Ben Scallan 🇮🇪
@Ben_Scallan
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Senior political correspondent at @GriptMedia, Irish journalist and commentator • Son of an Irish father and Jamaican mother • [email protected]
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined July 2018
Have a news tip that you think I might be interested in and want to cover? Want to stay anonymous, but share some important information for a news story? Contact me at benscallan@gript.ie
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RT @griptmedia: There have been calls for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate the Arts Council’s “wasteful” multi-million euro spe…
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RT @griptmedia: “This is simply inexcusable”: Over 87% of nurses surveyed have cared for patients in “inappropriate settings” such as Emerg…
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RT @jasonomahony: Politicians: stop using "international law" or "international obligations" as excuses for doing things. It doesn't deflec…
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RT @griptmedia: Ten senior Government figures, including the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and eight ministers, are planning to visit President Dona…
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RT @griptmedia: “The idea that schools would close down because of something like this is ridiculous”: Going forward all schools in Ireland…
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"Dozens"
Dozens of people have protested outside the US Embassy in Dublin against cuts to USAID which they say will cost thousands of lives
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RT @griptmedia: The last remaining ESB customers are finally scheduled to have their power restored tonight after Storm Éowyn first struck,…
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RT @griptmedia: On this episode of The Long Game Podcast, @JasonOsborne_GM and @Ben_Scallan discuss the Stoneybatter stabbing, the Irish St…
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RT @griptmedia: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has threatened retaliation over US President Donald Trump’s decision to…
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RT @griptmedia: Eoin Hayes TD has been suspended “indefinitely” from the Social Democrats, the party has said:
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RT @griptmedia: Ben Scallan comments on the Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway situation: “We’re to believe that getting drunk in public is a…
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@Nick_Delehanty This is also a good one:
On November 24th 1999, Micheál Martin said that there should be "no place in our debates" for the "naïve extreme" of thinking we can "manage any number of refugees."
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RT @fatima_gunning: Pretty funny when someone before the courts on charges of cannabis possession swears they’ve “learned a lesson” having…
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RT @griptmedia: A man has been arrested after a retail premises in Ballymun was robbed at knife-point:
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Here is a round-up of how politicians have reacted to the Stoneybatter attack since yesterday 👇
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RT @griptmedia: “Heartbreaking”: Yesterday afternoon a suspected knife attack in Stoneybatter left 3 people hospitalised, two of whom susta…
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Tánaiste Simon Harris says he is "thinking of the community of Stoneybatter this evening", describing this as "such a frightening time".
Thinking of the community of Stoneybatter this evening and thinking most particularly of those who were violently attacked and of their families. Glad to hear of such a speedy response from the Gardaí at such a frightening time. The full rigours of the law must and will apply
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin says his "thoughts are with the victims" of the Stoneybatter attack, which he described as "shocking".
Our thoughts are with the victims of the shocking attacks in Stoneybatter earlier today. I want to pay tribute to the Gardai and emergency services for their prompt response. I wish all those injured a full recovery and urge anyone with any information to contact Gardai.
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Here's what we know so far about the Stoneybatter attack 👇
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