Sam Coates @samcoatessky.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social Author, very professional.
Rep: Harriet Poland at CAA.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
Louise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley
Jude Webber @judewebber.bsky.social Ireland correspondent Financial Times - all things N&S. Transplanted from Latam. All views own etc
Fintan O'Toole @fotoole.bsky.social Writer, Irish Times columnist, New York Review of Books contributor, We Don't Know Ourselves author.
Sarah McInerney @sarahmcinerney.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster with Ireland's national broadcaster RTE, politics junkie.
Claire Byrne @clairebyrne.bsky.social Broadcaster. Presenter of Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio One.
Matt Cooper @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social Working across various media
David Murphy @davidmurphyrte.bsky.social Economics & Public Affairs Editor of RTÉ in Ireland. Former Political Coverage Editor. Former Business Editor. MSc Economic Policy. Views my own. Reposts ≠ endorsements. Cyclist
Miriam O’ Callaghan @miriamocal.bsky.social Broadcast journalist RTÉ Prime Time & Sunday with Miriam, proud mum, lawyer, occasional piano player.
Paul Cunningham @paulnews.bsky.social Journalist, RTÉ News. Presenter: This Week, World Report & Behind The Story podcast. Former Political, Europe and Environment Correspondent. Reported from 50+ countries. Author. Documentary maker.
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.
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Stephen McDermott @stemcdermott.bsky.social Editor of The Journal FactCheck | Journalist with @thejournal.ie | Royal Canal local living in Grand Canal exile
Dublin, Ireland.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two, BBC News, iPlayer with Victoria Derbyshire, Paddy O'Connell & Matt Chorley - plus Katie Razzall, Nicholas Watt and Faisal Islam
Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social Research Fellow (Politics), University of Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social
📍 Northern Ireland / Edinburgh
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UK Politics | Northern Ireland | Brexit | Territorial Politics | Institutions
Martin McAuley @martinmcauley.bsky.social 📍 Belfast
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@brendanbelfast.bsky.social @brendanbelfast.bsky.social
Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social Amnesty International in Northern Ireland: human rights news, events, campaigns and comment
Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social Human rights activist. Head of Nations & Regions and NI Programme Director at Amnesty International UK. Board member, Human Rights Consortium. Integrated school governor.
Robin Percival @robinpercival.bsky.social Independent Quaker, socialist, nonviolence. “Seeking truth from facts”
Blog: aclearday.blog
Slugger O'Toole @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social Dumping politics out of boxes | Provocative conversation
Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast. An interdisciplinary research institute for all aspects of Irish culture, history, politics and society. See 'Lists' for more info. Find us at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/IrishStudiesGateway/
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 | 🏳️🌈
Luke Sproule @lukesproule.bsky.social Senior journalist at BBC News NI
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.
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..
Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social Books Editor of The Irish Times; author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press)
Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social Historian of modern cultural history, primarily queerness in Ireland
Author of Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation (Cornell, 2026) & After the Shock City: Urban Culture & the Making of Modern Citizenship (Boydell, 2019)
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
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
Orna Young @ornayoung.bsky.social MD @ FactCheckNI | Mammy | Very slow runner | Labrador enthusiast | 📍Co. Derry | engagement ≠ endorsement
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social Irish Times Europe Correspondent currently on assignment in Paris. Podcaster.
Best email me to get in touch ⬇️
https://www.irishtimes.com/author/naomi-oleary/
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social Campaigning for freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people. R/T does not equal endorsement
Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots.
http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
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
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
Louth For Ever 🦋 @louthforever.bsky.social Sincerely Anonymous • Open mind • Robust disputation • Politics/History/Economics/Art/Sociology/Human Rights • Gaeilge nó Béarla • Éire💡🕊️
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Progressive Politics NI @ppni.bsky.social Progressive Politics NI is a group dedicated to helping change Northern Ireland politics for the better. Seeking an end to establishment & sectarian politics.
Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social Irish ☘️ Investigative journalist ✍️ Lover of good vibes 🧘♀️Co Derry born and bred 🔴⚪️ The Journal Investigates @ TheJournal.ie 👩🏻💻
Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social Feminism, cardigans, complaining
Joanne Murphy @changeresearch.bsky.social Professor of Inclusive leadership
Koulla Yiasouma @shriekinggreek.bsky.social Greek Cypriot from London living in Northern Ireland.
Will share ice cream 🍦 and washing line 🧺adventures as well as my love for Arsenal.
May also go on about Children’s Rights and social justice.
grania mcfadden @grania.bsky.social Journalist and radio producer at BBC NI. @BBCTalkback and
@BBCSounds Year 21 podcast.
Prof Siobhan O’Neill @profsiobhanon.bsky.social Mental Health Champion NI | Prof Ulster Uni | mental health, trauma & suicide | mum
Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social Recovering social media addict…
Duncan Morrow @duncanmorrow0.bsky.social Speaking for myself here-so all the problems are my own. And in my day job, I am Director of Community Engagement and Professor of Politics at Ulster University.
Kate Nicholl MLA @katenicholl.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA for South Belfast | Former Mayor of Belfast 💛
Andrée Murphy @andreemurphy.bsky.social Human rights. Feminism. United and reconciled Ireland.
Mike Philpott @mikephilpott.bsky.social Writer and PR consultant. Ex-BBC News. Hennessy Award winner. Novel Purblind available at www.wordforward.co.uk
Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social writer, mamaí, history and politics, Belfast/County Down, she/her.
📖 The Ghost Limb: Alternative Protestants and the Spirit of 1798
www.clairemitchell.net
Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk Northern Ireland news, sport, features, opinion and debate
🏆 News Website of the Year - #RegionalPressAwards
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New Ireland Commission @newireland.bsky.social Building a movement for a New Ireland
Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social Ireland's national independent TV news service
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Ivana Bacik @ivanabacik.bsky.social TD for Dublin Bay South 🌹
Labour Party Leader | Long-term activist on #RepealThe8th, human rights & civil liberties.
Labour Party @labour.ie Building Better Together 🌹
https://linktr.ee/thelabourparty
Katie Hannon @katiehannon.bsky.social Upfront with Katie Hannon. One third of the Behind the Ballot election podcast. Occasionally heard on Liveline. Working on a second series of The Records Show. Kerry Hospice Patron.
Mark Hennessy @markhennessy.bsky.social Ireland and Britain Editor,
The Irish Times
Leading The Irish Times’ Common Ground project exploring relationships on the island of Ireland, and between Ireland and Great Britain
https://www.irishtimes.com/common-ground/
Tony Connelly @tconnellyrte.bsky.social Europe Editor RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster
Author Brexit & Ireland: the Dangers, the Opportunities, the Inside Story of the Irish Response
Mícheál Lehane @fertha.bsky.social Political Correspondent at RTÉ, Ireland’s Public Service Broadcaster.
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Paul Hosford @hosford.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor for the Irish Examiner. Dimestore Saint. True Scene Leader. Tiny Change enthusiast.
Cónal Thomas @conalthomas90.bsky.social Political Correspondent, Irish Independent & Sunday Independent. Reach me - Conal.Thomas@independent.ie
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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social Leader of the Green Party/An Comhaontas Glas,
Dublin West TD.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social Virgin Media News Correspondent but these are my own views and not those of my employer.
Ireland.
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
Darran Marshall @dmarshall.bsky.social BBC News NI
Politics Producer | Senior Journalist.
On Twitter @DarranMarshall
Based in Belfast / Tyrone
Naomi Long MLA @naomilong.bsky.social Alliance Party Leader | NI Justice Minister | East Belfast MLA | Daisy's 🐶 bestie | Michael's Mrs
Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social Twitter gobshite. Housing solicitor, writer and political commentator. Bylines: The Guardian, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Times and Slugger O'Toole
Robin Swann MP @robinswannmp.bsky.social Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim & Former Minister of Health
Robbie Butler MLA @robbiebutlermla.bsky.social Politician
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Emma Little-Pengelly @little-pengelly.bsky.social MLA Lagan Valley | DUP | deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
Alliance Party @allianceparty.bsky.social Northern Ireland's cross-community party.
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Gavin Robinson @grobinsondup.bsky.social DUP Leader
Member of Parliament for East Belfast
Lord Mayor of Belfast 2012/13
DUP @duponline.bsky.social
Matthew O'Toole MLA @otoolematthew.bsky.social Now:
SDLP MLA for South Belfast | Leader of the Opposition
Former: civil servant & journalist.
Future: A social democratic new Ireland
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
Vicki Hawthorne @vickiutv.bsky.social #UTV Political Correspondent
Cllr. Lilian Seenoi Barr @lilianseenoibarr.bsky.social Former Mayor of Derry City and strabane District. Proud maasai woman and Derry girl
Ryan McAleer @ryanmcaleer.bsky.social Business journalist at The Irish News
The SDLP @sdlp.bsky.social Social Democratic & Labour Party 🕊️🌹
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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.
James McCarthy @jamesmccarthy97.bsky.social Political Reporter | Belfast Live and Daily Mirror NI | DMs open RTs ≠ endorsements | Views are my own etc
https://linktr.ee/James.mccarthy
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
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
David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics & Elections. Columnist with @irish_news All musings are my own.
FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland’s first and only dedicated not for profit fact checking and training service. Accuracy matters.
Kelly Bonner @kellybonnerbbc.bsky.social Reporter BBC NI
Particularly interested in addiction, homelessness and social issues
Story? Get in touch
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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
William Crawley @williamcrawley.bsky.social BBC presenter. @BBCNIreland, @BBCNewsNI. @BBCR4Sunday. #BBCTalkback. Member @RIADawson. @EF_Fellows. Cynophilist. Talking on-air against my better judgment.
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