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Darran Marshall
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Darran Marshall
@DarranMarshall
BBC News NI | Politics | Senior Journalist & Producer @BBCTheView | #SundayPolitics | #BBCRedLines Story? My DMs are open
Joined June 2012
- “Don’t try and lecture the Irish people about the history, culture & precarious nature of peace on this island. You haven’t got a clue.” RTÉ’s Claire Byrne challenges Nigel Farage over his knowledge of Ireland
- Spare a thought for the passengers on this #Ryanair flight from Manchester to Dublin.🤢 Took off at 5.30pm > circled near Dublin > diverted to Belfast > missed approach at international airport > now heading back to Manchester after spending 3hrs in the air. #StormIsha #RYR6333
00:00 - “Sadly the DUP and others chose to reject that.” Former PM Theresa May tells DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson her #Brexit deal protected the Good Friday Agreement and would have prevented a border in the Irish Sea or on island of Ireland.
- The moment when @NickBryantNY asked @JoeBiden for a quick word. He replied with a smile, “The BBC? I’m Irish.” #PresidentElect #Election2020
00:00 - Michelle O'Neill has become the first senior Sinn Féin figure to take part in an official Remembrance Sunday ceremony. The First Minister laid a laurel wreath at Belfast's Cenotaph
00:00 - Love this. A touch of class. ❤️ x.com/DearbhailNR/st…
- On Sunday seven past pupils from St Patrick’s Grammar in #Armagh won All Ireland Senior football medals with @Armagh_GAA . By Tuesday, another past pupil, Daniel Wiffin, won an Olympic gold medal in the pool. Not a bad 48 hours for the sports department. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
- Former British Diplomat @alexhallhall has now named current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the minister responsible for these remarks.“I heard a senior British minister openly & offensively, in front of a US audience, dismiss the impact of a “No Deal” #Brexit on Irish businesses as just affecting “a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks.” Ex Brexit counselor at the British Embassy in Washington
- "I came here. I work very hard. I studied. I'm a qualified trade person. I pay tax. I contribute to society." Sam moved to Belfast from Syria. He told @BBCNewsNI he wants to be part of society here but today he feels rejected. Read more: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
00:00 - Catherine Connolly has won the highest share of 1st pref votes in any Irish presidential election 2025 Connolly 63.4% 2018 Higgins 55.8% 2011 Higgins 39.6% 1997 McAleese 45.2% 1990 Robinson 38.9% 1973 Childers 52% 1966 DeValera 50.5% 1959 DeValera 56.3% 1945 O’Kelly 49.5%
- The Irish language gains full official & working status in the EU - from midnight tonight
