Gerard Howlin
@GerardHowlin
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Public affairs consultant, political commentator and former senior government adviser.
Joined October 2011
If Micheál Martin survives this, his achievement will almost rival Catherine Connolly’s https://t.co/2JHbxNyZb1
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Taoiseach’s position is weakened among parliamentary party members after presidential election debacle
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Presidential TV debate: Heather Humphreys’s best performance was not good enough to win
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Catherine Connolly senses the prize is close, and it showed in her performance
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Presidential TV debate: Heather Humphreys’s best performance was not good enough to win https://t.co/JBb4Uj64Z1
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Catherine Connolly senses the prize is close, and it showed in her performance
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Statement from the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland following the murderous antisemitic terrorist attack in Manchester today:- “We are heartbroken by the Yom Kippur attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, where two worshippers were murdered and others left injured
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Gerard Howlin: In a low-energy presidential debate, only one candidate lit a spark
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Jim Gavin sounded like he was reading from a PowerPoint, Heather Humphreys was lacklustre and Catherine Connolly had one big advantage
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NEXT: We return to Gaza with Oliver McTernan & last night's debate with @GerardHowlin Gillian Sherratt, mother of late Harvey Morrison, on her meeting with Tánaiste & Minister for Health & @InlandFisherIE on seizure of almost 1,000 illegally harvested oysters in Kerry
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My take on last night’s presidential debate: In a low-energy presidential debate, only one candidate lit a spark https://t.co/on9p6KuAry
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Jim Gavin sounded like he was reading from a PowerPoint, Heather Humphreys was lacklustre and Catherine Connolly had one big advantage
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin insists Ireland is pro-trade ... except when it comes to Mercosur https://t.co/n3oNUdJOpE
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Official Ireland, it seems, is in a bind: in favour of free trade, but only if it doesn’t upset anybody
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Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling https://t.co/eYhhTSOndB
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A party that doesn’t want local property tax for anyone but wants free third-level fees for all isn’t a left party
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Gerard Howlin: Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling
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A party that doesn’t want local property tax for anyone but wants free third-level fees for all isn’t a left party
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The newly revamped The Mercantile, at the corner of Dame Street and South Great George’s Street, is not only an aesthetic travesty on one of the most prominent sites in Dublin city, but it also highlights a core failing in the Irish planning system🧵
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We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated
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Racism in this State goes back a bit, but vile discourse online is new and most of it comes from abroad – principally the US and UK
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We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated https://t.co/YUWrYVecJH
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Racism in this State goes back a bit, but vile discourse online is new and most of it comes from abroad – principally the US and UK
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Chatting this morning on @PatKennyNT about how the EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over and what to do about it. https://t.co/WMmt1ow0Je
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The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over. https://t.co/ClvOdFFKsW
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Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.
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Gerard Howlin: The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over
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Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.
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Updated this a couple of times . Key issues remain unclear - esp impact on pharma EU-US deal good for Ireland as it averts trade war but vital details remain unclear https://t.co/eJEto9pLfJ
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Ireland relies heavily on US investment and trade and stood to be exposed if talks went badly
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Statement from Jewish Rep Council of Ireland re; antisemitic attack in Dublin. "We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the young woman on the bus who intervened & stood up against the abuse.Her courage & decency in the face of such intimidation are a credit to this country"
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Look out for my critical piece in this weekend’s Irish Times about the terrible tower on Tara Street that has photobombed itself into almost every important vista in Dublin city centre. I’ve named everyone involved in this misconceived project & likened it to a portal of darkness
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