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Wed 09 Sep 2010'Cementgate' takes off on Twitter
The incident in which a concrete mixer bearing the words 'Anglo Toxic Bank' was crashed into the gates of Leinster House was quickly dubbed 'Cementgate' on the social networking site Twitter. Contributors unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of 'cementgate' jokes and posted pictures from the scene.
The first picture posted on Twitter was taken by writer David Maybury and it was subsequently used by other media outlets, including The Irish Times, to illustrate the developing story.
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