Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Two community schools, Coláiste an Chreagáin and Cistercian College Roscrea, on the brink of closure used Facebook to save the schools by positive messaging and getting people in behind them. There is a way to get a positive message out and that has to be done.

On women in politics, I have a simple philosophy. I block and I drop. If someone says something negative about me, they go. Facebook is for friends. A person sends a Facebook friend request. If that turns negative, the person is no longer a friend.