Brian Mahon

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[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Really is worth listening to the Michael Healy-Rae interview on @radiokerry about how/why he felt he had to leave gov't - Haven't heard something as brutal about a sibling and supposed political ally, in well forever.

https://t.co/IWAtECmUUU

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Let's see how the rest of committee will go.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

RTÉ has become a cheap way for TDs to try and make their name - what's the point of Sinead Gibney asking questions of Adrian Lynch about outsourcing if she won't let him answer.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Sean Kyne, Fine Gael's by election candidate in Galway West sought to influence appointment process at state agency - saying an applicant was of 'dubious character' according to emails between two senior civil servants.

[Jennifer Bray @Jennifer_Bray]

At a Court of Appeal hearing this morning, Judge John Edwards clarified that it is in fact a former TD who gave the reference to Daniel Ramamoorthy. The identity of the former TD not revealed.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

@CNaM_ie have to *publicly* state that not only will they not look into this but it is not their role to do so.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

The minister and CNaM can take a run and jump if they think this is a runner.

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

Minister Patrick O'Donovan has said he will be asking Coimisiún na Meán to review RTÉ and others' coverage of the fuel protests.

He suggested that coverage was "lopsided" in favour of the protest and that "carte blanche was given to some people".

https://t.co/GafnBkd6AU

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Trump Says Gas Prices Might Not Drop by Midterms. - Not quite the 'drop like a stone' comments he gave the Irish press corp when we visited last month. Imagine the protests if the price of fuel is still this high for another six months? https://t.co/VSkzvOluYK

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

I was told on Friday the gov was still holding the line on carbon tax - now they've caved on it. That smacks to me of a mother of all rows internally.

[Darragh Mc Donagh @darraghmcdonagh]

Fuel protest organiser had tax judgments of €550,000 and was convicted of cruelty after 60 cattle died on farm

https://t.co/gFr9gY3xnc

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

The TV show The Upload coming true in real life...

[Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier]

Sam Altman has admitted he is on a waitlist for a procedure that would digitize his brain.

The procedure would kill him. He considers this an acceptable trade for digital immortality.

This is the person making decisions about the future of artificial intelligence for hundreds of millions of users. A man who views ending his own biological life as a reasonable step toward uploading his consciousness to the cloud.

These are not the priorities of a stable leader.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Every front tabloid front page and backpage for sport already have "Czech mate" or some variation ready to go for tomorrow's paper.

[Michael Pierse @michaelpierse]

Headline writer can take the rest of the day off.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Asked broadly the same questions of SF yesterday - crickets. Comment from Dundalk SF TD Ruairi O'Murchu though...

[Pat Leahy @PatLeahyIT]

The chair of Drogheda United, Sinn Féin TD Joanna Byrne, declined to respond to questions about the incident. She declined to say whether she witnessed Drogheda supporters throwing flares onto the field or if she would help gardai with their inquiries.

[John Manley - Irish News Pol Corr @politicsIN]

Humiliating climbdown by a pompous, underachieving institution. How was a 4-week ban on a BBC journalist imposed without somebody raising a red flag about the negative publicity https://t.co/8tH0FFAt2i

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Why won't the Social Democrats just come clean and say who paid Shatter?

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Man is clearly a multi multi millionaire and has run a successful business for decades and gets dragged through the mud for what? To appease the IFA? Who got the Mercosur trade deal vote they wanted from the gov't and the nitrates directive.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

The Larry Murrin story is one big signal to figures in the private sector to simply not bother engaging with the public sector unless absolutely necessary.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

Not one glove laid on Larry Murrin in Agri cttee this afternoon.

[Brian Mahon @_BrianMahon_]

The PfG *did not* commit to voting against the Mercosur trade deal come what may. It is worded very carefully. It states: "Work with like-minded EU countries to
stand up for Irish farmers and defend our interests in opposing the current Mercosur trade deal."

[John Lee @JohnEdwardLee]

Great interview with ⁦@albertdolan_⁩ by ⁦@_BrianMahon_⁩ ⁦@irishdailymail⁩ however it appears deadlines are being set for ⁦@MichealMartinTD⁩ #aras2025