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Áine Haughey

@aine77.bsky.social
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Mother. Love dogs, wine, jigsaws, walks. Excellent cook! Absolutely loves Christmas 🎄🐾🥂 #speirgorm

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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Well, it's Groundhog Day... again."
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/08/2026
UN Special Rapporteur Albanese warns that Israel is 'using settlers to advance ethnic cleansing' in the West Bank.
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Israeli settlers pitch tents for new illegal outpost in occupied West Bank
UN Special Rapporteur Albanese warns that Israel is 'using settlers to advance ethnic cleansing' in the West Bank.
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This will get lost in today's national news, but the finding that Jeffrey Donaldson is guilty on all counts, only after decades of multiple people having concerns, speaks to how powerful abusers can use their status in a small society like NI to deflect attention: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
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Jeffrey Donaldson: Found guilty of all sex abuse charges including one count of rape
Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson faces 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 31/05/2026
Former UUP leader Doug Beattie has cited a “toxic atmosphere” under the new leadership as he resigned from the party with immediate effect. “In the absence of any coherent policy direction from the leadership, a toxic atmosphere has been allowed to flourish within the party.” jrnl.ie/7057530
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Former UUP leader cites ‘toxic atmosphere’ under new leadership as he resigns from party
Doug Beattie said an ‘insidious campaign of rumour and gossip was being waged against me’.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
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Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It’s mortifying to be scrambling to fill a bookstore event but that’s the reality. I’m in Scotland and England next week. There are tix left for these events. The London one will be cancelled if I don’t sell some tickets soon so all pre-bookings and help with getting the word out is appreciated.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@johncrowe.bsky.social per @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social Scale outside the Pale, you might say. #SpéirGhorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Is Northern Ireland a cost, or the scale Ireland's economy needs?
Northern Ireland does not just add cost but introduces what the system has been missing for decades: scale outside Dublin.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
When you see the relentless attacks from other parties on the Greens across the media remember this: They hate our plan to end Rip Off Britain. They don't want a wealth tax. They don't want public ownership & lower bills. They're trying everything in their power to stop us.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
North coast never fails
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Don’t give in to despair. Fight with spirit & focus
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
When you're expecting Lord Grantham .... #highclear #downton
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Wondering why @lewisgoodall.com only has Jan Halper Hayes on his @lbc.co.uk programme? Bait? Amusement? Ridicule? She's #maga to the core.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
@lewisgoodall.com have you met @donie.bsky.social yet?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/02/2026
Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚
INTRODUCING! 

Hannah Spencer 

The new Green MP for GORTON & DENTON 

Green Party 

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 27/02/2026
Sir Keir Starmer’s government has suffered a serious blow after the Green Party’s candidate Hannah Spencer won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Labour in third place behind Reform UK. ft.trib.al/xrDLYcP
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 19/02/2026
BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Can someone turn his mike off?
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The President of the United States is now doing sloppy seconds. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I’ve just added my name to Marie Curie's open letter calling for better palliative care in Northern Ireland. Everyone deserves dignity and support at the end of life. If you live in NI, please join me and add your name too. #PalliativeCare #NIHealth campaigns.mariecurie.org.uk/page/182426/...
campaigns.mariecurie.org.uk
Support better end of life care in Northern Ireland
Tell the Health Minister in Northern Ireland to improve end of life care
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. #NobelPrize
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Loving watching @lewisgoodall.com face on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social when discussing Trump 😊
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It's a bit disconcerting to agree with Kemi Badenoch, but she's right about Mandleson #PMQ's #Epstein
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Excellent analysis, as per.
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Mikkiangelo @mikkiangelo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/08/01/s...
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Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain
Keir Starmer has signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun newspaper – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications adviso...
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
UK’s ally and £16 billion trading partner Saudi Arabia has executed a journalist for doing his job, reports @RSF_inter
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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
"Silence, failure to take an initiative will be rightly construed as a moral failure." Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Higgins has written to his fellow members of the Arraiolos Group of non-executive European Presidents to call for action on the horrific situation facing the people of Gaza
president.ie
President Higgins writes to fellow non-executive European Presidents calling for action on horrific situation in Gaza | President of Ireland
Welcome to the website of the President of Ireland.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Very concerning.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow. A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Mount Stewart ❤️
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Awake at 6 to find we’re still needing 60 signatures by 0820 to hit our daily #parkypetition100K target - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
My statement on the government's absurd and authoritarian proposal to proscribe Palestine Action.
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Brenda Gough @brendagough.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
If Gordon Lyons, or any member of the DUP mentions "people are reacting to a sexual assault", can journalists and citizens please remind him/them he and Every Little Penny partied with a rapist and self-confessed sexual abuser in March.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 09/06/2025
Incidentally it’s also been an anniversary of The Day Nothing At All Happened in the Tianamen Square.
Tiananmen Square massacre, 4th June 1989
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
@williamcrawley.bsky.social I was a student nurse in the 70's & remember surgeons throwing instruments round operating theatres. Huge egos, bullys, deferential treatment, poor management. Stunned (but not) to hear this still goes on. They need to grow up.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Hillsborough lake 💚
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sangitamyska.bsky.social @sangitamyska.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🚨 A statement: Over the past year James O’Brien & others have made claims about my departure from LBC. I’m restricted in what I can share with you but hope the statement below will draw a line under the matter. My focus is on moving forward. I am grateful for your continued support, Sangita
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WeRThe48Percent @werthe48percent.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
#BBC #LBC #GaryLineker #SangitaMyska #Israel #GazaGenocide #WestBank #Starvation #PalestineGenocide
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Great article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
In his radio programme ths morning, @mrjamesob.bsky.social mentions the efforts that have gone into suppressing discusson on #Gaza. Much like the disgraceful sacking of the courageous @sangitamyska.bsky.social for saying exactly what he is broadcasting today?
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Excellent article.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
@pinkmiss.bsky.social Morning Lynne, just found you on here 😊
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Well said indeed.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 08/05/2025
There was a lot of hyperbole about the trade deal today, especially linking it to the importance of something like VE day. The truth is, from the UK point of view, it’s better than where we were 24 hours ago, but still altogether less good than where we were pre-Trump 2.
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Áine Haughey @aine77.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
My wee companion 🐦‍⬛ 😍
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Despite what the Government says, this is a huge win for civil liberties campaigners Britain's protest laws remain unfit for purpose, but a significant plank of the last govt's anti-protest laws has been shattered This Labour govt never should have defended it www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may...
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Campaigners claim victory as judges quash Braverman move against protests
Appeal court backs ruling against home secretary’s redefinition of when police could put limits on protesters
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