Brigid Laffan

@BrigidLaffan · Ireland · joined 30 Nov 2016

Emeritus Professor @EUI_Schuman @EUI_EU since my retirement as Director in September 2021. My views as always are my own & do not represent any institution

25 706Followers

2 017Following

123 161Posts total

76.6KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views8 984this account1 266median for 10K–100K

Reach, %34.95%this account3.99%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.81%this account1.98%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	8 984	1 266	7.10×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	34.95%	3.99%	8.76×
Engagement rate	0.81%	1.98%	0.41×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

1.4K31 Aug

12.9K

19.7K2 Sep

25.6K

2K3 Sep

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.78%31 Aug

3.02%

0.17%2 Sep

1.76%

0.10%3 Sep

0.81%

2.02%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.98%.

What the audience does

Likes62.5%698 in total

Reposts11.1%124 in total

Replies20.4%228 in total

Quotes2.6%29 in total

Bookmarks3.4%38 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

This from @ProfRayKinsella that NATO wanted war from the get go is just souring Russian propaganda. Good that Professor Kinsella did not profess in this field. 6K views · 68 likes · 8 reposts · 42 replies 03 Sep 2026 Rutte emphasized that European security is tied to Ukraine, noting that a Russian victory would increase the risk of a wider conflict and force higher military spending. The big lie: History is clear: Nato wanted war from the get go Defeat for @EUCouncil repivots EU to Peace 9K views · 36 likes · 8 reposts · 24 replies 03 Sep 2026 The visas I was referring to were in the last 4 years. So the period you reference is not in question. I have no argument with what you are saying re 1980s and 1990s 2K views · 1 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 Economic links between Ireland and Russia were never particularly strong. What were we doing granting 14,000 visas to Russians in 4 years. Reckless when it comes to security 25.6K views · 252 likes · 43 reposts · 140 replies 02 Sep 2026 @NiallJournal_ie ‘Hostile’ agents feared to be among 14,000 Russians granted Irish visas in four years https://t.co/G2m0K4SKVW 19.7K views · 24 likes · 5 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Listen to this guy whom the ALCI thought should be invited to speak at a conference on breast feeding babies. He is ignorant and so dismissive of women. Listen to him. How does @HSELive funding become abused like this. @CarrollJennifer 12.9K views · 307 likes · 58 reposts · 22 replies 31 Aug 2026 MCC could not survive Orban 1.4K views · 10 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026