@Ireland Curator: Ian Power

Take care folks, and best of luck to @OiJake

@escaprilicokies Amazing!!! I'm on @powerian regularly

@escaprilicokies Brill. Haha. Well I have to hand this over at 8pm, take care! I live in Dublin. Back to Murcia in May.

@katia75014 Thanks Katia :)

@escaprilicokies Haha - trade places!

@cossiemum @jojomoyes Absolutely great read!

@gaffo63 Thanks Pam :)

@fhayesmccoy Thanks Felicity :)

@escaprilicokies Oh fabulous! Can we swap? I've stayed in Murcia loads of times in Hotel Nelva. Beautiful region.

Thanks so much for having me folks, really enjoyed it. Normal service resumes now over at @powerian - take care and have a wonderful week.

@escaprilicokies Great stuff - btw I *LOVE* Murcia. Are you from the city?

Best of luck to next week's curator @oijake, he'll be taking over tomorrow at 8am so make sure you give him a nice and friendly welcome.

Heading back to my alma mater @UCC tomorrow to give a talk and catch-up with friends. It's been a while. Looking forward to it.

@TheClotheslines I read it on holidays so I was kinda into it. I really enjoyed it, particularly the way it was written.

@mikeneglia @hsm_aus It's a fab idea.

@TheClotheslines I know not a lot happens but I did enjoy it, particularly the end.

If you're looking for a good book to read, I *highly* recommend 'Me Before You' by @jojomoyes - it's a wonderful read > ind.pn/X5dRR3

@endac It's a great idea.

@ConzieSays I think if you watch the video and the articles I tweeted I'm sure you come to that conclusion.

Were you hungover this morning? Check out a movement which may be winging it's way to Ireland soon >> bit.ly/10rP553 via @HSM_AUS

@IrishYTrs I'll definitely give you a shout out on my other account :)

@Julie_Corcoran Np! Wanted to share the word about volunteering opps as part of my time here :)

@IrishYTrs Sorry guys! We don't do advertising :)

SOSAD Ireland has a new office opening in Monaghan. Email [email protected] to volunteer bit.ly/X5MNky via @Julie_Corcoran

.@VSOIreland are looking for experienced professional volunteers to go abroad to build capacity and fight poverty via @DonnachaMaguire

Make A Wish Ireland are always looking for volunteers bit.ly/WSukY1 via @KeoghClaire

Volunteer to help @dublin_simon do the important work they do: bit.ly/10si3Sk via @Jennie__King

We only got a few charity replies so here they are >>

Haha, v good! :) “@MetroHNews: Mila Kunis Irish lesson rebooted pic.twitter.com/SbB4koxc””

Haha, v good! :) “@MetroHNews: Mila Kunis Irish lesson rebooted @worldirish @andymcgeady @ireland @AonghusOg pic.twitter.com/SbB4koxc”

The Case Against Rwanda’s President @PaulKagame >> nswk.ly/UPobhi via @newsweek

@ZwartblesIE np :)

@AnniesPerson It's really good.

@Mf4z Great sentiment.

@CrDoire @noreenbowden It's a two way relationship & we need to stop looking to diaspora as cash-cows but rather communities + support them.

@AnniesPerson Thanks v much Ali :)

.@AmbassadorRice -- Benghazi May Be Least of Her Problems >> bit.ly/10rSbGr via @nationaljournal #DRC

This book by @jasonkstearns is a great primer on the #DRC amazon.com/Dancing-Glory-… and his blog for up to date info congosiasa.blogspot.ie

@AnniesPerson I have read it. It's pretty horrifying alright. Read a number of books on the subject including amazon.com/Dancing-Glory-…

The World’s Worst War >> nyti.ms/V4XeY7 #DRC via @NYTimes

I find the Democratic Republic of Congo, it's history and present absolutely fascinating. Watch this if you have time: bit.ly/13r82U8

Fab pic. “@ZwartblesIE: Two best friends, Aggee & Little Wren, greeting each other in the dawn light twitpic.com/buudsm”

Wow, beautiful. “@doyler76: #Tramore #sunset #lifeguardshut #morning have a great Sunday pic.twitter.com/oYlWQbs8”

President of @ireland says currency is being given priority over people >> bit.ly/VWlPN0 via @IrishTimes

Are there any charities in Ireland looking for volunteers to support their work? Will create a @storify of replies (if any) at 6pm.

@IAmAVorianAMA I'm sure it is.

@dinglenews beautiful!

@PlayfulPenguin I'm really sorry but I'm not allowed advertise

I'm sure many young people want to start their own businesses, but credit seems to be non-existent.

Ireland really needs to act to provide opportunities for our young people. Emigration can no longer be our policy to deal with NEETs.

Noam Chomsky: "Unemployment in Europe is destroying a generation" bit.ly/X5i1Z6

Irish youth unemployment rose to 34% - IMF Report, Dec 2012 bit.ly/X5hPcm via @nycinews

Aileen goes wild for her baboon project @UCC: bit.ly/X5hNkA via @irishexaminer

Check out @ImpactYouthLed a new weekly show about youth driven projects on Liffey Sound 96.4FM >> Listen live or stream bit.ly/10rKEaE

@jemmacassidy @nytimes @niallgibbons I know! It's not great, especially in comparison to some of the other spectacular pix.

.@NYtimes lists Ireland as a 'Place to Go' in 2013 >> bit.ly/X5fWwr via @NiallGibbons

@cathyby Yes I agree, I want to see CSO figures too.

There is a table in C McC's sindo article from household survey twitpic.com/buuo0b via @cathyby

@DAngland Yeah agree!

@cathyby Re; this - I don't agree with points about retail, retailers reported really strong end to 2012 in Q4 (more so than prev years).

@cathyby I genuinely didn't see that table was reading on mobile. Will send correction tweet.

@Garrison29 Oh really? Not looking forward to 6 so :(

@dagdha347 Grand.

@DAngland True.

@dagdha347 Obviously, but they said better than previous years which would indicate 2012 will not be flat.

@dagdha347 none of those items have data, retailers reported a v strong end to 2012 but he doesn't include?

@MarkBoland It sure is!

@dagdha347 I can't see any recent data other than bond sales. Would love some.

@cathyby Where? He has no actual data other than bond sales. Table in mid section has no data. Would love some. Not trying to be a Pollyanna

If you didn't know a Mayo-man founded the Argentine navy, check out @turtlebunbury's blog >> tiny.cc/30crqw via @GatheringIRL

@PoliIreland Oh I agree fully. Stupid that €35m earmarked for mental health was probably spent on senior managers salaries in HSE last yr

@PoliIreland Agree fully with that too. Don't think enough is being done. ESP re; credit.

@PoliIreland Yes I agree it should be targeted but I think some sort of jump start is needed to consolidate on recent small gains.

One question which has bothered me: Where is/was our stimulus? We've cut back hard (except health) -- can we have it now? #troika

@PoliIreland do think any attempts to prevent us from investing in a stimulus should be resisted

@jtatcmf definitely!

@PoliIreland I think a lot of what they've said is true, we're not making the proper cuts in Health and other places.

This is great >> Debate: Do men really care about fashion? gu.com/p/3d2av/tw via @LilyReddy @ObsNewReview

Catching up on Grey's Anatomy (S5) after I gave up on it while in college. I must have watched lots of crap in the mean time - it's not bad.

@Sophialucca Agree. Will be interesting to see what he says, then we can forget about him.

Was meant to go Orienteering in Wexford this morning but my bestie is sick (as is my sister). Wrap up well this week folks x

@RyanJohnNelson sorry to hear that dude, get well soon :)

@JohnMoynes @jpswaine Happy birthday J.P and well done on @firstfortnight

Sunday Times (UK) takes out ad in US newspaper to publish open letter to Oprah ahead of Lance Armstrong interview i.imgur.com/a3gji.jpg

Colm McCarthy trying to reassert economics as the dismal science in the Sindo today. No real substance to his piece in my opinion.

@CiaranLyng soooooo good. Addicted

@GrahamButler1 Haha! He is alright, he just never seems to want the story for the next day's paper. A very lax editor :)

Juncker insists programme countries need to be compensated for their efforts >> europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressr…

Major Shakeout Looms for Top @NYTimes Editors nymag.com/daily/intellig… @Intelligencer

@bouncyjohn22 @powerian Haha I'm only here for one more day but wanted to get it a few more followers, been great craic.

@RaffertyWrites don't worry!

@ConwayDavid Tis a great show!

Ronan O'Gara #irish pic.twitter.com/vS9JPWDM via @martynrosney

@itsDaveCronin :( Aww it's good. You should download it buddy. I have it on USB if you want.

@PaulFedayn Never thought about that!

@Jonathanwpurvis Yeah a lot of people say the same, that the temptation is strongest when drinking.

My chat with @cooper_m about #selfharm was repeated on the very @lstwrd today. Listen from from 51.00 >> media.todayfm.com/listenback/106…

Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie nyti.ms/ZvOCJe via @nytimes

@Darrengreenidge Hahaha, I guess!

@FraffieB Hahaha! Obviously a massive fan :)

@Jonathanwpurvis Fair play to you! That must have been v tough.

@itsDaveCronin Great show! I've already watched the new series but love re-watching it.

@LoganNZed Thanks a million! Hopefully they'll keep it up!

@ConorClinch I'm great, hope you had a fab time in London.

@m2thefizzle Absolutely! It's a great way to motivate yourself to quit though. Fair play to him!

@ImACultHero Yeah it's a good idea to do it in stages for definite.

One thing which annoys me about #Borgen is that Katrine never has an immediate deadline. She's always writing at home at night time?

Looking forward to #Borgen tonight?

Well done to Irish photographer @ConorClinch who just had a photo of his from LC:M tweeted by @DGandyOfficial

@jdoyle916 Thanks Jim :)

@ValerieMcDermot Absolutely. It's a tough but worthwhile thing to do.

@m2thefizzle Great to hear! That's exactly what that app is! :)

You can also get support here from quit.ie -- great website.

My Dad quit smoking today, as has a friend of mine. Great to see. This is a really cool app for those quitting getkickit.com

@hairymcboon Aww he's a sweetheart you lucky thing! :)

Lovely coffee and chats with @hairymcboon earlier.

@SimonHarrisTD @kathysheridanIT Really interesting piece Simon. Fair play to you, John and Kathyrn.

@hairymcboon no worries x

The best of Irish theatre, this year's nominees: irishtimes.com/newspaper/week… via @IrishTimes

@hairymcboon there in 10!

The line-up has just been announced Ireland's newest jazz event in February -- check it out at 12points.ie via @michellecremin

@hairymcboon I'm in Arundel Sq ATM, where do you fancy? x

@michellecremin hahahaha!!! They're all very photo shy I swear :)

@hairymcboon I'm around now :)

@hairymcboon tea? X

Brunch with the lads in the Park Lodge Cafe #Waterford pic.twitter.com/j2QcXcC2

@pamille enjoy!!!! :)

Ice skating with @fitzger_laura #waterford pic.twitter.com/yeTERUG6

"Appalling year for the weakest link" -- @fionnansheahan on Minister Reilly's performance in 2012: indo.ie/gKKBO via @Independent_ie

@DAngland I didn't :)

@DearbhailDibs I think telling us like it is, it was due to be formally published this month anyway.

Who'd be a young politician? irishtimes.com/newspaper/week… via @IrishTimes

Off ice-skating in Waterford with old school pals. #deise

Girls scoop all four top Young Scientist awards irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel… via @IrishTimes

@mcwoods @EamonLeonard @thommahoney the latter :)

@JamesDoorley oh wow!! Amazing. Hope you had a fab time :)

@paudimac @AislingPower aww he's delighted with himself now

@_1E haha he didn't like that!

@gaffo63 @AislingPower haha he's only delighted

@pintstonight @AislingPower ah here! :)

@Princess_Sassy I did :)

@JA_46 @AislingPower he thinks so anyway! :)

@JamesDoorley Aww thanks James!! Hope you're keeping well :)

Such a sad story told by the Hayes family, but displays one of the best things about Ireland; community and kindness. #LateLate

@Maria_Aylward :) ah yea, I probably did the same with the west wing over Christmas

@Maria_Aylward Hahaha! Wow, that's a lot of TV!!! Impressed :)

@aidanclk Yeah I know I have a degree in economics too. You do have to cut back to the bone on spending but also motivate consumers.

Aine Lawlor standing in for #Marian again this weekend via @morning_ireland << Great!! Really enjoyed last weekend's shows.

@aidanclk I believe we need to make our Govt more efficient and better organised but agree more money in pockets will be beneficial too.

@Maria_Aylward I stopped watching after S4 finale years ago. Catching back up. Half way through S5 now

@SMKerrigan Hahahahaha!! Good plan :)

Congrats #proudDad :) “@peterhick: My daughter just won the #BTYoungScientist overall prize!”

@gnelis @37DawsonStreet great choice of venue!

@SMKerrigan @AislingPower I was only messing!!! :)

@droddham @CroCreagh No worries! Best of luck with UK release

Sister's OH @EoinMKenny asks "What does the sweet in 'sweet potato' mean?" He's an accountant folks.

My little bro is only delighted with his new jersey from @AislingPower pic.twitter.com/9WFlD34m

@bouncyjohn22 It really should.

@LoganNZed hahaha!!

Well done! “@BTYSTE: This is 3rd win for Kinsale Community School, Cork in 7 Years! Congrats Ciara, Emer and Sophie! pic.twitter.com/iHSpS1H3”

Lmao!! How did they know?? “@MikeHogan4FM: @ireland Really? He he he! pic.twitter.com/c0wqUdFy”

The brilliant 'What Richard Did' is out in UK cinemas today - go see it! bit.ly/WJbYIP via @Michael_Peers

.@McKinseySociety have a report on the most promising ways to train young people to prepare for jobs: bit.ly/11mKbWp via @zeenat

Universities propose regional cluster plan: bit.ly/11mkKUW via @IrishTimes

Instead, lazy across the board top-slice cuts have been implemented. Minister Reilly has applied topical cream rather than operating.

EU Commission report is pretty accurate, the Health budget hasn't been tackled in a strategic or structural way.

@DAngland Aww you poor guy!! Get home and relax for yourself :)

@DAngland why???

@SMKerrigan thanks hun, you too xx

@Creagh_Fish mmmm epic!! V jelly :)

@EyeBlinks good plan :)

It's Friday! And officially home time for many... I'm off home to Waterford for the weekend, what about you lot? :) pic.twitter.com/1d77k828

@AnglandSiobhan Hehe! This might help: im.about.com/od/advancedimf…

@AnglandSiobhan haha 'Friday Follow' :)

@michellecremin Aww thanks m'dear! x

Tobacco firms ‘targeting’ women with elegant, feminine packaging: irishexaminer.com/ireland/tobacc… via @irishexaminer

@BTYSTE Great stuff - thanks million! I really did - thanks for a great experience.

@JillianvT @jimmykimmel @youtube @rtenewsnow He's made a lot of people smile this week which is great :)

@BTYSTE Ah OK - thanks a million! Sadly I have to head away soon but I'll keep an eye on the feed for the announcement :)

Aengus makes it onto @jimmykimmel in the U.S. >> youtu.be/IRbeAPz564Y via @youtube

@BTYSTE What time are the winners announced folks?

Irish businesses are most optimistic in EU >> businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/N… via @bizpost

@AlanRiain Thanks so much Alan :)

@SarahMcCrann No it's not but I think it's about balanced multi-approach treatment and I don't think medication alone solves the core issues

@AlanRiain Thanks for sharing Alan

Beautiful “@CliffHouseHotel: Has been awhile #threewordtweet #frifotos #views twitpic.com/bu9lyq”

@mrs_bopp @dariuswirl Yes, I agree to some degree. Big pharma has a significant stranglehold here.

@mrcbehan @dariuswirl Exactly. I think it's an assumed thing and people aren't necessarily given a opportunity.

Medication is important but the minute number of CBT contacts for public patients consigns them to long-term prescriptions.

Ireland's health services are 'addicted to drugs' when it comes to treating mental illness >> bit.ly/XpzPAl via @dariuswirl

@deemillar There is a huge pharma lobby in Ireland which I'm sure makes things harder

@rickoshea Aww there are so many interesting projects it could never get boring! Some legends on the stands talking about them too.

@deemillar @IrishTimes Absolutely! As far as I understand it's being investigated at the moment.

@rickoshea Brill. The RTE area is super cool. Loving @bryansixone showing young people round the pop up studio!

@rickoshea Yup! Here for the day :)

I'm really convinced of the power of those young people to create opportunities for themselves too but we should help them get started.

Glad to see Ireland making the Youth Guarantee a @eu2013ie priority. It would be criminal to fail to provide opportunities for our young ppl

We have had 100 young volunteers for a big project at work, many of whom are job-seekers looking to be actively engaged and creative.

Great buzz down here in @BTYSTE -- it's absolutely packed!

@cossiemum Such a great event. The leading event in Europe for science in this age group. Such a positive thing.

@MarketsAlive @cian_mccormack I don't it has or will but important to support centrally.

@SpaceDinosaurX Thanks William! :)

@ThijsWhoa haha, I know right?

@travi44 hello!! Hoping to make #Coachella this year so will be visiting your fine state!

@FraffieB Really worrying, surely it will be harder to introduce by doing this way.

If you only do one thing this weekend … do a lot bit.ly/11lWxOC via @IrishTimes

What happened to free GP care by 2015 & UI by 2016? “@IrishTimes: 40,000 to lose medical cards in HSE cutbacks iti.ms/TNEZpY”

I've really enjoyed chatting with everyone and sharing interesting stories. My highlight was #Africa! See you back at @powerian next week :)

I know most people don't check twitter at the weekend so I just wanted to say thanks for having me here on @ireland, it's been so much fun!

I love having this profile in my feed, absolutely beautiful images: on.fb.me/WHRO1U

.@UCC is one of the most environmentally friendly universities in the world: irishexaminer.com/ireland/ucc--m… via @irishexaminer #positiveireland

Facebook ‘too slow’ in acting on abusive page after Cork teen and school raise concern: irishexaminer.com/ireland/facebo… @irishexaminer

Good to see positive stories about the benefits of social media like the last one. It's up to us to figure out how to put tech to best use.

Saving the world through Social Media? How development is going digital goo.gl/DV3cj via @avaltat #DigitalDiplomacy #PostiveStory

Great film! “@ReachOutIRL: We all go through tough times. Reaching out helps as in Kate's Dolan's "Subtitles" bit.ly/13jaEUh”

Youth work keeps young people active and engaged, cut the funding and you will have negative consequences in communities across Ireland.

If we cut funding to things like Youth Theatre and other youth work then we are failing to harness and encourage their creativity.

Important piece by @cian_mccormack on financial challenges facing Irish Youth Theatre. Funding for arts is cultural AND social for yng ppl.

Ireland's exports were up by €9bn last year to €183bn according to @morning_ireland #positiveireland

McNulty said curiosity is how the best science comes about rather than research with a commercial end goal. #BTYSTE

Interesting interview with Ronan McNulty from UCD about how #BTYSTE is encouraging young people to answer questions they're curious about.

Winners of the @BTYSTE will be announced today. In the last 24 years the Irish winner has gone on to win the European equivalent 14 times!

Joint letter by Foreign Ministers of Austria, Denmark, @Ireland & Slovenia call for #Syria to be referred to the #ICC globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/10/tim…

@Daithionaroll @soakofficial Great idea!

What happened to free GP care by 2015 & UI by 2016? “@IrishTimes: 40,000 to lose medical cards in HSE cutbacks iti.ms/TNEZpY”

Quentin Tarantino 'I'm shutting your butt down!' YouTube.com/Storyful

@jjb970 Glad to find like minds here so :)

@SMKerrigan I know! What's happening to me???

@GLoBuglio Haha, dunno what's wrong with me tonight!

@AliMerrigan @pourmecoffee Absolutely agree!

I ordered a large dominos pizza tonight and have yet to eat it. #fail

I'm sorry for being such a sucker for sweet stories. Saccharin courses through my veins.

Aww, such devotion, lovely image. “@pourmecoffee: Every picture tells a story: imgur.com/gallery/1Y1xF”

@Jim_Sheridan Hahaha! Good point.

@301N @jim_sheridan I'm OK with being Pinky. Life is so much more simple not knowing wtf is going on :)

@Jim_Sheridan Oooh I love me a good coup d'etat, y'up for it @europe? :) Loving it Jim. Great buzz. Lots of mad yokes on here.

Facebook 'friends,' and why we should lose the scare quotes: theatlantic.com/technology/arc… via @beccarosen

@claireskane Absolutely amazing!

@lawlod26 Yeah, it's best kept to ourselves

@_1E Yeah, it's best kept to ourselves

Thanks to a friend of mine (DM) for introducing me to this amazing song from a 16 yr old Irish teen: youtu.be/6FgxCIWnR4A by @Soakofficial

@Soakofficial @OtherVoicesLive @TDCinemaClub @MarinasDiamonds Congrats!!!!!

Mila Kunis meme is an in-joke for the whole country. Just explained to a Norwegian who was disappointed at the innocence of it.

@BrianHonan @LorcanRK It's an in-joke for the whole country. Just explained to a Norwegian who was disappointed at the innocence of the joke

@peppigue Kunis sounds like our word for 'silent' and 'ag caint' is our term for talking. It's a word play on her name.

@peppigue Haha! Yes, don't I look well for my age :)

@DrMathochist @pozorvlak Yeah but it's hardly the medium doing it, people are.

@FM104 @ReachOutIRL @kencurtin I hope you asked the lovely people at Reach Out first so they are prepared @ElaineGeraghty

@BlakeCreedon I agree, but SM is hardly a new or unfamiliar phenomenon.

@CrDoire Ahhh we're up way past their filing deadlines :)

@dolohov Haha, well equally SM has been around for at least 5 years!

@CrDoire Absolutely!

@PaulFedayn @LOcculta Yup. Ridiculous.

@LorcanRK It can be an in joke for the country :)

I don't remember ever reading "Phone calls spreading word" headlines before. Why do we see similar headlines about Social Media?

*giggles* pic.twitter.com/lqcqaQpi

@AliMerrigan @landsleaving That is absolutely shocking.

@JamesHughes89 what about starting up business?

@TymCon Actual legislation as far as I know.

@AliMerrigan @landsleaving Yeah it's a real shame. Employers can be dismissive of it's validity.

@kelvinwins No worries! Hope you get sorted.

@PaulFedayn @eu2013ie There will be funding available to guarantee every young person a job, education or training. Needs to be delivered.

@ReachOutIRL @PBS Absolutely! Really great piece.

@anniewestdotcom Ave verum corpus, beautiful!

@EoinMKenny no worries bro! Thanks dude :)

@JamesHughes89 We all have the power within us to make that happen.

Just finished interviewing young people for a paid internship. Incredible, incredible talent. Folks, the future of Ireland is bright.

Why exercise may do a teenage mind good >> n.pr/VRExp8 via @nprnews and @ruairimckiernan

.@WHO states #depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide >> bit.ly/WEzVB3

Overly honest methods – how experiments really get done >> bit.ly/WEzJSu

@VassiliouEU Of course, I know what a busy schedule you had. It's a wonderful initiative to encourage inquisitive science projects by youth.

The internet is a powerful tool for communication, but it can sometimes be a double-edged sword >> bit.ly/UZ2tIX via @PBS

Ireland is 4th in world for personal freedom: bit.ly/VRDSUs via @FraserInstitute and @cearta

Worth a watch >> A short documentary on mental health in Ireland by @landsleaving bit.ly/Xnph4K

@HunterSony she was excellent :)

@rachelbarry no worries :)

It's really important the Govt fulfil their promises to invest more into mental health care in Ireland. We all agree, so let's get it done.

Mental Health Reform expresses concern at “affordability” get-out clause for mental health funding >> bit.ly/WEypiw via @MHReform

Comment: The truth about being a gay 16-year-old at an all boys boarding school in the UK >> bit.ly/WEyjaC via @PinkNews

This made me laugh >> Hipsters plan protest against Dublin restaurant: bit.ly/WEy9js via @ThePotatoIE

@EoinMKenny Hey bro! Good time in the pool? You going down to Deiseland tomoz?

@kelvinwins @natwest_help I'm not sure but a buddy of mine did it :)

@kelvinwins @natwest_help I just moved back from London and was with Natwest. You can do over the phone but I did it in the branch.

Majority of Irish people support X case legislation according to poll: rte.ie/news/2013/0110… via @rtenews

Amazing! “@aidankelly: Second #Oscar nomination for Armagh's Seamus McGarvey. He was previously nominated for Atonement in 2007”

@hlinehan No bother Hugh. Really good honest piece.

HSE's 2013 service plan approved, including €720m in savings to be made this year: irishhealth.com/article.html?i…

@paddy_k1w1 It was. I'm sure another version will pop up. Maybe they weren't happy about it?

@theevilwithinme Oooh v jealous!! Enjoy :))

Secondary school students urged to take part in Mental Health initiative ow.ly/gGjW9 via @IrishBinka

@YSINow No worries guys - can't wait for May!

Let’s not get carried away with misplaced optimism says @DavidMurphyRTE: bit.ly/WCN65t

Assisted suicide ruling will be a landmark for Ireland (via @thejournal_ie) bit.ly/WCMSeC

Sec. Clinton honours retiring Irish Ambassador Dan Rooney for his service, thank you from Ireland Amb. bit.ly/WCMRaB @StateDept

Ireland's tech sector launches a campaign to attract the world's best talent bit.ly/11iwZ4R #positiveireland

@Oddzer I wish! Mmm

A #positiveireland economic story today -- Irish businesses more optimistic in 2013: businessandleadership.com/business/item/… via @thebusinessday

The future of Ireland is bright if 13 year old Harry Moran is anything to go by: youtu.be/9dL6phjb9bg #positiveireland via @alanswan

USA Today readers vote Ireland as one of the top five holiday destinations irsh.us/13ifvUB #positiveireland

Good piece in the @IrishTimes by @hlinehan this morning about critics of social media and their own coverage: irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…

Have your say! Aged 15-30? Young Voices consultation will feed into EU Youth Conference in March bit.ly/SSYflr via @nycinews

A positive economic story this morning -- Irish businesses more optimistic in 2013: businessandleadership.com/business/item/… via @thebusinessday

Today really feels like Friday!

Priceless pill that can bring people back from margins of death by @OrlaTinsley irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin… via @IrishTimes

Welcome to Ireland @LaszloAndorEU I hope you enjoy your visit & implementation of the Youth Guarantee will begin in earnest during @eu2013ie

Welcome to Ireland @NeelieKroesEU, EU VP with responsibility for the @DigitalAgendaEU -- check out our young scientists @BTYSTE

Welcome to Ireland @VassiliouEU, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture & Youth. I recommend checking out @BTYSTE while here if you can!

@amhaincreations @EmmaMMcNamara Absolutely. Good to see optimism in business. Especially in relation to hiring plans for next 12 months.

@EmmaMMcNamara Really enjoyed the positive piece with Grant Thornton this morning.

Irish newsreader gets caught off guard, his face at the end is absolutely priceless. I love Aengus. youtube.com/watch?v=pawKha…

More inspirational stories from @BTYSTE and the power of young people on @morning_ireland now. Awesome stuff.

@AoifePrice He was being sarcastic. You know of my work on Cyberbullying. I obviously don't think it's funny.

*THIS* >> Big online issues lost amid Twitterphobia irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin… via @IrishTimes

@NiallMacSuain true!

@damohanlo haha obvs not!

@LaughingJ0ker Yeah pretty sad.

@am_flynn Yea...

@a_byrne_ I giggled

People talking about Aengus video as cyberbullying. It's just funny. I'm sure he'll be happy he gave us something to smile about.

Irish newsreader gets caught off guard, his face at the end is priceless. I love Aengus. youtube.com/watch?v=pawKha…

@SEEEAAAAN @caaradise Ah yeah v good. I've a small list of #DRC tweeters here twitter.com/powerian/drc-n…

@GLarAuna He's unreal looking! :)

Welcome back to twitter @Jim_Sheridan but it appears we have now lost @b2dac -are they the same person? Seriously, though. Come back @b2dac

@oconnell_ruth Awwww noooo!!! I dunno will we be able to deal with it.

@GLarAuna new movie out this week

@gaspeprincess Awwww how lovely!!!

@TVONENZ @paddy_k1w1 Now there's great service from a TV station -- good job TV ONE :)

@euHvR hope you're enjoying your visit to Ireland

@SEEEAAAAN @caaradise Absolutely horrible. We to a guest lecture while in @uniofoxford and was fascinating so followed developments since.

@paudy67 hahaha

@paddy_k1w1 Wow! V envious. Looks spectacular

@paddy_k1w1 @TVONENZ it's AMAZING!!!! :)

There's a new Ryan Gosling movie? Well I'm sold.

@Smurphette85 Wow. Let me know when you do!

@caaradise @seeeaaaan Me too! I'm learning French especially.

@philipreel Lads. Total madness.

@Smurphette85 Oh wow. What a great adventure!

Speaker of House of Commons to deliver @UCC lecture: irishexaminer.com/ireland/cwkfid… via @irishexaminer

@ElaineGeraghty Clearly! Haha. The OH is giving me evils.

@conorleeson Hahaha! I'll try not to :)

@caaradise @seeeaaaan Excellent! Isn't it the most interesting country?

Car. Crash. TV. #TV3

@ElaineGeraghty I have never see this before. This is HILARIOUS.

@Tumedel Aww that's brill.

@conorleeson Hahaha! Yeah, I don't want to take it over or anything. Not trying to start a coup on here :)

Thank* you @davidattenboro and @BBCOne for the simply incredible television that is #Africa

Congo next week? I cannot wait. I am obsessed with the #DRC

Thanks you @davidattenboro and @BBCOne for the simply incredible television that is #Africa

@gra5105 Amazing.

@OHeadhra No worries!

@PatMcClay Haha! Yes, see if we can get it you definitely can :)

@IvyRoseHolistic Yes, very bizarre! Needless to say I didn't share :)

@ElaineGeraghty Oh absolutely, total legend. Love the tone of his voice. So relaxing!

@unakavanagh Aww wow, thanks for sharing Una. Best of luck with it.

@gra5105 Very much so!

@susankilkenny I would too!!!!

What an emotional rollercoaster, eh? Now the Dad's are fighting. It's like Eastenders! #Africa

@ElaineGeraghty What an emotional rollercoaster, eh? Now the Dad's are fighting. It's like Eastenders! #Africa

@gra5105 @CiaraOHagan Emotional Rollercoaster!

@CiaraOHagan @gra5105 So very sad.

@susankilkenny It really is but some bits are just breath-taking

@glassofwin @JBBC Aww, it was very sad.

@Corcradee Absolutely stunning. Bet it cost a fortune. Worth every penny.

@MiriamDonohoe Gonna be tweeting some of the stories in the #positiveireland feed tomorrow morning/evening :)

@Greensideupveg absolutely! love this show

@alisonosullivan so sad :(

@gra5105 @CiaraOHagan very cool!

Congrats on your IFTA nod @amyhuberman for 'Threesome' on @ComedyCentralUK - totally deserved.

Wow. #Africa

@michellecremin Soooooooo sad.

@andrewtgibbons Grand. V stressful at times but lots of fun.

@ismiseronan me too :'-(

Are you trying to make us cry @davidattenboro? #Elephants #Africa

@ismiseronan Hahaha! You're terrible :)

@gra5105 Hahaha! You're terrible :)

@AnoukPross Nice!

@michellecremin You never have Cremin.

@andrewtgibbons Hahaha, I know!!! Sorry I didn't get to give you guys a shout-out on radio earlier. I had it ready and all :(

@TimForde oh most definitely!

@AnoukPross Brilliant. Sounds amazing! Share some snaps with us :)

Check out 'Rís' an Irish language contemporary band who are encouraging song-writing 'as gaeilge' tebruite.blogspot.com

This is heartbreaking #Africa #Softy

Sec. Clinton honours retiring Irish Ambassador Dan Rooney for his service, thank you from Ireland Amb. wp.me/p1eeeh-12S via @steelers

Gilmore and Rabbitte built their careers on cynicism by @vincentbrowne irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin… via @IrishTimes

Good save so! “@johnmoycullen: @ireland Thanks for that.nearly started to watch the news!!!”

@AnoukPross Excellent. You embassy here followed me today! Are you monitoring us ;) JK! Hope it's an interesting role?

Those Wilderbeast are mad yokes. Jumping off little cliffs #Africa

@syddels Fair play!

@daveshaw Cheers - thanks David. Really appreciate it.

@limerickslife Great story! Nice we have something positive.

@auntyamo That is lovely to see alright :)

@AnoukPross Ah OK! Where are you based?

@LoganNZed @smircher Isn't it lovely :)

@brianocofaigh @davidattenboro @bbcone Good stuff :)

@trishwarsaw @tannerydungarva Absolutely agree!

@Smurphette85 @davidattenboro @bbcone So beautiful. Just love it.

It's amazing how green and fertile the Congo looks #DRC #Africa

@RedmondClaire No I've missed that one. Damn! Must catch up - thanks for the tip :)

@roryenglish Haha, no bother boy! :)

@KellyLady798 Awww! Brilliant. Well I hope you have an amazing trip and all those straights A's come to pass :)

@cuigcead Haha, I'm only here a few months!

@PALOMA100449 @tannerydungarva I know, we've become so not used to kindness it takes us a while to realise it when we see it.

@bigjoe_dub @tannerydungarva @smircher Aww good job! Great to see

@auntyamo It really was beautiful out today :)

@AnoukPross Yes, we're a bit behind the times here in terms of social policy

@seanear1ey Brilliant :)

@mediahqnews Haha, no - just the one! :P

@limerickslife Nice job!

@flipmc88 Lmao.

@smircher @tannerydungarva It's such a nice thing to do!

@limerickslife Absolutely! I shared the story on Monday. May have give the papers the tip off ;)

I hope you're all getting ready to settle down with a cuppa and @davidattenboro for his wonderful #Africa on @BBCOne in ten minutes.

As @BTYSTE gets under way this week, I'm also really excited thinking about @YSINow on May 8th in Citywest too. Check them out #YouthPower

Wonderful story! “@SOIreland: Hi Ian. Hopfully you can use this tsc.re/VSSWRl Thanks, Bernie”

Good to hear! “@MakeITinCork: @ireland Cork's IT sector is booming :)”

@psneeze Haha, you're not the only one to say it :)

Der Spiegel pieces together the inside story of the last EU summit revealing a paralysed continent spon.de/adPCJ << Fascinating.

@cuigcead Hahaha! Brilliant. Sorry I had not considered your plight :)

Great idea! “@smircher: @ireland this made me smile pic.twitter.com/D2z9wBoe”

@TanneryDungarva I always love those stories! It's not the amount just the thought.

@AnoukPross There seems to be general consensus that legislation is required, the scope of which is in dispute and the subject of hearings.

@NUNYABEEZWAX77 Grimes is definitely. Not sure about the others though.

@daveshaw Great thanks Dave. I'm on [email protected]

@UmNumNumm Hahaha! You're not the only one to say that :)

Any stories of acts of random kindness today?

When I asked for positive news stories to share earlier a lot of people said "It's not raining" - we can do better than that :)

@DAngland thanks bro x

@KellyLady798 Wow! Congratulations to her! Have you been here or coming soon?

@LoganNZed Tell me about it. We'll get there eventually… But it is frustrating.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to share self harm supports folks -- pieta.ie for those at risk and spunout.ie/selfharm for info

I'm heading over to @todayfmofficial to talk about self-harm on the @lstwrd just before 6pm. Then back to the office for a meeting.

@GinaBo as in our proposed spend

@GinaBo I tried to contact to sign up but our NGO budget too small apparently.

Good piece on yesterday's hearings > Medical experts' frank presentations go right to the heart of abortion debate: irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…

I'm looking to share some positive news stories tonight on twitter so send them my way :)

God my tweets are making such little sense. It really is a busy day today.

Sorry - last tweet should have obviously read busy* :)

Bus day today at work today with meetings this morning, media requests, the BTYSTE and content creation. Lots of fun.

@laurasm82903461 I sure am! Thanks Laura :)

“@emireland: Our team of citizen journalists unveiled at the European Parliament Offices in Dublin pic.twitter.com/fqVJf9sh #YMIP” #eu2013ie

I've landed at the @BTYSTE -- amazing atmosphere here!! Loving the passion for Science #BTYSTE pic.twitter.com/2c8bSKh6

Welcome to Ireland @euHvR #eu2013ie

@artpward @dangland You're a ledge.

@artpward Sure does bro! Interviewing someone at 6pm but should only take a half hour but may be a little later than 7pm.

Wow, beautiful! “@IrishAncestralP: County Limerick this morning. Takes the chill out of January :) @ireland pic.twitter.com/DjsxylH6”

@Annie_jay39 @thijswhoa Haha, I know - sorry for being so cruel :)

@BiddyEarly Thanks Susan! Very interesting list.

Hope you're having fun! “@AislingPower: Morning from lovely Liverpool :) The sun has come out for our last day! X pic.twitter.com/SX1Abj3S”

Really beautiful morning out there #Dublin pic.twitter.com/ClZhD9wi

@taisling And ranting I shall be :) Have fun today. John has lots of mad craic planned for yee.

@Annie_jay39 @thijswhoa I feel your pain. I lived in London for the past two years. Only just migrated back.

My news pick of the day >> Politicians: try using social media before you start legislating for it irishtimes.com/newspaper/feat… via @IrishTimes

.@BordBia has said the value of exports of food and drink from Ireland last year was over €9bn for the first time bit.ly/VK59KU

A lovely bit of window dressing going on at the Seanad - Miriam Lord irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel… via @IrishTimes

Looking forward to heading out this afternoon “@BTYSTE: Calm before the storm #BTYSTE RDS pic.twitter.com/CRoUZeNs”

.@ISPCCChildline are running a volunteer info evening in Cork on Wed 16 Jan in Penrose Quay office. Contact [email protected] to sign up.

Can we help folks? “@ThijsWhoa: @ireland Got any recommendations for nice hotels in Dublin/Ireland?”

@BiddyEarly Haha! Looking forward to seeing the full list, great to see strong showing from WRD w/ it's UK release this weekend @ifta

@unakavanagh Sure will! :)

@unakavanagh I sure am! For the next two days :)

@unakavanagh I would have been too!

@unakavanagh There are*

@unakavanagh There huge problems with @3online network today so not your phone I'd say :)

@PressTMC Sure am dude , down in @ucc next Monday :)

@taisling Excellent - say hello to @purcell_t and @JohnDaveBuckley from @SpunOut - hope you're well x @eu2013ie @emireland

@conor_pope Yeah, I wasn't impressed about that either.

@BiddyEarly @ifta They were on @morning_ireland at 7.20am this morning.

@ThijsWhoa Ah good stuff. Any plans to visit?

@derekreilly No worries Derek, loving it so far.

@iDonate_ie Well I guess the @IrishTimes is the one thing the most of them read :)

@Bordbia Nice!

.@BTYSE is just one of ways we showcase the ingenuity of our young people. We should look to them more for solutions to problems in Ireland.

Wow, some of these @BTYSE projects being featured on @morning_ireland are amazing. Esp. the fridge which keeps food for 20 days.

10 interesting moments from the Oireachtas hearings on abortion jrnl.ie/746214 via @thejournal_ie

@SpaceDinosaurX hello there :)

Politicians: try using social media before you start legislating for it irishtimes.com/newspaper/feat… via @IrishTimes

Good morning, Ireland :)

Huawei to create 50 R&D jobs in Cork and Dublin businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/N… via @BizPost

Gutsy line-up for BT young scientist exhibition @BTYSTE starting today at the RDS: irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…

@Sayeqa Nothing really but it's a handy way of bookmarking interesting tweets.

Today's @IrishTimes front page pic.twitter.com/wTq630YP via @MikeHogan4FM

Cool surfing picture on today's Irish Examiner front page: pic.twitter.com/dgVUJNuN via @MikeHogan4FM

.@Bordbia announce Ireland exported over €9bn worth of food last year for the first time on @morning_ireland

A lovely bit of window dressing going on at the Seanad - Miriam Lord irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel… via @IrishTimes

@ThijsWhoa Thanks very much! Do you follow Irish news much?

@michadaly hahaha!

@ThijsWhoa thanks sir :)

@GLarAuna Yes I sure did thanks.

@Sayeqa hope all is well over the pond :)

@MAFajMos hello sir! :)

@craig_hopton hahaha!

Irish Daily Mail front page tomorrow pic.twitter.com/SRU61WNE via @MikeHogan4FM

@Sayeqa Aww. I'd still like to see it. Bet it's as camp!

@GLarAuna aww sounds fab! Oh yes, I can't imagine anyone being able to eat a whole one!

@KennedyLoulou Absolutely as you say, it would be hilarious if it wasn't so petrifying

@GLarAuna Sounds wonderful.

@DearbhailDibs But no Bar Council. Very strange.

@sweden @donalskehan Must try it some time!

@sweden @daniels_stuart @donalskehan Never heard of it before, but looks fab.

@JohnMoynes Most definitely. Heard nothing but great reviews from run before Christmas.

@WndlB Ah we have a few like him but none so... passionate! Impressive.

@AudioMysteryTym No worries at all :)

@daniels_stuart @donalskehan @sweden It really is!

@JohnMoynes No problem. Just sorry I'm not in town this weekend myself.

Tickets still avail for @firstfortnight's Box of Frogs this Friday @MillTheatre w/ Mary McEvoy, @DilW & @JohnMoynes :) milltheatre.ie/shows/box-frogs

@MarianKeyes It just baffles me as to how somebody could be so out of touch.

@HayleyRockss feel better!

@davidmcw Looks wonderful.

Wow, this Swedish cake by @donalskehan looks delish: donalskehan.com/2013/01/a-swed… cc @sweden

@paddy_k1w1 Yes, a terrifying thought.

@talk_2joe There has been talk of that previously. I'm sure it happens alright.

@Smurphette85 @rachelbarry Oooh - you're onto a keeper there Barry :)

@mx0001 @emerald1234s I must check it out :)

@mikecrotty59 Good man yourself! From fungarvan I see :)

@AudioMysteryTym @natgeo It's a great shot.

Really wonderful interview with @PietaHouse CEO Joan Freeman by Aine Lawlor. Listen here: podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio… or here: rte.ie/radio1/marianf…

.@NatGeo’s 2012 Photos of the Year: hypb.st/11aHKWM << some great snaps.

@Emerald1234S Haha, it was v entertaining. Came outta nowhere!

@talk_2joe @irishtimes As did I, but I had PT work. Not as readily available now. Doesn't mean we have to watch young people starve.

@susankilkenny Haha! Ah the poor lads ;)

@shinyshona Thanks Shona! Definitely having fun with it. Although I have learned never to tweet about One Direction or Abortion :)

Coming up on #rtept -- Students awaiting grants can’t afford food eveningecho.ie/2013/01/08/stu… via @IrishTimes

@Smurphette85 @rachelbarry YUM!

"I just hired a great new Irish actor @jackreynor for Transformers 4 to star against Mark Wahlberg." - Michael Bay: spr.ly/6014VoOm

.@PiersMorgan interviews a very excited gun lobbyist. Worth a watch. youtu.be/AtyKofFih8Y via @youtube

Yes they don't actually have a drummer, he's their tour one. Anyway… :)

@susankilkenny they have a tour one, he's not part of the official group obvs :)

@j_goddy they have a tour one, he's not part of the official group obvs :)

@johnmadden78 they have a tour one, he's not part of the official group obvs :)

Don't worry, that's my 1D quota for the week.

Speaking of One Direction, here's their video the released today: goldenplec.com/one-direction-… via @GoldenPlec @NiallOfficial

The drummer for One Direction has over 1.2m followers on twitter (and he's trending in Ireland for some reason). They are a force!

Govt. fails to hide cronyism in relation to blood board positions. I mean why advertise in the first place? irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…

Dinner Time here in Spencer Dock (made by the OH). Chilli sausage broccoli pasta. Yum. Thanks @DAngland

Haven't been able to stop listening to this all day, great music to work to >> Hurts The Road 2013: youtu.be/x-MjpJig1TM via @youtube

@jtatcmf Haha. Needs to be a tad longer ;)

@fionakearney Oooooh snazzy!! They're amazing. A little hard to hold though. Just getting used to mine, small hands!

The EU Commission land in Ireland over the next few days... shall we crowd-compose a Haiku for HvR? :) #eu2013

@fionakearney Aww no! Hope you found it? Hope you had a fab Christmas and NY break!

@fionakearney Thanks Fiona! It's tough going but I'm enjoying it :)

Dr Rhona Mahony, Master of the National Maternity Hospital made the most considered & reasonable contribution IMO >> youtube.com/watch?v=bKWrqh…

If you missed the Health Committee hearings on legislating for the X case you can watch the videos here youtube.com/playlist?list=… via @justhour

@steveodelta Hahaha!

@HunterSony I can only imagine!

@ejsamson You're v welcome sir. Keep up the great stylin' :)

@HunterSony Best of luck with it, no doubt you'll have a ball :)

@tattyfraney Wow, really cool picture!

@Eoin_Hayes Thanks for the shout out bro x

@rcav8r beautiful picture! thanks for sharing!

Loving @ejsamson's style instagr.am/p/UO-W41Og0Q/ via @GQFashion

Emerald is @pantone's colour of 2013 ow.ly/gDVhD

@caseyadrienne Yes, I'm sceptical too. Interested in seeing what it's like though. I imagine the West End is better alright.

@HunterSony when are you leaving Sonya?

@steveodelta Ah yeah I agree in those respects!

@Eamumc I'll try :)

@SkyNewsLucie Yeah that can't be fun!

Nice! “@PiperHawk: Too dark right now in rural Limerick, but this is one I did earlier from my back garden :) pic.twitter.com/iDG4NzRL”

@MontagsOnFire Haha! I can imagine. Grass is always greener though. I'd love some snow.

@Eamumc Absolutely! Ok gonna start tomorrow. Thanks for the motivation :)

From today's Oireachtas hearing >> Teenage girls at risk of suicide if pregnant, psychiatrist warns indo.ie/gDPHh

@SkyNewsLucie Wow! 12 hours! You deserve a good rest. I bet it's a really interesting job though?

@tattyfraney Aww amazing. An excuse to visit then :)

@MontagsOnFire Aww! Only a few more hours til home time I guess. Did you live in Paris?

@steveodelta bad?

@tattyfraney aww wow! I've just moved back to Ireland after living in London. It's amazing how you miss your adopted home.

@Eamumc fair play! It's all about routine! Need to get back at it myself :)

@IrishAncestralP oh I'm very jealous! Waterford is my home town

@Tumedel I doubt he sings, lyrical talking is what I'd describe it as.

@tattyfraney no probs! What are you up to in Brazil? :)

@NarcoDreamer Yup!

Feel free to share photos of where you are in the world right now too.

Photo of Dublin right now from the office pic.twitter.com/QCpuUw3b

@ConorClinch so true!

@IrishAncestralP Nice pic :)

Another busy day at the office so either a) apologies for lack of tweets or b) be grateful you've been spared a day of nonsense :)

@katia75014 I know, me too. Worried about the level of sighing I've seen during singing performances. This may annoy me :)

@AnglandSiobhan I can't wait to see it. Oh I'd say it'll be all about the Oscars :)

@AnglandSiobhan No sighing! Lol. At the end of every sung sentence :)

Anyone excited about Les Mis the movie? Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=nQ10YR… Sister-in-law @AnglandSiobhan in Dubai has just seen it and loved it.

@AnglandSiobhan I cannot WAIT to see it. Although I don't want too much sighing in it :))

This album is getting me through the day >> Janelle Monáe - Tightrope [feat. Big Boi] (Video): youtu.be/pwnefUaKCbc via @youtube

Btw, You can see the list of those making submissions to the Health Committee here oireachtas.ie/parliament/oir… & watch here: asx.heanet.ie/oireachtas/sea…

@cossiemum I'm sure they will although I haven't seen the list of those invited to give submissions.

@syddels I think we'll see a shift in the church's control over this issue in the next few years.

I set my favourite Facebook pages to notify me of new updates ages ago but only started working today, anyone else experience the same?

@cossiemum @ciaramconway @jillianvt I must say I don't agree with @reginado's views on abortion but it's good to have all sides represented.

@cossiemum It's not right & far from ideal bt excellent Oir members like @ciaramconway, @ReginaDo & @JillianvT will make their voices heard.

@PiperHawk No worries, great story to be able to share.

@annemariewyley Oh no! :)

You can watch the Health Committee meetings over next three days on UPC Channel 207 or live here bit.ly/hRyVCc via @OireachtasNews

Albeit the discussion is limited only to life and death scenarios.

Today is the day Ireland's parliament starts talking about a woman's right to choose. It's taken a long time, too long in my opinion.

Online first as blogger apologises to Declan Ganley over tweets indo.ie/gCOB7 via @Independent_ie

@JillianvT I agree 100%.

@PaudieCoffey I agree Paudie. Great to see support for it. Got my organ donation card in the post today.

@Murphskie I have a feeling I will, it's going to be a busy week!

OK folks, I'm off to the leaba. It's been fun chatting to you all today. See you tomorrow.

@deshocks @Sexonwheelz Great username Dave!

@deshocks he's @Sexonwheelz

Really happy with the audience contribution on #rtefl -- if politicians are unhappy with public/media criticism - take a look in the mirror.

@barryh47 Indeed.

@TimDeeUK Haha, you're v close!

I dunno about you, but "the Troika are making us do it" line is getting really old. #rtefl

@TimDeeUK It's @powerian :)

@graceapp Oh good. Haha, made the right decision so ;)

@firstfortnight @nkm2 I did hear from some colleagues in the @SpunOut offices actually. Looks great. When is it on?

@sweden Haha! Brilliant :)

@smcs beautiful

@smcs Thanks Sinead! It's a lot of fun. Would be fun to have more European counterparts on here if you're ever talking to decision-makers :)

@graceapp Sure is, sorry for not crediting @lisamareedom the other handle came up first :)

@TimDeeUK LOL :)

@issu4u great to hear folks!

@sam_fitz technically, you knew I always would ;)

@TimDeeUK @patmcclay @weareaustralia Not long left to wait lads! (well, 5 months or so!)

Social media has an 'off' switch, and I know when to use it by @graceapp jrnl.ie/744295

@firstfortnight NP! Had been hoping to go to 'Solpadeine is my boyfriend' last week but wasn't feeling great sadly, so missed out.

@orlatinsley Delighted to hear it.

@Eoin_Hayes @sam_fitz @bestofallhans hello from here by the way, this is my home this week

@Murphskie I know, it's actually really difficult. Not using the personal one really.

@TanneryDungarva Haha! Me too.

@PeopleOfCanada @weareaustralia dia dhaoibh as Éirinn

@TanneryDungarva You got sucked in too? :)

@WeAreAustralia Hope you get to visit sometime soon :)

@DaraghLally Thank you sir. So happy for you dude.

@PatMcClay @weareaustralia Haha, douze points to Australia :)

@WeAreAustralia Welcome from Ireland :)

@DaraghLally Aww congratulations to you both Daragh!

@gaffo63 Absolutely. A class act, as they say.

@Tumedel Thank you! Me too!

.@sweden What do you have to say for yourselves? Made me smile :) independent.co.uk/arts-entertain… via @Independent

@fhayesmccoy Well all the best to you! Spent a summer in Corca Dhuibhne so I'm very envious of your double life.

@Tumedel hello there :)

Would love to be in Galway next week for the Mary Robinson interview. Really admire her and her service to Ireland & human rights generally.

Former President, Mary Robinson will give a public interview next Monday at NUI Galway. Register for free here: conference.ie/Conferences/in…

@fhayesmccoy Thanks Felicity, just moved back from two years living in Hackney. I miss London.

There's a really cool arts festival happening in Dublin at the moment @FirstFortnight check out events & buy tickets at firstfortnight.ie

@fhayesmccoy No worries, I know how you feel. Had a busy one a work too :)

@stephenathome @TARDIS4 Haha! I'm sure Colbert could come up with something good alright, we do love potatoes! :P

@fhayesmccoy great piece, did I just miss a tweet from you?

@suzybie Indeed. I imagine very little, if anything at all and they are on the frontline as it were.

As pointed out by @donegalabu this is a real shame >> Mental health of young at risk over cuts, HSE warns irishtimes.com/newspaper/fron…

@cuigcead very true, all the more reason to make sure it's kept unregulated imo

@olganunes @donegalabu thanks for sharing!

@loutobin @ucc @uccgso Great stuff. This visit is a closed one sadly bt would love to come back to talk to PhDs about communicating research

@suzybie Absolutely. They must come across a lot of really affecting cases in their clinics.

@RyGuy4136 It's very easy to run as an independent as Ireland has proven. A good few younger candidates in parties after #GE2011 too.

I strongly believe Oireachtas members should consider clinical supervision if they haven't already. Could be useful to talk in confidence.

@Smurphette85 You sure? ;)

@RyGuy4136 I agree 100%. Guess a lot of young people are disillusioned with politics or feel they need experience first.

@sinead_ryan Regrettably so. I do think politicians should look into clinical supervision for oireachtas members.

@emmafurious I can count 16 on the list on the right here.

@madmotherof6 @b2dac Absolutely agree, it's not a problem isolated to online. Evidence social media is not the problem, just vehicle.

@RyGuy4136 Yeah, I guess this is exactly the problem. Lawmakers should be educating themselves before, y'know… making laws.

@DirkVanBryn @michealmartintd Absolutely, he and other politicians actively engaging should be commended.

@loutobin @ucc Thanks Louise! Would be interesting if it was alright. If you fancy that coffee drop me a line at [email protected] :)

The political establishment also needs to reflect on how they treat the public. Especially in relation to transparency and engagement.

@blobbyblobb I absolutely agree but they are lawmakers and grief should not give leave to knee-jerk reactions where governing is concerned.

@therealhatcher haha, indeed :)

@LilyReddy Thanks Liz. Shall be tweeting from the Deise at the weekend :)

@shivface thanks bbz! hope you're well xx

@pintstonight Absolutely, we should challenge abuse online where we see it.

@Smurphette85 That's exactly how it works! Let's be having them then :)

@emmafurious I'm sure it was not intentional. Many wonderful women have gone before us e.g. @fionakearney @JillianvT @unakavanagh etc.

It's all the more reason for us to challenge abusive behaviour where we see it and not believe in 'regulating' social media.

Last RT from @sinead_ryan a very good point and well made but unfortunately if you're in the public eye you will become a target.

People can be awfully cruel but politicians should be able to tell the difference between abuse (and ignore) and criticism (and respond).

I see Pat Rabbitte is going on @rtefrontline to talk about negativity and politics tonight.

@TWkLGBTQ I guess. I'm an optimist though.

@pintstonight People can be very cruel. Online lends itself to it obviously because of the keyboard warriors out there.

@blobbyblobb I agree. There are a few active politicians on here who should take a lead and put that side across imo.

@Cork_Media Haha. Good point.

@TWkLGBTQ The Transport & Communication Committee could be if the right people are invited.

Also, if you're interested in the topic of cyberbullying, this is an interesting video from @pbs I came across today: bit.ly/URPWH9

This article by @colettebrowne is the most reasoned on the recent furore over social media in my opinion >> bit.ly/WpFtzb

@pintstonight They've obviously not said it in so many words but Pat Rabbitte has come close.

@martynrosney I've decided to rant a bit. I'm sorry!

We need an informed debate between people who bother to interact with social media and understand it's value to society & discourse.

All this talk by politicians about social media being evil is a complete diversion from the real issues.

The moral panic over social media in Ireland is a convenient distraction by Gavan Titley bit.ly/Wor5Hr via @CifEurope

@AislingPower hope you're having fun x

@StephenAtHome I hear you want to take over a country's twitter account? How much will you give us for this one. We are broke after all ;)

@ConorClinch No worries bro! Keep up the great work.

@NoelRock Haha, wasn't me anyway! :) Thanks dude, let's definitely grab that coffee soon!

@SMKerrigan Thanks mrs xx

@Nerin_ Aww thanks dude, bit scary but I'm enjoying it so far! :)

@blueliberal1 ...Or you could teach me how to be a libertarian.

@StephenEamonn Haha, Stephen I'm really neither of those things but I will pass on your feedback. Sorry about that now.

Anyone interested in fashion should follow talented 17 year old Irish fashion photographer @ConorClinch posting pix from #LondonCollections

Busy day at @SpunOut towers today on my first day back after the break. Really productive day working on our campaigns.

@syddels That's the spirit :)

@syddels Ah I know, but sure would be nice to have something good to talk about.

@andrewtgibbons Haha, thnks Andrew. Bit of a daunting task but enjoying it so far! Great i/view w/ your CEO on #Marian on Sat. Really good.

@ruairimckiernan Thanks Ruairi :)

@Sophialucca Aww such a lovely story to share -- thank you! Hope to see you on our shores again :)

@ReachOutIRL No probs guys!

@sashatarr thanks Sasha, having fun so far :)

Positive news, but biz created them? “@merrionstreet: IDA Ireland created 12,722 new jobs during 2012, third consecutive year of growth.”

@SunzuSam Thanks for sharing! :)

@pigletmagic True. Don't give up the dream though. Where there's a will there's a way and all that :)

@coffeeculture Nice!

@pigletmagic You definitely should, 2013 is the perfect opportunity :)

Ireland’s young student entrepreneurs are working hard at school – and at their businesses: bit.ly/XdWSOp via @IrishTimes

Looking to share positive news about Ireland today folks, share your stories if you've got some :)

@pigletmagic NP :)

Brilliant “@trontsephore: Mister Blue Sky - the antidote to any Monday morning blues youtube.com/watch?v=DhFy4q…”

@pigletmagic No probe - changed before RT'ing

@301N Thanks Eoin, hope you're well this fine morning!

“@pigletmagic: @TheEconomist Being born in Ireland would guarantee the best accent, scenery, music, charm, beer, congeniality & luck :-)”

Another thing to be proud of today, great community efforts >> Irish cities & towns cleaner than EU average: bit.ly/SffNuv @rtenews

@hazelot @bphinni It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

@CianOMahony @hairymcboon Oi, quieten down you two or I'll have your heads. Love you both lots really :)

@JillianvT Same to you Jillian on both counts. Busy one ahead for you I'm sure.

@maryroche Same in Dublin sadly but I hope I'll be able to showcase the Deise positively, need to find some blaas too! :)

Beat the January blues: bit.ly/XdOX3u via @smh << Could we just sub in Ireland where Australia is mentioned? Is it a bit harsh?

Cool image “@worldirish: Do you recognise Dublin as seen from outer space? bit.ly/V1rOTw”

@JillianvT Thanks Jillian. Hope you're keeping well :)

@clairemmck Thanks Claire! It's lots of fun so far :)

Love it. “@sashatarr: This keeps me going: youtube.com/watch?v=UXugdw… and it's new :) #Corkband”

Excellent choice “@IcedNyior: Try Robbie Williams' - I will talk & Hollywood will listen. V inspiring in the mornings youtube.com/watch?v=mo9gko…”

@maryroche Haha! Thanks Mary - hope all is well in the Deise? I'll be tweeting from there this weekend :)

Some good news >> Ireland officially the 12th best country in the world to be born in 2013 according to @TheEconomist econ.st/13aIivi

Anyone else have any good Monday morning tunes to get us going? Share them with us :)

Back in the @SpunOut office. It's a great feeling to be back at my desk! Hope everyone else is easing back into their routine too.

@dmcon89 thanks Diarmaid! Hope all is well with you over the pond

@cianbarrett thanks dude! Hope all is well with you this fine Dublin morning :)

@GrahamButler1 thanks Graham! Looking forward to the week ahead. Hope you're keeping well :)

I have a case of the 'first day back at work' fear. Anyone else feeling similar? Here's my usual Monday morning jam: bit.ly/13avUvn

Many thanks to @colmoregan for last week's curation, he had me - and I'm sure many of you - in stitches.

Good morning Ireland. It's a dark one out there this morning here in Dublin, but we don't care, right?