Richard Gallagher
@richardgallagher.bsky.social
Advisor at Sinn Féin Ireland. PhD from Queens University Belfast. Book: Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists. Donegal. Email: [email protected]
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An Cailín Ciúin and Kneecap shortlisted for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film in 2023 and 2025 respectively. Films that could not be more different but together showcase the range and vitality of an Irish language film sector that is going through a real growth spurt at the moment.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
Petition to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland
Can you support this campaign to bring in legislation banning the hunting of foxes using packs of dogs and horses?
my.uplift.ie
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
Blows my mind how people prefer club football over this.
NOTHING BEATS INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL AT IT'S BEST. NOTHING 🇮🇪
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Blows my mind how people prefer club football over this.
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A hilarious line from Murph on @secondcaptains.bsky.social, paraphrase - never mind McIlroy at the Masters, Troy Parrott has had the greatest Thursday to Sunday run in the history of Irish sport. #COYBIG #speirgorm
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A hilarious line from Murph on @secondcaptains.bsky.social, paraphrase - never mind McIlroy at the Masters, Troy Parrott has had the greatest Thursday to Sunday run in the history of Irish sport. #COYBIG #speirgorm
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If this lad isn't on the Toy Show surprising some kid with a signed jersey, I'll eat my hat.
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If this lad isn't on the Toy Show surprising some kid with a signed jersey, I'll eat my hat.
Now that the dust has settled, where do we place Parrot’s 5 goals in terms of great Irish sporting achievements? 5 goals in 3 days to take us to a World Cup playoff given where we were before the Portugal game means it’s right up there at the very top for me. Just incredible.
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Now that the dust has settled, where do we place Parrot’s 5 goals in terms of great Irish sporting achievements? 5 goals in 3 days to take us to a World Cup playoff given where we were before the Portugal game means it’s right up there at the very top for me. Just incredible.
Parrott will rightly take the praise but can’t forget the difference Finn Azaz has made. He’s a player we were desperately crying out for since Wes Hoolahan. The type of player we find it so difficult to produce. Virtually every chance we created recently came through him.
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Parrott will rightly take the praise but can’t forget the difference Finn Azaz has made. He’s a player we were desperately crying out for since Wes Hoolahan. The type of player we find it so difficult to produce. Virtually every chance we created recently came through him.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Incredible that it’s always the parties that you could count their youth vote on your fingers that have this position.
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Incredible that it’s always the parties that you could count their youth vote on your fingers that have this position.
That is a SHOCKING penalty decision for England. As bad as I’ve seen. Unorthodox tackle but the ball was won cleanly. Is there no VAR?
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
That is a SHOCKING penalty decision for England. As bad as I’ve seen. Unorthodox tackle but the ball was won cleanly. Is there no VAR?
In case any prospective Xmas present buyers are trying to gauge my interest in reading a book edited by English Tory Zionist Iain Dale called “The Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership”.
a man smoking a cigarette in front of a car dealership that says buy here pay here
ALT: a man smoking a cigarette in front of a car dealership that says buy here pay here
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In case any prospective Xmas present buyers are trying to gauge my interest in reading a book edited by English Tory Zionist Iain Dale called “The Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership”.
Great to have Dr Cormac Moore in Lifford today speaking at Donegal Historical Society’s conference “Borders and Boundaries: The Boundary Commission 1925 - 2025.” @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Great to have Dr Cormac Moore in Lifford today speaking at Donegal Historical Society’s conference “Borders and Boundaries: The Boundary Commission 1925 - 2025.” @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social
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It's upsetting to see a chart like this. A radical overhaul of Ireland's approach to road safety is needed, centred on education, enforcement, and design
#spéirgorm
#spéirgorm
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's upsetting to see a chart like this. A radical overhaul of Ireland's approach to road safety is needed, centred on education, enforcement, and design
#spéirgorm
#spéirgorm
Why is it so hard for people like Dan and Andrew to understand that only one of these horrible things is being carried out by a western ally and at the behest of the EU, UK and US specifically.
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Why is it so hard for people like Dan and Andrew to understand that only one of these horrible things is being carried out by a western ally and at the behest of the EU, UK and US specifically.
Not an iota of a boost for those backing the “spoil the vote” movement in the latest polls.
Peadar has flushed whatever credibility he had down the drain over the last while for absolutely nothing.
Peadar has flushed whatever credibility he had down the drain over the last while for absolutely nothing.
POLL: Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks
(Oct 31, MoE 2.5%)
Sinn Féin 23 (+2 in four weeks)
Fine Gael 19 (-2)
Fianna Fáil 18 (-2)
Social Democrats 9 (+1)
Aontú 6
Ind Ireland 5 (+1)
Labour 5 (+1)
PBP-Solidarity 3
Greens 2 (+1)
Inds/others 10 (-1)
www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
(Oct 31, MoE 2.5%)
Sinn Féin 23 (+2 in four weeks)
Fine Gael 19 (-2)
Fianna Fáil 18 (-2)
Social Democrats 9 (+1)
Aontú 6
Ind Ireland 5 (+1)
Labour 5 (+1)
PBP-Solidarity 3
Greens 2 (+1)
Inds/others 10 (-1)
www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
Support for Sinn Féin rises as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil see drop after presidential election, new poll shows
Sinn Féin is now the most popular party in the country, as support for the government parties has dropped in the wake of Catherine Connolly’s resounding victory in the presidential election.
www.independent.ie
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Not an iota of a boost for those backing the “spoil the vote” movement in the latest polls.
Peadar has flushed whatever credibility he had down the drain over the last while for absolutely nothing.
Peadar has flushed whatever credibility he had down the drain over the last while for absolutely nothing.
A photo from 1975 of Derry boxer, Neil McLaughlin. Don't think I've seen anything that looks more like a still from a Coen Brothers' film.
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A photo from 1975 of Derry boxer, Neil McLaughlin. Don't think I've seen anything that looks more like a still from a Coen Brothers' film.
Join Sinn Féin and help build on today’s monumental Presidential Election result. sinnfein.ie/join-us/?fbc...
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Join Sinn Féin and help build on today’s monumental Presidential Election result. sinnfein.ie/join-us/?fbc...
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Final result of #aras25:
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Final result of #aras25:
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
A seismic election result and a real vision now for what change could look like.
A massive day for the Irish left.
I can tell you there is some very happy faces in Sinn Féin today!
A massive day for the Irish left.
I can tell you there is some very happy faces in Sinn Féin today!
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A seismic election result and a real vision now for what change could look like.
A massive day for the Irish left.
I can tell you there is some very happy faces in Sinn Féin today!
A massive day for the Irish left.
I can tell you there is some very happy faces in Sinn Féin today!
Genuinely thought Gavin might have been better than this. Unbelievably insensitive and antagonising.
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Genuinely thought Gavin might have been better than this. Unbelievably insensitive and antagonising.
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No British Justice.
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No British Justice.
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No justice. Utterly disgusted for the Bloody Sunday families. An obscene decision and a dark day.
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
No justice. Utterly disgusted for the Bloody Sunday families. An obscene decision and a dark day.