Sources indicating Frances Fitzgerald is to announce her resignation as Tánaiste this afternoon. #GE17
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) November 28, 2017
Irish deputy prime minister to resign in bid to avoid snap election https://t.co/rWv2TqADo1
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 28, 2017
Embattled Tánaiste will step down amid email revelations, averting a pre-Christmas election. Updates on our live blog: https://t.co/krSbBARisL
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 28, 2017
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald is set to resign https://t.co/hK2ej3nj8Z pic.twitter.com/46eLsR6ewm
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) November 28, 2017
The Irish Times View: Pressure mounts on Fitzgerald https://t.co/mHqge0g2OO
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 28, 2017
It is understood that Mr Varadkar asked Ms Fitzgerald on Monday night to consider her position https://t.co/jpcAw83NaK
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 28, 2017
Even before last night’s developments, some in Fine Gael were already coming to the conclusion that the Tánaiste should stand aside for the sake of the Government. https://t.co/AUNGH6TcXP
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 28, 2017
Fintan O’Toole: Did the Department of Justice engage in a deliberate act of subversion? https://t.co/wHl9D3vt8H
— Irish Times Opinion (@IrishTimesOpEd) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/AndrewBeatty/status/935492094688448512
https://twitter.com/FrancesFitz90/status/935476887345926144
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Excellent piece @EveningStandard by eminent Irish historian Roy Foster of the Irish facts of life for Brexit https://t.co/aZ9jOr9kKJ
— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) November 28, 2017
Brexit weekly briefing: Irish border question becomes big obstacle https://t.co/2kDSNeVJvR
— Charles McQuillan (@photomcq) November 28, 2017
Unionists would be content with Irish Sea border after #Brexit, new poll suggests https://t.co/gFJCwXfpv0 @irish_news @politicsIN
— Brendan Hughes (@brendanhughes64) November 28, 2017
This clip reveals why Brexit is destined to be such a catastrophe. Implicit is notion that Brexit is a series of reasonable choices, to which other countries are responding unreasonably. It isn't. 1/ https://t.co/fBtXfz1CZk
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) November 28, 2017
If you argued for Brexit on a platform of having control of our borders yet you don't advocate a hard border between NI & ROI then you're an idiot, a liar or both.
— Ed Simpson (@EdSimpsonNI) November 27, 2017
In summary:
Me: "Have you done any Brexit impact assessments?"@DExEUgov: "Yes, loads, in excruciating detail. We're on top of it"
Me: "Ok, can you publish it so we can see it?"@DExEUgov: "No, it's secret"
Parliament: "Publish the studies"@DExEUgov: "They never existed, sorry" https://t.co/qfgVirSA7P— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) November 28, 2017
Not good enough. The vote was clear & binding. Reports in full should be handed over. We intend to press this issue. https://t.co/g15JIKodSv
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) November 27, 2017
John Bercow suggests David Davis could face 'Contempt of Parliament' accusation at later date. "There may or may not be later occasions for that matter to be discussed."
— Aubrey Allegretti (@breeallegretti) November 28, 2017
When Kate Hoey on @BBCr4today talks about the Irish having to pay for putting up the border between N and S Ireland if there is to be one, she sounds to me dangerously like Mr Trump and Mexico.
— mary beard (@wmarybeard) November 27, 2017
The point about this is Hoey has said something openly that is perceived by Dublin to be actual quiet UK Government strategy – leave Customs Union/ SM, change regulations, leave it to Dublin/ Brussels to enforce or not the Union Customs Code – EU gets blame for border https://t.co/Jc9M6nnEtd
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) November 27, 2017
Facebook and Twitter say they're ready to co-operate with a UK inquiry into Russian meddling in Brexit https://t.co/TIWApsFZQK
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/McKelvie/status/935455752839421952
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TRUMPWORLD
Here's the video: Trump calls Elizabeth Warren 'Pocahontas' while honoring Native American code talkers: "You were here long before any of us were here. Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas." pic.twitter.com/hjZ5MInDDf
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 27, 2017
Navajo Nation president Russell Begaye on Trump's 'Pocohontas' remark: "To insert something like that, the word 'Pocahontas' as a jab to a senator, that belongs on the campaign trail, not in the room when our war heroes are being honored." (@NewDay)
— David Wright (@DavidWright_7) November 28, 2017
BREAKING
New TV AD exposes the truth about GOP tax plan: it benefits Trump family & people like him. pic.twitter.com/2P0HlODEbc
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) November 27, 2017
Second Republican senator comes out against GOP tax bill https://t.co/0731hFyeca pic.twitter.com/cZavXvVdCS
— The Hill (@thehill) November 27, 2017
I have no doubt Congress will pass this Tax Bill, regardless of who it will hurt, just to say they passed a major bill. They do not care who it affects. #Resistance
— Korkie (@Korkie) November 28, 2017
New #FactChecker: Pence’s claim that ‘more Americans are working today than ever before in American history’ https://t.co/0zOccgOl8M
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 28, 2017
We actually have two people claiming to be the CFPB acting director and this is *not* a romantic comedy where they fall in love at the end. pic.twitter.com/R80kPJdQrN
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) November 27, 2017
Great piece by @waltshaub: Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act. She broke the law. If she doesn't face consequences, it will encourage more and more abuses of democratic ethics. https://t.co/9lSmKFak0X
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) November 28, 2017
Hillary Clinton reflects with raw honesty on Trump and 2016 https://t.co/nwxddf5UuL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 28, 2017
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WORLD
Warned it could inflame tensions, Pope Francis avoids word 'Rohingya' in Myanmar speech: https://t.co/zYnJgFWOk9 pic.twitter.com/Lj7vMmqLCD
— ABC News (@ABC) November 28, 2017
Final appeal in the `gay cake' case will see Supreme Court sit in Northern Ireland for the first timehttps://t.co/mJPokUNzu3 pic.twitter.com/kphqaIq6Wz
— The Irish News (@irish_news) November 28, 2017
Retired couple travel all the way to Hong Kong using only public transport https://t.co/TUaGkLPKbQ pic.twitter.com/tjQosfvQFo
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) November 28, 2017
Happy Birthday to Anders Celsius, born #otd 1701. He died in 1744 aged 42, although his great rival Fahrenheit thought he was 108. pic.twitter.com/U2m2DtvvZ6
— Jonathan Healey (@SocialHistoryOx) November 27, 2017
Prince Harry's future mother-in-law is a black woman with dreadlocks. There are no words for this kind of joy.
— Samara (@Samara_Linton) November 27, 2017