# Tweet

Last year

2022

# Claim

NBA star says 'anti-Semitic' label 'not justified'

Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving caused controversy with a recent tweet.

7.2k

Oct 31st 2022, 5:07 PM

# big in turkey

Donnelly denies paying for retweets after hundreds of accounts share Twitter video

The minister and his Department said they did not pay for promotion of the tweet.

34.6k

May 17th 2022, 6:36 PM

All time

# PAC chair

Brian Stanley apologises for IRA tweets: We need to talk about the past in a way that doesn't deepen division

The Sinn Féin TD repeated his apology for a tweet he sent over the weekend about two IRA attacks.

Stanley repeated his apology for his tweet about two IRA attacks on the British Army.

The PAC chairman told his colleagues he was sorry for the position he had put them in.

23.8k

Dec 2nd 2020, 5:06 PM

# Brian Stanley

McDonald says she won't ask SF TD to step down as chair of PAC following tweet about IRA attacks

Brian Stanley has apologised for the tweet about IRA attacks on the British Army.

23.6k

Dec 1st 2020, 9:01 AM

# end of the line

Trump appears to acknowledge Biden victory for first time with ‘he won’ tweet

The president’s message came as he repeated several baseless claims about the presidential vote.

69.9k

Nov 15th 2020, 4:58 PM

# VP elect

Following criticism, former UUP deputy leader deletes 'appalling' tweet about Kamala Harris

John Taylor referred to Kamala Harris without using her name, and solely as “the Indian”. He later deleted the tweet.

132k

Updated

Nov 9th 2020, 7:43 PM

# Hacked

Twitter reveals further details about the large-scale hack of celebrity accounts

The company said hackers attempted to mislead certain employees.

15.7k

Aug 1st 2020, 7:24 AM

# Tweet

Elon Musk cleared of defamation over 'pedo guy' tweet

Vernon Unsworth, a veteran cave explorer, said that Musk’s tweet was “very hurtful”.

29.8k

Dec 6th 2019, 10:55 PM

# Brexit

Pro-Brexit group apologises and deletes 'xenophobic' tweet targeting Germany's Merkel

The tweet featured an image of Merkel and invoked Britain’s wartime victories.

30.3k

Oct 9th 2019, 11:08 AM

# Academy Awards

Kevin Hart steps down as Oscars host after criticism for past homophobic tweets

When given the ultimatum between apologising for the tweets or withdrawing as Oscars host, the comedian chose the latter.

27.8k

Dec 7th 2018, 7:47 AM

# the mainland

British journalist Rachel Johnson apologises for 'moronic' tweet about Irish vote

Johnson said that she ‘fecked up’.

102k

May 28th 2018, 10:00 AM

# brian stack

Mary Lou says senator who retweeted post calling IRA victim a 'sadist' made 'catastrophic error'

Máire Devine has been suspended from Sinn Féin for three months.

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Mar 19th 2018, 5:00 PM

# Golden Globes

NBC apologises after it sends tweet calling Oprah 'OUR future president'

The network sent out the tweet following a joke by presenter, American comedian Seth Meyers.

37.6k

Jan 8th 2018, 5:55 PM

# safe havens

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet

The US President used his first tweet of 2018 to tear into Islamabad.

26.3k

Jan 2nd 2018, 7:38 AM

# good news

Barack Obama ends 2017 with a series of 'good news' tweets

In a series of tweets, the former US president referenced a number of different news stories from 2017.

15.9k

Dec 29th 2017, 7:28 PM

# Red Handed

South Korea seizes ship that was allegedly selling oil in secret to North Korea

It follows US President Donald Trump’s tweets about the alleged transfer of oil.

18.9k

Dec 29th 2017, 3:30 PM

# Moments

These were the news stories that dominated Irish Twitter feeds this year

Repeal the Eighth, Brexit and Storm Ophelia were the most tweeted about news stories by Irish Twitter users.

10.4k

Dec 5th 2017, 6:01 AM

# Freedom of Speech

US journalist charged with attempting to overthrow Robert Mugabe after calling him 'selfish and sick'

Martha O’Donovan, who works in Zimbabwe, has been remanded in custody.

10.3k

Nov 4th 2017, 7:15 PM

# strong message

'No one is born hating another person': This Barack Obama tweet is now the most liked of all time

Posted in the wake of Charlottesville, the picture shows Obama with children of different races.

31.0k

Aug 16th 2017, 7:32 AM

Voices

'Trump doesn’t use Twitter to govern. He uses it to stay in touch with the American people'

I am disheartened by President Trump’s tweets, and much more besides, but it’s past time to get real, writes Larry Donnelly.

4.4k

Jul 9th 2017, 8:45 AM

# what is covfefe

Trump deletes 'covfefe' post after baffling Twitter

The US President tweeted: ‘Despite the constant negative press covfefe.’

60.6k

May 31st 2017, 11:50 AM

# Tweeter in chief

What words does President Donald Trump most like to tweet?

He reaches 100 days in office tomorrow.

13.3k

Apr 28th 2017, 2:20 PM

# haters going crazy

Trump insists he doesn't know Putin - or have any deals in Russia

The President of the United States made the comments on Twitter – where else? – today.

12.0k

Feb 7th 2017, 5:30 PM

# Fighter Planes

Market value of US military contractor drops by €1.8bn after Trump tweet

The President-elect said he will cut “billions” in costs for military purchases.

26.5k

Dec 12th 2016, 10:07 PM

# reenactment

Manchester police apologise after tweeting picture of men dressed in Nazi SS uniforms

GMP said that the tweet was “unacceptable”.

16.3k

Aug 9th 2016, 8:04 AM

# sarcasm strong

Chrissy Teigen absolutely burned the Miss Teen USA pageant with one tweet

It’s over. Call it off.

13.4k

Jul 31st 2016, 1:59 PM

# the 'n' word

"The Irish were sold as slaves" - Gerry Adams has spoken once again about THAT tweet

Adams caused uproar for posting a racially-charged tweet on Sunday night while watching Django Unchained.

23.9k

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May 4th 2016, 2:45 PM

# Criticism

"I haven't got a racist bone in my body" - Adams apologises for n-word tweet

In an earlier statement Sinn Féin president said the tweet was “ironic” and not intended to cause offence.

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May 2nd 2016, 12:38 PM

# Guess who's back

Conor McGregor says he's BACK ON the fight card for UFC 200

The fighter has just made the announcement on social media.

53.3k

Apr 25th 2016, 7:24 AM

# Election 2016.2

Some people aren't at all happy about this tweet from Leo Varadkar

The Health Minister has been accused of undermining Fine Gael’s ongoing government talks with independents.

46.6k

Apr 4th 2016, 10:44 AM

# slurped

This official McDonald's account sent the worst promotional tweet of 2016 so far

“We came, you slurped…”

7.6k

Jan 20th 2016, 3:45 PM

# Hurtful and offensive

Young Fine Gael hopes this tweet about killing a child didn't cause offence

The Fine Gael youth wing sent a “hurtful and offensive” tweet to a Sinn Féin councillor on Friday.

25.2k

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Sep 28th 2015, 12:58 PM

# it's on

Mick Wallace 'will not be distracted' by Peter Robinson threat to sue

Robinson has sent the TD a legal letter about a tweet he sent.

17.4k

Sep 18th 2015, 8:31 PM

# hashtag sodastream

Here's the story behind that bizarre Mariah Carey SodaStream tweet

And then Mariah comes along…

6.3k

Sep 11th 2015, 11:15 AM

# Missing

TV host Rosie O'Donnell says her teenage daughter hasn't been seen for a week

The presenter and actress says Chelsea O ‘Donnell has “stopped taking her medicine and is in need of medical attention”.

43.7k

Aug 18th 2015, 6:19 PM

# merry unbirthday

Disney apologises for 'insensitive' Nagasaki anniversary tweet

It said the company’s Twitter account will be managed better in future.

21.7k

Aug 10th 2015, 3:00 PM

# Liverpool

Homeless man receives job offers after photo of his handwritten CV goes viral

The tweet has been shared over 3,000 times.

51.3k

Jul 19th 2015, 9:15 AM

# investifarted

This unfortunate typo has everyone morto for the Boston Globe

Yikes.

34.7k

Jul 17th 2015, 9:54 PM

# ah trump

Donald Trump accidentally used Nazi soldiers to symbolise American greatness

He’s certainly grabbing more headlines than other presidential hopefuls.

21.9k

Jul 15th 2015, 3:42 PM

# double meaning

Phil Neville demonstrated the dangers of Google Translate with this embarrassing tweet

That doesn’t mean what you think it does, Phil.

10.6k

Jul 13th 2015, 5:09 PM