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Cianan Brennan

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Journalist with the @irishexaminer.bsky.social. All views my own. DMs open, Threema ID PASBPCSA, cianan.brennan@examiner.ie

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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 7h
Horse and greyhound fund up €3m in the budget, up to €102m - split €81.6m horseracing, €20.4m greyhound racing. In 2020, the fund stood at €84m, so it's gone up 21% over the past six years...
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Irish lawyers say Trump actions against Iran ‘may amount to war crimes’ www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Irish lawyers say Trump actions against Iran ‘may amount to war crimes’
More than 170 lawyers also urge the Government to prevent Irish airspace or airports being used to support ‘illegal international violence’
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@aoibhinnos.bsky.social Hi Aoibhinn, Cianan Brennan here from the Irish Examiner, would you mind following me back so that I might DM you? Thanks so much
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Stephen McDermott @stemcdermott.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Press Ombudsperson has decided that @thejournal.ie took sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint from Mr Michael McCarthy about an article it published in April 2026
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Girl diagnosed as non-verbal autistic living in Dublin hospital since February www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Girl diagnosed as non-verbal autistic living in Dublin hospital since February
Marykate O’Donoghue's parents funded private at-home care for their daughter until February 2026, but became financially incapable of continuing to do so. The HSE
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
University of Limerick ordered emergency audit after Student Life sought levy extension www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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University of Limerick ordered emergency audit after Student Life sought levy extension
An internal audit followed a request to extend a student levy, revealing governance recommendations and significant operating deficits
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
How this action is to be defended will be interesting given there is no longer any pretense (as there was for years) that the cap hasn't been breached... Residents near Dublin airport take legal challenge over scrapping of 32 million passenger cap www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Residents near Dublin airport take  legal challenge over scrapping of 32 million passenger cap
High Court case calls for the 32 million passenger cap to be enforced immediately, a day before bill aimed at scrapping the cap is to be brought before the Oireachtas
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Really, the man got off very lightly for what he did www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Breaking: Convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally dies in custody at Midlands Prison
Death of former Waterford swimming coach will be investigated under standard custody death procedures.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Former army apprentice tells Tribunal he was forced to eat cigarette butts share.google/kKsUIMOTzezN...
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Former army apprentice tells Defence Forces Tribunal he was forced to eat cigarette butts
Complaints 'are just completely alien to the army', said Padraic Lenaghan
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Longer piece reflecting on the Bill Kenneally report, and how the publication was badly botched by the Government, the one thing it couldn't afford to do www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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Bill Kenneally survivors deserve more than a report left to gather dust
Survivors seek accountability as the commission details failures by institutions, influential figures and State agencies
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
'He's pure evil': Bill Kenneally survivor recounts decades of trauma and the struggle for justice www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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'He's pure evil': Bill Kenneally survivor recounts decades of trauma and the struggle for justice
The report of the South East Commission into the case of Bill Kenneally, has said the investigations were 'unprofessional, rushed, and inappropriate'
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Probe into how gardaí dealt with allegations about paedophile Bill Kenneally 'unprofessional, rushed, and inappropriate' www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...
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Probe into how gardaí dealt with allegations about paedophile Bill Kenneally 'unprofessional, rushed, and inappropriate'
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan will present the commission of investigation's final report to Cabinet today, Tuesday
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Arsenal are Premier League champions arseblog.news/2026/05/arse...
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Arsenal are Premier League champions
My friends. Arsenal are champions. Man City drew with Bournemouth and we have won the league after 22 years. I have a lot more to say in due course. But I wanted to just say I love you all, thanks for...
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Stefan Kim @stefankim.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Days since Arsenal won a major title: 0 🏆❤️🤍
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 19/05/2026
Never in doubt ❤️ ❤️
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
‘Alarming’ number of people with intellectual disabilities displaced far from their homes www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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‘Alarming’ number of people with intellectual disabilities displaced far from their homes
193 people with intellectual disabilities put in accommodation 100km far from their home community
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Irish Examiner defamation case: Journalist tells court he based articles about Planning Institute on EY report
Former IPI executive director Orla Purcell claims that allegations about her in EY report were presented as fact in the two articles, and that they damaged her reputation
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
@eoinlettice.bsky.social Hi Eoin, Cianan from the Examiner, would you mind following me back so I can dm you? Thanks a million
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
@conndonovan.bsky.social Conn, would you mind following me back so I can DM you? Cianan from the Examiner, thanks a million
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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a woman is wearing a scarf and a jacket and says two weeks .
ALT: a woman is wearing a scarf and a jacket and says two weeks .
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Jesus was likewise a big fan of nuking innocent people
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2026
I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Well the war crime trial will be a simple one at least
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Harry Burton @hbtoons.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Teachers warn Leaving Cert changes risk inequality and AI misuse www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Teachers warn Leaving Cert changes risk inequality and AI misuse
Teachers warn increased project weighting and AI risks could undermine fairness and integrity of Leaving Cert assessments
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Inland Fisheries Ireland admits to 'ongoing and uphill struggle' to win back public trust www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Inland Fisheries Ireland admits to 'ongoing and uphill struggle' to win back public trust
The Public Accounts Committee is to hear that a previous PAC meeting had been 'a source of concern to all of us in IFI', but since that hearing 'a number of misapprehensions or misdirections on the pa...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/03/2026
State Department issues "Worldwide Caution" memo to all Americans abroad as a result of Trump's war
Worldwide Caution
Security alert
March 22, 2026 - The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution.

Location: Worldwide

Event: The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution.  Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.  Periodic airspace closures may cause travel disruptions.  U.S. diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted.  Groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or locations associated with the United States and/or Americans throughout the world.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Revenue says proportion of bogus self-employment declarations came from public bodies www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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Revenue says proportion of bogus self-employment declarations came from public bodies
Revenue chair Niall Cody told Public Accounts Committee workers in question were public, as opposed to civil, servants
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Residential Tenancies Board head admits rents will rise, 'at least in the short term', under new legislation www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Residential Tenancies Board head admits rents will rise, 'at least in the short term', under new legislation
RTB director Rosemary Steen said it would take months for the impact of the new rules to be seen
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
PAC chair says Drew Harris €600,000 residence remaining empty "defies belief" www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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PAC chair says Drew Harris €600,000 residence remaining empty "defies belief"
Former Commissioner Harris left his post last September after a seven-year term.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
HSE apologises to mother of intellectually disabled adult child over 'threatening' letter www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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HSE apologises to mother of intellectually disabled adult child over 'threatening' letter
Mother seeking residential placement says daughter’s needs have escalated as HSE cites parental obligation and funding constraints
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
OPW did not seek legal advice on costs of abandoning €70m children's science museum www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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OPW did not seek legal advice on costs of abandoning €70m children's science museum
Public Accounts Committee told €4.8m has been spent on the museum project to date without any tangible return for the State
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Group behind controversial children's museum pledges to raise €25m for €70m project www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Group behind controversial children's museum pledges to raise €25m for €70m project
Last September, the Comptroller and Auditor General revealed the OPW had had no authority to approve the construction of the museum in 2003 but proceeded regardless
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland www.businesspost.ie/politics/ove...
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Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/01/2026
Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Fifa president Gianni infantino presenting Donald Trump with the Fifa Peace Prize.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Committee urges minister to extend payment scheme for healthcare workers with long covid www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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Committee urges minister to extend payment scheme for healthcare workers with long covid
Many of the 159 workers became sick during the so-called ‘meaningful Christmas’ in December 2020, when many pandemic-era social restrictions were briefly relaxed, leading to a massive spike in infecti...
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Cork nurse suffering from long covid could lose home as payment ends www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Cork nurse suffering from long covid could lose home as payment ends
The special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers which was initiated during the pandemic to ensure full pay for those suffering with long covid will end this month
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
HSE to ditch plans for residential mental health facility at isolated Cork hospital www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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HSE to ditch plans for residential mental health facility at isolated Cork hospital
The planned 50-bed unit had been criticised by some mental health advocates locally given its remote location
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Hostile states may target Ireland during EU presidency, cybersecurity experts warn www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Hostile states may target Ireland during EU presidency, cybersecurity experts warn
Experts warn Ireland will face heightened cyber threats, disinformation risks and AI-driven attacks as it prepares for its 2026 EU presidency
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A remarkable end to a case I first covered four years ago... Planning board drops defence of case taken against granting of permission to build telecommunications mast www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Planning board drops defence of case taken against granting of permission to build telecommunications mast
An Coimisiún Pleanála told Peter Thomson, who had initially objected to the construction of a telecommunications mast adjacent to his home, that it would no longer be opposing the quashing of the orig...
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
No sponsor to build €70m science museum www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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No sponsor to build €70m science museum
OPW remains legally obliged to carry out the museum's construction after giving a legally-binding commitment to do so in 2013
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Landlords issue 5,400 eviction notices as rent rules face fresh scrutiny www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Landlords issue 5,400 eviction notices as rent rules face fresh scrutiny
RTB data shows a sharp rise in termination notices but indicates rent caps continue to slow inflation for existing tenants
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Arts Council's botched €6.5m IT project leaves 'accountability' issues still unresolved www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Arts Council's botched €6.5m IT project leaves 'accountability' issues still unresolved
Dáil Public Accounts Committee’s review of the project to install a single IT interface for the Arts Council pulled before it was delivered in 2022, noted problems with 'governance, performance measur...
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Greyhound racing 'very dependent' on State funding for prize money, minister's report finds www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Greyhound racing 'very dependent' on State funding for prize money, minister's report finds
Under the terms of the fund for 2025, greyhound racing can allocate a maximum of 60% of its State funding towards prize money, and horseracing can use up to 80%
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
'No justification' for State data-collection powers in proposed bill, say experts www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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'No justification' for State data-collection powers in proposed bill, say experts
The National Cyber Security Bill will also give “extremely wide” internet-blocking powers to the State's cyber security unit if passed, the director of Digital Rights Ireland has warned.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Concern over rise in number of private residential centres for people living with intellectual disability www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Concern over rise in number of private residential centres for people living with intellectual disability
The figures, released to Social Democrats TD for Cork East Liam Quaide, indicated that the reliance on the private sector to care for some of the most vulnerable people in society is growing.
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Some fairly jawdropping stuff coming out at an all-day session of the PAC today re the PeterMcVerry debacle... Former CEO of Peter McVerry Trust spent €350k on driveway and peacock enclosure, PAC told www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Former CEO of Peter McVerry Trust spent €350k on driveway and peacock enclosure, PAC told
The Oireachtas committee heard that two of the trust's bank accounts had been almost emptied of roughly €1.5m, with that money going to two companies, one of which Pat Doyle had planned to work once h...
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Cianan Brennan @ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
CEO insists Uisce Éireann is 'value for money' after State body paid €13.m in bonuses last year www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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CEO insists Uisce Éireann is 'value for money' after State body paid €13.m in bonuses last year
'I would say that we definitely deliver good services around the country,' chief executive Niall Gleeson told the Public Accounts Committee
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