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Fiachra Gallagher

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Irish Times journalist, covering the High Court. Get in touch fiachra.gallagher@irishtimes.com

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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Breaking: Breaking: Denis O’Brien defamed two lawyers in a 2016 press release that implied they acted for the IRA, a High Court jury has found. Mr O’Brien and his spokesman James Morrissey must pay solicitors Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth €411,750 in damages. @irishtimes.com
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Gerry Adams defamation case: BBC accused of ‘reckless journalism’ over spy killing claim @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Gerry Adams defamation case: BBC accused of ‘reckless journalism’ over spy killing claim
Former Sinn Féin leader argues attack on his reputation over informer’s death
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/04/2025
Former Irish Rippling employee says he passed information to rival firm for payments, court hears
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Former Irish Rippling employee says he passed information to rival firm for payments, court hears
Keith O’Brien said in a sworn statement that he received thousands of euro in monthly payments
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Dublin schoolteacher claims she has been wrongly identified as ‘GAA catfish’ featured on 2 Johnnies podcast @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Dublin schoolteacher claims she has been wrongly identified as ‘GAA catfish’ featured on 2 Johnnies podcast
Niamh Farrell secured a short-term order restraining a school from progressing a disciplinary process against her
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Paul Murphy allowed to serve Taoiseach with legal papers seeking to injunct ‘super junior’ ministers @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Paul Murphy allowed to serve Taoiseach with legal papers seeking to injunct ‘super junior’ ministers
TD claims that the attendance of super junior ministers at Cabinet meetings is unconstitutional
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Judge expedites hearing date for father’s ‘exceptionally urgent’ challenge to Tusla decision @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Judge expedites hearing date for father’s ‘exceptionally urgent’ challenge to Tusla decision
Child and Family Agency determined that the man’s teenage son, who is allegedly involved in crime and drug use, did not meet criteria for secure care
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH Done and dusted in Kildare North. Réada Cronin (SF) exceeds quota of 9,505 on the 12th count, Naoise Ó Cearúil (FF) and Joe Neville elected without reaching the quota. The latter two are first-time TDs. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 9 Quota: 9,505 James Lawless' surplus distributed Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 9,338 Cronin, Réada (SF) 8,580 Neville, Joe (FG) 7,197 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 6,418 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 5,558 @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 7 Quota: 9,505 Lawless, James (FF) 9,323 Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 9,207 Cronin, Réada (SF) 8,531 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 6,313 Neville, Joe (FG) 5,883 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 4,921 E Sammon (FG) eliminated @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Shóna Ní Raghallaigh (SF) elected in Kildare South. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Mark Wall (Lab) is elected in Kildare South, the same constituency his father Jack served as a TD from 1997 to 2016. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH All seats filled: Martin Heydon (FG), Shóna Ní Raghallaigh (SF), Mark Wall (Lab), Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF). Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) misses out. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH Martin Heydon (FG) has been elected on the 11th count #ge24 @irishtimes.bsky.social
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 5 Quota: 9,505 Lawless, James (FF) 8,822 Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 8,420 Cronin, Réada (SF) 8,046 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 5,972 Neville, Joe (FG) 5,594 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 4,698 V Martin (GP) eliminated @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 4 Quota: 9,505 Lawless, James (FF) 8,793 Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 8,348 Cronin, Réada (SF) 7,927 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 5,924 Neville, Joe (FG) 5,564 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 4,662 G Waters (IFP) eliminated @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH Outgoing TD Cathal Berry (Ind) has been eliminated on count 10. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 3 Quota: 9,505 Lawless, James (FF) 8,758 Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 8,222 Cronin, Réada (SF) 6,997 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 5,901 Neville, Joe (FG) 5,548 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 4,643 C Hogan (SF) eliminated @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH (4 seats incl CC), Count 9 Quota 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,828 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 8,379 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,904 Wall, Mark (Lab) 7,505 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 4,290 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,888 C Pender (SD) eliminated. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH (4 seats incl CC), Count 8 Quota 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,628 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 7,912 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,729 Wall, Mark (Lab) 7,350 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,722 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 3,663 M Byrne (Aon) eliminated. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 2 Quota: 9,505 Lawless, James (FF) 8,747 Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 7,635 Cronin, Réada (SF) 6,843 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 5,889 Neville, Joe (FG) 5,535 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 4,640 L Whelan (PBP) eliminated @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH (4 seats incl CC), Count 7 Quota 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,595 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 7,763 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,697 Wall, Mark (Lab) 7,251 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,670 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 3,441 A Casey (IFP) eliminated. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), Count 1 Quota: 9,505 Lawless, James (FF) 8,734 Farrelly, Aidan (SD) 7,611 Cronin, Réada (SF) 6,806 Ó Cearúil, Naoise (FF) 5,872 Neville, Joe (FG) 5,533 Durkan, Bernard (FG) 4,632 Feeney, Angela (Lab) 3,337 Sammon, Evie (FG) 3,111 Clear, Bill (Ind) 2,906
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE NORTH Back underway at Punchestown Racecourse. First count due in 5 minutes. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
KILDARE SOUTH (4 seats incl CC), Count 6 Quota 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,477 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,651 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 7,626 Wall, Mark (Lab) 7,040 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,617 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 3,317 William Carton (IFP) eliminated @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Kildare South (4 seats incl CC), Count 5 Quota 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,407 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,608 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 7,491 Wall, Mark (Lab) 6,859 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,543 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 3,216 Counting finished, back tomorrow at 9 @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH Former Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan (Ind) has been eliminated on the fifth count. In the 2020 general election, she topped the poll in this constituency. #ge24 @irishtimes.bsky.social
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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Some Sunday front pages #GE24 #GE2024
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH (4 seats incl CC), Count 4 Quota: 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,303 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,528 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 7,455 Wall, Mark (Lab) 6,722 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,390 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 3,162 No one elected. Monaa K Sood (GP) elim @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE NORTH Count suspended until 9am Sunday. Yet to get a first count. @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH (4 seats incl CC), Count 1 Quota: 10,734 Heydon, Martin (FG) 9,262 O'Loughlin, Fiona (FF) 7,489 Ní Raghallaigh, Shónagh (SF) 7,241 Wall, Mark (Lab) 6,654 Pender, Chris (SD) 3,157 Berry, Cathal (Ind) 3,007 E Doran (II) L O'Neill (Ind) votes to be distrubted @irishtimes.bsky.social
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE NORTH (5 seats), 100pc boxes tallied James Lawless (FF) 15.4pc Aidan Farrelly (SD) 13.2pc Réada Cronin (SF) 11.9pc Naoise Ó Cearúil (FF) 10.3pc Joe Neville (FG) 9.5pc Bernard Durkan (FG) 8.3pc @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH For those of you interested in how anti-immigration candidates are faring, Cllr Tom McDonnell has tallied 474 first preference votes (1.2 per cent). On his election to Kildare County Council last June, Mr McDonnell stated that Irish women needed to "breed more"
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH, 97pc tallied Martin Heydon (FG) 21.6pc Fiona O’Loughlin (FF) 17.4pc Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (SF) 16.8pc Mark Wall (LAB) 15.9pc Chris Pender (SD) 7.3pc Cathal Berry (IND) 7pc Very competitive. This constituency is effectively a 3 seater @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
With close to 60pc of boxes tallied, Ryan polling on 1.4pc. When she was elected in 2020, she received 21pc first preference votes.
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Enda o Dowd @endaodowd.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Greens in big trouble #GE24 O Cathasigh - Waterford (little chance) Costello - Dublin Central (almost no chance) Smyth - Dun Laoghaire (no chance) Catherine Martin - Dublin Rathdown (big ask) Hazel Chu - Dublin. Bay south - unlikely Noel Duffy ( Dublin south west) (unlikely)
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH, 43pc of boxes tallied Martin Heydon (FG) 26pc Fiona O’Loughlin (FF) 16pc Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (SF) 15.8pc Mark Wall (LAB) 14.2pc Cathal Berry (IND) 6.8pc Chris Pender (SD) 6.7pc @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
State of play in KILDARE NORTH with 42pc of boxes tallied Joe Neville (FG) 15.1pc Aidan Farrelly (SD) 14.9pc Réada Cronin (SF) 12.2pc Naoise Ó Cearúil (FF) 11.6pc James Lawless (FF) 11.4pc Bernard Durkan (FG) 8.9pc @irishtimes.bsky.social #ge24
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE NORTH -- 22pc of boxes tallied. J Neville (FG) 19.8pc A Farrelly (SD) 15.1pc R Cronin (SF) 12.9pc N Ó Cearúil (FF) 11.4pc J Lawless (FF) 9.3pc #ge24 @irishtimes.bsky.social
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
KILDARE SOUTH It's very early doors, but former Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan looks to be in serious trouble. With 18pc of boxes tallied, Ryan is polling at less that 1pc. Ryan resigned from Sinn Féin in October 2024. #ge24 @irishtimes.bsky.social
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Shane O’Connor, the teenage son of Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny who died by suicide almost two years ago, was not receiving required, around-the-clock supervision when he absconded from hospital less than 24 hours before his death, an inquest has heard. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Shane O’Connor (17) was not receiving 24-hour one-to-one supervision in hospital before suicide, inquest hears
Son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny absconded from Tallaght University Hospital less than 24 hours before his death on January 7th, 2022
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Det Supt Colm Fox believed he made a “major error” while leading the investigation into a gangland shooting at the Regency Hotel in north Dublin over eight years ago, an inquest has heard. @irishtimes.bsky.social
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Det Supt Colm Fox believed he made ‘major error’ while leading Regency Hotel shooting inquiry, inquest told
Det Supt Colm Fox referred to ‘act of omission’ made under ‘immense pressure’ relating to 2016 gangland shooting incident inquiries
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Fiachra Gallagher @fiachragallagher.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Garda ‘under pressure’ over fatal shooting investigation before his death, inquest told @irishtimes.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...
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Garda ‘under pressure’ over fatal shooting investigation before his death, inquest told
Det Supt Colm Fox, who died by suicide on February 10th, 2018, was tasked with investigating the Regency Hotel shooting
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