My perspective on how to get serious about coronavirus testing and a science-led lockdown exit strategy: #COVID19 #COVID19ireland #lockdown #TestingTestingTesting #ScienceMatters The Irish Times

Finally a paper reporting the nub of the issue, testing is taking far too long!

Eilis O'Hanlon: Mary Lou McDonald is living proof that the real struggle now is about who gets to tell the story of the Troubles... perpetrators or victims buff.ly/2AWQhXn

RIP John Hume #JohnsLight

I grew up in Europe dreaming of the US. I went there as a child, and later as a student, and was overwhelmed by it. Here's me on the death of a widespread European dream (beautifully mocked by Kafka a century ago) ft.com/content/8ed8fc…

Foreign diplomats in Ireland and Irish abroad are perplexed by the obsessive catastrophizing about Covid in Ireland. Today's column looks at our lack of collective resilience and over-dramatisation of a real problem. independent.ie/opinion/commen…

Common sense! irishtimes.com/business/trans…

A reflection on President Trump’s comments last night: The last President I covered who refused to accept the vote count in an election was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, 2009.

This is outrageous!!!

Good to hear this being addressed. This needs more visibility and pressure to bring Richard home.

Irishman, Richard O'Halloran, has been stuck in China for two years. His family want him home, but he is stuck in a legal and bureaucratic nightmare. He's been telling his story to @YvMurray: rte.ie/news/primetime… More on RTÉ One tonight at 935pm. #rtept | #Ireland | #China

'We are experienced vaccinators, but no one has replied to our offer to help' - Independent.ie independent.ie/opinion/commen…

To Claire Byrne Live especially. My apologies.

2.5 hours queuing at #miamiairport at immigration. Hundreds of people, screaming kids and people fainting. A nightmare and a super spreader environment. No air and too hot. Miami Airport

First time using Slice 🍕 waiting an hour, called and was told ‘sorry we have no driver, did we not tell you we cancelled it’? You couldn’t make it up!

St Conleth’s College in Ballsbridge in Dublin said it was with “great sadness” that it learned of the death of Pierre Zakrzewski, who was in class of 1984 bit.ly/3teUq1N

it takes 15 mins to book a collection with UPS and approx 2 mins with @dhl how Is that?

More rubbish customer service from #Ryanair in Marrakech. Flying once per month with this airline and Marrakech staff are inconsistent and rude. Ryanair Aer Lingus please start this route asap!

So many people who vote Green are good people who want to do what they think is best for the world. Like most people I have always given them a vote somewhere. Having watched the impact they have had on Government as the minor party, I will never throw my vote around so freely