schooling has been suspended for thousands of children, and it will be critical to ensure they can receive both educational and emotional support. NRC Country Director Giovanni speaking to CNN:
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One home kit. Two seasons. ❤️🤍 Continuing our commitment to affordability and sustainability, our new home shirt will be worn through to the end of 2027-28. Prices remain frozen across replica and authentic shirts.
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If you ever doubt how magical this world is, one day you will decide to go to a World Cup watch party in Oakland that you found online to root for a country where you spent two years trying to coax English out of the mouths of Cape Verdean teenagers. 1/7
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Hoy, en entrevista con @IsaCNN, reafirmé que el próximo gobierno deberá tender puentes con distintos sectores para construir gobernabilidad. Pero también deberá superar el falso dilema entre seguridad y paz. La implementación del acuerdo de paz con las FARC y una política efectiva de seguridad son totalmente compatibles.
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Today in Spain, Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech against the war, in favor of international law, multilateralism and human dignity. Those are the same humanistic principles that guide our foreign policy and that can take the world towards stability, prosperity and peace. On @CNN
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I think if you didn’t enjoy that final it’s fine - not everyone has to like everything. But football has always looked a bit like that. It can be gruelling. And it’s ok to just prefer more instant things, like children’s cartoons or slop on your phone, no need for judgement
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we both up now
never thought I’d be more hopeful about socialism than arsenal and yet here we are.
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Rory Fleming retweeted
Did any major newspaper report on the £600,000 they raised for various charities last month?
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“We didn’t have a problem with the Strait of Hormuz; that was created by the war that the U.S. Trump administration launched. So they have created a problem, and it is their main responsibility to sort out the problem that they created”— tells me @carlbildt
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We must build trust to secure a permanent ceasefire. Spain fully supports the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Lebanon must be included in this ceasefire. My interview with @IsaCNN on @CNN.
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🇮🇱🇱🇧⚡ — Yesterday vs Today: The Shia village of Deir Seryan in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces have flattened the whole village.
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Great piece
The row over the Trafalgar Square iftar has seen Jews and Christians coming to the defence of Muslims. My thoughts on a fascinating and important trend:- comment.press/iftar
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