Gareth O’Connor
@garethoconnor.bsky.social
Broadcaster, journalist (NUJ) Executive Producer 📺 📱 💻
🌍 Ireland, Planet Earth. GenX https://linktr.ee/garethnews
🌍 Ireland, Planet Earth. GenX https://linktr.ee/garethnews
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Sky Sports News reports Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United after 14 months as manager.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Sky Sports News reports Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United after 14 months as manager.
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Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
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Spain breaks ranks with EU countries to explicitly and categorically reject Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela, considering it breaches fundamental principles of international law.
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Spain breaks ranks with EU countries to explicitly and categorically reject Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela, considering it breaches fundamental principles of international law.
Monday’s Irish Daily Mail #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Monday’s Irish Daily Mail #TomorrowsPapersToday
Minus 10C expected in parts of Scotland tonight ❄️
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Minus 10C expected in parts of Scotland tonight ❄️
RIP Eva Schloss “never forget the terrible consequences of treating people as other”
Anne Frank stepsister and Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96
Anne Frank stepsister and Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96
King Charles leads tributes to Holocaust education campaigner, who he met in 2022, saying he and Camilla ‘admired her deeply’
King Charles has paid tribute to Anne Frank’s stepsister, Eva Schloss, who has died at the age of 96.
The king, who danced with Schloss while visiting a Jewish community centre in north London in 2022, said he and Queen Camilla had “admired her deeply” and he was “privileged and proud” to have known her. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
RIP Eva Schloss “never forget the terrible consequences of treating people as other”
BBC’s International Editor Jeremy Bowen: “For those people hoping for a smoother 2026, I’d say fasten your seatbelts”
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BBC’s International Editor Jeremy Bowen: “For those people hoping for a smoother 2026, I’d say fasten your seatbelts”
BBC 10pm TV bulletin leads with the Venezuela crisis
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
BBC 10pm TV bulletin leads with the Venezuela crisis
Difficult days ahead for the EU as it tries to navigate this growing global crisis
January 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Difficult days ahead for the EU as it tries to navigate this growing global crisis
North Korea claims to have tested a hypersonic missile: Yonhap reporting in SKorea
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
North Korea claims to have tested a hypersonic missile: Yonhap reporting in SKorea
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EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with Michael Scherer, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, with a fate worse than Maduro’s; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland. theatln.tc/UMxts5sR
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with Michael Scherer, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, with a fate worse than Maduro’s; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland. theatln.tc/UMxts5sR
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US military monitors oil tanker off Irish coast as it sails towards Russia
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
US military monitors oil tanker off Irish coast as it sails towards Russia
Planes took off in Britain and Iceland to track Marinera, which is set to skirt Ireland’s exclusive economic zone
www.irishtimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
US military monitors oil tanker off Irish coast as it sails towards Russia
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Libération: “Trump’s Empire” #TomorrowsPapersToday
🔴 Maduro capturé : Trump empire. C'est la une de Libération ce lundi.
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Libération: “Trump’s Empire” #TomorrowsPapersToday
Rising tensions over Greenland www.bbc.com/news/article...
Danish PM tells Trump to stop 'threats' against Greenland
Mette Frederiksen said the "US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom".
www.bbc.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Rising tensions over Greenland www.bbc.com/news/article...
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My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
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Trump was crystal clear about his intentions to exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. But exactly what does that entail — and are U.S. oil companies even interested?
The smartest piece you’ll read on the subject (while 2/3 of media ignores the whole “oil thing” altogether) from @mollytaft.com
The smartest piece you’ll read on the subject (while 2/3 of media ignores the whole “oil thing” altogether) from @mollytaft.com
Trump Wants Venezuela's Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple
The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Trump was crystal clear about his intentions to exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. But exactly what does that entail — and are U.S. oil companies even interested?
The smartest piece you’ll read on the subject (while 2/3 of media ignores the whole “oil thing” altogether) from @mollytaft.com
The smartest piece you’ll read on the subject (while 2/3 of media ignores the whole “oil thing” altogether) from @mollytaft.com
Swiss police say teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among those who died in the deadly New Year’s bar fire
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Swiss police say teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among those who died in the deadly New Year’s bar fire
BBC late news leads with U.S. attack on Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
BBC late news leads with U.S. attack on Venezuela
NBC News reports plane carrying President Maduro has landed at a military base in New York, news channels have live pictures
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
NBC News reports plane carrying President Maduro has landed at a military base in New York, news channels have live pictures
Sunday’s front pages 📰 #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Sunday’s front pages 📰 #TomorrowsPapersToday
Emergency News Agents
🚨 Special episode 🚨
𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭...𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚?
What will the world do now? Will the UK and the EU tell Trump what they really think?
🎧 Listen: www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭...𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚?
What will the world do now? Will the UK and the EU tell Trump what they really think?
🎧 Listen: www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The News Agents - Podcast Episode | Global Player
Special Episode: Is Trump now President...of Venezuela?
www.globalplayer.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Emergency News Agents
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The world has changed today.
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The world has changed today.
We’re not in Kansas anymore …
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
We’re not in Kansas anymore …
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That was among the most terrifying press conferences of my lifetime. I'm 58.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
That was among the most terrifying press conferences of my lifetime. I'm 58.
Trump: “We are not afraid of boots on the ground”
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Trump: “We are not afraid of boots on the ground”