Gareth O’Connor
@garethoconnor.bsky.social
Broadcaster, journalist (NUJ) Executive Producer 📺 📱 💻
🌍 Ireland, Planet Earth. GenX https://linktr.ee/garethnews
🌍 Ireland, Planet Earth. GenX https://linktr.ee/garethnews
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Lesson: social media followers are often ‘borrowed audiences’, own your own digital media real-estate. Write a blog or newsletter.
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🗣️ "But President Trump saying on social media earlier that he won’t be meeting with Zelenskyy or Putin until this deal is final or at least in its final stages," says Toni Waterman, News Correspondent
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🗣️ "But President Trump saying on social media earlier that he won’t be meeting with Zelenskyy or Putin until this deal is final or at least in its final stages," says Toni Waterman, News Correspondent
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
Financial Times focus on Ireland’s marine defences
Ireland’s pivotal location on the edge of Europe means that an attack on its undersea cables could disrupt financial markets across continents, spark devastating internet outages and profoundly damage the Big Tech infrastructure upon which the island has grown rich.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Financial Times focus on Ireland’s marine defences
BBC leads at ten with UK Budget Day tomorrow
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BBC leads at ten with UK Budget Day tomorrow
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation reut.rs/3KpybRU
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation
Dutch public broadcaster NOS on Tuesday said it had stopped posting on Elon Musk's social media platform X, as it said it did not want to facilitate the spreading of disinformation.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation reut.rs/3KpybRU
Wednesday press preview #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wednesday press preview #TomorrowsPapersToday
Coalition of the Willing meeting underway on Ukraine 🇺🇦
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Coalition of the Willing meeting underway on Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Digital rights activists have handed in a petition at TikTok’s Irish headquarters in Dublin, calling for changes to the platform’s model.
Campaigners from Ireland and abroad say the current system exposes children and young people to harmful content.
#VMNews
Campaigners from Ireland and abroad say the current system exposes children and young people to harmful content.
#VMNews
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Digital rights activists have handed in a petition at TikTok’s Irish headquarters in Dublin, calling for changes to the platform’s model.
Campaigners from Ireland and abroad say the current system exposes children and young people to harmful content.
#VMNews
Campaigners from Ireland and abroad say the current system exposes children and young people to harmful content.
#VMNews
A U.S. official has told the BBC that Ukraine has “agreed to a peace deal”
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A U.S. official has told the BBC that Ukraine has “agreed to a peace deal”
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The rollercoaster of low systems coming across the Atlantic looks to be starting up again. This can bring us spells of wet and windy weather with risk of storms.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The rollercoaster of low systems coming across the Atlantic looks to be starting up again. This can bring us spells of wet and windy weather with risk of storms.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Jackie Kennedy, with children, Caroline and John Junior, at JFK’s funeral (1963). 📷 Fred Ward
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Jackie Kennedy, with children, Caroline and John Junior, at JFK’s funeral (1963). 📷 Fred Ward
Headline of the day
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Headline of the day
Tuesday’s front pages #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Tuesday’s front pages #TomorrowsPapersToday
BBC 10pm leads with BBC
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BBC 10pm leads with BBC
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Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
CNBC: S&P 500 closes more than 1% higher as Alphabet reignites AI trade
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
CNBC: S&P 500 closes more than 1% higher as Alphabet reignites AI trade
White House says no meeting scheduled with Zelensky this week
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
White House says no meeting scheduled with Zelensky this week
China puts Taiwan on the table
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone Monday on trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, with Xi stressing that Taiwan’s return to China is part of the “post-war international order,” according to Chinese state media.
Trump, Xi spoke on phone Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, US and Chinese officials say
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to the White House and Chinese officials.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
China puts Taiwan on the table
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“Do you think the BBC is institutionally biased?” Michael Prescott, author of the Telegraph dossier: “I don’t”
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Do you think the BBC is institutionally biased?” Michael Prescott, author of the Telegraph dossier: “I don’t”
FT reports the Ukraine peace plan proposal has been pared back from 28 points to 19 points
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
FT reports the Ukraine peace plan proposal has been pared back from 28 points to 19 points
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Germany said on Monday that Russia has to be present at talks on ending the Ukraine war as Europe and Kyiv pressed for more work on a US proposal seen as heavily favouring Moscow ➡️ u.afp.com/ShTM
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Germany said on Monday that Russia has to be present at talks on ending the Ukraine war as Europe and Kyiv pressed for more work on a US proposal seen as heavily favouring Moscow ➡️ u.afp.com/ShTM
Two dead, several injured in road crash in Co. Meath
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Two dead, several injured in road crash in Co. Meath