Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @BelfastLive
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
2,307
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
Young Belfast loyalist Joel Keys explains his engagement with an SDLP forum on Irish unity, while the Northern Ireland Secretary states there will be no renegotiating of the Windsor Framework. Catherine Hoey faces criticism for making a comparison to the Vichy government during Stormont talks, while a warning against fentanyl is issued. Unionists have reportedly been engaging in "quiet conversations" with an SDLP forum on Irish unity. The Alliance Party defends MLA Patricia O'Lynn while TUV leader Jim Allister warns against the DUP becoming "Protocol slaves" if they agree to restore Stormont power-sharing.
Topic Modeling
- Engagement with Irish unity and SDLP forum
- Windsor Framework and Northern Ireland Secretary's statement
- Drug use and warning against it
- Baroness Hoey and her comments
- Politics and unionist viewpoints
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from political opinions and arguments to personal experiences and reactions. There are expressions of anger, frustration, disappointment, and disagreement when it comes to politics and government decisions. There is also a sense of hope for better communication and understanding between different political groups. The topic of drug use also elicits concern and warning. Overall, there is a mix of political and personal emotions expressed in these tweets.
Trend Analysis
- Engagement of young loyalist with SDLP forum on Irish unity
- Comments and criticism towards BelfastLive's reporting, including requests for headline quote removal
- Debates and opinions on politics and Brexit in Northern Ireland
- Concerns and warnings about drug use, particularly fentanyl
- Praises and criticisms towards various politicians and leaders, including Baroness Hoey, Colum Eastwood, and Jim Allister
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
320
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Number of Original tweets
81
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
2,307
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
1,895
Percentage of total tweets
82%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
39
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
134
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 1073 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 757 |
| Twitter Web App | 362 |
| Twitter for iPad | 98 |
| TweetDeck | 9 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WorldBollard | World Bollard Association™ | The official Twitter account of the World Bollard Association™️. ☎️24/7 Support at 0800 BOLLARD. 🎖Life President - @tanni_GT 📧DM us your favourite bollards. | 172,163 |
| CatharineHoey | Kate Hoey | MP for Vauxhall 1989-2019 Now Baroness Hoey of Lylehill and Rathlin in the County of Antrim Appointed PM’s Trade Envoy to Ghana Sept 2021 #DitchtheProtocol | 153,042 |
| naomi_long | Naomi Long MLA | Alliance Leader | East Belfast MLA email: naomi.long@alliancepartyni.org | Facebook: Naomi Long Check in when I can: Email to ensure a reply 🙂 | 85,578 |
| columeastwood | Colum Eastwood 🇺🇦 | @SDLPlive Leader | MP for Foyle | Movement for a New Ireland | Derry | colum.eastwood.mp@parliament.uk | 53,430 |
| SluggerOToole | Slugger O'Toole | Dumping politics out of boxes | Provocative conversation | 44,845 |
| GIrwinRacing | Glenn Irwin | British Superbike rider for @pbm_team, 6x north west winner, Macau GP winner, Isle of Man TT fastest ever newcomer… 👀 on 🏆 2023 MERCHANDISE 👇 | 41,129 |
| ArgyllSeaGlass | 🏴Mike - ArgyllSeaglass 🏴 | Jewellery using Scottish seaglass handmade in Argyll Scotland 🔥#MHHSBD Admin🔥Mike & Marie. I RT/gif a lot. #MDANT #MUFC #GTTO | 29,654 |
| BelfastHourNI | #BelfastHour | #BelfastHour is a hashtag set up for businesses from all over NI to network. Every Thursday on Twitter 9pm - 10pm since 2014 - hosted by @Edwardsandco_ | 29,473 |
| roodio | Coolassusername | the world's most interesting man ⓘ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱. IFB 💯 | 29,348 |
| BELFASTCITY_AIR | Belfast City Airport | George Best Belfast City Airport: just #5MinutesFrom the heart of the city. Tweeting 9-5.30 Mon-Fri #travel ✈️ | 24,188 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| roodio | Coolassusername | the world's most interesting man ⓘ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱. IFB 💯 | 26,291 |
| KerryBurgess | Kerry Burgess | I've seen all the frowns on the faces of the clowns and the downs that they take just to be free.... | 22,517 |
| ArgyllSeaGlass | 🏴Mike - ArgyllSeaglass 🏴 | Jewellery using Scottish seaglass handmade in Argyll Scotland 🔥#MHHSBD Admin🔥Mike & Marie. I RT/gif a lot. #MDANT #MUFC #GTTO | 22,503 |
| BelfastHourNI | #BelfastHour | #BelfastHour is a hashtag set up for businesses from all over NI to network. Every Thursday on Twitter 9pm - 10pm since 2014 - hosted by @Edwardsandco_ | 20,847 |
| richardtgarland | Richard Garland | Political Activist | Commentator | LLB | 🇺🇦🇬🇧 | 17,095 |
| ShineBelfast | SHINE | For full details and tickets to upcoming events, clubs and gigs then visit our website. | 16,241 |
| K2020Cat | KitCatK2020 #FBPE 🏴🇮🇪🇪🇺 | Artist, Lyricist & Top Line writer. Winner International Song Writing Awards 2020 & Finalist World Songwriting Awards, Member Ivor’s Academy & TSA Contact v web | 15,048 |
| impongo22 | George From The Shankill Road 🇬🇧🇮🇱 | TO CLARIFY ITS Gary Lenaghan SUPPORTING OUR ARMED FORCES EVERYWHERE RETWEETS ARE NOT AN ENDORSEMENT ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE TOTALLY MINE ALONE | 14,564 |
| thedustyteapot | The Dusty Teapot🫖/The Devils Nest🐙 | A Community Interest Company. Our aim is to promote, protect and preserve the heritage and culture of Merseyside #ProEU #BLM #FBPE #GTTO; #EnoughIsEnough | 14,062 |
| orwell4ever | Mark Wayne | Aim to be the Orwell of twitter generation. Love truth justice human rights democracy. Dislike hypocrisy ignorance prejudice bigotry racism. #MUFC #FBPE #FBR | 12,190 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| margare66918502 | I don't believe in religions, atheism, beliefs, or support any movements. I'm a free thinker! 🍀 I don't want your phone No's don't flatter your narcissist mind | 35 |
| brendanhughes64 | Journalist, currently Political Reporter for @belfastlive. brendan.hughes@belfastlive.co.uk https://t.co/0Lm1Kgu7aM | 31 |
| Anthony86679791 | views are my own 👍 | 19 |
| jon_ni72 | sarcastic and cynical insomniac. | 16 |
| gan_Geilleadh | Irish Unionist, open to all faiths and political parties opposed to terrorism, British/local history. ☘👑🇬🇧🏳️🌈 #rethink32 #CANZUK | 13 |
| patrici48469611 | here for Noah 💙💙justice for Noah 💙💙Noah Army’s 💙💙 | 12 |
| matthewdillon29 | 17 year old Unionist, East Belfast 💙, Christian. | 12 |
| GarethBurns18 | I want to live in a Society with mutual respect and hope where there is no need for barriers between neighbourhoods or aspirations. What we share we love. | 12 |
| ni_equality | NI is so far behind the U.K. and Europe but we deserve better | 12 |
| lordcarsonwest | Northern Irish Unionist Proud of my British heritage | 12 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640473333388152832 | Young Belfast loyalist @JoelKeysNI explains to @BelfastLive why he's engaging with an @SDLPlive forum on Irish unity. 📰 Full story: https://t.co/RtHa448bnH https://t.co/uWLYTJIIqD | 89 |
| 1638908092308914176 | There will be no renegotiating of the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Full live video as the Secretary of State addresses the media after his latest talks with the Stormont parties 👇 https://t.co/EwxFceoFVn @BelfastLive https://t.co/h06aewKzzu | 45 |
| 1641176164537618433 | The Alliance Party has defended MLA Patricia O'Lynn and declined to answer questions as it emerges she was the pillion passenger on Assembly colleague Patrick Brown's motorcycle when he was caught drink-driving. https://t.co/tZzx3FkxUJ @BelfastLive | 43 |
| 1641197184589737986 | @BelfastLive Please remove the headline quote as to what I said. If you read or watched my speech that was not what was said | 38 |
| 1640458709108416512 | Young loyalist explains why he's engaging with SDLP forum on Irish unity https://t.co/RtHa448bnH @BelfastLive | 24 |
| 1639342200352825352 | I had fentanyl whilst being treated in hospital in Spain. This is not a cool feeling even in safe doses under medical supervision. To the kids of Belfast please stay away from it. #Sayno #drugs @BelfastLive https://t.co/KIoC7wUY5z | 21 |
| 1639386669446221827 | Unionists have been engaging in "quiet conversations" with an SDLP forum on Irish unity for the past 18 months, the party's leader Colum Eastwood has said. 🎥 📰 Full @BelfastLive interview: https://t.co/EgCF73594T #SDLP23 | 18 |
| 1638651375256059906 | The DUP will become "Protocol slaves" if the party agrees to restore Stormont power-sharing following the Windsor Framework deal, TUV leader Jim Allister has said. 🎥 📰 Full @BelfastLive interview: https://t.co/ZazYsY6RP1 #WindsorFramework #Brexit | 18 |
| 1639651556411703298 | SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says if people want to rejoin the EU "then it can only be done in a New Ireland". "And anyone serious about rejoining the European Union cannot sit this one out." #SDLP23 @BelfastLive | 14 |
| 1638662475024584705 | TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP will become "Protocol slaves" if the party agrees to restore Stormont following the Windsor Framework deal. Full @BelfastLive interview: https://t.co/ZazYsY7pEz #WindsorFramework #Brexit https://t.co/xBsmJdyDfu | 12 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640473333388152832 | Young Belfast loyalist @JoelKeysNI explains to @BelfastLive why he's engaging with an @SDLPlive forum on Irish unity. 📰 Full story: https://t.co/RtHa448bnH https://t.co/uWLYTJIIqD | 1060 |
| 1641197184589737986 | @BelfastLive Please remove the headline quote as to what I said. If you read or watched my speech that was not what was said | 247 |
| 1640458709108416512 | Young loyalist explains why he's engaging with SDLP forum on Irish unity https://t.co/RtHa448bnH @BelfastLive | 187 |
| 1638908092308914176 | There will be no renegotiating of the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Full live video as the Secretary of State addresses the media after his latest talks with the Stormont parties 👇 https://t.co/EwxFceoFVn @BelfastLive https://t.co/h06aewKzzu | 173 |
| 1641173968294952960 | @BelfastLive https://t.co/sFm09KXK6A | 167 |
| 1641206481386106880 | @CatharineHoey @BelfastLive Did you say: "If Stormont goes back with the present WF, they in fact would be almost like what happened during the war with the Vichy govt, where all those MLAs would be collaborators with a kind of colonial govt." If so, just apologise, Kate. The comparison was out of order. | 140 |
| 1639342200352825352 | I had fentanyl whilst being treated in hospital in Spain. This is not a cool feeling even in safe doses under medical supervision. To the kids of Belfast please stay away from it. #Sayno #drugs @BelfastLive https://t.co/KIoC7wUY5z | 124 |
| 1640486454055804928 | @brendanhughes64 @JoelKeysNI @BelfastLive @SDLPlive Rational, non threatening, civil. Everything his contemporaries are not. | 92 |
| 1641170033505181698 | @BelfastLive Wow. They all had a fit when @GaryLineker mentioned 1930s Germany. Now Hoory and Bryson are firing out the Nazis slurs for free. | 92 |
| 1641173459416784897 | @BelfastLive Has she been taking history lessons from her friend the squeaky blogger? | 87 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #sdlp23 | 25 |
| #northernireland | 19 |
| #windsorframework | 7 |
| #brexit | 6 |
| #derry | 6 |
| #belfast | 5 |
| #ireland | 5 |
| #le23 | 4 |
| #nofilter | 4 |
| #petertoland | 4 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @belfastlive | 2309 |
| @brendanhughes64 | 734 |
| @sdlplive | 272 |
| @joelkeysni | 216 |
| @catharinehoey | 100 |
| @columeastwood | 62 |
| @kilsally | 53 |
| @mrrcain2 | 48 |
| @saraoneillart | 45 |
| @duponline | 44 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
31
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🤣 | 128 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😂 | 87 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 👏 | 46 | clapping_hands |
| 👇 | 29 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🤔 | 25 | thinking_face |
| 👍 | 18 | thumbs_up |
| 📰 | 18 | newspaper |
| 🙄 | 17 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🇮🇪 | 12 | Ireland |
| 🙏 | 12 | folded_hands |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 392 |
| People & Body | 187 |
| Objects | 57 |
| Travel & Places | 31 |
| Flags | 23 |
| Symbols | 18 |
| Activities | 9 |
| Animals & Nature | 4 |
| Food & Drink | 3 |