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Gavan Reilly

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Politics guy @virginmedianews.bsky.social; host of Monday with Gavan Reilly (10pm, Virgin Media One); weekly columnist @thejournal.ie; bestselling author of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: linktr.ee/gavreilly

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 30/09/2026
A large ‘Stop the Game’ demonstration at the main entrance to Leinster House - seemingly hoping to attract the attention of the FAI delegation - but the witnesses are already inside on the premises. They’ll tell the Oireachtas Media Cmte the FAI is bound by UEFA competition rules to fulfil fixtures.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 29/09/2026
Nice words from the Taoiseach for our departing colleague, the incomparable and irreplaceable Miriam Lord, who’s on the Press Gallery for the last time today 👏🏻
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 27/09/2026
Sure enough:
An Irish News headline:  Michelle O’Neill says Drumcree dispute ‘brings into question how this whole peace process works’Belfast Telegraph headline: ‘Michelle O’Neill is prepared to give a two finger salute to the rule of law’: DUP leader Gavin Robinson hits out at First Minister
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/09/2026
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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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/09/2026
Moves afoot in Debrecen…
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 24/09/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22/09/2026
Diego!
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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
Aengus has her number on that
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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 · 18/09/2026
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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
🚨 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 · 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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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 12/09/2026
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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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 12/09/2026
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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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 12/09/2026
Blimey.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 12/09/2026
Posted during his drive from the Áras to Farmleigh…
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 08/09/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 03/09/2026
Asked if he was nervous about Catherine Connolly meeting with Donald Trump, Micheal Martin said: "President Connolly is the official head of state of Ireland, and that's appropriate and proper that the President would meet with President Trump. "And... be grand." @virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 30/08/2026
🇮🇸❌🇪🇺 Iceland votes narrowly against seeking to join the EU. The campaign was dominated by fishing, the country’s biggest industry, and how it could be affected if it were controlled by the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 19/08/2026
give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head
the opening scene of trainspotting (1996)
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 18/08/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 15/08/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 15/08/2026
As a matter of law: the 2c/litre levy to fund the national oil reserve kicks back in again on September 1, while excise on petrol goes up 7c and diesel 8c on same day. These can only be stopped by a financial resolution of the Dáil, which cannot happen if the house remains on recess until Sept 16th
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 14/08/2026
Count Binface, still in character, tells journalists at the count he asked police if there was a credible threat to any candidate and was told not. He'll be back for a possible second by-election, if inquiries into Farage's finances prompt it, "coming soon to a leisure centre near you".
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 13/08/2026
Who needs Larry the Cat when you can have PQ the Kitty?
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 09/08/2026
They still have the Learjet which was the last “government jet” but which only had short range and had become unreliable, often out of service at short notice. After that there’s four Pilatus PC12s which are often used if multiple ministers have travel to different places at once
The LearjetPilatus PC12
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 09/08/2026
The Government Jet has touched down at Casement Aerodrome carrying Daniel Kinahan back to Irish soil. He’s expected to be arrested by Gardaí immediately on arrival and to be immediately brought before a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court to face charges.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 01/08/2026
www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 29/07/2026
The families of the ten people who died in the 2022 Creeslough explosion have been told a public inquiry into the blast may be held if existing processes like inquests and prosecutions do not offer the answers they want. Govt says it cannot jeopardise prosecutions with a parallel public inquiry.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 29/07/2026
The death has occurred of musician and Oscar winner Glen Hansard. He was 56. The Frames frontman has been named as the fatality from an early-morning motorcycle accident at the Strawberry Beds in West Dublin. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 28/07/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22/07/2026
"Absolutely it's the case that there will be fewer new measures than in recent years" - Jack Chambers on how a lot of next year's €7bn in 'new' spending is already accounted for
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 20/07/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 18/07/2026
“Bronze final”
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 09/07/2026
The communications minister Patrick O’Donovan is “under close medical observation” in hospital in Brussels after becoming unwell during an event to mark the beginning of Ireland’s EU presidency on Tuesday evening.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 03/07/2026
Taoiseach tells Ursula Von Der Leyen, at the end of the two-day meeting between the Government and European Commission in UCC, that he’s looking forward to the Commission bringing forward proposals on trading sanctions against Israel later this month
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 30/06/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22/06/2026
Barely 100 minutes between the vacancy arising and the contest being sewn up
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 17/06/2026
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 16/06/2026
As the magazine wraps up after 43 years… the first pages of the first edition of The Phoenix, from January 1983.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 16/06/2026
Grateful to everyone for their help - we got sorted! Thanks all 🙏
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 14/06/2026
On Trump’s 80th birthday:
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 11/06/2026
hearing the competition voiceover reference the date of the World Cup final
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 11/06/2026
They should have put this shadow in the middle of the Azteca. Football heritage. #worldcup
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 09/06/2026
Dáil Reform committee is meeting this afternoon, with PQ overload on the agenda - Labour Party whip Duncan Smith says he’ll be proposing an outright ban on AI-generated questions (though admitting it can be hard to identify exactly which ones they might be)
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 08/06/2026
🚨 Tánaiste Simon Harris with us in studio tonight on Monday with Gavan Reilly. We’ll talk cost of living, the Rotunda row, Russian sanctions, the Ireland-Israel soccer matches, and more - while the panel chews over the stories of the week. On air at the slightly later time of 10:15pm tonight.
Me, in a suit, in front of the show’s logo. Groundbreaking really.
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