⁦Its a book! Safely delivered this am and in all good bookshops from Thursday. Gracias to everyone ⁦Gill Books⁩

In today’s The Irish Times Mag, an interview with Trinny Woodall, Brianna Parkins on the having kids question, SeánMoncrieff, Amy Winehouse in images, Maggie Armstrong on writing, Siobhan Maguire on the pressures on young men now, plus food, travel, fashion and more. In shops today. ⭐️

Delighted to say that Mark O’Connell has joined The Irish Times as a weekly columnist. He will appear on Saturdays, starting tomorrow.

Sudan/South Sudan making the front page of the Irish Times last week #KeepEyesOnSudan irishtimes.com/world/africa/2…

I’ll be taking over as Europe correspondent for The Irish Times while Naomi O'Leary is on leave. If you have any stories, gossip or tips Brussels-related or otherwise get in touch. Details for how you can contact me (in total confidence if needs be) are in my Twitter bio

Quite the day in Irish politics. Thursday might just be a day to buy a newspaper... #LeoVaradkar stands down
The Irish Times front page

Thank you Paul, that's much appreciated.

A story I’ve been working on for a while is out.
How tenants in the property empire of Luxembourg landlord Marc Godart are surveilled in their kitchens with CCTV that records audio and video - and mercilessly evicted if they complain
irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

A great days fundraising yesterday but we need to go again today to get this done. Please help 2 year old Joey Conway get to Chicago for life saving surgery.
€175,000 of €330,000 needed raised, let's get to €200K today!
#anightathomeforjoey

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Very sorry to hear of Johnny Flaherty's death. I remember getting his autograph as an 8-year-old on a wet day in Birr long before Offaly dreamed of winning All-Irelands. He was pivotal to the breakthrough that followed.

Peter Thursfield RIP. Fond memories of a former colleague who served The Irish Times as photo editor and, before that, as a frontline snapper. His photos of Charlie Haughey here provide a snapshot of his talent

For those looking for the The Irish Times special on #ShaneMacGowan from last Friday's newspaper, the digital version can be accessed here
epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/itspeci…

A labour of love and no little sorrow. A farewell to #ShaneMacGowan in Friday's The Irish Times with special tribute pullout. Contributions from Mick Heaney, Richard Balls and Ann Scanlan among others.

'When Elon Musk says Conor McGregor should run for office, reality has overtaken parody.' Brilliant, from Kathy Sheridan irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/1…

In Georgia 20 years ago, the peaceful Rose Revolution was about to sweep Mikheil Saakashvili into power. Now a prisoner in his homeland, he tells The Irish Times about that time, the West's weakness towards Putin and Georgia's EU hopes as Russia regains influence irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

Georgian siblings Nona Mamulashvili and Mamuka Mamulashvili tell The Irish Times how their family history for generations has been shaped by Russian aggression and resistance to it. She is co-founder @gamziri in Georgia and he commands Georgian Legion in Ukraine irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

So pleased for Sally Hayden winning Journalist of the Year at the 2023 Irish Journalism Awards. So richly deserved 👏

Congratulations to Sally Hayden on being named journalist of the year at yesterday's media awards. A most deserving win for an outstanding reporter, with whom it's a privilege to work.

Dirty Linen is either the bestselling book in Hodges Figgis or one of the kids has been rearranging the shelves

Have two category 1 tickets for France v South Africa. Looking to swap for Ireland v New Zealand. #RWC2023 #NZvIRE #SAvFRA