Journalist for @RTENews. She/Her. All views are my own & not those of my employer, RTs not endorsements...you know the drill!
Joined February 2009
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May 26
Excitement building in @DublinAirport ahead of the return of more than 160 Irish peacekeepers from Lebanon @defenceforces @rtenews
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Apr 10
#BehindtheStory: @joemagraollaigh joins @fletchl and Eamon Horan to discuss ongoing fallout from the fuel protests. @gallagka91 examines the growing phenomenon of prediction markets, explains how it works & who may ultimately regulate it
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Feb 23
#BehindtheStory: @DonnachaDCU tells @franmcnulty & @fletchl how, ahead of the 4th anniversary of Russia's #Ukraine invasion, there are "attempts at a new Iron Curtain" in Europe. They also speak to those involved in a @UL workshop to help Ukraine rebuild
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Feb 4
#BehindtheStory: A new survey lays bare the impact of long commutes for @UL students. @LOS_Fisher also joins @franmcnulty and @fletchl to discuss pressure on UK PM Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson
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Commuter hell for students and pressure grows on Starmer
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12 Nov 2025
#BehindtheStory: A new EU initiative around democracy is moving to combat disinformation more quickly, @tconnellyRTE has told @franmcnulty and @fletchl. They also discuss the Government's new upcoming housing plan
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7 Nov 2025
Great to have @KCsixtyseven on the @rtenews ‘Behind the Story’ podcast to talk about FIFA’s peace award plans, Trump & World Cup bants @fletchl nerds out on COP too! open.spotify.com/episode/4nX…
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21 Jul 2025
Met a lady outside RTÉ trying to get in to do her shopping in the Lidl on the Fair City set this evening. It’s listed on Google Maps. I gave her directions to Tesco.
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1 Feb 2025
Statement from the family of Rebecca Lobach, one of the pilots on the Black Hawk helicopter which crashed in D.C.
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1 Feb 2025
Hey @eason , just wondering if you might release any more tickets to @Da18910 #DavPilkey in @TheRDS I know a lot of kids (and their parents) who missed out and would love to go! #AskingForAFriend #NotReally #DogMan
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19 Nov 2024
Conditions in tents in Crooksling last night. Asylum seekers were moved from buildings where they had been sheltering since storm last month back into tents last week. There is a low temperature ice warning in place across the country. @rtenews
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19 Nov 2024
The @dcediy confirmed this evening that the asylum seekers in Crooksling are being moved inside for the cold weather:
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19 Nov 2024
Asylum seekers in Crooksling have been moved from indoor buildings, where they were sheltering after a storm last month upturned tents, back into tents as temperature drop. @dcediy said renovation work on building is incomplete. Via @JoanStories @rtenews
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20 Oct 2024
#StormAshley upturns tent in #Crooksling international protection accommodation site.
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12 Oct 2024
The State has so far failed to address points made by the High Court in its recent judgment that found homeless asylum seekers’ fundamental rights were being breached because their basic needs were not being met, lawyers for human rights body said.
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10 Oct 2024
This is what a 15 foot hurricane storm surge looks like. It's terrifying. 🤯
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10 Oct 2024
Northern Lights from our backyard! That’s pretty amazing!
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27 Sep 2024
"…water on everything, on the beds, the pillows, the duvets" - International protection Applicants in State provided tented accommodated in Crooksling say their tents couldn’t keep the rain out during yellow weather warning.
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28 Jul 2024
Great atmosphere outside Croker as Galway and Armagh fans turn out in force on this sunny All-Ireland Sunday!
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13 Jul 2024
Magpie following a cat pretending it’s not
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