Alan English
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Editor, Sunday Independent. Author of rugby books including Stand Up and Fight: When Munster Beat the All Blacks. Opinions mine
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How lucky are we as a nation to have a chief medical officer as impressive as Dr Tony Holohan?Profound expertise, leadership, powerful communication ability, ordinary decency, calmness in a crisis
#CoronaLockdown
#coronavirus
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I love both Ireland and England but sometimes there are reminders that there's a greater sense of community - and kindness - in our smaller country. The difference between these two Mail headlines is an example - one designed to instil fear, the other capturing the national mood
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This amazing woman, Hilary Gough, was our night nurse last Friday and Saturday when our beloved mother passed away, because of cancer. Words couldn't describe how wonderful she was to our mother - and how much she helped us. Please support the
@IrishCancerSoc
and donate
#latelate
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A journalist doing his job on the left of the screen, evasion and PR management on the right. Well done Shane Hannon
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A bit of personal news: I'm proud to be the next editor of the Sunday Independent, a paper I've read all my life. I'm looking forward to working with a great team. I'll be editorial director of Iconic for a while yet, working with another top-class team of committed journalists
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First day in the new job.
- No office
- No face-to-face meetings
- Editing Ireland's biggest selling newspaper from my front room in Castleconnell, Co Limerick
- One of the biggest stories in generations on the go
- But so far, so good - a great welcome from a great team
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Thanks to the kind person who put this on my Dad's grave on Friday - whoever you are. 45 years is a long time and many of our loved ones didn't live to see the day when Limerick won another All-Ireland - but we feel their spirit strongly now on this day of days 💚
#LuimneachAb
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Look at this absolute drivel. Must be high in the running for the worst piece ever published by
@Forbes
. And it gets even worse after the intro. Embarrassing
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Sinéad O'Connor joins the Sunday Independent as a columnist this Sunday. Her first piece has been filed - and it's great. Sinéad is a natural writer and her column pretty much picks up where her acclaimed and now bestselling memoir left off. A new chapter for an Irish icon
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Impeccable sources tell me the girl in the Limerick jersey who lit up
#BruceSpringsteen
's big screen several times in London last night is Sophie Gleeson, from Ballyclough 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
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A Mayo man who should be high in the running for Time Magazine Person of the Year 2020
#coronavirus
#COVID19
#Proudtobeirish
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How comforting that the most read story - still - on the
@IrishTimes
website is a magnum opus of 16,000+ words written by a journalist at the top of his game,
@ConorGallaghe_r
. It's solid proof that many, many readers will devote their time to high-quality, long-form journalism
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No rain here in Soho tonight, but several glasses being raised in this establishment and nearby hostelries to the great man
#ShaneMacGowan
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Loving the
#fairytaleofnewyork
doc. My brother met Shane MacGowan on a Ryanair flight 30 years ago.
" Shane! My brother loves you. Will you sign an autograph for him?"
"What's his name?"
"Alan."
He scribbled on a bit of paper & gave it to Tom.
"To Alan. Fuck off. Shane MacGowan"
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What odds Patrick Kielty never sitting in the Late Late chair?
- A guy who's never faced scrutiny over his income
- Who negotiated with an RTE desperate to get him
- Who surely secured hefty travel expenses from London
- And whose salary has the potential to cause more uproar
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More live pictures ... Irish Times plant now printing the Sunday Independent, as of tonight. Great to meet the team there and hear the thunderous sound of a massive printing press again
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Re Eoghan Harris, I've set out my position here and will have more to say on Sunday. I had the pleasure of meeting Aoife Moore this week, when she spoke about her outstanding work on Golfgate. Attacks on her by the Barbara J Pym account were contemptible
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Mary Lou McDonald at 39% when respondents were asked to choose between the three main party leaders for their preferred Taoiseach in tomorrow's Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll
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A word on Joe Molloy - he is a superb live interviewer, in my view the best to emerge in Ireland for a very long time
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Live pictures: a major story based on a joint investigation of more than two years by
@MarkLTighe
and Marie Crowe now coming off the press. Huge work has gone into this. Five-page report of 15,000 words in the paper & online tomorrow. RTE Investigates documentary tomorrow night
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Axel was the key player in Munster's 11-year quest to conquer Europe. For a book about that journey, I asked how he'd like to be remembered:
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I don't normally tweet the front page of Sunday Independent Sport but I'm prepared to make an exception on this glorious occasion
#SUAF
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Love this picture - it's like Rog reincarnated. What a talent and already beloved. Long may he light up Thomond Park
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I met this chap today - Hirotsugu Nishiyama, 52 from Kanagawa. He's an Ireland superfan - collecting autographs at the team hotel and hellbent on getting the full set. He fell for us after reading the famous Japanese author Ryotaro Shiba's bestseller 'Irish Journey'. Good on him!
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Everyone in the country will be wishing Tony and Emer Holohan and their family well tonight. How he has managed to stay so strong and so composed every day throughout this terribly difficult time is hard to imagine
#ThankYouTony
From today, I will be taking time out from all of my work commitments to be with my family.
I would like to thank everyone for their support, understanding and respect for my family’s privacy and would wish that to continue.
Continue to stay vigilant and look after each other.
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Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in four years. Which is roughly the length of time the remodelling of O'Connell Street Limerick seems to have been dragging on for
#shambles
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Mayor of Limerick needs to apologise to a fine young
@Limerick_Leader
journalist,
@mariaflan
, after verbally abusing her for doing her job
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Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks June poll: No doubt about who the majority of the public believes will be taoiseach after the next general election, irrespective of their personal preferences
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Keen new editor buys two copies of own paper in bid to boost sales
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Impressive performance by Ireland. Embarrassing nonsense spouted by Matt Williams before and after the game. He is - and always has been - a spoofer
#IREvWAL
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Saddened by Pat Geraghty's death, RIP.
Story here from my book Our Road to Glory which kind of sums up what he brought to Munster's set-up
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My brother Tom would work on finishing this brilliant book, co-written with his friend Peter Burns, in the early hours of the morning after spending all day caring wonderfully for our mother in the last weeks of her life. If she had lived she'd be super proud of it. It's terrific
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Yesterday's
@PhelanVicky
piece deserves - demands - meaningful change and also the widest possible audience. It's free to read as the Editor's Choice on
@Independent_ie
today
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Public service announcement. The selection of songs by Louise Duffy in her 12-1 RTE Radio 1 slot, in particular the way she changes it up between genres, is consistently a delight. (Ends)
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There's a simply magnificent piece from 1990 by Eamon Dunphy on George Best in the new Sunday Independent anthology. It's a perfect and beautiful reminder of what's been lost, now that sportswriters so rarely have any meaningful access to the greats, or even to the not so greats
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We've dealt with the Sunday Independent's heavy criticism of John Hume in 1993 head on in today's edition. I explain the background here - no paywall. There is a seven-page Hume special
Letter from the Editor: John Hume vindicated by the hand of history
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Keith Earls takes pride of place on the front of Sunday Independent Sport. Aboy the kid
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Here's the top of tomorrow's Sunday Independent page 1, my first as editor. The photograph is part of a stunning picture essay inside by
@davidconachy
, accompanied by a powerful story by
@Alan_Reporter
on a funeral that nobody could go to. There are many more must-reads inside
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What a coaching achievement by Warren Gatland. He hasn't had enough credit for what he has delivered. Most Welsh club sides poor, a fraction of England's playing pool to choose from ... and yet he can mastermind a performance like that. Seriously impressive
#WALvENG
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Live pictures: The Sunday Independent rolling off the press tonight at a speed of 60,000 copies an hour
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Sunday Independent/Ireland thinks June poll
Sinn Fein 35% (+1%)
Fine Gael 20% (-3%)
Fianna Fail 17% (+1%)
Social Democrats 5% (+1%)
Labour 4% (n/c)
Greens 3% (n/c)
Aontu 3% (n/c)
Solidarity PBP 3% (-1%)
Independents/Others 8% (n/c)
Many more poll results in tomorrow's edition
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Sinn Fein at 33%, up two points, in tomorrow's Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll. FG at 23%, down two points, FF 19% - up two. Extensive poll, multiple questions across several pages
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Forget the McDonald's drive-ins, Chicken Hut in Limerick has reopened - now THAT'S a news story
Different gravy: Queue forms as Chicken Hut in Limerick city reopens
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The front page of tomorrow's new-look Sunday Independent, now fully redesigned across all sections and with its first new masthead in 25 years. Really proud of how it all looks, a great team effort - check it out tomorrow if you can
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I've seen some misplaced apostrophes in my time but this really takes the piss
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Headline of the week in tomorrow's Sunday Independent. Take a bow, chief sub Tom Sweeney, aka
@ScottishTom
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The Sinn Fein Abu story broken by
@Philip_Ryan
and rigorously reported by him in the days since is belatedly the subject of a Prime Time interview with Mary Lou McDonald - one that fails miserably and mean-spiritedly to acknowledge his work on the story, even in passing
#rtept
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Due to phenomenal demand the
@Limerick_Leader
All-Ireland souvenir supplement is being reprinted. It will be on sale again on Tuesday, with extra pages & new material - including manager John Kiely's Galbally homecoming and the cup's visit to the family home of Dolores O'Riordan
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Love this. Picture, headline, masthead all just right. It will be hard to top it as Maradona tribute front page
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Neale Richmond doesn't get paid enough to go in and bat for his FG superiors on a sticky wicket, only to get clean bowled by a
@SarahAMcInerney
on scintillating form
#Ouch
#Zappone
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RTE has apologised to Des O'Malley & family for a statement issued in response to his Sunday Indo piece last week about the Gun Plot series. Before the statement was issued, RTE called me on Sunday morning looking for the piece to be changed online, in its favour. Story tomorrow
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Here's the 2,000 word piece on Eoghan Harris's departure from the Sunday Independent. It's not free to read because journalists need to make a living too. It's in the actual newspaper too - which isn't free either, for the same reason. Thanks.
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Finally landed in the office today after four months of editing
@TheSundayIndo
from home in Limerick. Not many about the place. Things can only get busier ...
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State of the parties in tomorrow's Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll:
SF 36%, +1
FG 21%, -1
FF 16%, -1
Solidarity PBP 5%, +1
SocDems 4%, NC
Labour 3%, NC
Aontu 3%, NC
Greens 2%, -2
Independents/others 11%, +2
Many more poll results in the paper tomorrow
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Heartfelt and eloquent - a wonderful tribute by
@docallaghan4
in The Times today to his friend and fellow warrior
@stringer9
, one of the great rugby professionals in every aspect of his work
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Thanks for all the good wishes - Twitter can be a tough crowd sometimes but it's also full of quality people and I really appreciate the kindness. I'm not starting for a while yet but it's a great job and I will give it my best shot
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Excellent, powerful tribute to Keelin Shanley on
#rtept
. She was such an empathetic journalist, a reporter who made a difference. She was able to win people's trust because she was so obviously a profoundly decent human being who cared about social justice. Rest in peace, Keelin
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Out tomorrow: a 56-page celebration which is easily the most joyful supplement the
@Limerick_Leader
has published in its 129 years. Absolutely awesome job done by every member of the Leader team. A privilege for all of us to tell the greatest Limerick story of all time
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Yes! Heartstopping and truly heartwarming for Limerick people the world over. The end of a 44-year championship losing streak to Kilkenny. My father lifted me over the turnstile that day at Croke Park in 1974 and there hasn't been a more exciting Limerick team since. Believe!
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Applause for the great Keith Earls when Munster players and supporters came together after the game. The bond remains as close as ever. Fantastic travelling support today
#EDIvMUN
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Another superlative hurling piece from the vaults -
@PaulKimmage
in the Sunday Indo after Limerick's harrowing 1994 defeat. Still painful after all these years. Here's hoping someone gets to write a classic piece with the 2018 Limerick hurlers, with a happier ending
#LuimneachAb
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Really delighted for
@AndyLeeBoxing
- another big, big achievement on his CV. What a star and what a boxing brain - who wouldn't want him in their corner? Limerick is proud
#FuryWilder
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I put up a picture here last Sunday of the Limerick colours on my father's grave. This is the story of how they got there - and why family mattered most on a day that could not have been more perfect for Limerick people everywhere
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Just finished this. Verdict - an instant classic, one of the all-time great Irish sports books. And, of course, sport is only one aspect of the multifaceted story that unfolds. Congratulations to
@marktigheST
and
@paulrowantree
, terrific and ballsy journalists both
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Paul O'Connell asks Schmidt if he would like to have coached
@RonanOGara10
. Answer: "I'd love to have had the chance to coach him." Describes Rog firing torpedoes across the pitch for Munster when JS was coaching Leinster. "And I'd think to myself, 'You little prick!'"
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It's not a nice feeling to be sued by your alma mater for publishing the truth.
This is what the HEA report says about
@UL
's 2015 legal action.
Major coverage of the report's findings in tomorrow's
@Limerick_Leader
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Tomorrow's Sunday Independent will be packed with excellent stuff - high-quality writing throughout the paper. I will tweet out some of the highlights later. It has been a hugely enjoyable first week with a great group of journalists and people
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Absolutely sensational game of hurling! Words can't describe how proud the people of
#Limerick
are of these players. No matter what happens in the final they have given us an unforgettable summer Well done one and all!
#Hurling
#LimerickAb
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The
@Limerick_Leader
could stand accused of getting a bit carried away today by the hurlers' epic All-Ireland victory ...
Guilty as charged, your honour.
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That's Johnny Sexton on our front page, making his way around the print plant and then into the vans. Don't think it will be the last time he makes page one in 2023
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What an extraordinary woman Vicky Phelan is and what a contribution she is making to Irish life. Courageous and dignified, she is hands down the most admirable person in the country right now
#rtept
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A general election count brings out the best in Irish journalists - like this guy,
@FintanYTWalsh
, who conceived the idea of an interactive map detailing the tallies around Limerick and is busy executing it brilliantly. The reward is huge traffic on the
@Limerick_Leader
website
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Today's
@PaulKimmage
interview with
@ShaneLowryGolf
is a riveting insight into the mindset of a driven competitor. Brilliant detail on Lowry's week at the Masters. Part 2 next week
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Monster performance from Munster. Vintage. Joey Carbery is the No 10 they have missed for years and he's the reason they should fear nobody in this competition
#GLOvMUN
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Devastating, shocking, depressing, criminal - the
#MauriceMcCabe
story on RTE Prime Time is a must-watch for everyone in the country. I hope Drew Harris was as horrified as the rest of us. Immensely impressed also with the eloquence and dignity of Maurice's wife Lorraine
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Talk about star quality. Denise Chaila has something special
"I would regret the things that I do not say far more than I would regret anything that I do say"
@DeniseChaila
chats to Ryan.
#LateLate
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These brilliant young Limerick hurlers also have a highly impressive manager in John Kiely. A bonus that he's one of our own. This is the team we've waited a long time to see - and they will have years together to flourish and prosper
#ComeonLimerick
#GAA
#CorkvLim
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Sunday Independent front page: a nation grieves. Picture by Mark Condren. Great writing and photography across the paper
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Rodney has done a lot of outstanding and important work for the Impartial Reporter, which is one of the best local newspapers on the island. He's joining the Sunday Independent in early September and we're looking forward to him being part of our team
Some personal news: After 11 years at
@impartialrep
, I have decided to leave this great newspaper to pursue a new career opportunity. I have loved every moment and will miss it, my colleagues and readers very much. Looking forward to sharing news of my new job very soon.
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The
@Limerick_Leader
is 130 years old today - I'm proud to have been editor for 10 of those years. Here's an RTE archive clip from the 100th anniversary featuring my predecessor (and first editor) Brendan Halligan, who was in the chair for a mere 36 years!
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What an interview by Rory. Win or lose, he will be the proudest of Ryder Cup captains one day. And this heavy defeat doesn't diminish Padraig Harrington's golfing legacy one jot
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Delighted about this. Sinéad has written a compelling book about her extraordinary life so far. She's a natural writer. Looking forward to her being in the Sunday Independent
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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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Good things happen to good people. Thanks to John Kiely, Paul Kinnerk and whole Limerick backroom team. I'm sure we have little idea of what it took to get back to the summit
#Luimneachabu
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What an opening paragraph. As anyone who has read her book will testify, Sinéad O'Connor can write
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Hats off to the
@IndoSport
headline writer who came up with this. Best in class today
#MCITOT
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Big news in Limerick.
@UL
president Des Fitzgerald, has resigned, stating in a letter to chancellor Mary Harney: “Unfortunately this virus will directly impact my ability to serve the university and limit my ability to fully engage once we get our community back onto the campus.”
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For the first time, the Sunday Independent carries a major interview with a Sinn Fein leader today. On page 2 of the paper, I've written about the background to that. This is the interview
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New Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll: Sinn Fein up two points to 33%, mostly at FF's expense (down 2 to 18%). FG up 1 at 21%. Slight encouragement for Ivana Bacik with Labour up a point to 4%. Story on shortly. Many more questions in tomorrow's paper
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It does the heart good to see this -
@UL
branding right in the heart of Limerick city centre. Fifty years after Richard Harris spoke with passion - no more than 200 yards from here - to thousands of people demanding a Limerick university
It has started. First step on the beginning of a new journey for
#limerick
in so many ways.
#watchthisspace
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Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks January poll
Sinn Fein 32% (-2)
Fine Gael 25% (+2)
Fianna Fail 16% (-1)
Greens 4% (+1)
Solidarity/PBP 4% (+1)
Aontu 3% (-1)
SocDems 3% (-2)
Labour 3% (-)
Independents/Others 10% (+1)
Story soon, extensive coverage tomorrow
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Ah the glorious smell of ink on a Saturday night. Hot off the press
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Congratulations to Aoife Hegarty and the
#RTEInvestigates
team on a moving and powerful documentary. Truly superb journalism and filmmaking
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Two heartbreakingly moving and deeply honest interviews there with Andrew McGinley on Prime Time. Three beautiful and much loved children. Lost in admiration for Andrew's humanity and spirit. A truly incredible man
#rtept
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