ing ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁warnings ▁from ▁O ' B rien ' s ▁law y ers . ▁R T É ▁rep orter ▁Philip ▁B ouch er - H ay es ▁twe et ed ▁that ▁D riv etime ▁would ▁play ▁Mur phy ’ s ▁speech ; ▁in ▁the ▁event , ▁Mur phy ' s ▁speech ▁was ▁not ▁broadcast ▁and ▁his ▁twe et ▁was ▁later ▁deleted . ▁Ton ight ▁with ▁Vincent ▁Brow ne ▁( with ▁Brow ne ▁absent ▁and ▁instead ▁moder ated ▁by ▁Ger ▁Col ler an , ▁editor ▁of ▁IN M ' s ▁Irish ▁Daily ▁Star ) ▁featured ▁Col ler an ▁reading ▁a ▁statement ▁from ▁TV 3 ▁management ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁no ▁discussion ▁about ▁Mur phy ' s ▁comments ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁following ▁letters ▁from ▁O ' B rien ' s ▁law y ers . ▁Foreign ▁comment ators ▁covering ▁these ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁media ▁suggested ▁Irish ▁dem ocracy ▁had ▁been ▁" w ip ed ▁away ▁at ▁a ▁stroke ". ▁ ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mur phy ▁launched ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁party ▁along ▁with ▁former ▁independent ▁T D ▁Stephen ▁D onn elly ▁and ▁former ▁Labour ▁Party ▁T D ▁R ó is ín ▁Short all . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Left ▁( I reland ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : Ind ep endent ▁T D s ▁Category : Local ▁coun c ill ors