A wonderful soul is gone from us. Thanks to everyone who spoke to me, or wrote down their thoughts, for this piece on the terribly sad loss of Manchán Magan. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I had an absolute blast at @kneecapceol.bsky.social at Electric Picnic. Here's my review for @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

I'd the best time at Electric Picnic. Shattered, but it was great. Reviewed Sam Fender at the main stage last night. You can read it here: www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war. She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza. tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb

That was some album review slot tonight. Swords out🤺 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

A pleasure to meet Karen Hao, author of the fascinating Empire of AI, for this @irishtimes.com article.

Sean Rocks' funeral - account by Nadine O'Regan. What a gifted interviewer he was.

Blur or Oasis? For me, the real battle was between grunge and Britpop. Wrote about it for @irishtimes.com today. www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

I met up with the brilliant Brendan Gleeson ahead of his return to the stage. You can read the interview here: www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...

Enjoyed chatting to these wise Gen-Zers about smartphone use: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...

It's very on brand of me to discover Miley Cyrus has a new single called Easy Lover & immediately leap down a YouTube Phil Collins rabbit hole of interviews, Easy Lover vids, live perfs. . . it's only a matter of time before, yep, In the Air Tonight and Sussudio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0qB...

Feeling the fear for Matty’s ability to get through the set. #glastonburyfestival #the1975 #toomuchsomething #bbc

My review of last night's gig for @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Thanks so much @nadineoregan.bsky.social - very cool to be in the @irishtimes.com & see beloveds @hollyblack.bsky.social & Leigh Bardugo but also having Irish fantasy celebrated like my lovely @rflong.bsky.social & Cat Doyle! We’re here, we’re… very wary around fairy rings…

Wrote a column this weekend for @irishtimes.com. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Joining the Brendan O’Connor show to talk new movies and series in a few minutes. @rteradio1.bsky.social

I interviewed @florenceknapp.bsky.social for @irishtimes.com about her great new novel The Names. You can read the piece here. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Reviewing albums on Arena on @rteradio1.bsky.social in a few minutes…📻

I did an interview with Clodagh Hawe's sister Jacqueline Connolly for @irishtimes.com about her new memoir and her battle to uncover the truth about the killer Alan Hawe. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Just passed a car pulled in on the side on the motorway. Hazard lights on, its lady driver outside the car, doing…yoga. That’s one way to deal with a breakdown😂🫣

Massive Attack, Pulp, Primal Scream, and dozens of other UK acts have shared a statement of support for Kneecap www.stereogum.com/2306326/mass...

This was a great night! Thanks to everyone involved, lovely to share a stage with brilliant writers @liznugent.bsky.social @sineadgleeson.bsky.social Roisin O Donnell @nadineoregan.bsky.social Huge thanks [email protected] Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way was for presale and I got giddy 🐎

If you’re looking for something likeable and popcorn-y, the new basketball dramedy Running Point on Netflix with Kate Hudson is a good watch. 30-min eps, ideal if you’re supposedly just watching one…

I’d like a Shazam for people’s voices on the radio. Spent 10 mins trying to figure out who a particular interviewee was on Brendan O’Connor earlier (the writer Eamon Sweeney, as it happens).

Very sorry to hear about the passing of Clem Burke, drummer with Blondie. I had a lovely chat with him for my Songs in the Key of Life radio show in 2018. His playlist was as cool as he was⬇️

April means @bookaneer808.bsky.social’s annual, month-long #ReadIrishWomenChallenge is back. To round it off, @elainefeeney.bsky.social, Roisín O’Donnell and I will be in conversation with @nadineoregan.bsky.social on April 27th at @paviliontheatre.bsky.social www.paviliontheatre.ie/events/view/...

Love this song from Doechii, with the Gotye strand (Somebody that I Used to Know) running underneath -- so good! www.youtube.com/watch?v=egem...

In this weekend’s Magazine, perspectives on Ireland, debut novelist Róisín Lanigan in interview, the big green quiz, plus recipes, travel, fashion, reviews and more😊☘️

A panel of 60 experts - authors, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers and journalists - select their favourite Irish novels and short story collections of the years 2000-2025. Here are numbers 50 up to 26. See what you think www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Is LinkedIn the new Facebook, but with added lashings of self-promotion? I see more and more people posting little stories and anecdotes there now.

This weekend’s @irishtimes.com Mag features a stunning cover illustration by Lauren O’Neill to showcase our story tracing the lives of some of our most inspiring women. Plus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in interview, Brianna Parkins, Sean Moncrieff, Mark Moriarty on recipes, Ask Roe and more.

Love this new song from Maria Kelly. open.spotify.com/track/3ZxfpL...

This debut novel by Alice Franklin is really great in how it captures the perspective and isolation of its lead character, who is neurodivergent. Recommended.

In this weekend’s @irishtimes.com Mag, Irish women on the decision to not have children; factoring in social media for your wedding plan; Brianna Parkins on ADHD; Sean Moncrieff on award season; Ivan Yates on Ireland; plus beauty, fashion, Mark Moriarty’s recipes and more.

If you’re in the market for a bitta Shakespeare, I cannot recommend King Lear at the Gate Theatre enough. A vigorous, thoroughly absorbing production with Conleth Hill. Felt very lucky to get to see it last night. @gate-theatre.bsky.social

In this weekend’s @IrishTimes Mag, Jamie Dornan in interview, Brianna Parkins on the truth about making it in the arts, 20 tips on how to dial down phone use, plus fashion, food, reviews, Ask Roe and lots more😊🗞️

In this weekend’s @irishtimes.com Mag, Orla Kiely talks to Róisín Ingle about her toughest times, plus Dublin author Fíona Scarlett in interview, and much more. 🗞️❤️

In this weekend's beaut @irishtimes.com Magazine, Joanne McNally writes about her experience of love, Chris O'Dowd is interviewed by Róisín Ingle, plus you'll find regulars Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Seán Moncrieff & Roe McDermott, along with fantastic food & wine coverage + travel, fashion & more. 🏃‍♂️🗞️

An interview in @irishtimes.com this weekend about our film Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story. Thank you to Niamh Donnelly and Magazine editor @nadineoregan.bsky.social for your excellent work 💚 www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Tried Explorium in Sandyford for the first time today -- an amazing spot for toddlers and kids, with loads of great interactive playzones and activities, but my god is it a case of sensory overload for adults trying to corral their rampaging toddlers. Ikea has nothing on it!

This weekend's @irishtimes.com Magazine is packed with great reads & brilliant interviewees. There are interviews with novelist Catherine Airey and documentary-maker Sinéad O'Shea. Plus Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Ask Roe, Brianna Parkins, Sean Moncrieff, beauty, fashion, food and more.

I interviewed the debut novelist Catherine Airey for today's @irishtimes.com. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

The first episode of the new season of Severance doesn't inspire confidence. . . hope it improves.

Loved this weekend’s cover design of @irishtimes.com Magazine from Cathal O’Gara, and the inside piece by Jen Hogan and Ella Sloane is a very nice read too.

Eamon Dunphy has just taken a pop at Mary Robinson and Roddy Doyle on today's Oliver Callan show -- Oliver dancing through the interview like he's stepping on landmines. . . Entertaining, but my god you'd want to be a careful host. ..

Thrills, spills and strange encounters: in this weekend’s @irishtimes.com Mag, expect to find them all, with Brianna Parkins taking a trip to A&E, Sean Moncrieff getting freaked out on the Dart and presenter Doireann Garrihy talking to Patrick Freyne about her rollercoaster year. In shops today.

This weekend’s @irishtimes.bsky.social Mag, the first of 2025, highlights 50 names in arts, culture, tech, activism and more to know now. Plus, Brianna Parkins, Sinéad Burke, Sean Moncrieff and the best food & drink writers. In shops & online😊🗞️

A beautifully written piece from Róisín Ingle: strongly recommend you have a read. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Watching the Downton Abbey film on telly: what a straight-forwardly enjoyable drama it is. Nice programming, RTE.