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Gareth O’Connor

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Broadcaster, journalist (NUJ) Executive Producer 📺 📱 💻 🌍 Ireland, Planet Earth. GenX https://linktr.ee/garethnews

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · Jan 19

Lesson: social media followers are often ‘borrowed audiences’, own your own digital media real-estate. Write a blog or newsletter.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3h

Diane Keaton was quirky and lovable but made of steel — and her indelible roles in the 1970s made her one of the New Hollywood greats. More:
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Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool

Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h

Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military posts Intense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after an attack by the Taliban on Pakistani military posts. This escalation comes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week, as reported by security officials from both nations. Continue reading...

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 3h

The Irish Mail on Sunday #TomorrowsPapersToday

Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 3h

Sunday Times Ireland 📰 #TomorrowsPapersToday

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George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 5h

The Sun on Sunday: We’re in this together #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 5h

“This Goalie’s Got Guts” was the storyline for those who remember the classic and iconic comic ⚽️

Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 5h

Roy of the Rovers save #Coybig

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 5h

#Aras25 poll: Business Post/Red C
(October 1-7, MoE 3%)

ℹ️ Sampling began before Gavin’s withdrawal

Connolly 36
Humphreys 25
Gavin 12
undecided 27

After Gavin eliminated:
Connolly 39
Humphreys 31

W/o undecideds:
Connolly 56
Humphreys 44

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Red C Poll: Connolly leads but Heather gains from Gavin exit

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 5h

Sunday’s Business Post #TomorrowsPapersToday

Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 5h

Red C/Business Post poll

Catherine Connolly - 36%
Heather Humphreys - 25%
Jim Gavin - 12%

Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 5h

Sunday press preview 📰 #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6h

RIP Diane Keaton, who has died at 79, here reinventing fashion in Annie Hall (1977)

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 6h

RIP Diane Keaton www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 8h

This absolute emotional rollercoaster of a post

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 7h

“This image came together through anticipation, timing, and intuition - the core of political photojournalism.”
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An AP photographer got word of potential Mideast ceasefire by focusing on Rubio's note to Trump

Evan Vucci is the chief photographer for The Associated Press in Washington, DC.

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 9h

There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

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There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

The blast that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around in rural Tennessee left no survivors, authorities said Saturday.

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 9h

BBC: Hamas recalls fighters amid fears of internal violence in Gaza as Israelis await hostages' release

Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 11h

CBS: Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment as part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, a spokesperson told CBS News.

Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 13h

Top tunes from our iconic MT USA days 📺 #GenX

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 13h

🇫🇷 Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.
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