Oisín Ó Cuilleanáin

RTÉ News and Current Affairs.

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

Services are currently suspended between Pearse/GCD due to a report of a vehicle hitting a bridge in the area. Update to follow - MH

[7 LÁ @7LATG4]

"Ní ceart go mbeadh an brú seo ar na himreoirí agus is fadhb é don FAI agus is fadhb é do UEFA freisin" a dúirt an t-iriseoir Dónal Ryan le @mairinnighadhra ar 7LÁ

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

🚨Major signal fault across the Suburban Network

Services on the Suburban network are suspended until further notice. This includes:

DART
Northern Commuter
Phoenix Park Tunnel
Rosslare
Sligo

Update to follow. -AD

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

Staff continue to work on the stopped 14:17 Connolly/Maynooth service.
15:05 Connolly/Sligo stopped at Clonsilla
13:05 Sligo/Connolly stopped at Maynooth.
Services on the Maynooth commuter operating Clonsilla/Connolly. Update to follow - MH

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties impacting https://t.co/jZHQjjMMms and RTÉ News app services. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we hope to be fully back online soon.

[Barry Lenihan @BarryLenihan]

Organiser John Dallon turns up for meeting with Government at Department of Agriculture saying he’d call off protests if meeting went well

However, his name is not on the list to enter and he remains outside in discussions with a group including Fine Gael TD Pete Roche

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Did you know most Irish place names describe the land around them?

Almost 90% come from the Irish language.

So if you live in a Bally, Cnoc, Cill or Carrick, your town name might literally describe a hill, church, townland or rock.

Here’s a quick guide with Oisín Ó Cuilleanáin to the meanings behind Irish place names.

#StPatricksDay #SeachtainNaGaeilge

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

Services are currently suspended between Connolly and Clontarf Road stations. Staff are working on the signalling issue. Update to follow - MH

[Dublin Airport @DublinAirport]

Due to heavy rainfall overnight, some roads leading to Dublin Airport are closed or trickier than usual to navigate this morning. Drivers are advised to follow local diversion signage & to take extra care on the roads.

Flight operations at Dublin Airport are running as normal.

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

Some services this evening on the DART network are operating with delays of approximately 40 minutes due to poor weather conditions at Seapoint - MH

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

🚨Salthill DART Station🚨

North & Southbound services remain suspended between Lansdown Rd-Bray.

Rosslare services affected by line closure above & between Enniscorthy-Wexford.

LEAP cards valid on all TFI services in the affected areas. -AD #WeatherWatch

[Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail]

Due to flooding on the line/signalling fault at Blackrock, delays up to 20 minutes can be expected to DART services - JB
#WeatherWatch

[Oisín Ó Cuilleanáin @OCuilleanain]

Boy hospitalised after dog attack in west Dublin

https://t.co/o9coiUgUG3

[Oisín Ó Cuilleanáin @OCuilleanain]

Noel Hawkins, the bartenders' bartender - a tribute

https://t.co/EGMxhNyLDZ

[Dublin City Council @DubCityCouncil]

Dublin City Council has suspended posting information on this platform. For news and information about our services, please visit https://t.co/ykeovHx3k5 or https://t.co/7L70jn0wrO

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

🚨BREAKING via @CBSNews: President Trump ordered strikes on sites inside Venezuela including military facilities, U.S. officials said, as the administration early Saturday ratcheted up its campaign against the regime of President Nicolás Maduro. via @JimLaPorta and me

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Multiple explosions rock Venezuelan capital Caracas https://t.co/QKaI3w0ty8

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

BREAKING: Explosions have been heard and smoke is rising over the Venezuelan capital, according to Al Jazeera correspondent, as tensions with the US spiral. Parts of the city’s south, near a major military base, have reportedly lost power https://t.co/P1B3b8EWwZ