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John Irvine
@johnirvineitv
ITV News Senior International Correspondent, reporting on stories around the world.
Joined March 2014
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    Replying to @piersmorgan
    I’m struggling to see what the gov’t has got right so far. Piers Morgan has been reliable in his scrutiny. His scepticism has been undeniably well placed.
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    Local police chief has just told me that two of the boys are out of the cave complex. Safe and reasonably well apparently
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    Replying to @GaryLineker and @piersmorgan
    Piers Morgan’s journalistic instincts are serving us well. He’s doing his job properly.
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    Kurds - victims of gas and ethnic cleansing; true warriors in IS fight; loyal U.K. allies bent on democratic display - who are we to say no?
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    Anxious Thailand”s longest day ends with four of the trapped thirteen out and safe. Brilliant international rescue effort #ThaiCaveRescue
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    Condition of one of the first two boys out causing concern
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    Maya, 8, has swapped sardine tins for pink trainers. Born without legs she is making great progress in Istanbul a month after leaving a Syrian refugee camp. Thanks to the kind doctor who helped her.
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    A colossus in our business @BillNeelyNBC is taking a bow. Well done. What a career. Multi-award winning, but even better than that. Thank you grandmaster Bill.
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    Replying to @jennyhillBBC @sommervilletv and @JohnReedwrites
    A sage’s advice from years ago:- “Johnny, the Beeb and Sky might be the opposition, but London’s the enemy.”
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    Thank you to the Peshmerga, the Syrian Kurds and Iraq”s Counter Terrorism Force for winning the ground war against ISIS. The world owes you a great debt.
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    DUP intransigence looks awful. Has the appearance of holding the UK to ransom. Does not reflect majority view in NI either. Best for the union? Doubt it very much.
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    Replying to @sommervilletv and @JohnReedwrites
    Things reporters can say that help TV editors wise up:- “If you don’t like it, don’t run it. Goodbye.”
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    Dreadfully sad news about Brian Black. One of the greats at UTV he was a gentle, decent soul.
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    Maya gets about on sardine tins. Born without legs she is a Syrian refugee now being helped in Istanbul by a generous prosthetics doctor