Brian O'Donovan
@BrianOD_News
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RTÉ News Work & Technology Correspondent, former Washington Correspondent & author of ‘Four Years in the Cauldron’ available via the link below
Joined December 2010
A Conor McGregor fan awaits the arrival of the @TheNotoriousMMA at the courthouse in Brooklyn.
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An emotional @JoeBiden wipes away tears and quotes James Joyce as he departs Delaware for Washington ahead of his #Inauguration tomorrow. @rtenews
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“Absolutely incredible” - @KatieTaylor gives me her reaction to becoming the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. #KatieTaylor @RTEsport @rtenews
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I’m delighted to announce that I’ve written a book about my time here in the US. ‘Four Years in the Cauldron’ will be published in October by @PenguinIEBooks and is available for preorder here. @easons
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Looking forward to taking up my new role as @rtenews Work & Technology Correspondent when I return from Washington in the coming weeks.
RTÉ News is pleased to announce the appointment of RTÉ journalist, Brian O'Donovan @BrianOD_News as our new Work & Technology Correspondent. In his new role, Brian will report and analyse our working lives, how they are changing and the wide-ranging developments in technology.
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The @Twitter account of @realDonaldTrump has been locked because of tweets that violate Twitter’s policies. @rtenews
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US President-Elect @JoeBiden has announced Irish-American @MartyJWalsh as his nominee for Labour Secretary and jokes that the only thing wrong with Marty is that his parents come from Galway not Mayo! @rtenews
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After a successful run for the @WhiteHouse, @JoeBiden runs on stage for his victory speech. #Election2020 @rtenews
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Sunset on the National Mall here in Washington where preparations are continuing ahead of the #Inauguration of @JoeBiden on Wednesday. @rtenews
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In a statement tonight, the US Speaker of the House @SpeakerPelosi is warning the UK that there will be “absolutely no chance” of a US-UK trade agreement passing Congress if the UK violates an international treaty and Brexit undermines the Good Friday Agreement. @rtenews
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The US Speaker of the House @SpeakerPelosi on the latest #Brexit developments: “There will be no bilateral US-UK agreement if the Good Friday accords regarding the border are changed” @rtenews
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An emotional farewell for @JoeBiden, quoting James Joyce as he leaves his home state of Delaware for Washington ahead of his #Inauguration tomorrow. @rtenews
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An Post has launched a new digital stamp which can be purchased via the company's app. Customers will receive a 12-digit unique alpha-numeric code which they can then write onto their envelope where a traditional stamp would normally go. @rtenews
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Katie Taylor wins! She’s the undisputed lightweight champion of the world! #KatieTaylor @RTEsport
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Breaking: Thomas Martens, jailed in the US for the murder of Irish man Jason Corbett, has failed in his bid to get released from prison over #coronavirus concerns. @rtenews
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A resolution has been unveiled in the US Senate reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement. @rtenews
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At their @WhiteHouse meeting @JoeBiden & @vonderleyen discussed #NorthernIreland: “We share the assessment that it is important for peace & stability on the island of Ireland to keep the withdrawal agreement & to keep the protocol.” Ms. von der Leyen told reporters. @rtenews
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Asked about the legal action that the EU is taking against the UK, the @WhiteHouse @PressSec Jen Psaki repeats her previous statement that @JoeBiden remains “unequivocal” in his support for the Good Friday Agreement. @rtenews
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Ukrainians living in Ireland are protesting outside the Dublin HQ of Facebook parent company Meta. They are calling on the social media giant to remove Russian state-backed accounts from its platforms. @rtenews
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Big congrats to @seanwhelanRTE who will be heading to Washington 🇺🇸.
RTÉ News is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Whelan as its new Washington Correspondent. @seanwhelanRTE has held the role of London Correspondent for the last three years, extensively reporting on Brexit, the pandemic and UK politics.
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Joe Biden has been sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States. #InaugurationDay @rtenews
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Unbelievable scenes on Capitol Hill, @realDonaldTrump supporters inside & outside the Capitol Building @rtenews
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Day one in the new job as Washington Correspondent. I’m filming at the @WhiteHouse with camera operator @jettesetgo
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I know it’s a little early, but the St Patrick’s Day parade is underway here today in Alexandria, Virginia. @rtenews
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At the @WhiteHouse with @suzannelynch1 from the @IrishTimes waiting for remarks from President @JoeBiden and Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD. #StPatricksDay @rtenews
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A memorial plaque has been unveiled in Berkeley, California honouring the students who lost their lives when an apartment balcony collapsed in June 2015. @rtenews
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The @WhiteHouse has issued a statement on @joebiden’s congratulatory call with the Irish rugby team. @rtenews
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Irishman Dr Martin Tobin is testifying at the #DerekChauvinTrial. He studied at University College Dublin & is a pulmonology expert. He said #GeorgeFloyd died from a low level of oxygen which caused damage to his brain & caused his heart to stop. @rtenews
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US President @JoeBiden & @FLOTUS Jill Biden have sent a very special letter to @AdamKingIRL. @RTELateLateShow @rtenews.
Wow 🤩. @AdamKingIRL tells Ryan about the letter he received from @POTUS @JoeBiden and Dr. Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) AND it was hand delivered by @MichealMartinTD. #LateLate
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Thank you @easons at Mahon Point, Cork for your warm welcome today when I stopped by to sign copies of my new book ‘Four Years in Cauldron’. @PenguinIEBooks
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Day three and t-shirt number three here at the Cork North Central count. #GE2024 #Election2024
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Breaking: Liam Carew & Shane O’Connor from The Abbey School, Tipperary are the winners of the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for their project "Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and development" @rtenews
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Taoiseach @campaignforleo and his partner Matt marching in the New York #StPatricksDay Parade
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The scene outside the @WhiteHouse right now, @JoeBiden supporters gathering to celebrate his projected win. #Election2020 @rtenews
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36 members of the US Congress, led by @RepBrendanBoyle & @RepBrianFitz, have written to @BorisJohnson calling on him to scrap plans for a Troubles amnesty. @rtenews
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Here is the letter sent by the US Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus to @BorisJohnson warning that it will oppose any US-UK trade deal if the Good Friday Agreement is undermined. It’s the latest #Brexit warning to come from the US Congress. @rtenews
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Ireland is not on this list of European countries banned from flying to US just released by the US Department of Homeland Security. @rtenews
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Supporters of @realDonaldTrump are gathering in Washington DC to protest against his election defeat. #MarchForTrump @rtenews
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The US military has released this photo of the final American service member to leave #Afghanistan. His name is Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. @rtenews
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The Taoiseach @campaignforleo and his partner Matt Barrett are meeting with @VP Mike Pence. @rtenews
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This is the scene close the Capitol Building right now. Groups of @realDonaldTrump supporters are moving away from the area. @rtenews
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🚨Publication Day! 🚨Very excited that my new book ‘Four Years in the Cauldron’ is out today. @PenguinIEBooks.
Four Year in the Cauldron by @BrianOD_News, the riveting story of a nation at a crucial crossroads, is out today! Brian will be chatting to @RyanTubridyShow later this morning.
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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to add Ireland to the E-3 Visa Programme. If passed by the US Senate, it could result in thousands of US visas being made available to Irish workers every year. @rtenews
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Latest report from the @WhiteHouse press pool: @JoeBiden left mass and “walked over to a group of women, wearing the Irish flag and selling raffle tickets, and he gave them cash.” 🇮🇪 @rtenews
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The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee is to hold a hearing next week on reaffirming the Good Friday Agreement. @rtenews
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Minister @simoncoveney is on Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress including @SpeakerPelosi. He says: “One of the few things that unites Democrats & Republicans in Washington right now, even in a divisive presidential election campaign, is peace in Ireland” @rtenews
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We’re outside the @WhiteHouse where the president’s helicopter Marine One has landed ahead of @realDonaldTrump’s transfer to Walter Reed Hospital. @rtenews
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The US President-Elect @JoeBiden is delivering his victory speech from Wilmington, Delaware. “As President I will seek not to divide but to unify” #Election2020 @rtenews
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Four US Congressmen have written to UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson once again warning that there will be no US-UK trade deal if the Good Friday Agreement comes under threat. #Brexit @rtenews
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The virtual meeting between @JoeBiden & @MichealMartinTD is getting underway here in the Oval Office. #StPatricksDay @rtenews
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Half-page ads calling for a united Ireland are appearing in today’s @nytimes & @washingtonpost. The adverts were placed by ‘Friends of Sinn Fein’ & endorsed by a number of Irish American groups. @rtenews
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BREAKING: Joe Biden has won the state of Wisconsin, according to a race call by the AP.
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The big screen here in Madison Square Garden: “Congratulations Katie Taylor”. She’s the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. #KatieTaylor @RTEsport
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“With his enduring sense of honour, he kept marching on against all odds towards a brighter future for all the children of Northern Ireland” - former US President @BillClinton has issued a statement following the death of #JohnHume. @rtenews
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A 36-foot-tall mural of James Joyce has been unveiled in downtown Buffalo, New York ahead of Bloomsday, which falls on Wednesday. @rtenews
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US President-Elect @JoeBiden has welcomed the news that @realDonaldTrump won't attend his inauguration: "One of the few things he and I have ever agreed on. It's a good thing, him not showing up." @rtenews
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The traditional greening of the Chicago River is underway to celebrate #StPatricksDay. @rtenews
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The US Speaker of the House @SpeakerPelosi calls for the removal of @realDonaldTrump by invoking the 25th Amendment, or another impeachment effort may be carried out by Democrats. @rtenews
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Impressive rainbow over Ballina this evening ahead of the arrival of US President Joe Biden. @rtenews
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Scenes of celebration outside the Minneapolis courthouse where #DerekChauvin has just been convicted. People are cheering, waving flags and beeping car horns. @rtenews
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The scene outside the Capitol Building right now as Donald Trump officially becomes the first US president to be impeached twice. @rtenews
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The @WhiteHouse @PressSec Jen Psaki says she’ll check with her team to see if there is a plan to host the traditional St Patrick’s celebration at the White House this year. @rtenews
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US National Security Adviser @JakeSullivan46 spoke to reporters on the flight to the UK. Asked about @JoeBiden’s message on the Good Friday Agreement: “That agreement must be protected & any steps that imperil or undermine it will not be welcomed by the United States.” @rtenews.
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It is understood that Minister for Foreign Affairs @simoncoveney & US National Security Advisor @jakejsullivan have just held an in person meeting in Shannon. @rtenews.
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US president-elect @JoeBiden says there is now an opportunity to defeat despair and restore the soul of the nation. He ends his victory speech by quoting his grandparents - Don’t just keep the faith. spread the faith. #Election2020 @rtenews
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Katie Taylor and her management team with her five belts at a press conference in New York after being crowned the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. #KatieTaylor @RTEsport @rtenews
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Great to see my new book ‘Four Years in the Cauldron’ on display at @easons. Go out and pick up a copy today! @PenguinIEBooks
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US President-Elect @JoeBiden has announced @SamanthaJPower as his nominee for Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). @rtenews
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US President @JoeBiden thanks a bagpiper for a #StPatricksDay performance at the @WhiteHouse. @rtenews.
They really know how to make an Irishman feel special at the White House.
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A really nice story here of @IrelandLacrosse pulling out of the Lacrosse World Games in order to make room for a Native American team.
"We are storytellers, but today we are without words as we contemplate the generosity of spirit shown by Ireland lacrosse."
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A bust of the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass has been placed in the room for the #StPatricksDay meeting between the Taoiseach & VP. The work is on loan from the Howard University Gallery of Art. @rtenews
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The @twitter account of @realDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” @rtenews.
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Here’s the letter sent today by @SenSchumer to @SecPompeo warning that he will strongly oppose any US-UK trade deal that undermines the Good Friday Agreement. @rtenews
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Kamala Harris has been sworn-in as the Vice President of the United States. #InaugurationDay @rtenews
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Spent the day filming with the @irishmissionun in New York for a behind-the-scenes look at Ireland’s role on the UN Security Council. @rtenews
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The @sinnfeinireland leader @MaryLouMcDonald is addressing the National Press Club in Washington & says she believes there will be referendums on the reunification of Ireland in the next 5-10 years. “We are on the threshold of writing the next chapter of Irish history” @rtenews
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs @simoncoveney is holding a Zoom call with members of the Irish community in New York. He tells them that the Northern Ireland Protocol is not the cause of current issues, #Brexit is the cause. @rtenews
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The @WhiteHouse fountain has been dyed green today ahead of the #StPatricksDay virtual meetings. @rtenews
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US President-Elect @JoeBiden announces the appointment of Irish-American @JohnWMcCarthy to his team. @rtenews
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Democratic presidential candidate @JoeBiden echoes the words of senior congressional colleagues saying that any US-UK trade deal must respect the Good Friday Agreement. #Brexit @rtenews.
We can’t allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a casualty of Brexit. Any trade deal between the U.S. and U.K. must be contingent upon respect for the Agreement and preventing the return of a hard border. Period.
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