Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...rte.ieHundreds evacuated after fire at Dublin apartment complexHundreds of residents were forced to leave their homes last night after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Dublin. 010
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026The government jet carrying the two Irish citizens who had been on board the MV Hondius landed just after 9pm in Baldonnel. A short time later two ambulances & a HSE vehicle were seen leaving the airport 000
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Legislation which could take away guardianship rights from a parent who killed the another parent in s family, could be applied retrospectively subject to the discretion of a court according to the Dept of Justice. rte.ie/news/2026/0505… via @rterte.ie 010
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Bus Éireann has confirmed that school transport services are intended to resume tomorrow. www.rte.ie/news/post/10... via @rterte.ieFuel blockades end, Govt to announce measuresSchool bus services intended to resume tomorrowBus Éireann has confirmed that school transport services are intended to resume tomorrow.Bus Éireann is liaising with contractors through local school tr... 021
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle practical examinations which were due to take place tomorrow have been deferred due to disruptions caused by this week's fuel protests. www.rte.ie/news/post/10... via @rterte.ieFuel blockades end, Govt to announce measuresLeaving Cert and Junior Cycle practical exams deferredLeaving Cert and Junior Cycle practical examinations which were due to take place tomorrow have been deferred due to disruptions caused by this we... 032
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025www.rte.ie/news/middle-...rte.ieMartin says Israel's Gaza blockade 'clearly a war crime'Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the blockading by Israel of food and humanitarian aid to Gaza "clearly constitutes a war crime". 010
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025“no executive summary, no timeline of events, no chronological narrative, no overall table of contents, no unified pagination..the report is divided into multiple volumes, each with multiple chapters; each chapter with its own page numbers” No index. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...irishtimes.com‘She wasn’t cared for. Who didn’t care for her? And why?’ Grace case report leaves questions unansweredA whistleblower has described the investigation into the alleged abuse of a vulnerable young woman as Kafkaesque 000
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 18/04/2025Former TD Finian McGrath, who was minister for disabilities when the Farrelly Commission examining the 'Grace' foster home abuse case was launched, has said its chair should answer questions over its findingsrte.ieCall for chair to answer questions on 'Grace' case reportFormer TD Finian McGrath, who was minister for disabilities when the Farrelly Commission examining the 'Grace' foster home abuse case was launched, has said its chair should answer questions over its ... 041
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 11/04/2025Gardaí have described the scale and nature of the search for missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine as "unique and challenging"rte.ieSearch for missing Kerry farmer 'unique and challenging'Gardaí have described the scale and nature of the search for missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine as "unique and challenging". 071
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025www.rte.ie/news/busines...rte.ieIrish data watchdog to investigate Musk's AI tool GrokIreland's data regulator said today it had opened an investigation into social media platform X over the use of personal data collected from European Union users to train its AI system Grok. 000
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieFamily left 'devastated' over hit-and-run sentenceThe family of a nine-year-old boy, who was killed in a hit and run incident in Donegal two years ago, said that they are devastated by the sentence the driver involved received. 010
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025The Minister for Health is to ask the HSE to expand cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford to a 24/7 service. Cardiac services at the hospital currently operate from 8am to 8pm. It follows the publication of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services 000
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanCNN @cnn.com · 24/03/2025The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.cnn.comOscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank | CNNThe Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewi... 49603424
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieMan arrested in Belfast in Dublin stabbing investigationA man has been arrested in Belfast in connection with a fatal stabbing in Dublin at the weekend. 010
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025www.rte.ie/news/2025/02...rte.ieMore people in US seeking to become Irish citizensThe number of people in the United States seeking to become Irish citizens has significantly increased. 001
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 01/02/2025www.rte.ie/news/leinste...rte.ieOnline fundraiser for Indian students who died in crashAn online fundraiser has been set up to support the families of two Indian students who died in a crash in Co Carlow yesterday. 000
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025DoD evicts NYT, NBC, NPR and Politico from their physical work spaces inside the Pentagon and gives them to NY Post, Breitbart, OAN and HuffPost. 1816693
Reposted by Joan O’Sullivandavidmccullough.bsky.social @davidmccullough.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I've not had a chance to listen yet but I promised my Irish friends that I would pass it along. Katie Hannon and her producer, Elayne have been incredibly gracious throughout this. #speirgorm podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/b...podcasts.apple.comWinners, Losers and Florida David!Podcast Episode · Behind the Ballot · 02/12/2024 · 27m 4322944
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanLise Hand @lisehand.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Just wait and see - he’ll turn out to be the third cousin twice removed of somebody in the studio 3453
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 01/12/2024This was the moment Independent candidate Gerard Hutch, also known as ‘The Monk’, arrived at the Dublin Central count at the RDS. Labour’s Marie Sherlock took the final seat following the distribution of Paschal Donohoe’s surplus. Link in bio for live updates📲 #rtenews #GE24 #Election24 2103
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 01/12/2024Gary Gannon (Social Democrats) elected in Dublin Central | Live updates: rte.ie/b/1483874 4623
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Sarah Dooly from Debbycot in Mountmellick in Co Laois is the Netwatch Family Carer of the Year Award- Sarah cares for her twin sons with special needs and a third child who's undergoing cancer treatment. 030
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanCarlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Killybegs in Donegal badly flooded again this morning on Bridge Street. Photo by Eileens Unisex Hairsalon. Sadly more flooding images are likely to emerge this morning. We need flood forecasting information made public! 511724
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Masked men invaded Nikita Hand’s earlier this year www.rte.ie/news/2024/11...rte.ieMasked men invaded Nikita Hand's home earlier this yearThe woman who accused Conor McGregor and his friend of rape moved this year after her property was invaded by a group of men wearing balaclavas who stabbed her partner and broke her windows, it can no... 020
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Body discovered during search for woman in Galway Bay- www.rte.ie/news/2024/11... 131
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024International criminal court issues arrest warrant from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu- www.bbc.com/news/article...internationalwww.bbc.com 031
Reposted by Joan O’SullivanPeter Farrell @peterfarr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024RTÉ News is now on Bluesky. Appropriately for an Irish audience, the first post is about the weather. 617353
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024 Hundreds of people WILL now be housed indoors tonight after strong concerns were expressed about deteriorating conditions at a site for international protection applicants in Crooksling www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...rte.ieDept to move IP applicants in Crooksling tents indoorsThe Department of Integration has said that international protection applicants who are currently sheltering in damp and leaking tents at a site in Crooksling, Co Dublin, will either be moved indoors ... 062
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Calls to move hundreds of people sheltering in damp & leaking tents at a site for international protection applicants in Dublin indoors, amid plummeting temperatures www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...rte.ieCalls to move asylum seekers from IPAS tents to indoorsCalls have been made to move hundreds of people currently sheltering in damp and leaking tents at a site for international protection applicants in Co Dublin, indoors, before temperatures plummet furt... 021
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Jon Kenny, actor and comedian dies, aged 66 www.rte.ie/entertainmen...rte.ieJon Kenny, actor and comedian dies, aged 66The death has been announced of the actor and comedian Jon Kenny, best known for his work opposite Pat Shortt in the comedy duo d'Unbelievables. He was 66. 100
Joan O’Sullivan @joanosullivan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Hi everyone, I’m a reporter with Rte News. I generally post about news- mainly Irish but sometimes international, or random bits of Irish life that catch my eye. Just moved over here so still getting the hang of it. All tips gratefully received! 070
