Busy morning. Quick dip in the sea with Setanta after picking up donuts at resident associations bake sale.

Busy couple of days of @labourparty canvassing in Swords with @duncansmithtd

🎭 Swords Cultural Quarter
🚌 Busses
🚷 Paths
🌳 Trees
🚧 Potholes
🚜 Grass cutting

Weather was just as good as the engagement on the doors. #LE24

Justine McCarthy: Currently, there are 12 former journalists employed as ministers’ advisers. Eight of them were previously based in Leinster House as political editors, correspondents and reporters. Another was the editor of a daily newspaper.

irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

The Department of Foreign Affairs is inviting applications for paid internships in the Communications Unit.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, 13 May 2024.

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'When was the last time you were breathalysed?'

Minister for Road Safety Jack Chambers TD on improving safety on our roads

#TonightVMTV

The tide is changing in Ireland. We know that our current drug policy is failing and killing people.

#DECRIM is the solution, we just need the political will to implement it.

Join myself and Dublin MEP candidate
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin to discuss this moment of change.

“His bigger concern about incidents like that is the threat to the culture of politicians being able to knock on voters’ doors.”

Welcome to 10 years ago

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 13, mostly children irishexaminer.com/world/arid-413…

Great to see Rebecca Quin on the #LateLateShow . Also great to see Patrick Kielty show such respect to her achievements in wrestling...which are incredible!!! #TheMan

Our transport workers keep our cities and country keep moving.🚍️

As highlighted by SIPTU, the level of abuse these people face at work is outrageous.

@duncansmithtd spoke to @latedebaterte about what needs to be done to make public transport safe for everyone.

A long read on this day of vindication for the families and victims of the Stardust fire. These young people were unlawfully killed. But it took families 43 years to get the truth. It’s a stain on Ireland that it took this long irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4136…

2023 Aviation passenger numbers released by CSO today

Clear breach of 32m cap at Dublin Airport

cso.ie/en/releasesand…

All the feels reading this and after a brilliant weekend! Swords Basketball is back on the rise, going from strength to strength! 🙌🏀

A lovely tribute from President of Ireland on the passing of Sam Nolan who made an immense and lifelong contribution to our movement. The Labour Party

I have been - and remain - reluctant to engage with the 'do nuclear weapons deter' debate on Twitter/X. Mainly because Twitter is a great medium for sharing information but a poor debating platform. 1/12 (long 🧵apols)

Bringing it home! 🏆

Swords Thunder win Basketball Ireland MissQuote D1 League Trophy Final!

Swipe for the reaction! ➡️

'If you are experiencing a change in your bowel pattern, it doesn't mean it's cancer, but it's important to discuss that with your GP'

- Prof. Barbara Ryan speaking on Today with Claire Byrne
highlighting the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer and importance of early detection.

Great to be out about chatting to neighbours in the actual sun for a change with Duncan Smith TD on the The Labour Party canvass in Swords.

🏘Housing development 🏊‍♂️swimming pools
⚽️playing pitches
🚦traffic and more discussed.

896,500 people were on some form of public hospital waiting list at the end of the first quarter of 2024. Despite lowered Government reduction targets for 2024, waiting lists continue to grow. David Cullinane T.D. Colm Burke TD Duncan Smith TD
independent.ie/irish-news/hos…

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