Editor @TJ_factcheck. Also reporting and assistant news editor for @thejournal_ie. Any opinions are mine.
Oct 31 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Looks like a random AI slop site based in Illinois, aided by social media, has coaxed hundreds of people on to the main street of Dublin for a Halloween parade that was never happening.
This website posted yesterday about Halloween parade supposedly taking place on O'Connell St at 7pm this eve, gave it a search-friendly title (it landed pretty high up if you Googled 'Dublin Halloween') and explained where to go to get good spots and how to take part.
Jun 9 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
🧵Local election counts are coming in thick and fast,so here is a thread on how far-right and anti-immigrant candidates are performing around the country.
(This comes with a big caveat a it's a live situation and there will likely be developments by the time you read this...)
By my count there are around 170 candiates standing for far-right parties (The Irish Freedom Party, the National Party, Ireland First, The Irish People) or as independents (incl those on anti-immigrant platforms).
They're standing in 31 LEAs (Limerick and Laois the exceptions).
May 6, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1/ The woman who appeared at this evening's NPHET briefing and aggressively questioned @CMOIreland over the death of Sally Maaz identified herself as Jemima Burke from Western News.
...but there is no outlet called Western News.
2/ There is a woman called Jemima Burke though, who may be related to the family who were banned for life from all student societies at NUI Galway.
