Now retired from role as reporter for The Sunday Independent. Formerly, staff reporter on newspapers in USA, London, and Longford.
Joined February 2011
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
13 Dec 2021
My Victim Impact Statement which I delivered at The High Court in Belfast today.
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
12 Dec 2021
Need this one again
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14 Nov 2021
‘Late Late Toy Show’ funding helps primary schools tackle disability issues in creative programme independent.ie/irish-news/ne…
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
7 Nov 2021
Testing and contact tracing in schools are among new measures being considered.
European guidelines recommend:
▪️If two or more cases are found in a class, test the entire class
▪️If additional cases are found, consider quarantining the entire class
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
7 Nov 2021
Earlier R116 report draft called for external review of Coast Guard
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
6 Nov 2021
Sunday Independent P1
- Third Covid jab for over-60s 'urgently needed'
- Maeve Sheehan & Shane Ross on the Paddy Cosgrave Web Summit controversy
- Full county by county stats on vaccinations to date, Hugh O'Connell report
- Extensive Ireland v Japan coverage in Sport
- Lots more
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31 Oct 2021
Parents ‘must learn about the symptoms of Delta’ so they can help keep Covid out of schools, teachers say independent.ie/irish-news/ne…
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31 Oct 2021
Calls for autism tests in the public health system as more people get a diagnosis later in life independent.ie/irish-news/ne…
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31 Oct 2021
Gardaí, PSNI work with Tanzanian police to tackle child sexual abuse independent.ie/irish-news/co…
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
21 Oct 2021
Pretty cool seeing my name listed with some brilliant colleagues. I learned a lot from @shanephelanindo and @fionnansheahan when I started in journalism, so it's great to see their names here. Also delighted for all @TheSundayIndo folks nominated
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
21 Oct 2021
So excited to have Life shortlisted for newspaper magazine of the year 🎉 🎉🎉 I’m immensely proud of all of work we’ve done to revamp the magazine and make her a read worthy of a nomination
21 Oct 2021
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards sponsored by
@NationalLottery 👋👋
The full shortlist can be viewed here journalismawards.ie/shortlis…
Sincere congratulations to all finalists!
#JournoAwards21
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
21 Oct 2021
17 nominations for the Sunday Independent in the Newsbrand Ireland Journalism Awards. Well done to our talented and hugely committed team
21 Oct 2021
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards sponsored by
@NationalLottery 👋👋
The full shortlist can be viewed here journalismawards.ie/shortlis…
Sincere congratulations to all finalists!
#JournoAwards21
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
21 Oct 2021
After an *interesting* few days it’s lovely to be shortlisted for a journalism award for my mica coverage. Absolute pleasure to meet affected families and to be among the very best in Irish journalism. Proud of my many Sunday Independent colleagues who feature too. @newsbrandsirl
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
16 Oct 2021
TWO Sunday Independent front pages tonight - the second is our first Northern Ireland edition, which will have a much bigger distribution.
Huge effort this week from the SI team - and lots of excellent material across both editions
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
14 Oct 2021
On Sunday we launch a new Northern Ireland edition of the Sunday Independent - it will be available in almost 200 additional outlets for the special price of £1 (first 4 weeks). This piece gives a good flavour of what's coming in the first edition
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
10 Oct 2021
How a small army of anti-vaxxers is waging ‘war’ on civil society:
- Threats of house ‘arrests’
- Intimidating letters to schools
- Addresses of public figures shared online
- Threats to ‘hang’ politicians
My investigation for today’s Sunday Independent independent.ie/world-news/co…
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
10 Oct 2021
We’re still not out of the woods, according to WHO emergency officer Dr Catherine Smallwood. Even after restrictions ease on October 22 there are plenty of issues for us to cope with
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
3 Oct 2021
Negative impact of lockdowns will endure beyond pandemic
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
26 Sep 2021
Crackdown on human trafficking sees rescue of 38 people in Ireland. Gardai investigating those behind illegal immigrants being forced to work in sex industry. My interview with Assistant Garda Commissioner John O'Driscoll for today’s Sunday Independent. independent.ie/irish-news/cr…
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
26 Sep 2021
The anti-establishment campaigner who thinks Joe Biden is a hologram, the former Sinn Fein election candidate who thinks the government controls us, and the far-right anti-vaxxer. In today’s Sunday Independent, I look at the group spreading Covid-19 lies. independent.ie/irish-news/he…
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