Gillian Morrissey
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Author, Crime Writer, academic researcher. MA in criminology student.
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@AodhBC
What nonsense! I don't know of any bloke who reads because of what Turbidy recommended. Most readers do not need to be told what to read
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@catherine_w_
Silence is dignity. He wants a public slanging match but his family will not lower themselves to his level of trashy sensationalism.
#PrinceHarryIsATraitor
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@gertieluimneach
@LimerickCLG
Sportsmen in this country are evidently above the law. Whether it is rugby, football or GAA, players can be as violent and lawless as they like and will get away with it as they are seen as heroes and role models. This mentality has to change. This loser should be in prison
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@mullingar_rc
This story will not go away. Not when a publicly owned bank writes off millions in debts for sporting celebrities while others are literally starving trying to pay back mortgages.
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@hrrysgreysuit
@PageSix
There is no comparison. What kind of man marries a woman who reminds him of his mother? So creepy!
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@RachelWardbooks
I ordered a book online a few years ago, accidentally did not check the number box and ended up with ten copies of the same novel! I donated the excess copies to my local library.
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@JohnOBrennan2
@GeraskoLarysa
No acknowledgement of the generosity of people in this country since the start of the U War. No mention of the bitter divisions the issue of refugees here have had on communities or overstretched resources. Never a word of thanks, just whinging.
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@eireguide
The arrogant players ployed against her. Their attitude at the World Cup towards her was disgraceful. The manager is the boss. End of. Success really has gone to their heads.
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@itvnews
With friends like her who needs enemies. Thirty seconds of me, me, me! Trying to salvage her reputation by playing the victim.
#SackHolly
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@DuchyOfRoyalty
It is not about looks. People are sick of the PR stunts and the curated perfection which 99% of women will never aspire to. She has no substance
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I would love to read a Maeve Kerrigan book written from the perspective of Josh Derwent! It would be totally outrageous obviously. Very interesting to understand his views on other female characters such as Una, Georgia and Olivia.
@JaneCaseyAuthor
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People are finally waking up to the vanity and the lies.
#MeghanMarkleisCancelled
Looks like we've finally had enough of Meghan, Harry and 'The Crown'
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@ledbettercarly
The publisher will just about break even on the massive advance they paid out.
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@RTEUpfront
@KatieGHannon
Why is she teaching in a Catholic school if she is against the curriculum? What would happen if teachers who are not native Gaelige speakers decided not to teach Irish? Ridiculous argument not a priority for most people
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@rtenews
There is also a large proportion of 40+ age group who are living at home due to financial necessity, illness or lack of houses in the rental market. A situation which could take decades to rectify.
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@MichaelPTKelly
Out of all the politicians,
@HollyCairnsTD
is the most hypocritical. Like the other opportunistic party leaders , she jumped on the back wagon hoping the yes vote win would give her credibility. She did not listen to voters. It was all a PR stunt .
#reapwhatyousow
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@Daily_Express
Why do journalists always refer to Camilla as 'a dream in white'? She is a frumpy woman with no style. The PR around her is over the top.
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@AmandaPCraig
The films were their gateway to wealth and privilege. They don't care about the people who gave them that opportunity. Their acting careers are not exactly flourishing now.
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10 more days to the book I have been waiting over two years for!
Gorgeous glossy cover.
#TheClose
@JaneCaseyAuthor
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@seanmccarney
Megan and Harry were spare parts at the funeral. They sulked for the whole week and nobody in the family spoke to them. Has the penny dropped yet?
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@PMc276
Femicide in this country is completely out of control. It is so normalised now that nobody is shocked anymore.
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Just wondering how many people suffer facial injuries after suffering a seizure?
This is a photo of me from 15 years ago when I suffered a seizure coming down the stairs.
@lance_fogan
@defeatepilepsy
@BrainAblaze
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Currently rereading
#AndThenThereWereNone
for the 1000th time. Without exception, the best psychological book ever written by
@agathachristie
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@Michael54325847
He is a dancer, not an elected official. He was not even born in this country and probably knows nothing about history or the importance of the 1937 constitution.
What is he saying exactly? That he is right and the over one million who rejected the referendums are wrong?
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@Adrianheneghan
@rtenews
Everyone knows he was a killer. He was convicted in France. Almost beat his own partner to death. Society is a better place without him.
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@CameronDLWalker
Her own children are spoilt and will never want for anything. Maybe she just feels guilty.
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@SkyNews
If the state department are going to such lengths to protect Harry from his lies, then they will do the same for Meghan whose own family hate her.
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@AnnBrehony
Definitely not! If they had any idea of the indignity and invisibility of people with disabilities who are reliant on welfare and handouts while fighting discrimination.
Speaking from experience
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The stunning cover reveal for the new
#MaeveKerrigan
book The Close
@JaneCaseyAuthor
Not published until March 2023
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@ReidyConor
Not the only person in RTE you could say that about. Look at the renumeration of Claire Byrne and Sarah McInerney! The former had her chat show axed, but still receives a quarter of a million in salary. How do we know others are not receiving secret money deals?
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@RTE_PrimeTime
Who gets to decide what constitutes hate in society? Not a woman who is on permanent maternity leave. This law is unworkable because the tenet of free speech is the right to criticise and express opinions which may not be popular, but that right is paramount.
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@RTE_PrimeTime
@EP_President
@RobertaMetsola
This is the big problem with the
@EuropeanUnion36
Member countries have been stripped of their identity and cultures for a mass vague identity which is bloated and undignified. The migration policy is not the only illustration of this throughout the union
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@GarethOCal
@rte
Strange to wait 18 years to come forward with this "revelation" does not add up if true
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@BBCNews
Really laying it on thick exploiting her spoiled kids. The carol singing, the photo etc. Such a kick in the face to people who don't have children and feel stigmatized by society
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I got my copy of
#TheClose
by
@JaneCaseyAuthor
TODAY!! Two days ahead of publication date. So excited! This has made my day.
@DubrayBooks
(Cork, Ireland)
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@TheNewReview2
No justification for causing disruption to the city at this time of year. People who work long hours all week have the right to shop and walk around the city centre without being harassed or guilt tripped into feeling empathy for a war in Israel. Won't change anything
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@MichaelPTKelly
@HollyCairnsTD
Holly Cairns is leader of a non party with SIX TDs. She represents less than 1% of the electorate. The alliance was previously led by two grannies, rejects of other failed parties. Cairns does not speak for any generation particularly those affected by the housing crisis.
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My latest blog on living with epilepsy even after remission and the ever present legacy.
@lance_fogan
@BrainAblaze
@defeatepilepsy
@epilepsyaction
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@Michael_O_Regan
The decision has been made regarding Turbidy and won't be reversed by a patronising letter from one of his celebrity mates. Funny how none of his RTE have defended him. Also telling that a millionaire like Brennen did not metion the lower paid workers who are also human.
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@andrewmcb
The good old days when political correctness did not dominate every show on television.
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@PrissMint
Michelle Obama is also an academic who respects her family and has substance. She avoids the celebrity nonsense and has never exploited her race.
Megan is a z list nobody who just wanted a title and a platform.
This is the difference.
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@ST__Ireland
This legislation has been criticised on the international stage. There are genuine concerns about basic and fundamental human rights being eroded or ignored by a targeted piece of legislation which will make free speech a punishable offence in a democracy.
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@erskinechilders
His constant interference on domestic and international policies are inappropriate and outside his remit. The role is supposed to be above politics. He is supposed to be a figurehead. His wife is just as bad. He does not speak for the electorate.
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@deshocks
Very true about staff. My mother died in palliative care in
@Mercycork
last September. The three Indian born young nurses who attended her were so kind and respectful.
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@NileGardiner
😄😄😄Britain is the laughing stock of the world which is why the country has been snubbed for the trip and Coronation
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@RTENewsPaulC
@sinnfeinireland
@mattcarthy
@rtenews
The way the delegates are looking at him! Utter contempt. 🤣🤣
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@definitlynice
Americans are thick and will believe every victim hood story. How are Netflix going to spin her mingling with people she claims to hate?😀😀
#MeghanMarkleGoHome
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Phillip Schofield has been pushed out of a twenty year career by bullies and friends stabbing him in the back
Remember Caroline Flack and how she was hounded to death. Everyone has fragile egos.
#phillipschofield
#MentalHealthMatters
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@NewstalkFM
Even meteoric pop singers are left wing political now lecturing on transgenderism, which is populist. Is this just publicity for Eurovision?
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@MirrorRoyal
Nobody wants to see Camilla and her family at the Coronation. None of them are royal, except through marriage. Taxpayers will be charged £100 million as thousands cannot afford to eat. This is why the monarchy is in serious trouble in Britain.
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@TheSun
He boasted about the drug use in his book to make money. If he lied about that, then everything else he says is also lies. If it is correct, then he deserves to be kicked out of America. Everyone else with a history of drug use would not allowed to live there.
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Currently watching my favourite Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile (1978) with Mia Farrow.
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Only 40 days until the most anticipated book of the last three years is released!🥳
#TheClose
by
@janecaseyauthor
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@MorrisDemetress
Thicko strikes again. He was told he was not welcome in England when his father was diagnosed with cancer. Now, he is demanding to come back to see Catherine who he has been calling a racist for years!
What manipulative scum he is.
#HarryAndMeghanAreFinished
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@caulmick
@Independent_ie
Boyd Barrett does not represent the left or the working class. His party care about the left bank in Gaza. The party struggle on 2% in the polls. They oppose more housing developments than any other politician. They cannot be kingmakers as they have no power.
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Netflix and Spotify must be tearing their hair out. They paid Harry and Meghan a fool's ransom for nothing. No access to the royal family or their residences.
Prince and Princess of Wales release behind-the-scenes Coronation film via
@MailOnline
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@Niall_Boylan
Hotels were kept afloat by taxpayers all through COVID. Now they are gouging customers and pricing us out of the market. Very selective memories.
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@AndisMom4
Just spend two days talking about his ex Chelsy Davy. No wonder he looks so miserable thinking about what he lost
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@corkbeo
Radio stations need to stop hiring celebrity, washed up athletes as hosts. Plenty of media graduates who have training and deserve the exposure.
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@rtenews
Why focus on Gaza in his speech when we have so many problems in this country which need attention such as health, homelessness, cost of living etc. First it was Ukraine, now Gaza. Where do Irish people come on the list of priorities?
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@victoria_ward
The judge should throw the case out if Harry cannot be bothered to show up. A regular person would not get away with that. Who does he think he is!
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@BBCBreakfast
The family are wealthy who thought they were immune to this type of crime and expected a perfect legal system. Most knive crime victims are not from elite backgrounds and get no publicity. Most cases do not even get to court. Epidemics affect all communities, race and class.
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@mickthehack
This is offensive. Plenty of 50 years old are fit and healthy, certainly fitter than the lazy 20 to 30 year olds who cannot even pass a basic fitness test!
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@MaiaDunphy
So many stories on the news both here and in Britain about mother's killing their children. How do these women get sole custody of children if they are so unstable? Surely there are warning signs that should be noted by other family members?
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@collumbo
So sick of him getting involved in politics and societal issues. Someone needs to remind him of his remit. He is not a politician and should not be making political statements about neutrality.
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@rtenews
Own goal by any political party to vilify the Gardai, especially a party who supported the murder of members of the Gardai.
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@centerviewnews
The "poor boy' did not consider the mental health of others in his book so he is now isolated, he does not deserve sympathy.
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@Casserly_Rock
People need to remember the attitude to and support of HAMAS by
@PBP
at the next election
#Israel_under_attack
#IStandWithIsrael
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@sophiegrenham
The ratings are dire and the abuse aimed at Ryan on Twitter is appalling. There will be a big push for a female presenter. Hope it won't be Claire Byrne. Would like to see Brendan O Connor. He can do serious interviews and entertainment.
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@MiriamOCal
Fair play to you for not abandoning
@RTE_PrimeTime
It is the most relevent current affairs show and the only unbiased and bipartisanship analysis of the events which affect people's lives. As John F Kennedy said 'Politics is too important to be left to politicians'
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@fergusfinlay
Stagg was one of the most controversial politicians of his generation. The hero worship of the last few days has been well over the top.
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I am suffering from serious Derwent withdrawal after reading
#TheClose
so I am rereading
#CruelActs
again.
@JaneCaseyAuthor
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@johnredwood
The EU have every right to protect The Good Friday Agreement which is what the British government is legally obliged to do, but won't!!
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@BBCNews
Why does Prince William always think that posing with his spoilt children will make up for his failure to perform his duties. He has a duty to support the English team.
This is NOT the 1950s. Using your children as PR does not cut it anymore!
#PrinceWilliam
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@MorrisDemetress
There are no such thing as haters. There are normally reasons why people are disliked. In her case she is narcissistic who has run out of ways to secure millions.
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@David_Suchet
I remember that episode so well. I was so shocked to hear of her death. So young and so talented.
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@joancooke5
I feel sorry for the employees in
@rte
who live on limited incomes and work in basic conditions while untalented people like Turbidy are paid secret payments because of their influence and family connections.
#Tubridy
#RteSecretPayments
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@RoyalCentral
Would be great if King Charles and the evil Camilla decided to abdicate to save the monarchy.
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@RTENewsPaulC
@rtenews
Constant protests about Palestine, but silence and indifference about the state of the health service and hospitals in this country which are inhumane and a danger to life
#Priorities
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@Kevin_Maguire
Starmer is not PM. Hiding inside a building to avoid the heckling outside! He is not trusted. His policies are vague. People should remember Starmer served in Corbyn's shadow cabinet
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@sendboyle
They are an eyesore and will not induce anyone to use bikes. The bike lanes have ruined access into and outside the city centre. It takes forty minutes by taxi to get from Patrick Street to the Northside. Taxi fares have increased from €8 to €12 due to delays
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@corkbeo
Just what the city needs, another high fat, high salt shop promoting fast food and childhood obesity. Ironically pubs are banned on Patrick Street, but these shops are everywhere. Very irresponsible.
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@sophiegrenham
I am currently on my third twitter account with just 35 followers. My previous two accounts were hacked and removed. My last account had nearly 600 followers.
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