Mary Regan
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New beginnings tomorrow as I return to broadcast journalism and take up a new role in RTÉ. Can’t wait to join the
@rtenews
and
@rtepolitics
team!
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“It is really important that women see other women in roles and positions being able to take maternity leave, being able to return to their jobs and return to the positions they were working in before.” -
@HMcEntee
on her last day in the office before taking maternity leave.
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Love in a time of lockdown. Beautiful newlyweds at Government Buildings as we waited to do our live for
@rtenews
tonight. Congratulations! 👰🏻🎩🥂💕💖
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Face coverings will be mandatory in shops and shopping centres from August 10th.
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Varadkar - who brought cupcakes saying “Leo” to his campaign launch and tweets about his socks - accuses media of trivialising politics
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The Justice Minister
@HMcEntee
says she will be taking leave from work after having her baby. Says it’s not just for her and her family, but for other women politicians, adding it’s not acceptable in this day an age that there is no maternity leave for Oireachtas members.
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There 27 GP clinics, three Deis schools and two primary care centres within 5km of the Beacon Hospital. St Gerard's School is 14km away - according to TD for the constituency
@nealerichmond
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Independent Luke Ming Flanagan has outpolled Peter Casey in the latter’s home polling station - Greencastle, county Donegal, by 48 votes to 45
@rtenews
#elections2024
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NEW: Partners of pregnant women and new mothers will be allowed to accompany them to maternity hospitals for scans and other medical appointments, under plans expected to be announced tomorrow. A uniform approach will be applied to maternity wards across the country
@rtenews
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NEW:
The re-opening of pubs and nightclubs to be deferred until August 10th, the cabinet has decided.
@rtenews
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Early deliveries of the Astra Zeneca
#vaccine
which would mean it’s ready to go in GPs and pharmacies immediately once approved on Jan 29th have been requested by Health Minister
@DonnellyStephen
. It’s expected to ramp up vaccinations from 50,000 -100,000 a week.
@rtenews
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NEW: Penalties for breaching new laws requiring the wearing of face coverings on public transport include a fine of up to €2,500 or six months in jail
@rtenews
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The final 6.1 live with
@rtenews
#Cameraman
Michael ‘Butch’ Cassidy who retires today after 43 years behind the the lens. Many have worked with him much longer than I, but all agree he’ll be hugely missed. A true gentleman. Thanks for the coffees, cakes, craic and camera work 🎥
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Tally for St Andrews polling station completed, with Sinn Fein commanding close to 50% of first preferences vote. In one box
@LNBDublin
got 212 out of 257 votes (presumed to be Pearse flats)
#DublinBaySouth
@rtenews
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NEW: Full level five restrictions will be in place for a period of four weeks - until January 31st, cabinet has agreed
@rtenews
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Healthcare staff to be included in €1,000 tax-free bonus: hospital porters, cleaners, ambulance workers, student nurses, defence forces personnel who were deployed to HSE testing and vaccination centres
@rtenews
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A low key celebration in Dublin Castle as the results are announced. Family referendum defeated with a 67.69% No and 32.31% Yes nationwide.
@rtenews
#Referendum2024
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Travel restrictions on flights and ferries arriving in Ireland from Britain will come in to effect from midnight. They will remain in place for an initial period of 48 hrs before being reviewed. A meeting of the three coalition party leaders has concluded
@rtenews
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"This isn't a country club. This is a parliament" - Sinn Fein leader
@MaryLouMcDonald
tells
@rtenews
Six One.
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How do you know an election is coming? Metro-north is announced. First in 2001, then 2005, 2010. Again Sep 2015 - 9 months from election
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HSE boss
@paulreiddublin
has strong words against the Beacon Hospital for not signing up to deal to give bed capacity to state: “We’re racing to save lives. It’s beyond frustration, it’s beyond belief and comprehension” he tells
@SaturdayRTE
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Tánaiste
@LeoVaradkar
: "For men, we need to understand, and to teach our boys, that violence against women in never justified. It doesn't matter who she is, where she was and it doesn't matter what time of day it is. It's never justified it is always wrong."
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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has bucked the national trend, electing a 50:50 split of men and women. A historical first.
#le2019
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NEW: Residents of counties Kildare, Offaly and Laois will not be permitted to travel outside of their counties except for in limited circumstances including to travel to and from work, under restrictions that come in to effect from midnight and will last for two weeks
@rtenews
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Hi
@dublinbusnews
could you please clarify if it’s policy to not allow a baby buggy on a Bus, even when a space is free (but has a man sitting at it)? Or if a mother is required to fold a buggy to get on a bus. And if so, who should hold her infant while she does so? Thanks
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Vaccination programme is to be extended to 12 - 15 year olds. NIAC recommendation has been made to Government. Expected to be discussed in cabinet in the next hour.
@rtenews
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Labour
@alankellylabour
is calling for the Dail to be “recalled immediately.” Says there is “utter confusion” around new
#COVID19ireland
rules and the Education Minister has “gone missing”
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Sinn Fein is calling for an investigation into how the Beacon Hospital gave vaccines to staff at St Gerard's school. SF Wicklow TD
@johnbradysf
said: "The interaction between two private institutions, 13km apart, smacks of the well-heeled looking after the well-heeled."
@rtenews
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Face masks will be required in the following settings until 28th Feb: Public transport, taxis, shopping centres, libraries, cinemas, theatres, museums, post offices, banks, salons, hairdressers, travel agents, laundries, dry cleaners, bookmakers, customer facing hospitality roles
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Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
has told journalists a return to full level 5 restrictions (which would include shop and leisure closures) will “have to be considered by cabinet tomorrow.” He said cabinet is “not having it’s second meeting in three days to share Christmas greetings!”
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Bust of John Hume unveiled at the European Parliament
@Europarl_EN
by Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
@EP_President
and John Hume junior
@rtenews
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Breaking: Northern Editor
@vincekearney
makes history as the first
@rtenews
reporter to get a professional haircut this year. Looking dapper!
#thenaturallook
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NEW: Compulsory wearing of face masks in shops and other indoor settings will be considered by cabinet this evening. Ministers will discuss a proposal to extend the regulation requiring face masks on public transport - which came in to effect on Monday
@rtenews
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"Am I distracting you from something more important?"
@catherinegalway
tries to hold the attention of Robert Watt during PAC questions over the cost overruns of the National Children's Hospital
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Senior Irish Government source tells me that
@PhilHoganEU
“has to go” and if he doesn’t “the credibility of the entire Commission on
#COVID19
is seriously diminished.”
#golfgate
#philhogan
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The Sinn Fein leader
@MaryLouMcDonald
tells
#dail
that the Government is doing the “wrong thing” by sealing records of Mother and Baby Home Inquiry. She calls for delay in the legislation to allow time to consult survivor groups and form a cross party response.
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Health Minister
@DonnellyStephen
has said he is "disappointed and uncomfortable" with public commentary and "online vitriol" directed at senior members of NPHET in recent days. Says: "They have worked tirelessness and have an important and difficult job that they have to do."
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According to the HSE Coronavirus helpline, travellers to Ireland from a non-green list country must restrict their movement for the full 14 day period regardless if they tested negative for C19 after their arrival
@rtenews
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NEW: School holidays will be extended until January 11th under Covid restrictions being discussed by cabinet, and due to be announced this evening
@rtenews
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NEW: Restrictions on indoor and outdoor events, including bars, restaurants and sporting fixtures, will be removed from tomorrow,
@rtenews
understands.
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“These were Government propositions, they chose the wording, they chose the timing. They went on a solo run.”
@sinnfeinireland
@MaryLouMcDonald
lays the blame squarely at the coalition’s door
@rtenews
#referendum2024
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Irish Gov says that as of yesterday, 18th December, analysis by National Virus Reference Laboratory in Dublin found no evidence of the variant found in
#Covid19UK
in the Irish sequences.
@rtenews
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A special Valentines date night with the 9 o’clock news, at one of our favourite spots!
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FG TD for Dublin Rathdown
@nealerichmond
says there must be consequences for the Beacon Hospital after it emerged it administered leftover Covid vaccines to teachers in St Gerard's School. He told
@rtenews
the vaccines in question are not private property but State property.
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Among 18 - 24 year olds in Midlands North West, Fianna Fail's Brendan Smith is polling at .... 0%. Barry Andrews in Dublin at two per cent in this age group. Significant age problem for the party.
#Elections2019
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Sinn Fein’s
@mattcarthy
is the first MEP to speak from the floor of the first sitting of new European Parliament, calls for recognition of three Catalan MEPs
#euparl
#EPplenary
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In the
#Dail
@LeoVaradkar
says SF's
@PearseDoherty
needs to "calm down." He says: "This constant display of aggression, of nastiness, of fury and of anger - it's all pre-planned. It's all just done for your social media video that you're going to put out."
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NEW: Agriculture Minister
@daracalleary
is resigning from cabinet. More on
@rtenews
shortly
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Cabinet has approved an advance purchase agreement for 875,000 doses of the Moderna Covid 19 vaccine. It's expected the doses will be delivered early in the new year, as soon as there is approval from the European Medicines Agency
@rtenews
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Back at work with
@sundaybusiness
this week, starting my new role as Public Affairs Editor. Proud to be part of its independent journalism
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Senator Eileen Flynn
@Love1solidarity
launches a Bill to substitute “child pornography” with “child sexual exploitation material” in Irish law. She says the current language is inappropriate: “It’s exploitation, we need to name it what it is.”
@rtenews
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NPHET has recommended the removal of Covid measures in schools, crèches and early childcare settings - including pods, mask wearing and physical distancing
@rtenews
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Ind TD
@catherinegalway
takes issue with Mary Mc Aleese’s description of the
#motherandbabyhomes
report as a scholarly, superb and cool piece of academic research. “I absolutely see no evidence that that report is a scholarly piece of work” she tells
@rtetwip
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Liadh Ni Riada is not correct on MEPs’ expenses. They do no have to provide receipts or invoices for their 4,400 a month general expenditure allowance. Journalists attempts to have them published were rejected.
#TonightVMT
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Congratulations to
@HMcEntee
who has given birth to a baby boy (just over 24 hrs after finishing up for maternity leave!) The Justice Minister makes history as the first woman to have a baby while serving in cabinet.
“It is really important that women see other women in roles and positions being able to take maternity leave, being able to return to their jobs and return to the positions they were working in before.” -
@HMcEntee
on her last day in the office before taking maternity leave.
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Gardaí are to be given powers to enforce rules around social gatherings such as those in place for restaurants and bars, as well as gatherings in private homes which should not now be more than six people
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Pure class down to her final broadcast before retirement
@ingridmileyRTE
will be missed by colleagues across the media. A mentor and role-model to many women journalists, she set a high standard for the rest of us to aspire to. Best wishes Ingrid. Hope to see you in the village!
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🗳️ 💍Spare a thought for the counters in Leisureland in Galway who are also searching for a diamond ring. It’s believed to have fallen into a ballot box while someone voted, which they have opened on a cloth. Still unfortunately not found
#LE24
#elections2024
@rtenews
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NEW: Irish Gov is to impose a suspension on almost all travel from Britain following fears over the spread of a new strain of Covid 19. Among the exemptions likely to be made will be for essential workers, delivery of goods. Full announcement expected in next few hours
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Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
takes
@MaryLouMcDonald
up on her claim that “FF and FG have been in Gov now for five years.” He says this is disinformation: “The truth matters. FF has been in in Gov for 15 months, not 5 yrs. just because you keep saying it, doesn't mean it's true.”
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Cabinet has agreed laws to allow excavation at the site of the former Tuam Mother and Baby Home. It will begin later this year
@rodericogorman
- says it will be “the most complex forensic excavation every undertaken - not only in Ireland, but anywhere in the world”
@rtenews
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"Humans are social beings and we Irish are more social than most... As we face in to in to our second century as a free democracy, and as we navigate this new phase of Covid. It is time to be ourselves again" - Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
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Her Dad went out to do the
#liffeyswim
the day after she was born last yr. Now she has the historic cup in her mouth. Proud of
@OFlynnPaul
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Saint Patrick’s Day NYC 2013. Just before the snow began to fall ❄️💚🇮🇪🇺🇸☘️
#Lafheilepadraig
#StPatricksDay
#NewYork
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From Tokyo to Tullykyne - bonfires lined the roads of Moycullen for Fiona Murtagh and her mam, Marguerite, and family. Olympic homecomings don’t get much better than this!!!
#Tokyo2020
@RowingIreland
#TeamIreland
#Homecoming
🥉🥉🥉🥉🚣🏻♂️🚣🏻♀️🚣🏻♀️🚣🏻♀️
#Rowing
💚🤍🧡
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Almost half of arrivals in to Dublin Airport yesterday were coming from holiday destinations, the Taoiseach has told a meeting of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party. 800 people arrived, 542 were Irish citizens including 397 from holiday spots
@rtenews
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Wow there it is, a stage win of Le Tour for an Irish man. Lovely display of emotion and appreciation from
@Sammmy_Be
as he takes the stage
@LeTour
. Doing us proud
#TDF2020
💚 👏 👏 👏
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President Michael D Higgins has written to the Oireachtas to raise concerns about the volume of complex legislation he has been asked to consider in short periods of time. More details on
@rtenews
6.1 shortly
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Gov argument is that Frances Fitzgerald should be allowed due process at inquiry - the very inquiry which the Gov didn't give documents to!
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Tullykyne Abú agus Maigh Cuilinn Abú! Tá mé an bródúil as m’athair Jim Regan ag caint anocht le
@TG4TV
@NuachtTG4
faoin ócaid mhór - Fiona Murtagh ag teacht abhaile. Well put Dad! Welcome home our Olympic hero Fiona Murtagh 🥉
#Tokyo2020
#TeamIreland
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BREAK: Plans to include France, Germany & Italy on the list of countries requiring mandatory hotel quarantine have been shelved - for now.
Health Minister still supports the advice to add them. But there was resistance from Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney
@rtenews
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Covid vaccines will be administered for free to people across the country, the Taoiseach has told the Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting. Micheal Martin said there's "light at the end of the tunnel" and that 2021 will be "a different year as we emerge from Covid19."
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Fantastic to see the Irish flag flying in Tokyo and amazing to see a Moycullen woman with an Olympic medal around her neck (and presenting one with style too!!)
@fionamurty
and team have done us proud! Eire and Maigh Cuilinn Abú 🥉🥉🥉🥉💚🤍
#irishrowing
#Tokyo2020
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NEW: The R number has exceeded 1, according to Dr Ronan Glynn. It’s understood Cabinet was told it could be as high as 1.8 and is in the range of 1.2-1.8
@rtenews
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GAA President John Horan tells the
#LateLateShow
that Sam Maguire & Liam MacCarthy will not be leaving Croke Park this year.
Relief in Galway to learn that even if Mayo wins ... they won’t be bringing Sam across the Shannon
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“I never for one fleeting moment ever gave up. I’m on this mission from the night I ran out the door looking for him.” - Gertrude Barrett whose son, Michael (17), lost his life in the Stardust Tragedy, arrives for the State apology
@rtenews
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NEW: Statement from Taoiseach, Tánaiste and GP leader on
#golfgate
#philhogan
- breaches of public health guidelines were made by Phil Hogan.
- Gov guidelines clearly required him to restrict movements for 14 days
- People are correctly angered by these actions
@rtenews
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NEW: All sporting events will take place behind closed doors, under measures being discussed by cabinet at the moment
@rtenews
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The Attorney General has confirmed to the Taoiseach that no referendum will be required on the legal right to access birth certs and a bill will be published shortly on information and tracing, Senator Lisa Chambers has told
@TodaywithClaire
@rtenews
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In Dail
@bridsmithTD
says new fines system will have a class bias: “You're not going to find gardai walking up the leafy suburbs and stopping someone with a fine pinotage going to a dinner party. They’ll stop young lads and young ones going through parks with a six pack"
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Taoiseach says Ireland is in favour of freezing the assets of Vladimir Putin and Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. Micheal Martin said the names of individuals on a list of those subject to sanctions will be discussed by EU foreign ministers this afternoon
@rtenews
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Pressure growing now on Commissioner
@PhilHoganEU
and Judge Seamus Woulfe. The Social Democrats
@CathMurphyTD
says they are both in “very difficult positions”. Sinn Fein
@davidcullinane
says both should resign
@rtenews
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Strong statement from former Minister and Fine Gael TD for Laois Offaly
@CharlieFlanagan
to
@rtenews
Says meat factory issues were flagged weeks ago and should have been addressed by heath officials. “Local communities are feeling unfairly victimised.”
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Dr Ronan Glynn and
@CMOIreland
Dr Tony Holohan have just left Government Buildings where a meeting of cabinet sub committee has just finished after three hours
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Sinn Fein leader
@MaryLouMcDonald
tells
@rtenews
she is tabling a no-confidence motion in
@LeoVaradkar
because
@MichealMartinTD
has “chosen not to act”. She says: “The Taoiseach might be content to stand idly by, but I certainly won’t.”
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