But for the very most part, finding an elected official with a proficiency in the humour, grammar and vocabulary of social media is rare. You do not have to spend the same amount of hours on Simon Harris’s TikTok account as I did to work this out. And with apologies to Harris, because he is not the only – in fact, far from the worst – perpetrator of bad social media practice. Oh don’t worry, it’s only the 2.2 million Irish TikTok users who might see that! Social media operates in a chatty vernacular, a lax cadence, whatever you want to call it.

Source: The Irish Times December 11, 2025 10:32 UTC