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Political Correspondent. Irish Independent | Sunday Independent | Herald | Sometimes found on TV and radio. oconnell.hugh@gmail.com.

Dublin, Ireland
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Joined December 2008
Born December 16
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    17 Nov 2020

    Back to work today after some extended leave. Had a very good reason to be off these last few weeks. Thanks to and all the amazing staff for ensuring our beautiful baby girl arrived safely into the world. She is thriving, as they say. What’d I miss?

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    Apr 11

    Shocking scenes as a revolutionary feminist tried to wrestle control of the Sindo yesterday evening from

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    Apr 11

    Excellent article from ⁦⁩ on the violence in Northern Ireland. Well worth a read. Northern Ireland violence: Hatred of PSNI, politics and protocol fuels riots

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    Apr 11

    The one where we had an exclusive interview with SHARON STONE on the cover of Life magazine...

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  5. Apr 11

    Early Budget battle lines drawn as the Greens push for a nearly €50 increase in social welfare Minister ⁦⁩ tells me why it’s the best way to tackle consistent poverty

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    Apr 11

    Hundreds book tickets to fly in to Ireland from the US before mandatory quarantine rules kick in.... and myself on the impact of the government's latest quarantine announcement

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  7. Apr 11

    Hundreds of people are booking flights to Ireland from the US this weekend, racing to beat hotel quarantine before it comes into force. Ministers also warned of considerable uncertainty over capacity of system to cope with 16 new countries on list ✈️👀👇

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  8. Apr 10

    🚨SUNDAY INDEPENDENT🚨 💥Scramble to beat hotel quarantine as numbers booking on US flights before Thursday surge, by and I 💥The Greens want to increase weekly welfare payments by nearly €50 💥Plus, new vaccine setback as AstraZeneca delivery for next week cut

    Sunday Independent P1 - Flights here filling up in race to beat mandatory quarantine - Great interview in Life with Sharon Stone, by Emily Hourican - Scorching column by Gene Kerrigan on the new-look Prime Time - Lots on Rachael Blackmore's historic achievement - And plenty more
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  9. Apr 10

    Greens drop call for party chair Hazel Chu to stand aside during Seanad by-election

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  10. Apr 10

    First home league win in four months. Feels like the biggest result in 30 years 🤪

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  11. Apr 10

    The Marvellous Reds

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    Apr 10

    Shay Healy’s Nighthawks was a groundbreaking and innovative show, a launchpad for many comedians, and also famously brought down a Taoiseach with this celebrated Sean Doherty interview...Nighthawks Rehashed | RTÉ Two | RTÉ TV50 via

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    Apr 9

    Despite initial praise, the public’s attitudes to Nphet have changed with a never ending third lockdown and frustratingly slow vaccine rollout. Finally, the usually stoic health chief defended his team and their expert advice.

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    Apr 9

    From next week the following countries will be subject to hotel quarantining: Bangladesh Belgium France Italy Luxembourg Kenya Pakistan Turkey And from April 19: Armenia Bermuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Curacao Maldives Ukraine

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  15. Apr 9

    6,000 people flew in last week from countries health experts want on hotel quarantine list 

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  16. Apr 8

    Over 30 years on this earth and only today did I learn that Boris Yeltsin had only three fingers on his left hand 🤯

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  17. Apr 7

    Fewer than 10k people were vaccinated last weekend after the HSE hit a record 31,011 jabs on Good Friday. Just 1,115 jabs were given out on Sunday including just 31 second doses. In general, vaccination rates are plummeting at weekends. HSE blames supply

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    Apr 7

    Last Friday the Mater Hospital whether members of its board were offered vaccines from the deliveries for frontline healthcare workers. They stonewalled for five days. Now David Begg has admitted they got it without even asking.

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  19. Apr 7

    How many times can Stephen Donnelly say “ramping up” in one interview?

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  20. Apr 7

    People are taking fewer precautions during household visits, says senior civil servant 👇

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    Apr 7

    I was heartsore writing this. and his family have been through the a brutal time. This malicious and cruel streak in society needs to be discussed. Thanks to the Morans for sharing their experience with me

    Politics can be a nasty business - but this another level. A compelling read on life after being minister. Kevin 'Boxer' Moran: ‘People put stuff on social media saying I had affairs, that I had fathered a child – why do people try to cause so much hurt?’
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