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Richard Gallagher

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Advisor at Sinn Féin Ireland. PhD from Queens University Belfast. Book: Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists. Email: [email protected]

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · Dec 17

An Cailín Ciúin and Kneecap shortlisted for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film in 2023 and 2025 respectively. Films that could not be more different but together showcase the range and vitality of an Irish language film sector that is going through a real growth spurt at the moment.

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 1d

Great to have Dr Cormac Moore in Lifford today speaking at Donegal Historical Society’s conference “Borders and Boundaries: The Boundary Commission 1925 - 2025.” @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social

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Alan Dunne @aldunne.bsky.social · 6d

It's upsetting to see a chart like this. A radical overhaul of Ireland's approach to road safety is needed, centred on education, enforcement, and design

#spéirgorm

EU Commission chart showing the changes in annual road deaths from 2019 to 2024. All countries are showing improvement except Estonia (+33%), Ireland (+22%) and Spain (+2%)

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 7d

Why is it so hard for people like Dan and Andrew to understand that only one of these horrible things is being carried out by a western ally and at the behest of the EU, UK and US specifically.

Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 8d

Worth noting that parties that backed Catherine for President now on 42% whilst FFG are on 37%.

Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 8d

Also, great to see Sinn Féin continue to rise in popularity - reflecting the incredibly positive response we received on the doors during the Presidential election and after the budget.

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 8d

Not an iota of a boost for those backing the “spoil the vote” movement in the latest polls.

Peadar has flushed whatever credibility he had down the drain over the last while for absolutely nothing.

Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 8d

POLL: Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks
(Oct 31, MoE 2.5%)

Sinn Féin 23 (+2 in four weeks)
Fine Gael 19 (-2)
Fianna Fáil 18 (-2)
Social Democrats 9 (+1)
Aontú 6
Ind Ireland 5 (+1)
Labour 5 (+1)
PBP-Solidarity 3
Greens 2 (+1)
Inds/others 10 (-1)

www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...

Support for Sinn Féin rises as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil see drop after presidential election, new poll shows

Sinn Féin is now the most popular party in the country, as support for the government parties has dropped in the wake of Catherine Connolly’s resounding victory in the presidential election.

www.independent.ie

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 10d

A photo from 1975 of Derry boxer, Neil McLaughlin. Don't think I've seen anything that looks more like a still from a Coen Brothers' film.

Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for sharing that. Very interesting. Hopefully we can win you back in time.

Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 15d

Join Sinn Féin and help build on today’s monumental Presidential Election result. sinnfein.ie/join-us/?fbc...

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 15d

Final result of #aras25:

Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)

Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698

Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)

Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 15d

A seismic election result and a real vision now for what change could look like.

A massive day for the Irish left.

I can tell you there is some very happy faces in Sinn Féin today!

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 17d

Genuinely thought Gavin might have been better than this. Unbelievably insensitive and antagonising.

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 17d

No British Justice.

Photos of the 14 civilians murdered on Bloody Sunday.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 17d

No justice. Utterly disgusted for the Bloody Sunday families. An obscene decision and a dark day.

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Niamh Ní Cheallaigh 🇮🇪 ♿️ 🇵🇸 @niamhnicheallaigh.bsky.social · 18d

If you are heading off for the long weekend, please remember to vote before you go.

#SpéirGorm
#Áras2025
#Connolly4President

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 19d

Fintan O’Toole writes about Fine Gael’s “feckless populism”.

“Humphreys surely knows that her cheap shot at Connolly comes with a very heavy price tag – it destroys Fine Gael’s historic claim to be the party of law and order.”

#Aras25

Fintan O'Toole: Catherine Connolly is going to win. Heather Humphreys needs to be a better loser

Fine Gael candidate must know her cheap shot at independent rival comes with heavy price tag

www.irishtimes.com

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 21d

Journalist Ed Moloney has died aged 77, his family has said. He was known for his coverage of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the activities of the Provisional IRA

Troubles journalist Ed Moloney dies aged 77

Journalist Ed Moloney has died aged 77, his family has said.

www.rte.ie

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 20d

FG and co need to be at least consistent with their attacks and make up their mind whether Catherine is either a soulless legal professional abetting the state or a left wing subversive who will destroy norms and state apparatus. What attack line will it be tomorrow?

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 22d

The biggest load of horse manure to be spoken this election is definitely the talk of Heather Humphreys being a credit union manager as if she did it voluntarily. They think it makes her sound like John Hume!

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 25d

Evan Ferguson’s progress in club football may have stalled and Ireland have been poor but not enough has been made of the 8 goals he has scored for Ireland.

At 20, he has scored more international goals than Isak, Haaland, Lewandowski, Kane and even CR7 had at that age.

Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · 28d

Saw nothing last night to be positive about. Parked the bus and relied on top class goalkeeping and a few good performances from defenders like Coleman, O’Brien and Collins to keep it respectable. Created nought. Praise from some quarters today is a tad embarrassing.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · Oct 9

Saying "I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize" should pretty much be a disqualification in and of itself for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Richard Gallagher @richardgallagher.bsky.social · Oct 8

Shocked that this could happen to a party that wouldn’t know the difference between a Poke and a Guttie.

Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Oct 8

The now deleted video from Heather Humphreys’ team including an image of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Video focused on how Heather knows the border and the North - and was posted days after she said she doesn’t just go on “day trips”.