Reading this currently. Understandably heavy-going, and on a number of fronts too. Remember there was an episode of ‘Prime Suspect’ with a storyline on a similar scenario. I also remember how incredulous the story felt at the time. Not so now. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Have to say that this is the weirdest way to convey condolences to the family of the innocent bystander who was killed during the shooting.

Sorry but again, these filler articles must be highlighted to show the dross they are. None of this is anybody’s business. Such and such leaves €1m? These days, that’s essentially a gaff, lump sum version of pension they’ve been paying and probably savings. That’s it. And it is not news.

The last time I cared what a French scribbler thought of anything to do with Irish rugby was…

The alternate version of ‘Alien’…😆

I love David Lean’s repertoire of movies. Love them. This was an interesting read. variety.com/2026/film/re...

And now the season drags on for two more weeks into June. Floggery, and I am not a fan of it.

Leinster folks need to relax. Leinster aren’t shite. You don’t get to a final being a shite team. They were however underdogs for a reason and that reason being that Bordeaux are just very very good at the moment. Sånn er livet. Slapp av. #LEINvUBB #rugbysky

This is how you get over the nerves of big days in sport. Avoid them! 🤣 (that’s my far better half and water baby daughter in the sea. I’m grand here today, thanks)

This Leinster game and season has done wonders for sales of Ratoath RFC shirts

Ça suffit. Leinster tactically moribund and are now arguing amongst themselves. Not even a halftime talk from Malcolm Tucker would turn this around.

The game is afoot! I particularly love the Basil Rathbone adaptations of Sherlock Holmes on film and in radio, but the Jeremy Brett ITV series was just superb. Got this for €24. An absolute treasure trove ❤️

Harry Styles said at the Ivor Novello awards before presenting to Thom Yorke, that Radiohead, his favourite band, have no two songs the same. I’ve been into them since the start and bloody hell, I think he’s right! No two songs like each other.

Trump regime focusing all attention on Cuba now. Iran will jump on this opportunity, attack a US target, pull the US back into full focus on Iran, and stretch them. Americans are the only people who can stop this morally moribund regime of murderous charlatans in the White House.

This is because, as seen before, he really doesn’t know how. It’s Balotelli with a bib.

Lots going on lifewise these days. Lots. Music usually the first port of call to help sort the mind out. Nothing better than Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On?' to have on while I work away here. music.apple.com/ie/album/wha...

Specifically expert deployment of the ‘C’ there. And not a word wrong. Dunboyne, be proud.

Quite a skim through story of TBP and the redevelopment. Some lucky connected people had ‘foresight’ to buy plots before the tax-incentive rezoning plan was launched. They did very well out of it as tax-easy landlords. Daytime retailers like myself and my late Mum, not so well. Zero help from TBP.

Resumed my Sopranos watch #4 last night. Series 5 is just about perfect. So much in it. ‘Long Term Parking’ one of the most powerful episodes of the whole thing. As Little Carmine puts it, “…a fuckin’ stagmire”.

I’m thinking whoever does the Apple TV movie details needs to have a sit down with somebody and go through job description again, before looking up who Steve Harris actually is…

I do not care one bit if broadcasters like Sky are expensive. Their channels are not an entitlement. They’re a luxury good. You don’t deserve them. Sky doesn’t owe you them.

The English owners are trying to pick the ball up and go home again, but they are going to realise (again) that it is not their ball in their first place. See? As we said when they made a lunge for the game back in 2011/12, nope. www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/...

Latest episode of ‘What On Earth Is Wrong With People?!’…

Ffs. This is the problem with rolling news. The rush to beat the others with latest exclusives shoves actual editorial standards down the u-bend. The disrespect towards the late Scott Hastings here is colossal. To those of you at Sky News, is Scott’s brother, Gavin.

Enjoyed the occasion today. Great to see stadium buzzing like that for a women’s game. So many people in there for the first time. So many families. The way it should be. Toujours en avant 💪

Librarians literally saved my life

Gratulerer med dagen, Norge! 🙌 ❤️

Back in the day, myself and @bazcunningham.bsky.social used to head in to work match day together. Tunes in car were always important. Had to be positive, enjoyable. So was usually Vince Guaraldi Trio’s ‘A Boy Named Charlie Brown’. Today for me, it is the brilliant score from ‘Sideways’. #IREvSCO

Listening to Robin Ince talking about voices he does for himself. One of them is one he models on the late Nicky Henson. That name was familiar. He’s in the very brilliant ‘Syriana’ as Jeffrey Wright’s boss. Then it transpires he’s in Fawlty Towers too. Really? Yep. I’d to really think then…

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people?!

Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

Pearl Jam’s ‘Binaural’ was released 26 years ago today. Apparently wasn’t a great experience for them recording but still a pleasure for me to listen to. Songs from it played live are class too. Happy Binaural Day ❤️ music.apple.com/ie/album/bin...

The last time somebody other than Celtic or Rangers won the Scottish League was…

Well said, Harrison.

Tomorrow at the Aviva will be Irish women's rugby's Croker 2007 moment, believe me. If at the game, see around you during the anthems just how much this means to folks involved now or before, supporting or just giving it a go for the first time. This is huge and I cannot wait. Toujours en avant 💪

I suppose the prospect of a side other than Celtic or Rangers being champs for the first time since 1986 of a football league in another country is interesting, but front page of sports supplement with absolutely heaps of other Irish sporting chapters in flux? Weird.

John Cleese claims ‘wokeism’ is people sitting around, waiting to be offended. Does this mean that those offended by Elliot Page in ‘The Odyssey’ are ‘woke’? Black James Bond too? Female Doctor Who? I’ll hazard a safe guess that the current mob, including Musk, have never read Homer’s ‘Odyssey’.

On the subject of accents, I have to say that Karl Urban’s cockney in The Boys has to be down there along with Dick Van Dyke in ‘Mary Poppins’ and Brendan Gleeson in ‘28 Days Later’ as another accent dying to break out. Special mention for James Coburn’s Ocker effort in ‘The Great Escape’.

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.

Dug out my remaining old IRFU stuff. Has been stored away since 2021 more or less. There used to be 3-4 mountains of kit but I managed to give away just about all of it. Decisions, decisions. What shirt to wear on Sunday?

€12 to watch sporting history in the making at the home of Irish Rugby? Wellwaddayawaitinfor?! www.ticketmaster.ie/guinness-wom...

16 years today, we donned black ties and attended the grand official opening of Aviva Stadium. Everyone was so excited that even the sprinkler system demonstration got a standing ovation. Happy birthday to the home of Irish rugby and football ❤️

The most cowardly move in politics by a country mile is the abstention, in my opinion. It is a representative elected to their position in order to represent, wilfully choosing not to represent. Never vote for an abstainer individually or by party. They just don’t care about you.

Remember when Tim Sebastian lost an interviewee because he asked questions? youtu.be/wM8m4mzAxFY?...

LinkedIn is flooded not just with endless narcissistic vanity projects, but also plain stupid notions like this one below.

Well that’s a huge ‘fuck you’ to most of the people who’ve helped him build his very well-paid career. He’s going to be REALLY popular.

One of the greatest ever movies with a sport theme is on right now. Just bloody love it. It’s a perfect film from start to finish.

Okay so I have had a small change of plans for Sunday and now find myself in possession of an additional two tickets for the Ireland match that require new owners. I want these to go to a good home so I am giving these away! They are right on halfway, Block 104 Row D!