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Should All Politicians Leave X?

At what point do politicians decide X is no longer fit for purpose?  Dublin City Council saw the...

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02.00 29 Jan 2026


Should All Politicians Leave X?


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02.00 29 Jan 2026


At what point do politicians decide X is no longer fit for purpose? 

Dublin City Council saw the writing on the wall and removed their account. 

Will others see the logic in their thinking? 

Are politicians staying on X because they need it, or because they were told to use it? 

 And if X is no longer fit for democratic discourse, what — if anything — should replace it? 

Tara Duggan is joined by Clare O’Donoghue Velikić, Director of ODV Digital, and Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond,  


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