Mary Lou would actually make you laugh. The entitlement of doing nothing for two weeks, then waltzing into the centre of the media bandwagon today just epitomizes her as a politician.
Nowhere to be seen during the hard days, but dangle a microphone & she'll appear like a genie..
I'm crying at my desk right now because I am so angry, and I know I'm not the only one. I have no words with which to comfort, sometimes the system is just fucked.
#Ibelieveher
Simon's anger and upset here is genuinely palpable. You can say what you want about him but there can be no denial that he is a passionate legislator and he fights tooth and nail for meaningful and progressive legislation surrounding reproductive rights.
Well done Minister!
Whatever about Dara Calleary or Seán Fleming, the idea that Jack Chambers is Govt Chief Whip is deeply unsettling to me. Especially in the shadow of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) legislation coming up to it's two year review.
Not happy.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said responsibility now falls on Sinn Féin to build a coalition and negotiate a socialist Programme for Government that keeps their promises |
Slightly nostalgic to be watching
#Sabrina
for the first time in ten years, however I don't remember this much blood and gore the last time. Living for the Feminist coven though.. Witches doing it for themselves ✊✌
@sabrinanetflix
@NetflixUK
@netflix
I am absolutely delighted to announce that I have been formally selected alongside Cllr. Gabriel Keating to contest
#LE2019
for Fine Gael in the Kilrush LEA. Pictured with the man who started it all
@PatBreen1
#Taylor2019
Fantastic conversation about repealing the 8th with the taxi driver on the way to the station. He was particularly concerned about protecting women who have been raped. This is a vote that we all must play a role in, whatever your concerns are please do share them.
#RepealThe8th
To all of the Clare folks who are giving out that we didn't get a Cabinet or Junior Minister I might like to remind you that you voted out the Junior Minister & the Front Bench Spokesperson we had in favour of...
*checks notes*
an anti-vaxxer and a homophobe...
Hope they don't get too many splinters in their arses training for the fence sitting Olympics.
If there's one thing I abhor in politics it's hurling from the ditch, and this crew take the cake.
The Party co-leaders wrote earlier today to the leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael confirming that they will not be proceeding any further with negotiations for a Programme for Government but will provide constructive opposition if a govt emerges from current negotiations.
I'm sorry but I'm actually so annoyed that brave women like Tracey even have to come before the entire nation and make their case. It's a disgrace and it has to go. Please, trust doctors & women and
#VoteYes
to
#Repealthe8th
-
#LateLateShow
#together4yes
I am proud to be from Kilkee, but I'm so disappointed in some of our visitors and the lack of respect they have for our beautiful home. As the local Peace Commissioner I'm deeply concerned to see our community Gardaí abused & the lack of respect these kids show for authority (1)
I want to sincerely commend
@UCCSUPresident
Alan Hayes for speaking openly & honestly tonight. Services like he and his family run are invaluable to local communities across Ireland, it is unfortunate that we need them, but we really do. Thank you Alan
#latelate
#LateLateShow
Disgusted to walk the main street of Kilkee this morning and see litter strewn everywhere from some visitors last night.
We are a tourist town & we love welcoming visitors during summer, but if you have no respect for our community then you have no business being here. End of.
I am delighted that over the past couple of months that I have come to know
@MariaWalshEU
, she has become not only my
@FineGael
colleague, but my friend.
Congratulations on your selection Maria. Now go out there and win that seat!
#EuropeanElections19
#EE19
@EPP
@yfg
If ever you needed a reminder that there is a difference between law and justice, it is the outcome of the Belfast rape trial. I am disgusted that these men have now been falsely vindicated by virtue of their public appeal. Shame
As a Fine Gael member I think it's important to acknowledge the correct disciplinary measures made by our leader Leo this am.
I'd also like to see at what point will
@SocDems
be disciplining Cllr. Clear and
@sinnfeinireland
will be disciplining the Bobby Storey funeral attendees
I am delighted to announce that I am putting myself forward for the upcoming Kilrush LEA Convention for
@FineGael
in Clare County Council.
I would be honoured to serve the people, working w/both the FG team, and across Party lines to achieve the best results for South West Clare
Hi there, now that I have your attention: Conversion Therapy is still legal in Ireland, North & South of the border.
We are working hard to lobby politicians & make meaningful change on this issue.
If you'd like to get involved in making history, send us a DM
@antictcoalition
There is a do not swim notice in place on Kilkee beach at the moment because you have literally failed as a local authority to provide us with adequate sewerage treatment for decades.
That's it, that's the tweet...
All nine Blue Flag beaches managed by Clare County Council retain their Blue Flag Status for the 2021 bathing season. The four Clare beaches that received the Green Coast Award in 2021 have retained the award for the coming season. Read more:
I didn't know Cormac, and I won't pretend that I did. I had a couple of charged exchanges with him on here, and while we disagreed on many things, I would never underestimate the passion that he had to play his part in Ireland's future.
Rest in Peace Cormac
#cormacobraonain
Wasn't always his biggest fan - at times his biggest critic - but that's politics!
When all said & done the leadership
@LeoVaradkar
has shown over these past months will stand as a credit to him &
@FineGael
in future.
Thank you Taoiseach 💙 Beidh lá éile 💪
#ThankYouLeo
🇮🇪
Look, I'm not saying this is point scoring or anything but it's clear who's winning so far..
- Greens: Have torn themselves apart in a Leadership election
- FF: Literally fired a Minister
- FG: Won the Presidency of the Eurogroup & a seat on the United Nations Security Council
The bottom line is that you can't say that you love Kilkee in one breath, & then let your kids off to wreak havoc by night so long as they're not in your way.
You might be on holiday, we're not. Once again no disrespect to our visitors but please know where your kids are. (4)
I agree with Senator
@RonanMullen
that certain politicians can't be trusted, so I'm pleading to all NUI graduates to ensure they register for their NUI Seanad vote and get rid of the cretin once and for all
#twip
#repealthe8th
It was my honour to propose this message and solidify the commitment of
@yfg
to
@antictcoalition
Thanks to the members for their support. Now, let's
#banconversiontherapy
together in the North and South of this island! 🇮🇪🏳️🌈✊🏼
So, let me get this clear.. I'm a young unvaccinated person who doesn't deserve to eat/drink indoors, but there is absolutely no issue with me serving food/drink indoors while unvaccinated.
.
@MichealMartinTD
you & this proposal are a joke.
Fair play
@yfg
👏🏼
#LeftOutsideAlone
This notice was left on a holiday home in Kilkee today.
As a local Peace Commissioner I am deeply disturbed by this. I would advise whoever put it up, they may have breached S7 of the Public Order Act.
An Garda Siochána have been given new powers to keep visitors out, not you.
Absolutely love to see Peter Casey and Brexiteers put in their place. Fair play to you
@MariaWalshEU
- you will make a fantastic representative for decent liberal values in an ever more skeptical European Parliament.
#pkdebate
#ThisTimeImVoting
#EP2019
Lovely to see Spin Féin doing what they do best and arguing against a Court that was designed to put terrorists and gangsters behind bars.
Can't imagine what's in it for them...
#D
áil
Sorry Niall buddy but obviously you have never been subject to a social media attack from hundreds of Shinnerbots two or three times your age.
Come off the cross pal, we need the wood...
Hardly news that Sinn Féin don't support victims of abuse given how they personally silenced the victims who endured sexual abuse at the hands of the IRA...
Don't believe me? Ask Mairia Cahill
Mary Lou on MeToo movement:
“In the MeToo scenario I think word came out on lots of different people that caused, you know, great difficulties but at the same time I'm just not convinced by this cancel culture. I think that's just too absolutist, I think it's too cut and dry."
Seriously impressed by
#Vincent
on
@RTEOne
. An open an honest appraisal of how gay men were demonised by society, with the help of state funded broadcasting.
Enough of the yassifying history, gay people were left to die in the street & we shouldn't forget the complicity of many.
I am truly devastated to hear that my good friend
@campaignforkate
will not be standing in DBS, however I'm not shocked given the genuinely toxic behaviour she had to put up with from many men in Fine Gael & YFG.
Beidh lá eile (I hope) 💙
I'm sorry but the fact that RTÉ News carried a full report about a tree falling over in Trinity being this massive national tragedy is:
A. The most Trinity thing ever
B. Why I think the TV licence fee should be abolished
#sorrynotsorry
Folks in Ireland currently posting about the sad passing of Caroline Flack would do well to remember the vitriol they posted about high profile cases involving female public figures here in Ireland
Everyone deserves their day in court. No to trial by media OR social media. RIP
I will not be sharing that race baiting dog-whistling article from a Dublin FG Cllr, because I don't want to promote those ludicrous views.
The right to freedom of assembly is central to our democracy. I note that he hasn't call for the G*mma protestors to lose their payment 1/2
I'm sorry lads but is there ANY NEED for Pearse Doherty to travel from Donegal to Montrose to be in studio when everyone else is capable of appearing via video link?
Seems a bit reckless to me...
#TWIP
#TheWeekInPolitics
@lawlor_aine
@rtepolitics
I'm totally outraged & disgusted that Fine Gael have let one of the most talented politicians in a generation slip through their fingers.
Kate was right about one thing; they're a shower of coordinated choreographed choirboys singing for their supper!
It is never lost on me how lucky
@FineGael
are to have people like
@Paschald
on our team.
Paschal is one of the most respected figures within the EU finance community. Meanwhile Pearse Doherty is still recycling the same Budget speech he has given since Day 1...
#Budget2021
I'm so honoured to have mam behind me pushing me on every day of this campaign. She always has been my No. 1 supporter. Great canvass today in Kilkee and looking forward to another day canvassing tomorrow.
Please vote Taylor No. 1 on Friday, 24th May
#LE19Clare
#LE19
#Taylor2019
I am disgusted to see some so-called ‘youth activists’ absolutely dragging a new YFG member because he joined our Party. I have always encouraged young people to play their part regardless of what colours they were.
It is so shameful to see civil discourse leave politics.
Every so often Irish politics is given a shakeup by a fierce firebrand of a woman. Monica Barnes was one, Kate O'Connell is another.
Devastated she's not heading back to the Dáil but so grateful to have seen
@campaignforkate
work on things like
#repealthe8th
& vaccine awareness
Last night a number of comments were passed about the number of women in FG. While I may agree that the numbers aren't great, I know that the calibre is spectacular. We have bold, brave, compassionate women I'm proud to call Party colleagues, such as our stellar
#8committee
women
I also want to say that I love welcoming our visitors during the summer, however the lack of respect shown towards Kilkee this summer has put a sour note in a lot of local mouths. We love welcoming visitors but this is our community, not a playground. (3)
I am so disappointed to see the community in Oughterard close ranks to ensure that there will be no Direct Provision centre in their village.
Blatant racism from Deputy Noel Grealish, and sensationalist statements from some others present.
Compassion really is sorely lacking.
I stand with this community and will write to my Fine Gael colleagues in Clare, and Minister Flanagan to intervene. This is unacceptable.
We need to
#EndDP
but until we do, we need to ensure DP centres are clean and safe. We're all human, and we all deserve to be treated so.
Paddy Holohan can backtrack all he likes, but his comments were utterly vile. Many accuse us of gutter politics, but this racist, homophobic diatribe from Sinn Féin's Holohan was a new low. Attacking people not ideas is typical from someone who has nothing valuable to say
#GE2020
5 years today I stood on the steps of Ennis Courthouse & bawled like a baby in my mam's arms after the people of Ireland made me an equal citizen. I had been involved in politics for a while at that stage, but that was the moment I knew real change was possible
#MarRefMemories
🌈
The writing is on the wall for Sinn Féin. Fine Gael are the only Party with the people & the plan to run this country and people are waking up to the playing politics of Sinn Féin.
Given the chance, SF would tank the economy and public services would suffer.
Fine Gael Abú! 💙
POLL: Business Post/Red C
(May 17-23, MoE 3%)
Sinn Féin 23 (-4 in a month)
Fine Gael 22 (+2)
Fianna Fáil 15 (+1)
Social Democrats 5 (-1)
Greens 4 (+1)
Labour 4 (+1)
Aontú 3 (-1)
PBP-Solidarity 3 (+1)
Independents/others 19
I would like to express my delight at the expulsion of Cllr. Brian Murphy from the
@FineGael
Party. We are a progressive Party, and views like that are not to be tolerated, accepted, or respected in this day and age.
Today is a good day for Fine Gael.
Small bit of personal news, as they say..
Today was my last day with
@violetannetd
. It's been a great honour to work with an amazing team on behalf of the people of Clare 💙💛
Time for a new adventure, but first some time off!
Míle Buíochas to all I worked with in this role!
Even after losing his seat on Monday, Minister Pat Breen got up and faced the public to open WRC Ennis on Tuesday.
That's what public service is about, and a lot of the new TDs would do well to reflect on that kind of dedication and assess whether they really are up to the job.
An Taoiseach was absolutely electrifying in this speech. Make no mistake folks, provisional Sinn Féin are the wolf at the door and we will do everything in our power to keep them out and hold a mirror up to their two faced Leadership.
#NeverSinnFein
Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
confirms the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme & the Pandemic Unemployment Payment of €350 per week will be extended beyond mid-June.
The Taoiseach also highlights Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald's two-faced & dishonest approach to
#COVID19
.
Congratulations to our Minister for European Affairs
@HMcEntee
on her election as Vice-President of the
@EPP
at
#EPPZagreb
.
A great day for
@FineGael
,
@EPP_IE
and
@yfg
when a strong advocate for young voices is elected to the top table.
Over the next few days you will see this face appear around Kilrush LEA.
I've visited much of the District since February & will continue to do so every day until 24th May.
I'm a first time candidate and posters are a necessary evil.
I'm respecting all Tidy Towns poster bans
Regardless of everything, I believe that everyone gets into politics for the right reasons. It's never a good day for public discourse when someone is forced out of a Party.
My heart goes out to all of the women in my own Party and others who have to put up with so much.
💙
So, not one FG woman has been elected to the Seanad. There are no words to describe my anger at this situation which absolutely should not have happened.
1) There should have been no externals sought by FG candidates
2) Gender quotas should have applied to internals
#MoreWomen
Congratulations to Fine Gael's Galway Girl
@1Hildegarde
on being appointed a Super Junior. Always a pleasure to work with during my time in
@nuigyfg
and fond memories of canvassing for social change together.
A catch up is needed soon.. 💙
@FineGaelGWSM
Let's be clear, the two line status Deputy Wynne posted is not a formal apology, it's not good enough. In her attack on Pat Breen who served Clare with distinction for 18 years, Wynne seems to have forgotten that he had a constituency office in Kilrush, in West Clare, unlike her.
.
@gabmcfadden
is one of the kindest, most genuine people (let alone politicians) I know. I am sorry to see her eliminated but enormously proud to call her a colleague in the Fine Gael family.
Kind, loyal, dedicated, hardworking.. we haven't seen the end of Gab McFab yet!
I'm sure it's no coincidence that 2 strong female former TDs who backed Coveney were on the national airwaves this morning after they were shafted and scapegoated by the Leadership.
Something is deeply broken at the core of our Party. We have to either fix it, or cut it out.
I'm delighted to see that
@rte
have finally included coverage of the All-Ireland finals for Camogie and LGFA on Reeling In The Years tonight. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Not before time, but better late than never.
#StandInAweOfAllMn
á
#ReelingInTheYears
#RITY
“Embrace difference as a badge if honour”. Lovely words from Ryan Tubridy this evening. Just accept people, take them for what they are. It costs nothing out of your day, but it could make theirs.
#latelate
#LateLateShow
This is the most important election of the decade, and I would like to respectfully ask that you put your faith in me as the YFG Irish Election Ride because it would annoy both the twitter provos, and the hard right in equal measure.
Go raibh maith agaibh.
Over the past short while I have come to know
@MariaWalshEU
quite well & understand her passion for Europe.
To say I'm delighted to see her elected today is a fierce understatement. I couldn't possibly think of anyone better to join
@MaireadMcGMEP
#EP2019
@FineGael
@yfg
@EPP_IE
People have been flooding my DMs with kind words about Pat from all Parties & none since 9/2, which just goes to show the kind of diplomatic gentleman he is.
It has been the honour of my life to work with him - and learn from him.
I wish
@PatBreen1
a long and happy retirement.
I've said it since the beginning and I'm saying it again now. Conor McGregor isn't a national treasure, he's a thundering national disgrace. Mammies, please find better heroes for your little boys.
You know what folks, you can say a lot about
@yfg
but I'll tell you something, we're well able to stand up & call out wrongdoing from our own public reps – today is no different. Discussions in YFG all day have been dominated by last night's vote and what we'll do about it. (1/2)
Thanks again to Tánaiste
@LeoVaradkar
for taking the time to engage with members of
@FineGael
in Clare this evening.
I was grateful to have the opportunity to question the Tánaiste on the progression of a Primary Care Centre for Kilrush.
@yfg
@ClareChampion
@ClareEcho
@ClareFM
I'm delighted that Cabinet has today approved the National Broadband Plan. Well done to
@FineGael
&
@RichardbrutonTD
for delivering largest single Govt investment in Rural Ireland since rural electrification. Connecting 96% landmass. True to our value of Equality of Opportunity.
Fine Gael have shown phenomenal leadership on Brexit. Leo V, Simon Coveney, & Helen McEntee have done their very best to cushion Ireland from the worst or Brexit, and I'm proud of the work they've done. As Heather said, why would you bring on Junior B at ½ time
#VMTVBigDebate
Congratulations to the eminently qualified
@MaireadMcGMEP
on her nomination to be Ireland's next European Commissioner.
If she was selected by
@vonderleyen
it would be a great example to little girls across this island that they can be anything they want to.
#girlpower
💪
Mary Lou talking about the connection between drugs and gang deaths... Let's talk about the connection between SF + IRA + drug crime & gang deaths in our Society!
#AnyoneButSF
#NeverSF
#cblive
#GE2020
Know them. Remember their faces. Question them on this photograph and hold them to account. Fianna Fáil does not care about women. Don't make the mistakes of the past and don't vote for them at the next election. For shame.
#RepealThe8th
#Together4Yes
His comments disgusting & disgraceful. They're not the views to which I or any decent Fine Gael member subscribe. We are a Party of values, among which are; Hope, Security, Integrity, & Equality of Opportunity.
What this Cllr has said directly contradicts those values. Shame 2/2
There are no words to describe the feeling of today. Pat Breen has been an incredibly hardworking TD serving Clare for 18 years.
For me, this loss is personal. Pat taught me everything I know about politics. It has been the honour of my life to work with him. (1/2)
@PatBreen1
Wonderful news to wake up to this morning that
#Taiwan
has made same sex marriage legal, the first Asian country to do so.
When people can love fully and don't have to conceal themselves, they will be the best version of themselves. Congratulations Taiwan 💙
#LoveWins
Fianna Fáil having a candidate as incredible and electable as Tiernan Brady and then opting for the guy who was CEO of GOAL during the scandal and a Minister in Cowen's failed Govt is the most Fianna Fáil thing ever. Then again, at least it's not Hanafin.
#EE19
#Fiannaf
áil
I want to commend Jean McConville's sons for their open and honest interview on
#CBLive
tonight. Yet another reason why we should never support Sinn Féin, the people who stood over these atrocities, the murder of innocents
Thanks to
@thepmanofficial
for helping me to tell my story in this week's
@ClareEcho
— which is free now all over Clare.
Brian Stanley & I both tweeted stupid things in 2017. Difference is I apologised (and was followed). True leadership is admitting when you're wrong.
#SpinFein