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David Blevins
@skydavidblevins
US Correspondent, Sky News. Formerly, Ireland Correspondent. Views are my own.
Joined June 2011
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    Shauna Flanagan Garwe (5), the youngest of 10 people killed in an explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough, County Donegal. No words.
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    Love will win. Hate will not. Remembering Michaela (1983-2011). Don’t repost the video. #NotInMyName
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    BREAKING: Former British soldier David Holden (52) found guilty of manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in Tyrone 34 years ago. He’s the first British veteran to be convicted of a historical offence in Northern Ireland since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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    When you cannot come home for Christmas so your momma brings Christmas to you. Mrs B - the most nervous air passenger I know - flew 4,500 miles alone yesterday to surprise our daughter. Love conquers fear.
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    There are fewer words than usual in my report tonight. I struggled to find them... and sometimes, they’re not required anyway. #Cookstown
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    This post is for every parent in a tough place right now. Never, ever give up. For five years, our son James (23) battled mental ill health and addiction. Today, he graduated from @QUBelfast with a BA (Hons) degree in English and Philosophy). ❤️
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    The lady's not for talking... but it didn't stop us trying when we spotted LA Mayor Karen Bass on our flight. #wildfires @SkyNews
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    Donegal: where they bring hot food to the emergency teams and to journalists standing in the cold. Kindest people on Earth. 💚
    .@skydavidblevins is in Creeslough, County Donegal where three people have been killed in an explosion at a service station. Latest: trib.al/tRyIIoR 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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    BREAK: DUP has NOT yet reached any agreement with the Tories. Sky sources: Downing Street issued the wrong statement in error.
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    BREAK: Ireland formally recognises the State of Palestine.
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    Anyone posting sectarian comments beneath this picture on social media really needs to set down their smartphone and seek help. 💔 Sonia Amanda Lafferty: 1978-2020
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    Side by side on their final journey. Five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her Daddy Robert. She was found in his arms after the explosion at Creeslough in County Donegal.
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    26 years ago today, I read these words on the radio: "Breaking news in the last few minutes: the IRA has declared a complete and unequivocal ceasefire." 31.08.94
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    If the DUP has lost 2 seats (North and South Belfast) = 8. If Sinn Fein has 7 and the SDLP gains 2 = 9. Nationalist MPs will outnumber Unionist MPs for the first time in Northern Ireland’s history. Defining moment. #GE19