Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @RTENewsPaulC
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
427
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-14
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-23
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a variety of topics such as the independence of media, the fairness of landlord TDs abstaining from voting, questions about housing policies and waiting lists, the configuration of European Parliament constituencies, the abuse of female politicians task force, criticisms of politicians, and infrastructure and staffing concerns for government schemes.
Topic Modeling
- Irish landlord and renting policies
- Elections and political candidates
- Abuse of female politicians
- Infrastructure and local authority staffing
- Fact-checking and evidence-based discussions
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from frustration and criticism to skepticism and sarcasm. Many users are expressing their dissatisfaction with current political policies and decisions, while others are making sarcastic or tongue-in-cheek comments. There is also a sense of distrust towards politicians and skepticism about their ability to effectively implement proposed solutions.
Trend Analysis
- Criticism of the Irish government's policies, particularly related to housing (e.g. landlord TDs, council waiting lists, evictions)
- Discussion of political figures and parties (e.g. Mary Fitzpatrick, Verona Murphy and Fine Gael, abuse of female politicians)
- Concerns about democracy and fair representation (e.g. constituency configuration, excessive use of whip)
- General news updates (e.g. European Parliament constituencies, abuse taskforce)
- Debate and disagreement on various issues, including fear-mongering and fact-checking (e.g. infrastructure for schemes, evidence checking)
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
427
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of Original tweets
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
427
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
319
Percentage of total tweets
74%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
24
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
29
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 226 |
| Twitter Web App | 116 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 77 |
| Twitter for iPad | 7 |
| TweetDeck | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| rtenews | RTÉ News | RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News | 1,236,542 |
| mcculld | David McCullagh | Journalist with RTE, presenter of 6.1 News, Springsteen and Leinster fan, views mine not RTE's. RTs are not an endorsement. | 65,455 |
| lukeming | Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | He/Him Independent MEP for Ireland Midlands North West Contact details: ☎️094 962 2710☎️ 📧lukeming.flanagan@europarl.europa.eu📧 | 57,070 |
| McConnellDaniel | Daniel McConnell | NewsBrands Ireland National Journalist of the Year. Political Editor, Irish Examiner. Seen on TV, heard on radio. Board member at Deis school. | 31,323 |
| davidmurphyRTE | David Murphy | RTÉ Political Coverage Editor. Documentary maker. Former RTÉ Business Editor. Views my own. Retweets ≠ endorsements. Cyclist. | 25,069 |
| ElaineARoche | elaine de róiste designs | Mother of ☀’s. Sapiophile, Selenophile, Ciotóg 🇮🇪, Opinion’s ☺ ://Instagram.com/elaine_de_roiste | 17,429 |
| EamonMelia | Eamon Melia | Homelessness is Govt policy otherwise it would be fixed. | 11,144 |
| AdrianKavanagh | Adrian Kavanagh | Lecturer, Maynooth University Department of Geography Likes Laois, Eurovision, Arsenal, Elections... Email: adrian.p.kavanagh@mu.ie | 8,913 |
| blurredfrank | Flank. | it's okay to not always agree on things. friends often don't always agree. #IrishTwitter | 8,912 |
| RealIrishCONS | IrishConservative | Slash government spending. Defund the €5.9bn NGO sector. Cut taxes. Squash the unions. No free lunches. M.Eng. Staunch Capitalist. | 7,398 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElaineARoche | elaine de róiste designs | Mother of ☀’s. Sapiophile, Selenophile, Ciotóg 🇮🇪, Opinion’s ☺ ://Instagram.com/elaine_de_roiste | 9,895 |
| blurredfrank | Flank. | it's okay to not always agree on things. friends often don't always agree. #IrishTwitter | 9,756 |
| AndrewSB49 | ✳☃🆗Andrew Brennan✳☃🆎 | Did you ever wake up to find, a day that broke up your mind, destroyed your notion of circular time? | 8,064 |
| johnom318 | Seán O'Mathúna | We've tried it their way and look where it's gotten us, time for change. | 6,301 |
| McConnellDaniel | Daniel McConnell | NewsBrands Ireland National Journalist of the Year. Political Editor, Irish Examiner. Seen on TV, heard on radio. Board member at Deis school. | 6,010 |
| EamonMelia | Eamon Melia | Homelessness is Govt policy otherwise it would be fixed. | 5,811 |
| lindaosull88 | Linda #RespectForSNAs | Feminist Powerhouse Outspoken SNA SuperMum Womens/Equality Officer @labour DNW🌹 Equality Officer/Rep @forsa_union_ie Advocate @womens_aid @1familyireland 💜 | 5,276 |
| RealIrishCONS | IrishConservative | Slash government spending. Defund the €5.9bn NGO sector. Cut taxes. Squash the unions. No free lunches. M.Eng. Staunch Capitalist. | 5,221 |
| daithi_cork | Daithí Ó Sé | Corkonian🟥 |Avid reader📚 and chess player♟️|Aspiring Scientist🧑🔬 |Political Activist📢 and Policy Sherpa📜 |Chair of CNC Social Democrats @SocDems 🟪 | 5,003 |
| kevinpbreslin | Dr. Kevin Breslin.|Dr. Caoimhghín Ó Breasláin | Come to criticize my Politics. Stay for the Science stuff. Cancel Culture doesn't exist. No Validation, No Vindication, No Pasarán | 5,001 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| DavidCu87627414 | IT Training. Fact-fiction. Truth-lies. It cannot be both. No opinions with all due respect, hard evidence are the call of the day backed by real-life solutions. | 27 |
| FigureGraveyard | My life is interesting. It started in a town in West of Ireland & then went all over the world & changed me completely. I write about what I've seen & lived. | 23 |
| ConorODrisco | Free Palestine | 10 |
| PjSheridan7 | I'm not special just grateful to be sober | 8 |
| tomsmyth644 | - | 7 |
| goonerrossie | Arsenal fan 🔴⚪️, Gaa , MMA , motorsport, golf , like most sports , Ayrton Senna 🇧🇷 , Rebels 🔴⚪️ | 6 |
| EvelynSpring8 | Irish woman from Kildare. pre school sna. | 6 |
| jamison_rotraut | - | 6 |
| Pillar_Citizen | Hard pressed taxpayer. I'm Irish ☘ so am fleeced for everything. Incensed at incompetent governance, systematic corruption & rampant inequality. #RipoffRepublic | 6 |
| scotthogan344 | - | 5 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1636291472600252417 | "How Ireland's European Parliament constituencies will be configured for the 2024 election is currently being considered by the new Electoral Commission. (@ElecCommIRL) via @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews https://t.co/CQBDU4cpcz | 5 |
| 1638165515376943106 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews Wouldn't it be really Fair if Landlord TD's were forced to Abstain | 4 |
| 1638855969735323648 | @JohnBoweActor @nurseforethics @BillyRalph @dr_morrissey @indepdubnrth @SaraHaboubi1 @Iobey10 @TraceyOMahony81 @SenatorKeogan @rtenews @RTEOne @RTE2 @RTE2fm @RTERadio1 @rte @RTENewsPaulC @HSELive @elonmusk @TonyHinton2016 @FatEmperor @PatKennyNT @NewstalkFM @thisweekrte @OANN https://t.co/A6VgZdfE28 | 3 |
| 1638545265148788738 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews The word independent should be in quotation marks by now | 2 |
| 1637125640670388225 | @JohnBoweActor @nurseforethics @BillyRalph @dr_morrissey @indepdubnrth @SaraHaboubi1 @Iobey10 @TraceyOMahony81 @SenatorKeogan @rtenews @RTEOne @RTE2 @RTE2fm @RTERadio1 @rte @RTENewsPaulC @HSELive @elonmusk @TonyHinton2016 @FatEmperor @PatKennyNT @NewstalkFM @thisweekrte @OANN https://t.co/Fam9VIEGM0 | 2 |
| 1638292397292494858 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews Dáil eireann should be burnt to the ground tomorrow if government @fiannafailparty @FineGael @EamonRyan doesnt reverse this horrendous decision on evictions | 2 |
| 1636011404279816194 | @JohnBoweActor @nurseforethics @BillyRalph @dr_morrissey @indepdubnrth @SaraHaboubi1 @Iobey10 @TraceyOMahony81 @SenatorKeogan @rtenews @RTEOne @RTE2 @RTE2fm @RTERadio1 @rte @RTENewsPaulC @HSELive @elonmusk @TonyHinton2016 @FatEmperor @PatKennyNT @NewstalkFM @thisweekrte @OANN https://t.co/hiBd3SVpP8 | 2 |
| 1638172197960441857 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews This leaves thousands of households homeless in the interim! | 1 |
| 1637082489049997313 | Hey @rtenews @drivetimerte @RTENewsPaulC LOOK OVER HERE .... https://t.co/uPBNHNc8sX | 1 |
| 1637869023907004416 | @JohnBoweActor @nurseforethics @BillyRalph @dr_morrissey @indepdubnrth @SaraHaboubi1 @Iobey10 @TraceyOMahony81 @SenatorKeogan @rtenews @RTEOne @RTE2 @RTE2fm @RTERadio1 @rte @RTENewsPaulC @HSELive @elonmusk @TonyHinton2016 @FatEmperor @PatKennyNT @NewstalkFM @thisweekrte @OANN https://t.co/9eQt2cGjKX | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638545265148788738 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews The word independent should be in quotation marks by now | 30 |
| 1638165515376943106 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews Wouldn't it be really Fair if Landlord TD's were forced to Abstain | 15 |
| 1638174952166760449 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews What happens if 4 people are each renting a room in a house? Who gets first refusal to buy? | 14 |
| 1638171537374326785 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews What happens to a person waiting 8 years on council lists if someone in a private rented HAP tennency 3 years, becomes a council tenant, when the council buys it from private landlord . This makes council waiting lists practically redundant. | 11 |
| 1636291472600252417 | "How Ireland's European Parliament constituencies will be configured for the 2024 election is currently being considered by the new Electoral Commission. (@ElecCommIRL) via @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews https://t.co/CQBDU4cpcz | 10 |
| 1638654526898028552 | @RTENewsPaulC @newschambers @rtenews She’d be a great steal for the @SocDems | 10 |
| 1638207127205425152 | Abuse of female politicians is a major barrier for women entering and remaining in politics-this taskforce is most welcome but it must take action- all stakeholders must be involved to ensure it does not simply become a 'talking shop'. @RTENewsPaulC https://t.co/M5lqbnXXIu | 9 |
| 1638318796950720512 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews Doesn't seem very democratic | 9 |
| 1638413874427998208 | @RTENewsPaulC @rtenews Mary Fitzpatrick that can’t get elected | 8 |
| 1638273036779499521 | @MichealLehane @RTENewsPaulC He is a usless old Man! | 8 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #evictionban | 6 |
| #housingcrisis | 4 |
| #homeless | 4 |
| #wherewilltheygo | 2 |
| #homelesscrisis | 2 |
| #tcoimh | 2 |
| #ukraine | 2 |
| #yourpolitics | 1 |
| #assisteddying | 1 |
| #mica | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @rtenewspaulc | 427 |
| @rtenews | 342 |
| @rte | 39 |
| @fatemperor | 37 |
| @rte2fm | 36 |
| @patkennynt | 36 |
| @johnboweactor | 35 |
| @nurseforethics | 35 |
| @billyralph | 35 |
| @dr_morrissey | 35 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
15
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ⬛ | 9 | black_large_square |
| 🙄 | 9 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🤔 | 7 | thinking_face |
| 🤣 | 6 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🟨 | 5 | yellow_square |
| 😂 | 3 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 😡 | 3 | enraged_face |
| 😆 | 2 | grinning_squinting_face |
| 😳 | 2 | flushed_face |
| 😁 | 2 | beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 40 |
| Symbols | 14 |
| People & Body | 11 |
| Flags | 1 |
| Objects | 1 |