Luke O’Connell
@lukecon13.bsky.social
Journalist
Words in @independent.ie, @irishexaminer.bsky.social, and The Journal.ie
Words in @independent.ie, @irishexaminer.bsky.social, and The Journal.ie
I recently wrote a piece for the @independent.ie on the EU-Mercosur trade deal and how it will impact beef farmers in West Kerry.
In this piece I look at why the deal has become such a flashpoint locally and what Ireland's food producers think of the deal.
www.independent.ie/farming/beef...
In this piece I look at why the deal has become such a flashpoint locally and what Ireland's food producers think of the deal.
www.independent.ie/farming/beef...
‘Irish farming will be like the fishing industry in two or three years’ – why this West Kerry community is against Mercosur
Fourteen seats lay empty in a kitchen on a dark and blustery January night in West Kerry. Kathleen Moore tells me she just fed this number of student-teachers before their last night in the Gaeltacht ...
www.independent.ie
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I recently wrote a piece for the @independent.ie on the EU-Mercosur trade deal and how it will impact beef farmers in West Kerry.
In this piece I look at why the deal has become such a flashpoint locally and what Ireland's food producers think of the deal.
www.independent.ie/farming/beef...
In this piece I look at why the deal has become such a flashpoint locally and what Ireland's food producers think of the deal.
www.independent.ie/farming/beef...
Voting Catherine because she’s the most qualified and professional candidate. You don’t have to agree with her on everything, but she shows up, works hard and cares about this great country.
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Voting Catherine because she’s the most qualified and professional candidate. You don’t have to agree with her on everything, but she shows up, works hard and cares about this great country.
#JournoRequest: I’m working on a piece about the shifting dynamics of Western military aid to Ukraine. If you have insights, data, or resources, please get in touch!
#Ukraine #MilitaryAid #Journalism
#Ukraine #MilitaryAid #Journalism
March 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
#JournoRequest: I’m working on a piece about the shifting dynamics of Western military aid to Ukraine. If you have insights, data, or resources, please get in touch!
#Ukraine #MilitaryAid #Journalism
#Ukraine #MilitaryAid #Journalism
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really unfortunate that i can’t even make a “the fire happened do to woke” type joke without there being hundreds of examples of influential rightwingers saying precisely that with zero irony
January 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
really unfortunate that i can’t even make a “the fire happened do to woke” type joke without there being hundreds of examples of influential rightwingers saying precisely that with zero irony
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Happy #GE2024 Election Eve! Don't forget to leave some raw milk and anti-vaccine conspiracy theories for your local right-wing independents beside the fireplace, and room under your tree for your family members in Australia that Simon Harris has kidnapped
November 28, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Happy #GE2024 Election Eve! Don't forget to leave some raw milk and anti-vaccine conspiracy theories for your local right-wing independents beside the fireplace, and room under your tree for your family members in Australia that Simon Harris has kidnapped
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Stephen Miller says Trump's mass deportation will begin the second he's sworn in
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Stephen Miller says Trump's mass deportation will begin the second he's sworn in
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Already a bit of a dog’s dinner if I’m honest.
The hypothetical coalition question is a weird starting point - why start with the hypothetical.
Nobody answering it because they have to talk priorities.
The hypothetical coalition question is a weird starting point - why start with the hypothetical.
Nobody answering it because they have to talk priorities.
November 18, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Already a bit of a dog’s dinner if I’m honest.
The hypothetical coalition question is a weird starting point - why start with the hypothetical.
Nobody answering it because they have to talk priorities.
The hypothetical coalition question is a weird starting point - why start with the hypothetical.
Nobody answering it because they have to talk priorities.