User Overview
Pádraig Belton 
Journalist. BBC, and a few other places. Buys nappies on eBay.
London, Dublin, and Oxford
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Tweets
32.1K
Following
75.9K
Followers
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62.7K
Listed
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Analysed 11,788 tweets, tweets from the last 284 weeks.
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| Top Tweet Types | Count | % |
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| Tweet | 4,785 | 40.6% |
| Reply | 4,127 | 35.0% |
| Retweet | 2,037 | 17.3% |
| Quote | 1,160 | 9.8% |
| Top Content Types | Count | % |
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| Photo | 3,944 | 33.5% |
| URL | 1,958 | 16.6% |
| Video | 197 | 1.7% |
| GIF | 81 | 0.7% |
| Top Domains in URLs | Count | % |
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@campaignforleo | Top Hashtags | Count | % |
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| #fravire | 13 | 0.1% |
| #stpatricksday | 12 | 0.1% |
| #engvire | 12 | 0.1% |
| #sneachta | 11 | 0.1% |
| #jobfairy | 9 | 0.1% |
| #coybig | 8 | 0.1% |
| #reshuffle | 8 | 0.1% |
| #brexit | 8 | 0.1% |
| #ophelia | 8 | 0.1% |
| #otd | 7 | 0.1% |
| #makeafilmfishy | 7 | 0.1% |
| #onthisday | 6 | 0.1% |
| #engvsire | 6 | 0.1% |
| #irevsco | 5 | 0.0% |
| #londonmarathon | 5 | 0.0% |
| #latelate | 5 | 0.0% |
| #localelections2018 | 5 | 0.0% |
| #irevwal | 5 | 0.0% |
| #makeasongmiddleclass | 5 | 0.0% |
| #addacomposertoapopsong | 5 | 0.0% |
| #maketwomoviesbecomeone | 5 | 0.0% |
| #doctorwho | 4 | 0.0% |
| #euro2020final | 4 | 0.0% |
| #sixnations | 4 | 0.0% |
| #inaugurationday | 4 | 0.0% |
| #amberrudd | 4 | 0.0% |
| #falconheavy | 4 | 0.0% |
| #verybritishoffences | 4 | 0.0% |
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| #makeahorrormoviebritish | 4 | 0.0% |
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| #hipsterbooks | 4 | 0.0% |
| #halloween2022 | 3 | 0.0% |
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| #prideinlondon | 3 | 0.0% |
| #teamofus | 3 | 0.0% |
| #latelatetoyshow | 3 | 0.0% |
| #irevarg | 3 | 0.0% |
| #irevfra | 3 | 0.0% |
| #valentinesday | 3 | 0.0% |
| #scovwal | 3 | 0.0% |
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| #cunkonbritain | 3 | 0.0% |
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| dublin | 431 | 3.7% |
| ireland | 404 | 3.4% |
| carlotta | 346 | 2.9% |
| because | 273 | 2.3% |
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| writing | 115 | 1.0% |
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| anyone | 105 | 0.9% |
| piece | 103 | 0.9% |
| trump | 103 | 0.9% |
| tiny | 100 | 0.8% |
| called | 97 | 0.8% |
| brexit | 97 | 0.8% |
| oxford | 93 | 0.8% |
| looks | 88 | 0.7% |
| overseen | 87 | 0.7% |
| looking | 85 | 0.7% |
| running | 83 | 0.7% |
| literally | 83 | 0.7% |
| britain | 81 | 0.7% |
| books | 76 | 0.6% |
| favourite | 75 | 0.6% |
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| Top Emojis | Count | % |
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| ❤ Heavy Black Heart | 91 | 0.8% |
| 😂 E0.6 Face With Tears Of Joy | 50 | 0.4% |
| 🤣 E3.0 Rolling On The Floor Laughing | 49 | 0.4% |
| 💚 E0.6 Green Heart | 39 | 0.3% |
| 👇 E0.6 Backhand Index Pointing Down | 34 | 0.3% |
| 🎄 E0.6 Christmas Tree | 34 | 0.3% |
| 👆 E0.6 Backhand Index Pointing Up | 27 | 0.2% |
| ♂ Mars | 26 | 0.2% |
| 🎅 E0.6 Santa Claus | 25 | 0.2% |
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Tweets
OMG Sophie i've just seen this. You poor thing. Hope you are both ok.
Those are two children who are either delighted to have their father return home from his evening run, or are checking he’s actually left.
I’m officially an Irish citizen now ☘️☘️
(Is saoránach Éireannach mé go hoifigiúil anois 🙈)
Thank you Ireland 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/OlFckpYSTC
(Is saoránach Éireannach mé go hoifigiúil anois 🙈)
Thank you Ireland 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/OlFckpYSTC
Thanks to everyone for the running advice, it's been great.
Decided to ease myself back into it, as my muscles have reminded me how super-unfit I am: a 3km walk rather than a run. It's a start.
Good view though. pic.twitter.com/xnstKmhBbR
Decided to ease myself back into it, as my muscles have reminded me how super-unfit I am: a 3km walk rather than a run. It's a start.
Good view though. pic.twitter.com/xnstKmhBbR
Grandfather clock.
My colleague @EP_Lawrence is a fantastic journalist and China correspondent. He is also a close friend, who helped me paint my house at 2 am and filmed my newborn leaving hospital. Shocking behaviour from China, or any civilised country. Be well, Ed.
Witnessed a BBC journalist got sieged and dragged to the ground by several cops in Shanghai earlier tonight on the Urumqi Rd. His friend said he was targeted becuz he was filming the protest. (feel free to @ his handle if you know who this journalist is ) @BBCNews @BBCNewsAsia pic.twitter.com/tPgoPET3hg
Carlotta has just informed me, for dinner with her tonight, I am to wear a white shirt, navy suit, and bow tie.
(I obliged. She usually is right.)
(I obliged. She usually is right.)
I'm so looking forward to spending a dinner with Mary Beard! And hopefully with some of you, too.
Looking ahead to retirement, Mary’s founded a scholarship for two underprivileged students to read classics at Cambridge. I think it only fitting our charity napkin will go to this.
Looking ahead to retirement, Mary’s founded a scholarship for two underprivileged students to read classics at Cambridge. I think it only fitting our charity napkin will go to this.
The new altar and lectern at Newcastle Cathedral. I'm afraid I'm not convinced pic.twitter.com/gv8S6Fd4fU
From the running track (me) to ballet (Carlotta), not quite managed a change but grabbed some Great War history from the man who got me into tweed….
A year ago, we watched the Late Late Toy Show a second straight time from a Dublin hotel, after moving back from London into Covid and a housing crisis. Now we’re grateful for rented digs for Christmas and Santa Tubs.
Also a six year-old is describing his mullet and I can’t even
Also a six year-old is describing his mullet and I can’t even
This has been an exciting week but nothing nearly so much as a return to my favourite reading partner, and the next chapter of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
I’m extremely lucky to be at the state dinner for the President of South Africa. And instead of a foreign policy tweet, here is the cutest little guy in a bow tie and tailcoat. pic.twitter.com/1lKjmCX0oW
I’m extremely lucky to be at the state dinner for the President of South Africa. And instead of a foreign policy tweet, here is the cutest little guy in a bow tie and tailcoat.
I had the BEST time today as guest of @UCLIRS and @UCLPiMedia, talking to journos & diplomats of the future.
About how social media platforms had - briefly - been winning the information war against Russia. And new journalism models will arise & find audiences, then advertisers
About how social media platforms had - briefly - been winning the information war against Russia. And new journalism models will arise & find audiences, then advertisers
Should I bring a flask of coffee for later? A couple of cans of red bull?
I was so hugely lucky last night to be let chair a dinner with Christopher Steele, a former UK government intelligence official full of thoughts about likely futures for Russia, and weakening of the national security consensus in the US.
I was home at 5 which I reckon early,
I was home at 5 which I reckon early,
Maybe you're free Tuesday at 6 pm? The UCL IR and journalism societies kindly invited me to spend a bit of time with them tomorrow evening, talking about journalism and conflict. And they've also said I can bring friends (if I have any)....
To behonest the Gardai need to be contacted in that scenario. Serious child welfare issues there.
Up at 8 am to hit a frosty track, then take this little ballerina to smash her first ever exam.
Spider might be sitting there thinking, wow, does my abdomen really look that big?
Carlotta's Web.
Carlotta has drawn a portrait of the large spider in our house, and is currently showing it to her.
Any chance of a mastodon account?
You had me at eejit
Pretty much lifted the entire thing word for word
If all this goes down, my friends - we’ll meet on the other side. I love you all. Even you. I’m Padraigbelton, inventively, on Instagram and Facebook. For a combination of high politics, nappies, and generally being an eejit.
instagram.com/padraigbelton/
instagram.com/padraigbelton/
Waiting in the ‘posh bar’ at Kings X for @jenbren1976 pic.twitter.com/i0U9lRflwR
So today the guys at the gym got down the first aid box because I’d shaved on the way there
Have you tried voting for a more sensible, competent, less corrupt party? pic.twitter.com/48zJwfQ8H8
Should a lady need to dress like a Bond girl?
Do they allow women into such events?!
Maybe you might be free Monday, for a @WestminsterSSG dinner discussion I’ll luckily be chairing with the former head of the Russia desk at MI6?
Next on my to do list: convince James Bond to wear a dinner jacket... 🤵♂️🍸
Next on my to do list: convince James Bond to wear a dinner jacket... 🤵♂️🍸
This is AMAZING - there’s a GAA club in Uganda with 120 children as members. And - if any clubs nearer home have old kit, they will gratefully put it to good use. They are now my favourite GAA side: Uganda for Sam! 🇺🇬💚
Make sure to grab yourself a copy of @irishdailystar and our beautiful story 🇺🇬 pic.twitter.com/5HTBrk9Nxs
Make sure to grab yourself a copy of @irishdailystar and our beautiful story 🇺🇬 pic.twitter.com/5HTBrk9Nxs
Why are Protestants always "staunch" and Catholics "devout"?
The lovely woman in Dublin who cuts my hair just sent me shampoo and conditioner in the post, after they got lifted off me at security, since she ‘frankly didn’t believe I was going to buy more on my own’ 😂
Good morning from Cork 💕💕
Finbar's funeral mass is this morning at 11 am, thank you all for you for being with us on this journey 🙏❤❤❤💔
Finbar's funeral mass is this morning at 11 am, thank you all for you for being with us on this journey 🙏❤❤❤💔
Not saying I'm tired but I just tried opening the Dart door by pressing my Leap card on it...
Not the same but something I find mind-blowing is that my grandma, as a child, heard the first-hand reminiscences of someone who'd lived through the 1848 revolution in Milan
So lucky to be invited to the @cityoflondon’s Silent Ceremony, where one Irishman succeeded another as Lord Mayor, a double Irish. A marvellous display of tricornes and gowns in the way this country does so well. Ultimately, it’s about the peaceful transfer of power, since 1189. pic.twitter.com/2XGDQoKBWg
We had the most fantabulous speaker Friday in @WomackPhilip. Author of How to Teach Classics to Your Dog. 🐶
And raised £730 for @DoorstepLib, whose awesome volunteers bring - and read - books to the doorsteps of little children in inner city neighbourhoods in London. 📖❤️
And raised £730 for @DoorstepLib, whose awesome volunteers bring - and read - books to the doorsteps of little children in inner city neighbourhoods in London. 📖❤️
Really enjoyed doing this book club!
