Howard Maxwell

Dubliner living in Budapest - Love all things Irish including Food and Drink

[EL PAÍS @el_pais]

📺 TV en DIRECTO | Así ha sido el espectáculo de luminoso en homenaje a Gaudí para inaugurar la nueva torre de la Sagrada Familia https://t.co/lUGOsi78sS

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🔥 EPIC! NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirms a historic, 100% free World Cup Final watch party for 50,000 fans in Central Park.

He brilliantly ensures working families can experience this iconic tournament without spending thousands. Pure joy for the city!

[Reuters @Reuters]

Pope Leo urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with ‘sterile simplifications’ to gain popularity in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain https://t.co/AizYOIu8BS

[Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) @magyarpeterMP]

A performance that brought tears to everyone’s eyes. Thank you to the Sükösd SUGO Boys and their leader, Zsolt Nebl, for making the inaugural session of the National Assembly truly unforgettable.

Long live a free, democratic and humane Hungary!

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

All Ireland poll shows cross-border support for Irish unity and EU membership … more than 70 percent backing in Northern Ireland for U.K. to get back in and fix the Brexit mess https://t.co/vOAo3baBhU

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Excellent speech by King Charles. So good to hear the clarion cry for Ukraine, for NATO, for nature and the environment, for democracy and the checks on power. JFK mentioned more than Trump. Starmer directly quoted. Europe mentioned several times. Vance looked ill. I loved it. Loved the confidence in British and European values

[Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) @magyarpeterMP]

In addition to her duties as Minister of Foreign Affairs, @_OrbanAnita will also serve as Deputy Prime Minister in the TISZA government. In the Prime Minister’s absence, the Deputy Prime Minister will fully represent him at cabinet meetings and other official events.

Today, Orbán Anita is in Brussels, where she is holding talks with leaders of the European Commission — together with András Kármán, István Kapitány, and Márton Melléthei-Barna — on the release of EU funds due to Hungary. ❤️🤍💚

[Irish Embassy Manila @IrlEmbManila]

Ambassador Hickey was honoured to present her credentials to the President of the Republic of the 🇲🇭, Dr Hilda Heine. It is not often that letters of credence are both signed and received by women Presidents! She became the first 🇮🇪 Ambassador to ever visit the Pacific country.

[Howard Maxwell @maxireland]

Congratulations @IrlEmbManila @Bordbia @PhilippineStar

[Irish Embassy Manila @IrlEmbManila]

Ireland wins the Philippines first international oyster shucking competition against France. Ambassador Hickey was delighted to meet with Ed Gallagher of Gallagher’s oysters on his visit from Donegal. We are delighted to see Irish oysters featuring on menus across Manila.

[Governor Mikie Sherrill @GovSherrillNJ]

We inherited an agreement where FIFA is providing $0 for transportation to the World Cup.

And while NJ TRANSIT is stuck with a $48 million bill to safely get fans to and from games, FIFA is making $11 billion.

I’m not going to stick New Jersey commuters with that tab for years to come.

FIFA should pay for the rides. But if they don’t – I’m not going to let New Jersey get taken for one.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Hungary's Péter Magyar spots Viktor Orbán chilling on a balcony at President Tamás Sulyok’s residence:

“Absolute cinema.”

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

The statements made by President Trump on Truth Social regarding the Pope were entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. They don’t contribute at all to a constructive conversation. It is the Pope’s prerogative to articulate Catholic doctrine and the principles that govern the moral life. In regard to the concrete application of those principles, people of good will can and do disagree. I would warmly recommend that serious Catholics within the Trump administration–Secretary Rubio, Vice President Vance, Ambassador Brian Burch, and others–might meet with Vatican officials so that a real dialogue can take place. This is far preferable to the statements on social media.

I am very grateful for the many ways that the Trump administration has reached out to Catholics and other people of faith. It has been a high honor to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission. No President in my lifetime has shown a greater dedication to defending our first liberty. All that said, I think the President owes the Pope an apology.

[Election Enjoyer @ElxMapping]

visits the pope → pope dies

leads Iran negotiations → talks collapse

flies to Hungary to prop up Orbán → Orbán loses in a landslide

Man’s got a streak.

[Howard Maxwell @maxireland]

Best wishes on your move to the U.S. @colmflynnire @EWTNews @EWTN @RTENationwide @BBCWorld @doc2303 and I look forward to watching your reports

[Colm Flynn @colmflynnire]

Ambassador Pitt, it was our pleasure! Until next time 🦘🇦🇺😀

[Irish Embassy Manila @IrlEmbManila]

Throwback to the St. Patrick’s Day Festival held last 14 March at Ayala Triangle Gardens. It was such a great celebration, and we can’t wait to do it all again with you next year!

#LáFheilePádraig #StPatricksDay #SPD2026

[Candice Holmes @hol40900]

Trump: “US always rescues Britain.”

457 Brits died in Afghanistan. 179 in Iraq. British forces are still there today.

He dodged the draft. We buried our dead. Don’t lecture us on sacrifice.

[Ambassador of 🇮🇪 to 🇭🇺 & 🇽🇰 @IrlAmbHungary]

Looking forward to @IHBCircle #StPatricksDay charity gala this weekend, which will raise millions of Forint for Hungary’s most vulnerable people. Thanks to @IrelandFootball we’ve a special auction item - the shirt Troy Parrott wore at the Puskas Arena, signed by the man himself.

[Ambassador of 🇮🇪 to 🇭🇺 & 🇽🇰 @IrlAmbHungary]

Big night ahead. High hopes from Hungary for both @IrelandFootball & my friends from Kosovo.

[Irish Embassy Manila @IrlEmbManila]

Minister Feighan continued the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at an informal evening filled with Irish food and music.

Many thanks to Irish chef, Chef Billy of Le Chef and the Ryan Villamor Quartet who once again brought traditional Irish music to Manila.

#SPD2026

[Ambassador of 🇮🇪 to 🇭🇺 & 🇽🇰 @IrlAmbHungary]

“St Patrick, we're told, died on this day in the year of our Lord 461. And leave it to the Irish to be carrying on a wake for 1,500 years.”

Celebrating #StPatricksDay at Szabadság Tér with President Reagan, who welcomed our Taoiseach to the White House with this classic in 1987.