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Brian Kerr on Virgin Media: “I’ve been in touch with [Gavin Bazunu] this evening, and he’s feeling quite low, and shunned by some of the players and by the FAI… (🧵)

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What has emerged at a later part of the FAI press conference: Knowing the circumstances of the upcoming games, the FAI did a trawl of prospective callups and checked with abut 30 of the most likely players to ensure they were comfortable fulfilling those fixtures. Goalkeepers were not among them.

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🚨 Israel v Republic of Ireland game goes ahead, FAI’s David Courell confirms, at delayed press conference in Debrecen Fresh meeting this morning followed one player (goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu) saying they wanted to withdraw from the squad Squad voted after that meeting to establish the view

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 25/09/2026

Context to Gavin Bazunu’s position: a matchday squad of 23 must be submitted to UEFA before midnight tonight, and *must* include three goalkeepers. Were he to simply refuse to play, the FAI would only be able to submit a squad if they (farcically) redesignated an outfielder as a goalkeeper.

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1️⃣7️⃣,8️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ Another new record for the number of people in emergency accommodation, as of the end of August. Includes 12,055 adults (+7% yoy) and 5,830 children (11% yoy). @virginmedianews.bsky.social

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 25/09/2026

This single image comes closer to explaining the state of the parties in Irish politics than anything I’ve ever seen

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 24/09/2026

POLL: Irish Times/Ipsos B&A (Sept 21-22, MoE 2.8%) Sinn Féin 23 (-1 since February) Fianna Fáil 18 (-1) Fine Gael 17 (-1) Social Democrats 8 (+1) Aontú 5 (+2) Labour 4 Ind Ireland 4 Greens 3 PBP-Solidarity 3 (+1) Inds/others 14 (-1)

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Help with heating costs is top priority for voters in Budget 2027, Irish Times poll finds

Satisfaction with Government falls to lowest rating in six years, but support for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald is also down

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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The authors of a new report shared exclusively with Virgin Media News say Ireland “can’t afford” to continue its data centre boom. Academics at UCD and Maynooth University say the capital invested in data centre construction over five years could have funded 50,000 new homes. #VMNews

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22/09/2026

Get a load of this bad boy with a massive sixteen (16!) megabytes of RAM *and* a built-in 56k modulator-demodulator! Perfect for researching on Encarta or sending that long-overdue email to friends and family!

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22/09/2026

Dáil Éireann has existed for 107 years and nobody has, in its recorded history, used the phrase "woeful spoofing" before today

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 21/09/2026

If that air traffic control outage includes Teterboro private airport in New Jersey, it’s going to play havoc with the UN General Assembly - including for the Taoiseach who’s in mid-air on his way there right now

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 21/09/2026

Tonight, #MondayGR goes deep on AI. • Is it coming for your job? • Is it about to destroy the global economy? • Could it *really* wipe out mankind? With Charles Taylor, Liz Carolan and Peter Brown, and comments from YOU! WhatsApp here: wa.me/353896074218 Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One and Play.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 21/09/2026

Political stakes for this week in the Dáil just got raised: with Budget in two weeks likely to scrap carbon tax on home heating oil - but that obviously being two weeks away - Sinn Féin tabling a bill in the Dáil this week to seek its abolition immediately. Symbolic? Opportunistic? Narrative-seizing

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 18/09/2026

The people voted almost 50 years ago to widen the Seanad electorate - and only 13 years ago to save it from extinction. But now that the electorate HAS been widened, only 9% of potential voters have signed up. That says many things - including that the upper house is out of favour again.

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A million people can now vote in Seanad elections, but they're not signing up

The biggest reform to Seanad elections in a generation has opened the university panels to graduates from more than 80 institutions. So far, it’s not gone to plan when it comes to the numbers.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 17/09/2026

And if you haven’t read it yet, good news - it’s out in paperback with a swanky new cover and a lower price, a week from today!

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 16/09/2026

Gardaí believe Michael Healy Rae was attacked by a single assailant, at a junction in the Coombe at around 4pm as he travelled from Leinster House to Kerry. He was escorted from his by Gardaí to Kevin St station and onward to St Vincent’s University Hospital for treatment. Witness appeal issued.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 16/09/2026

🚨 EU to propose new “Kids Act” on social media use tomorrow: • No use for under 13s • Supervised “mini accounts” only between 13-15, limited to one hour a day • Mandatory “safe design” for users aged 15-17, with burden of proof on platforms to prove safety of features @virginmedianews.bsky.social

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 16/09/2026

🚨 EU to open negotiations on Canada becoming “an associate member of the European Union” - Ursula Von Der Leyen calls for relationships to be developed “to the highest level possible” including economy, security, tech, defence, industry and AI “Not a partnership against anyone else”, she says.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 15/09/2026

because *everyone was wondering* if the FBI allows agents to engage in bestiality

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 14/09/2026

OASIS, SLANE, SEPT 4 & 5, 2027

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 14/09/2026

Notable that the memorandum of understanding is issued by the leaders of SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin - rather than those leaders in their capacities as First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and NI… …but given they hold those titles, calling for the breakup of the UK is nonetheless *a moment*.

Scotland, Wales and Ireland have distinct histories, identities and political traditions.

Each of our nations has the right to determine its own future, through democratic means and in accordance with the wishes of its people.

Today, Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party and Sinn Féin are coming together to reaffirm our commitment to working constructively with one another in the shared interests of our people.

We share a belief that the nations and communities we represent deserve greater ambition, greater economic opportunity and a stronger voice in determining their own futures.

The political landscape across these islands is changing.

For the first time ever, people across these islands have First Ministers in Scotland, in Wales and in the North of Ireland who are all committed to independence from the United Kingdom. For people watching across these islands - for people watching around the world - there could be no clearer sign that Westminster’s time is coming to an end.

We believe there is a better way: nations working together as equals, sharing ideas and expertise, and building relationships based on mutual respect and common interests.

Momentum is behind our movements; we believe that constitutional change is coming.

We therefore commit to strengthening cooperation between our parties and identifying practical areas where working together can make a real difference.

These include:
A stronger, fairer economy: Sharing ideas and experience on how to build productive, prosperous economies that create good jobs, tackle inequality and ensure that wealth and opportunity are spread more fairly. We reject Whitehall’s broken economic model and will instead build economies which deliver social justice and reduce inequality across our nations.
Expanding our own energy resources: Our vast resources of renewable energy, to bring down bills for families and businesses. The energy wealth of our nations should serve the needs of our people.
Europe and international cooperation: Brexit has damaged our economies, and limited opportunities for our people. Europe is our common home, and we believe the future of our nations belongs in the European Union. We believe the future of our nations belong in the European Union. We want to work together to rebuild and strengthen those European relationships, creating greater opportunities for trade, investment, culture and cooperation.
Our nations have the right to self-determination: No Westminster government has the right to block democracy or undermine the principle that our people will decide their own future.

We recognise that our parties have different constitutional positions and that each nation will determine its own future in its own way and in its own time.

What unites us is a determination to ensure that the voices of our nations are heard, that our people have the opportunity to thrive, and that cooperation between Scotland, Wales and Ireland can be strengthened.

We call for the British Government to prepare for, plan and facilitate constitutional change in each jurisdiction.

The future should be one in which our nations can cooperate confidently, speak for themselves and build relationships with one another and with the wider world based on equality, respect and mutual benefit.

Today marks a further step in building that cooperation.

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On the tarmac in Shannon, asked if his low approval ratings in Ireland are incorrect, Donald Trump told the White House press poll he thinks the polls are fake.

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The republican Republican: thoughts on Donald Trump’s wish for a United Ireland

Donald Trump has pestered Micheál Martin for insight on Northern Ireland before… …at the exact time he was obsessed with winning a Nobel Prize and asked if the Good Friday format might work in Israel and Palestine. Possibly relevant given his comments this weekend!

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We all knew Donald Trump was the leader of the Republican Party. Few suspected he’d be a Poblachtánach too.

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The republican Republican: thoughts on Donald Trump’s wish for a United Ireland

Donald Trump loves property so it’s superficially obvious he’d be interested in a Fourth Green Field (badumtish). But after watching him with Micheál Martin, in both Washington and Farmleigh, I think there may be a barely veiled motive behind his comments this weekend. New on Substack: 👇

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We all knew Donald Trump was the leader of the Republican Party. Few suspected he’d be a Poblachtánach too.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 10/09/2026

As of Cabinet yesterday, one now needs the ability to communicate in order to be considered a citizen. Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy. This week’s column @thejournal.ie:

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Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up

The eye-watering numbers of children waiting for Assessment of Need in this country expose a broken system offering little hope to families.

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When the defining political trend is stagnation, all parties need to take a look at themselves

POLL: Business Post/Red C (Sept 4-9, MoE 3%) Sinn Féin 21 Fine Gael 18 Fianna Fáil 14 Social Democrats 11 (-1 since June) Aontú 7 (+1) Ind Ireland 5 Labour 4 PBP-Solidarity 3 (-1) Greens 3 Independents 13 (+1)

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Will be hopping onto @listentotimesradio.bsky.social at 22:10 to talk about Donald Trump’s United Ireland comments, if you wanted an insight into how scintillating and _lit_ my Saturday night is

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Air Force One's flight path from Dublin to Shannon changed midway through the flight so that Donald Trump's plane could loop around Doonbeg before landing in Shannon.

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Micheál Martin left Farmleigh declining to address questions from awaiting journalists looking for his reaction to Trump’s remarks. Talk of a border poll, he said last month, sends him “bananas”.

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NARRATOR: He did, in fact, cause some problems.

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The DUP sees the MAGA movement as allies, and Sinn Féin are protesting his presence… …and then he says this.

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Donald Trump says he wants to see a United Ireland sooner rather than later, and there is no better person than Micheal Martin to deliver it… @virginmedianews.bsky.social

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Posted during his drive from the Áras to Farmleigh…

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