Ronan Heavey

Life expectancy measures wealth and demographics, not health infrastructure which is in here. Ireland has the highest bed occupancy in the OECD, 43% fewer beds than the EU average, 900,000 on waiting lists, and 75% of GP lists closed to new patients. Education attainment is high yes, but 35,000 of those graduates emigrated last year because they can't afford to live here. The graph measures what the state builds and delivers, not outcomes that succeed despite it.

@MichealMartinTD No you aren’t. What about the extortionate rates small businesses are forced to pay. Plus water charges. Plus insurance, tax etc. Plus higher electricity bills. Be nothing only vape and cool mix shops left shortly. But u go ahead and enjoy ur free fuel and another 250k this year

We recognise and understand the pressures that have arisen due to rising fuel costs on all families and businesses. I am very conscious that we must support people, protect key services and make critical investments. This package is a significant response to real pressures.

@chuckles33 @petulamartyn I’m from rural Ireland. No it’s not.

@petulamartyn @rhefty80 That's normal enough in rural Ireland!!!

In Foynes, Reidy’s Circle K got a delivery of 39,000 litres of petrol and diesel from Dublin last night. They contacted people working in essential services who came to fill their tanks. The service station is close to the blockade at Foynes Port.

@rhefty80 Locally, yes.

@EamonMelia Amazing the way they try to play the “unity” card for these things. They have no concept of the hardship people are facing.

You really could not expect any more from Brenda, She has made a living out of walking on ordinary people on behalf of various FF and FG Govts over the years.

If you support the grifters and not grafters then you support more inflation.

@BarryWhyte85 How does he believe that? Has he asked us all?? Otherwise he is just plain lying. Criminal fuel prices are the main cause of disrupting people’s livelihoods

The Taoiseach says the current protests across the country are wrong, he also believes the protests do not have the support of the majority of the public as they are disrupting people’s livelihoods.

💚 Happy Easter to the #CelticFC family!

@ForePlayPod A hurley grip

Going cross-handed with the driver is next-level.

@mob_shark @rtenews Gave free text books to people who didn’t ask for it, then reintroduced exam fees to people who weren’t expecting it nor never had to pay it before. Madness.

@rtenews This is the cohort of students who have benefited least from the Free Books Scheme. Should have deferred for 1 more year.

Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has defended the reintroduction this year of exam fees for Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students rte.ie/news/education…

Minister Naughton announces €48 million investment in new DEIS Strategy and DEIS Plus Scheme. gov.ie/en/department-…

@SmallerFishGAA Was it my telly or did they not get the 2nd Limerick goal live??

They lost but heroic stuff from Galway Trayers, Daniels, Neary (how did he not start) & Rabbitte are going to be the real deal

In #Offaly, the winner of Best Café is The Bog's Dollops @illyireland #FoodOscars

Lets just take a minute

@emreadsthebooks Shantaram is a great read

My 2026 BIG reading plans... These big chunksters have sat on my shelves for a while & this year is the year they're finally going to be read! One a month seems doable... right??? Anyone want to join?

@DerekHolly7 Leixlip and Clonmel are particularly horrendous ones

Irish placenames were manglicised during the English & British colonial project. The Irish versions often tell us about the history, lore or geographic features of a place. Are there any manglicised placenames you find to be particularly bad? ♥️#Gaeilge

The Darby dance #RyderCup2025 🇮🇪#lowry

@BrianKirschner_ Septic bunch of “fans” all day long. Lines crossed, no need for it

Did Lowry just yell fuck you at a fan 😭😭😭😭😭

@NoLayingUp Cantlay didn’t get paid that year either?

How we went from the 2021 team to whatever this is in just four years…