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David McCullagh

@mcculld.bsky.social

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Journalist with RTE, presenter of 6.1 News, Springsteen and Leinster fan, views mine not RTE's. RTs are not an endorsement. Get my new book here linktr.ee/mcculld

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · Jul 16

Self-promotion klaxon! Delighted that Gill Books will be publishing my new book, "From Crown to Harp", in October... how the Treaty was undone in 34 episodes! Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/mcculld

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 3d

OMG.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 4d

Every time you use stupid ChatGPT, a thing that I once saw get a long multiplication sum wrong, it uses ten times as much electricity as searching the same thing on Google and the server cooling systems mean each use consumes half a litre of water.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 5d

In memoriam...

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John Moynes @johnmoynes.bsky.social · 5d

Don't believe the lies of the weather forecasters. They just want you to stay indoors so they can have all the sunshine to themselves. #exactly

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 9d

Trump To Send National Guard Into Dublin Following Assault Of NFL Player https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/09/29/trump-to-send-national-guard-into-dublin-following-assault-of-nfl-player/

Trump To Send National Guard Into Dublin Following Assault Of NFL Player

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has ordered the national guard into 'the 51st State' after calling the sovereign American territory of Dublin 'a warzone' where lawlessness reigns and NFL quarterbacks are robbed. FREE DUBLIN FROM LEFTIST GANGS …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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Lise Hand @lisehand.bsky.social · 11d

Straight into the Top 10! Thanks everyone!🎙️🎙️‘Think You Know…the Presidents?’ brings you behind the scenes of our 9 presidencies. Stories, scandals, sins…all there! Pic with co-host @flormaccarthy.bsky.social & our superb producer Siobhán Maguire. Thanks also @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social #Aras25

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 12d

Loved speaking with @mcculld.bsky.social & Evelyn O'Rourke on @news.rte.ie Behind the Story podcast about authoritarianism, Trump, and my new book w/ @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics.

In case you need weekend listening:

Kneecap, Eurovision and the rise of authoritarianism!

Podcast Episode · Behind the Story · 09/26/2025 · 36m

podcasts.apple.com

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 12d

Terribly sad news. Saw him a few weeks ago (at Electric Picnic, of all places) and he was in the best of form. Always interesting, always polite even when disagreeing, and did the State huge service. RIP.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 12d

Former minister of state and key Fianna Fáil adviser Martin Mansergh has died aged 78.

Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78

Former minister of state and key Fianna Fáil adviser Martin Mansergh has died aged 78.

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UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 12d

Our sincere condolences to Martin Mansergh’s family and friends. Martin was a great friend of UCD Archives. We will miss his warm and gracious presence in our reading room.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/09... Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78

Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78

Former minister of state and key Fianna Fáil adviser Martin Mansergh has died aged 78.

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 14d

Correction - Gavin posters up too (though this one isn’t particularly well placed!)

David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 14d

Looks like Catherine Connolly is first out with the posters…

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aine-lawlor.bsky.social @aine-lawlor.bsky.social · 14d

How it started…..and how it ends.
❤️🙏 # MorningIreland

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 15d

Vanessa: “Safe Home”. Peak Irish. #traitorsIRL

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 15d

Happy birthday, Boss… open.spotify.com/track/69yzsK...

Incident on 57th Street - Live at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ - 9/20/1978

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Dr. Owen O'Shea @owenoshea.bsky.social · 16d

Coming this October from @ucdpress.bsky.social and historian and author Owen O'Shea

The first ever county-based study of Civil War politics in Ireland

How and why did the Civil War shape politics and elections in Kerry in the decade after 1923?

Pre-order now: shorturl.at/56pZE

From Bullets To Ballots

Civil War politics has defined the Irish political landscape for generations. The parties which emerged from the divisions over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 dominated elections for decades. The war ...

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 17d

You went too easy on them

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Frank McNally @frankie49.bsky.social · 19d

I seem to have written a buke

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 20d

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

De Valera eligibility for president questioned in 1959

Question marks over Éamon de Valera's eligibility to run for President in 1959 caused panic in official circles, according to newly published documents.

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Dr Dean Burnett @garwboy.bsky.social · 21d

I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying.

Dr Dean Burnett @garwboy.bsky.social · Jan 23

Daily life in 2025.

#AI #Tech #JustLetMeBe #FFS

The tuba meme, where a schoolgirl has her head pressed against the wall by another girl wielding a tuba, pushing it right up to her face, suggesting and intense, unavoidable onslaught of sensory information

Girl against wall:Me trying to do a basic ask I've managed Jo do every day Without incident for many years

Girl with tuba: EVery organisation on Earth

Tuba: AI

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 24d

Loved this from @katiehannon.bsky.social So many stories! www.rte.ie/player/serie...

The Records Show S02E01

The Queen of England is wined and dined, a St Patrick’s Day tradition is born by accident and there's an inventor who promises to make Ireland a world leader in the energy industry Watch The Records S...

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Myles Dungan @mylesdungan.bsky.social · 25d

Finally caught up with @mcculld.bsky.social terrific Dev:Rule. More than maintained the standard of Dev:Rise. Really loved the 1973 Wizard of Oz moment.

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Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1.bsky.social · 26d

On episode #2 of #ForTheRecord this Sunday on @rtegold.bsky.social at 6pm my #recordcollection guest is columnist, playwright and former @hotpress.com music critic, Fiona Looney. Expect #WestSideStory, #TheScratch,, #KLF, #ElvisCostello and more.
#music #radio #records #vinyl #CDs #albums #singles

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David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 27d

Who said anything about anyone falling behind any “benchmark”?

David McCullagh @mcculld.bsky.social · 27d

Opinions still divided on Dev - and on documentaries about him! You can make up your own mind - Dev:Rise + Rule is available on the
@RTEplayer
#DecDoc

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