Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Seamus Leheny @seamusleheny.bsky.social Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (www.nifha.org)
Donegal bred~Belfast settled. Run a bit. #socialhousing
Chloe Gibson @chloegibson.bsky.social BBC News NI Journalist | Got a story? ✉️ Email: chloe.gibson@bbc.co.uk | Views my own
Aaron Skinner @aaron-skinner.bsky.social Alliance party Cllr in Mid & East Antrim and Vice Chair of NI Housing Counci
Promoted by Cllr Aaron Skinner, Alliance HQ, 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY
Cllr Lauren Gray @cllrlaurengray.bsky.social Alliance Councillor for Carrick. Girl Mum. Doing life with Andy. Determined to make change for future generations. All views my own.
Rachael Ferguson @rachaelfer.bsky.social Mum of two humans, two dogs, two cats. Previously Elected Cllr for Alliance Party Derry & Strabane 2019- 2023. Liberal Coffee Loving Feminist Humanist. And very much looking for Positive Politics and spreading a little joy. 
Cllr Sharon Lowry @cllrsharonlowry.bsky.social Alliance Councillor for Castlereagh East. Proud mum to two amazing boys. Demanding better for them.
Craig Hughes @thenewshughes.bsky.social 🗞️Political Editor: Irish Daily Mail
🎪Festival organiser: @nightdayfest.bsky.social
John Morrissey @jomocam.bsky.social BBC Lighting Cameraman based in Belfast. Can sometimes be mildly amusing.
Peter McReynolds MLA @petermcreynoldsmla.bsky.social Alliance MLA for East Belfast | Multiple Sclerosis | Infrastructure & Transport Spokesperson | Fighting for Social and Environmental Justice for all in East Belfast |
Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social 💛 Lord Mayor of Belfast 2024-25 | Alliance Party Cllr for Balmoral | 🏳️🌈 he/him | 📧micky.murray@belfastcity.gov.uk
FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland’s first and only dedicated not for profit fact checking and training service. Accuracy matters.
Pivotal @pivotalpolicy.bsky.social Northern Ireland's independent public policy think tank.
pivotalpolicy.org
Emma Rainey 🍉 @emmar90.bsky.social West Belfast made, Brussels based | Feminist Researcher & Trainer | Board Member at 50:50 NI | Gender Studies at Linköping University | Irish Politics & Fenian Stuff
👉🏼 Views are my own
Cllr. Séamas de Faoite @seamasbelfast.bsky.social Belfast City Councillor | Lisnasharragh | SDLP Belfast Group Leader | New Irelander | Atlanticist | LGBT+ | San Diego Democrats Alum | YIMBY | defaoites@belfastcity.gov.uk
Centre for Cross Border Cooperation @crossborder.bsky.social Armagh, Northern Ireland. Promoting research, information and support across borders on the island of Ireland, Europe, & beyond. Our Border People FLOW project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. crossborder.ie
Cllr Denise Johnston @johnston67.bsky.social Honesty in politics is important to me and it should be to you. It doesn’t have to be like this.
Cllr for Moyola, Mid Ulster
Cllr Michael Long @michaelalong.bsky.social Alliance Party Belfast City Councillor for Lisnasharragh | Dentist | Dog Dad to Daisy | Married to Naomi | Canadian
Jarlath Kearney ~ www.jarlathkearney.com @jarlathkearney.bsky.social Strategy Solutions | Leadership Modelling I Government Affairs I Ireland/UK Political Specialist | Photography I RT/Like does not equal endorsement
www.jarlathkearney.com
Insta: jarlathkearneymedia
Email: policyoptions@gmail.com
LinkedIn: jarlathkearney
Martin McAuley @martinmcauley.bsky.social 📍 Belfast
🏳️🌈 he/him
https://www.instagram.com/martin_mcauley
Anthony Soares @anthonysoares.bsky.social Director of the Centre for Cross Border Cooperation, Convenor of the Ad-Hoc Group for North-South and East-West Cooperation, Secretary to Universities Ireland and SCoTENS. All views my own. 
grania mcfadden @grania.bsky.social Journalist and radio producer at BBC NI. @BBCTalkback and
@BBCSounds Year 21 podcast. 
John Barry @profjohnbarry.bsky.social Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
RTÉ News @news.rte.ie RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
Pauline McKenna @mckenp.bsky.social Living in Armagh, working in Belfast, forever Monaghan. Editor, Digital News & Radio News Bulletins @BBCNewsNI .
Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social Professor of Politics
John D’Arcy @johnmorgandarcy.bsky.social Director,OU Ireland. Chair AONTAS. Vice Chair Universities Ireland. Trustee Lightbody Foundation & OCN. Founding Chair Oh Yeah.TEDx speaker.Personal views
Katy Hayward @katyhayward.bsky.social As it turns out, a Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast working in & on the island of Ireland.
Own my own views.
http://go.qub.ac.uk/hayward 
David Phinnemore @dphinnemore.bsky.social Professor of European Politics, Queen's University Belfast. EU politics, treaty reform, enlargement, Brexit/Protocol/Windsor Framework
Slugger O'Toole @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social Dumping politics out of boxes | Provocative conversation
Sarah McInerney @sarahmcinerney.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster with Ireland's national broadcaster RTE, politics junkie.
The Irish News @irishnews.com The Irish News is the UK and Ireland’s top selling regional daily newspaper. We've been telling the full story since 1891.
www.irishnews.com
Daithí McKay @daithimckay.bsky.social 
Simon Harris @simonharrisireland.bsky.social Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland) & Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Minister for Defence.
Leader of Fine Gael and Wicklow TD.
Claire Sugden @clairesugden.bsky.social Independent MLA for East Londonderry
Emmet McDonough-Brown @emmetmcdb.bsky.social Daddy to Aoife and Oscar. Belfast City Councillor for Botanic (Alliance). Advocate and mudguard - it’s all a question of vantage.
Miriam O’ Callaghan @miriamocal.bsky.social Broadcast journalist RTÉ Prime Time & Sunday with Miriam, proud mum, lawyer, occasional piano player.
@jpbiz.bsky.social @jpbiz.bsky.social 
Joris Minne @jorisminne.bsky.social PR man glad to be in Belfast. Also food writer for Belfast Telegraph and Belfast Fantasy Menu. Fourth Baron of St Martens Latem.
Cúpla focal ag fhoghlaim. joris.minne@jcomms.co.uk Www.jcomms.co.uk
Sinéad McLaughlin @sineadforfoyle21.bsky.social @sdlplive Foyle MLA working for economic justice for Derry and promoting regional balance. Campaigning for affordable childcare, women's health care and advocating on many other issues.
Email: sinead.mclaughlin@mla.niassemly.gov.uk
David Ford @david-ford.bsky.social Was: Alliance Councillor, Antrim 1993-2010; MLA, South Antrim 1998-2018; Party Leader, 2001-16; Minister of Justice for NI 2010-2016, President, Alliance Party 2019-2022.
Now: grandfather, p/t farmer, Alliance footsoldier, Rathlin CIC, Jubilee Farm, NFFN.
Eóin Tennyson @eointennyson.bsky.social Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party • MLA for Upper Bann • Progressive politics & shared future • eoin.tennyson@mla.niassembly.gov.uk
Philip McGuigan @philipmcguigan.bsky.social Sinn Féin MLA
GAA, Cycling, Running
Matt Cooper @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social Working across various media
@ocionnaith @ocionnaith.bsky.social Political staff @RTENews 📺 📻 🖊
Ex: @RTEnewsatone @morningireland @irishexaminer political correspondent
@BostonCollege #EmergingVoices 2010
Fintan O'Toole @fotoole.bsky.social Writer, Irish Times columnist, New York Review of Books contributor, We Don't Know Ourselves author.
Claire Byrne @clairebyrne.bsky.social Broadcaster. Presenter of Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio One.
Clodagh Rice @clodaghrice.bsky.social Business Correspondent, BBC Northern Ireland
Richard Morgan @richardbbc.bsky.social BBC journalist. 📻 Presenter of Evening Extra @bbcradioulster @bbcsounds Views are all mine. Got a story? ✉️ richard.d.morgan@bbc.co.uk
Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com Politics guy @virginmedianews.bsky.social; host of Monday with Gavan Reilly (10pm, Virgin Media One); weekly columnist @thejournal.ie; bestselling author of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: linktr.ee/gavreilly
David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics & Elections. Columnist with @irish_news All musings are my own.
Mike Philpott @mikephilpott.bsky.social Writer and PR consultant. Ex-BBC News. Hennessy Award winner. Novel Purblind available at www.wordforward.co.uk
Kate Nicholl MLA @katenicholl.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA for South Belfast | Former Mayor of Belfast 💛
Dónal Lyons @donallyons.bsky.social Dad, policy wonk, Social Democrat.
SDLP Councillor for Balmoral.
Based on a true story.
Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social Twitter gobshite. Housing solicitor, writer and political commentator. Bylines: The Guardian, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Times and Slugger O'Toole
Orna Young @ornayoung.bsky.social MD @ FactCheckNI | Mammy | Very slow runner | Labrador enthusiast | 📍Co. Derry | engagement ≠ endorsement
Claire Hanna MP @clairehanna.bsky.social MP for South Belfast & a social democratic, anti-sectarian, new Ireland. Leader of @sdlp.Bluesky Like arts, sustainability, Europe. Mum of 3 great girls Claire.Hanna.MP@parliament.uk.
David Honeyford MLA @davidhoneyford.bsky.social Alliance MLA for Lagan Valley
Economy: Energy | Business, Trade & Investment | Sport
Kellie Armstrong MLA @kelmba.bsky.social Alliance MLA for Strangford since 2016. Opinions are my own.
Sian Mulholland MLA @sianalliance.bsky.social Mamaí of three small but very cute dictators. Alliance MLA for North Antrim. Local music lover. Spokesperson for Children and Young People, the Arts, Poverty and Social Security.
James Gould @jwg23.bsky.social Chief Reporter at Downtown and Cool FM for Greatest Hits Radio UK.
Based in Northern Ireland.
Colin McGrath @colinmcgrathsdlp.bsky.social SDLP MLA for South Down and Health Spokesperson
The Irish Times @irishtimes.com Official account of The Irish Times. Diverse opinion, thorough reporting and outstanding writing from http://irishtimes.com
Brendan Hughes @brendanhughes64.bsky.social Journalist, currently Political Reporter for BBC News Northern Ireland
Mark Carruthers @markcarruthers7.bsky.social Personal account | Presenter of The View, #SundayPolitics & #BBCRedLines for BBC News NI | Author | Visiting Professor of Media at Ulster University |
On Twitter @markcarruthers7
Kelly Bonner @kellybonnerbbc.bsky.social Reporter BBC NI
Particularly interested in addiction, homelessness and social issues
Story? Get in touch
kelly.bonner@bbc.co.uk
Andrew Muir MLA @andrewmuirni.bsky.social Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Alliance North Down MLA | Email casework andrew.muir@alliancepartyni.org | Member North Down Athletic Club | Founded Crawfordsburn and Bangor parkrun events | 🏳️🌈
Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social Green Party Group Leader and Cllr in Belfast City Council for the Lisnasharragh DEA. In it to build a Greener Cleaner Fairer City. Often grumpy Manchester United and Cliftonville fan.
Smythbrian@belfastcity.gov.uk
Richard O’Reilly @richardoreilly.bsky.social BBC News NI Journalist and Presenter. Often found on Evening Extra, Talkback, GMU, etc. Formerly Presenter of the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Foyle
David Sterling @davidsterling7.bsky.social Former Head of NI Civil Service, Chair of NI Screen and NIE Networks. Associate with EY. Board member of Irish Times Trust, Catalyst Inc, Ulster Wildlife, Inspire Wellbeing and Centre for Cross Border Studies. Gooner!
Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety
📰 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/shaun-lintern
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Prof Siobhan O’Neill @profsiobhanon.bsky.social Mental Health Champion NI | Prof Ulster Uni | mental health, trauma & suicide | mum 
William Crawley @williamcrawley.bsky.social BBC presenter. @BBCNIreland, @BBCNewsNI. @BBCR4Sunday. #BBCTalkback. Member @RIADawson. @EF_Fellows. Cynophilist. Talking on-air against my better judgment.
Check my List for: Northern Ireland https://go.bsky.app/VGXofMD
Amanda Ferguson @amanda.ie North Belfast woman. Freelance journalist c2010. NUJ member. Writer. Talker. Events. Consultant. Reasonable. A wee bit fancy.✌🏻❣️#BeanUltach Also Director @wimbelfast.bsky.social And everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/amanda.ie
Lyndsey Telford @lyndseytelford.bsky.social Reporter, BBC NI - lyndsey.telford@bbc.co.uk
Mandy McAuley @mandymcauley.bsky.social Mum, Investigative reporter, BBC Spotlight:
Secret History of the Troubles, Pitbull Sting, Howell Trilogy, RedSky, NAMA, Drugs, Poverty, Paramilitaries, Policing, VAWG
Phil Mynes @pmynes.bsky.social Dad, husband, Celtic, health public affairs
Matt Fox @mattfoxjournalist.bsky.social BBC News NI journalist
matt.fox@bbc.co.uk
British Heart Foundation @thebhf.bsky.social We fund vital research into heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia, and their risk factors like diabetes.
David Rossiter @davidprossiter.bsky.social Renewable Energy and Storage | Recovering Politico | Long suffering but ever optimistic Drogheda United fan | Views expressed here are my own.
Chloe Ferguson ☀️ @chloeferguson.bsky.social Policy & Research | NUS-USI Prez 22-24 | Bel Tel 30 under 30 | Campaigner on all things climate, education & human rights and general enthusiast in making the world a kinder place to be- views my own !
Jack Murphy @jackmurphy93.bsky.social McIvor Farrell Solicitors Belfast. Human Rights Law. Director at Belfast Homeless Services. Can be contacted at jack.murphy@mcivorfarrell.co.uk
Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline.bsky.social 
Marie-Louise Connolly @mlchealth.bsky.social Passionate about women’s health & reporting on health & Social care. BBC NI’s health correspondent you can catch me on TV & Radio. A runner too. 🌈🏃♀️
Matthew Taylor @matthewtaylorni.bsky.social 22 | Northern Irish. Award-winning mental health campaigner, TEDx & One Young World speaker, suicide survivor, autistic activist. Prev Pure Mental NI Co-CEO. QUB Literific President 2022-23. Diana Award Recipient. WIP alum.
https://linktr.ee/MatthewTaylor
Kathryn Thomson @kthomsonni.bsky.social Chief Executive, National Museums NI, views are my own
Ronan McGinley @ronanmcginley.bsky.social 
Vicki Hawthorne @vickiutv.bsky.social #UTV Political Correspondent
Declan Curry @declancurry.com Biz journalist for 25+ yrs. Thanks for following! Might amuse or inform. If you don’t like whimsy or sarcasm, look away now. No one else wants these views. 👬
Will Polland @willpolland.bsky.social SDLP Strangford Rep • QUB Law graduate • Advocate for a Social Democratic New Ireland • 🇮🇪🇪🇺
Darran Marshall @dmarshall.bsky.social BBC News NI
Politics Producer | Senior Journalist.
On Twitter @DarranMarshall
Based in Belfast / Tyrone
Dara Ní Chaoimh @dkeeve1.bsky.social 👩🎓LLM Human Rights Law, BA Irish & French
📍Donegal/Belfast
👩💻Policy Officer in a human rights NGO
⭕️Cearta Teanga Cearta Daonna
All views are my own
TK @tkbytesback.bsky.social Political commentator, columnist, writer and public affairs expert in UK and Ireland. Visiting professor at Queen’s University and Policy Fellow at Labour Together. Avid Europhile.
Loves GAA, frustrated by Spurs and proud winner of wooden spoon in golf 
Eve Rosato @everosatotv.bsky.social Broadcast journalist, reporter and presenter at BBC NI | eve.rosato@bbc.co.uk | Journalistic focus on violence against women and girls
Barra Best @barrabest.bsky.social BBC TV & Senior Weather Presenter. Reporter & documentary maker. Forever hiding in the shade ☁️barra.best@bbc.co.uk
Naomi Long MLA @naomilong.bsky.social Alliance Party Leader | NI Justice Minister | East Belfast MLA | Daisy's 🐶 bestie | Michael's Mrs
Danny Donnelly MLA @dannydonnelly1.bsky.social Shared future believer. Alliance party MLA for East Antrim. All opinions my own.
Stewart Dickson MLA @scdicksonmla.bsky.social Alliance Party Member NI Assembly East Antrim. Deputy Chair Executive Office Cttee. Member Standards cttee. Chair Council for Democratic Elections (Venice Comission) Member Congress Local and Regional Authorities. All opinions my own.
Peter Moor @pfmoor.bsky.social Journalist at UTV
Paula Bradshaw MLA @paulaballiance.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA; Chief Whip; Chair of the Committee for the Executive Office. Hockey coach and umpire. Mother & cat owner.