🗞️ Politics guy @virginmedianews.bsky.social 📺 Host, Monday with Gavan Reilly (10pm, Virgin Media One) ✍️ Weekly columnist @thejournal.ie 📚 Bestselling author of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 (linktr.ee/gavreilly) 📍 Dublin, Irelandhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mycpg3fkcs2cWho had 14:09 for the ‘Godwin’s Law in the Dáil’ bingo?20 Oct 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycpg3fkcs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3myc33ygsuk24Jim O’Callaghan will tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that cases of alleged rape are being “deliberately” targeted by the solicitors’ dispute over legal aid. Such cases, before yesterday, could have resulted in a defendant representing themselves and then cross-examining their own complainant.20 Oct 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myc33ygsuk24https://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3my3ukgiu622m🚨 Full public pay talks to begin on Monday Government and unions have agreed that talks should start with pay as first topic, “including the trade unions’ claims on cost-of-living effects between 2021 –2025, this year, and for the duration of any agreement” @virginmedianews.bsky.social17 Oct 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3ukgiu622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxzbtrxk2k2uBroke: leap seconds Woke: leap HOURS https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/15/times-up-for-the-leap-second-as-scientists-swap-it-for-the-leap-hour16 Oct 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzbtrxk2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxz4kgdhss2sPatrick O’Donovan’s family say he is receiving new treatment and will return to work at the Dept of Culture once that treatment has bedded down. “He is heartened by the support for his long-term Cabinet career demonstrated by his colleagues,” they said.16 Oct 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz4kgdhss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxz4cqgk5k2s0.38 Scaramuccis16 Oct 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz4cqgk5k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxyzl3x7zcedNarrator: there are between 7200 and 7500 pubs in the entire State [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyzl3x7zcedhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxyzfbwol225🚨 Public sector strike for next Wednesday called off Preliminary talks to open negotiations on a full public sector pay deal will begin tomorrow - chaired by Kevin Foley, with Oonagh Buckley as employers rep and Owen Reidy as union rep Work to rule continues until further developments arise16 Oct 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyzfbwol225https://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxytjo7cb2seIreland has never had a year with 3 or more Zohrans. Ireland did, however, have eight Kobes and a further eight Kobis in 2025. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxytjo7cb2sehttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxwxhmq2tk25It took six months to set the rules of the €105bn budget… and eight days to break them. Something is wrong with how we frame our Budgets in this country. This week’s column for @thejournal.ie: https://jrnl.ie/719392015 Oct 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwxhmq2tk25https://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxxztux3n22lTesla: the only company making cars that can survive the dystopia Tesla’s CEO is helping to create!16 Oct 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxztux3n22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxwxhmq2tk25It took six months to set the rules of the €105bn budget… and eight days to break them. Something is wrong with how we frame our Budgets in this country. This week’s column for @thejournal.ie: https://jrnl.ie/719392015 Oct 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwxhmq2tk25https://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxwjifjpts2iℹ️ Aontú says it will table a motion of no confidence in Helen McEntee over her handling of Garda whistleblower issues. Peadar Tóibín says answers given by McEntee in the Dáil today, over her actions in her previous role as Minister for Justice, are unsatisfactory and accuses her of breaking the law15 Oct 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwjifjpts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxwasumyrs2oJack Chambers tells Dáil debate on public pay dispute that hopes to find a way forward "shortly" [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwasumyrs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxw3codar222The communications minister Patrick O’Donovan remains in intensive care in hospital after taking ill earlier this week. The minister was removed by ambulance from a gathering of EU telecoms ministers on Tuesday and has been receiving treatment at UHL since then. @virginmedianews.bsky.social15 Oct 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw3codar222https://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxu4zncsnk2pSensitive moves behind the scenes today to pave the way for public sector pay talks and avoid a repeat of today’s strike next week Reporting on @virginmedianews.bsky.social in a moment14 Oct 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxu4zncsnk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxszmgc5nc2iJack Chambers now saying pay matters can be negotiated upfront is “grounds for optimism” and “a pathway” to resolve issues (as long as other outstanding unresolved issues from last deal are also dealt with), Forsa’s Kevin Callinan tells Morning Ireland14 Oct 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxszmgc5nc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxru4d2bss2xThe lump removed from the lung of Pope Leo was cancerous, Vatican confirms https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2026/10/13/261013b.html13 Oct 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxru4d2bss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxr5h4q6ac2w🚨 Patrick O’Donovan has taken ill at an EU meeting he was hosting in Limerick and has left the venue in an ambulance for treatment and assessment. @virginmedianews.bsky.social13 Oct 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr5h4q6ac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxqvi2dxw22cA “betrayal”… [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqvi2dxw22chttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxou2ogwq22x🚨 Trade unions say the letter from Jack Chambers does not represent a change in government position, and is not a basis to call off strike action @virginmedianews.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxou2ogwq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxorkraua22gDealing with pay ‘as a priority’ is a small olive branch - the unions had previously said they wanted pay to be addressed first and foremost, which Chambers had labelled as a ‘precondition’ which he was not prepared to agree to in advance of full discussions getting underway [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxorkraua22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxorcqq5jc2gJack Chambers has written to the leaders of the public sector trade unions, saying pay issues can be dealt with “as a priority” in any prospective talks on a new deal, and invited those unions to “intensive engagement” at the WRC tomorrow - all in a bid to avert Wednesday’s proposed strike action12 Oct 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxorcqq5jc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxo35twafk2uBit of positive news to start the week: the online voter registration system voter.ie is now live nationwide (having previously worked only for Dubliners) - now anyone in the State can register or update their details on the electoral register in a couple of minutes using only their PPS number.12 Oct 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxo35twafk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxjgo3vfck24Spoke to the Indo (for book promo! buy my book! linktr.ee/gavreilly) about kids, telly and chicken wings 👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjgo3vfck24https://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxj6r3ho5c2xGovernment sources stressing in response that this is not a climbdown – rather, they have received confirmation from the public sector unions that the Oireachtas will not be given a derogation to operate as normal on Wednesday [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxj6r3ho5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxj5d6e32c2dThe Government is backing down from plans to attempt Dáil sittings this coming Wednesday, and is proposing only two sitting days this week (Tuesday and Thursday). Opposition TDs had threatened a mass boycott of sittings on Wednesday if it meant passing a picket line of public sector workers outside10 Oct 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxj5d6e32c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gavreilly.com/post/3mxhn66jsec2j…and Russia gets fresh revenue for its war effort09 Oct 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:pruto64zme7b7pmxnporm4tm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhn66jsec2j