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An Irishman Abroad

Donie O'Sullivan - From Cahersiveen To CNN

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8834 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

How do you go from Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, to working for CNN investigating Russian interference in the 2016 American Presidential Election? Well, Donie O'Sullivan did just that and this week he joined Jarlath to tell his incredible story. Today his focus is upon the ways in which Trump and Biden are using social media in their  campaigns. Donie speaks to Jarlath about this bizarre process and later in the discussion, they discuss the attempts by Trump to influence violent groups to take action (51:00). Donie gives his thoughts on the wider responsibilities of social media platforms (30:00) and the aspects of social media that are most concerning to him (58:00). From his hilarious story about an article published about him in a local Kerry newspaper (13:00) to his perspective on the #MeToo movement and what it was like working in the media at the time it all started (35:00) and much more, this is a hilarious and engaging conversation with a true talent of Irish journalism. This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad. Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.   Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0

How do you go from Kaffir-Safin County Kerry to working for CNN investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election?

0:10.5

Well, there's only really one person on the planet who can answer that question, and he's on the show today.

0:17.0

Donio Sullivan is an Irish journalist and writer making waves in America right now for his tremendous coverage of US politics and in particular misinformation in this the most bizarre and significant election maybe ever.

0:31.6

Hello and welcome, wherever you are in the world, to another episode of an Irishman abroad with me, Jarlet Regan.

0:38.5

What you're about to hear is an extract from my conversation with Donie,

0:42.6

to hear the full conversation and our weekly US podcast,

0:47.4

an Irishman in America with Marion McKeown, become a member.

0:51.3

And for as little as a five or a month,

0:53.2

you will gain access to hundreds of

0:55.5

episodes bonus series live events three full weekly episodes and you'll also be able to walk around

1:02.4

knowing you are supporting the creation of this show i really can't do it without you so go to

1:08.4

patreon dot com forward slash irishman abroad today and do that.

1:13.6

Yesterday we released a special bonus episode on all platforms to mark World Mental Health Day

1:19.9

featuring Sir Bob Geldof, Blind Boy, Richie Sadlier and more.

1:24.5

Look, the fact is young people in Ireland need your support to get them through

1:28.9

these coming months. Continued uncertainty is contributing to a growing sense of hopelessness and

1:35.0

fear among young people. And on this World Mental Health Day weekend, I just ask you to please,

1:41.4

please make a donation to Jigsaw so that they can support young people

1:45.6

when they need it most. The place to go is jigsaw.com.com. A tiny reminder as well that every

1:52.8

Tuesday we have our running podcast with Sanya O'Sullivan, an Irishman running abroad. And you don't

1:59.9

want to miss that. Whatever running level you're at,

2:02.7

it is the perfect partner for your run in the evening. If Sonia can make me into a runner,

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