One idea is to put a roof over the entire Republic of Ireland. ROI is 70,000 km² in total area. This is 70 billion sq metres. B&Q sell corrugated roofing at €21.95 per m². This works out at €1.5 trillion to roof the entire country. Just too much I'm afraid ☹️

Unlikely to be a handshake tonight. The last time there was a handshake during a presidential debate was 7 years ago during Hillary and Trump's 2nd debate on Oct 9th 2016. Their 3rd debate, the Biden/Trump debates of 2020 and in June of this year were all handshake-free.

Kamala went in for the handshake, surprising Trump who wasn't expecting it. She said, "Let's have a good debate" He said, "Have fun" 🤔

When Kamala said that 'people leave your rallies because they are bored and exhausted' you could see the blood rising in his face...daring to touch his most precious and sensitive issue - crowd size - was a step too far for him.

"Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people". Great line from Kamala, cleverly subverting his most famous phrase. #PresidentialDebate2024

Foreign dictators "know that they can manipulate you with flattery and favours...you are a disgrace" One of the strongest, most pointed moments in the debate.

Surely one of the most worrying moments in the debate was when Trump repeatedly refused to confirm that it is in America's interest for Ukraine to win the war. A very telling moment.

Kamala's admission last night that she is a gun owner will come as a shock to many people in Ireland. The reality is that 1 in 5 Democrats own a firearm. I remember meeting a lovely Democrat couple in Florida in 2017 who told me they visited the firing range weekly

Moderator: "So, just to be clear, you still don't have a plan?" Trump: "I have concepts of a plan" Classic. A real "alternative facts" moment.

Fox & Friends had Trump on this morning. "Mr. President, what is your review of your performance?" 😂 As Ricky Gervais says, we'd all like to write our own reviews.

Only the conservative media has the real power to change swing voters' minds. So, what did they make of it? Fox News: "Harris clearly won the debate" Wall St Journal: "She clearly won the debate" Breitbart: "Harris issued a slew of false claims"

I'll be exploring misinformation around the Trump assassination attempts on The Hard Shoulder from 5.20pm this evening NewstalkFM

Acting Secret Service Director confirms that Ryan Wesley Routh did not discharge his weapon. The shots Trump referred to yesterday were all from Secret Service agents

Anthony Scaramucci on Pat Kenny Newstalk repeats a common line among US commentators...the public "don't know Kamala Harris very well" Where have these people been? Do they not watch TV or use the internet? She is literally EVERYWHERE and couldn't be clearer what she stands for.

Listen back to my take on how the assassination attempts on Donald Trump add fuel to conspiracy theories, on The Hard Shoulder: newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…

This is the earliest I’ve ever seen the tins of Christmas chocs. When I covered these on the Shopping Trolley on ⁦The Hard Shoulder⁩ last November, ⁦Dunnes Stores⁩ were selling the same products for €4. A 50% increase is the Xmas miracle we’ve all been waiting for

The owner of this platform just breezily endorsing a conspiracy theory, which has no evidence to support it. My own theory as to why Musk has become so sycophantic towards Trump is because he knows the former Prez is good for business on Twitter. Like clapping the clown.

“If somebody breaks in my house, they’re getting shot,” said Kamala Harris during her interview w/ Oprah last night. Talk about buying into the impulsive, 'act first & think later', gun culture that is tearing America apart. Disappointing.

Wait, I thought the New York Times was "fake news"? How can we believe your book is a bestseller?

The way Lady Liberty is touching his upper thigh is deeply inappropriate. He wouldn't like that at all.