“Gettysburg. Wow.” -Donald Trump and also Jon Stewart’s 7th grade book report

⁦The Irish Times⁩ team trying not to look smug after winning a table quiz in Foley’s pub last night. Of course we returned the prize-money because the event was in aid of the very brave journalists in Gaza. Well done ⁦emma o kelly⁩ & ⁦NUJ⁩ on organising.

Hands of history – the digital disenhancement of Fr Mathew irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Miniature monster – me on the fall and rise of the “baby Guinness” irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Left Dublin 2.20pm, arrived Clones a minute to throw-in & found a parking space here. Hope @Monaghangaa get a similar result after what looks like being another tight affair.

And thanks Frank McNally for mentioning my profile in his great Irishman's Diary about Mohammad's jam-packed gig in the Bello Bar last Friday. A fab night! Nyahh Records irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

I have an article about Mohammad Syfkhan and his excellent new album with Nyahh Records
in the The Irish Times The Irish TimesCultr this week - it's online: irishtimes.com/culture/music/…

Where the streets have new names – Frank McNally on a French row with Irish echoes irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

Opinion: Kingdom crack-shot – Frank McNally on Dennis Fenton, a forgotten Irish Olympian irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri… via Irish Times Opinion

Frank McNally
Made it to the Wolfsonian!

In what has been a sad month for @monaghangaa supporters, it’s nice to see “Monaghan” and “Sam” in the same headline. irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/20…

Great piece by Frank McNally today - See O’Rahilly Play – Frank McNally on the Irish birth of Radio Caroline, 60 years ago.

Transistor Radio was quite the personal asset in the 70s.

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❝ Back in the days when chippers did still use the previous day’s newspapers for wrapping, it helped keep journalists humble
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Rory Beggan hitting from 60 and going 10 from 10 on his pro day was pretty special.

But it's the beautiful swerve of that football that's truly elite.

A master of the art of kicking, no matter the balls's shape

Great item by Frank McNally in today’s The Irish Times on the Internet Archive . I previously spent much time listening to old radio broadcasts by the Marx Brothers, Orson Welles and the like, but my main use now is as a treasure-trove of long out-of-print books and reports.

In Boston for Patrick's weekend and we put a dollar or two in this guys tip jar, he heard our accents and played this! 👏🇮🇪☘️🍻

Two hours queuing for security in the Ninth Circle of Hell, aka #BirminghamAirport last night. Remind me not to do Cheltenham again next year.

Take a look at this 🤣

Hewick watches the Gold Cup from his stable

#TeamHewick

The International Flann O’Brien Society Back at Cheltenham after years away, I caught up again with Charlie McCreevy, a life-long regular here. But before I could ask him about horses, he started talking about Flann - “I never knew you were such a fan, Frank”. Then he started quoting At Swim-two-birds.