David Mac Redmond
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Journalist with The Journal.
Part of Ireland’s only accredited FactCheck team.
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Part of Ireland’s only accredited FactCheck team.
I have opinions but I don't take credit for all of them.
@thejournal.ie
@factcheck.thejournal.ie
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Even Trump has realised he went too far on this one
January 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Even Trump has realised he went too far on this one
Just wait until this person's footage comes out.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Just wait until this person's footage comes out.
And before you come at me:
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
And before you come at me:
Macron giving his speech at Davos today
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Macron giving his speech at Davos today
Absolutely fascinating to see the far right in Europe coming out against Trump over the Greenland threats.
Reform's Tice agrees with Starmer's position, National Rally's Bardella backs Greenland's sovereignty, and now this from one of the biggest ehtnonationalist influencers in the UK:
Reform's Tice agrees with Starmer's position, National Rally's Bardella backs Greenland's sovereignty, and now this from one of the biggest ehtnonationalist influencers in the UK:
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Absolutely fascinating to see the far right in Europe coming out against Trump over the Greenland threats.
Reform's Tice agrees with Starmer's position, National Rally's Bardella backs Greenland's sovereignty, and now this from one of the biggest ehtnonationalist influencers in the UK:
Reform's Tice agrees with Starmer's position, National Rally's Bardella backs Greenland's sovereignty, and now this from one of the biggest ehtnonationalist influencers in the UK:
This video was also posted on Facebook and the vast majority of the replies are genuinely disturbing. A lot of them are along the lines of, "Sounds great, when are we getting this going?".
January 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This video was also posted on Facebook and the vast majority of the replies are genuinely disturbing. A lot of them are along the lines of, "Sounds great, when are we getting this going?".
Think his name was Seamus McPetrol bomb or something
January 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Think his name was Seamus McPetrol bomb or something
And he points to the Young Scientist competition as an example of fast-moving technology...
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
And he points to the Young Scientist competition as an example of fast-moving technology...
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner seeking an investigation into Elon Musk's X over its Grok AI chatbot "generating non-consensual deepfake sexualised images of children".
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner seeking an investigation into Elon Musk's X over its Grok AI chatbot "generating non-consensual deepfake sexualised images of children".
For reference:
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
For reference:
There it is...
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
There it is...
Same goes for the EU
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Same goes for the EU
Imagine Kallas calling for "restraint" when Putin tried the same thing in Kyiv...
Anything short of condemnation amounts to an endorsement of this blatant and unprovoked violation of international law.
(fwiw I am not the least bit surprised)
Anything short of condemnation amounts to an endorsement of this blatant and unprovoked violation of international law.
(fwiw I am not the least bit surprised)
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Imagine Kallas calling for "restraint" when Putin tried the same thing in Kyiv...
Anything short of condemnation amounts to an endorsement of this blatant and unprovoked violation of international law.
(fwiw I am not the least bit surprised)
Anything short of condemnation amounts to an endorsement of this blatant and unprovoked violation of international law.
(fwiw I am not the least bit surprised)
First refers to all the organisations set to be banned.
Second is about MSF specifically.
Second is about MSF specifically.
December 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
First refers to all the organisations set to be banned.
Second is about MSF specifically.
Second is about MSF specifically.
What's your image of 2025?
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What's your image of 2025?
Neale Richmond's opinion piece is hard to square with the government’s intention to remove the need for a UN mandate when sending Irish troops abroad.
Hope he is asked about this apparent contradiction.
Opinion: The world needs the United Nations now more than ever jrnl.ie/6902230
Hope he is asked about this apparent contradiction.
Opinion: The world needs the United Nations now more than ever jrnl.ie/6902230
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Neale Richmond's opinion piece is hard to square with the government’s intention to remove the need for a UN mandate when sending Irish troops abroad.
Hope he is asked about this apparent contradiction.
Opinion: The world needs the United Nations now more than ever jrnl.ie/6902230
Hope he is asked about this apparent contradiction.
Opinion: The world needs the United Nations now more than ever jrnl.ie/6902230
Grok backing up my reporting about Grok...
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Grok backing up my reporting about Grok...
Not seeing much of a difference here tbh
(Photo taken in 2022)
(Photo taken in 2022)
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Not seeing much of a difference here tbh
(Photo taken in 2022)
(Photo taken in 2022)
Harris today: “I’m really quite shocked and taken aback by how reluctant politicians in our national parliament are to discuss migration."
Holly Cairns in June last year when the government opted into the EU Migration and Asylum Pact:
Holly Cairns in June last year when the government opted into the EU Migration and Asylum Pact:
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Harris today: “I’m really quite shocked and taken aback by how reluctant politicians in our national parliament are to discuss migration."
Holly Cairns in June last year when the government opted into the EU Migration and Asylum Pact:
Holly Cairns in June last year when the government opted into the EU Migration and Asylum Pact:
