'Neither Department nor Minister' paid for likes and retweets of maternity hospital tweet

Keen observers noted the video got 200 retweets in a matter of minutes however, most of the users who retweeted it have zero followers or appear to be spam or “bot” accounts

In the wake of the Cabinet’s decision to approve the new National Maternity Hospital deal, Mr Donnelly posted a video update on social media to sell the virtue of the proposal. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and his department have strongly rejected suggestions they paid for Twitter likes and retweets.

In the wake of the Cabinet’s decision to approve the new National Maternity Hospital deal, Mr Donnelly posted a video update on social media to sell the virtue of the proposal.