Producer of @irishtimes podcasts.
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The paedophile George Gibney has been sentenced to 15 years and six months in jail. Johnny Watterson kickstarted the process of bringing him to justice over 30 years ago. This is a long read and a brilliant read.
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The homeless millionaire.
He was a familiar figure to Galway residents, sitting on the same bench day after day.
When he died, it transpired he left behind an estate of €1.29 million.
I tracked down Victor Spaggiari’s family in Italy to understand why:
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I really enjoyed doing this podcast with the Irish Times on the recent AI agent swarm incidents, whistleblower concerns, recursive self-improvement, the 'pacing the frontier' initiative, and prospects for global cooperation. Out today!
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Delighted to speak to Hugh O'Neill, one of the oldest people I have ever interviewed (not the oldest), but also one of the funniest - a master of the one liner.
“I have such a quantity of accoutrements inside me that if I live long enough, I’ll be a robot."
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Coolmore Stud owner John Magnier says billionaire Maurice Regan trying to ‘destroy’ him
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America 2026: Paul Howard, Gavin Cooney and Malachy Clerkin on the day that produced the best and worst matches of this World Cup, joy for Jesse’s Giants and the geopolitical fallout from Algeria 3 Austria 3. irishtimes.com/podcasts/amer…
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America 2026: Kevin Kilbane, Ken Early, Jonathan O’Brien and Paul Howard on Scotland’s woes, Brazil’s Neymar fantasy, Algeria’s 44-year Austrian grudge and a wake-up call for Canada. irishtimes.com/podcasts/amer…
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America 2026: Gavin Cooney, Malachy Clerkin and Paul Howard on a reality check for England, an apology to Cristiano Ronaldo and the World Cup enters its Dollymount Strand phase. Free to listen to here or wherever you get your Podcasts. irishtimes.com/podcasts/amer…
Declan Conlon retweeted
Today’s edition of The Irish Times World Cup podcast, with Paul Howard, Gavin Cooney and me. May or may not feature the phrase “…more dead rubbers than Dollymount Strand.”
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Having a great time doing these podcasts with Paul Howard, Gavin Cooney and the rest of the Irish Times World Cup crew. Paul had a Ronaldo joke today that I dearly, dearly hope made the cut.
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Ciara Mageean was diagnosed with cancer just over a year ago. Spoke to her about life, loss and the road ahead.
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The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint from a man that The Irish Times breached the Code of Practice in an episode of its Inside Politics Podcast from late 2025. 1/
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A “green divide” has emerged among Irish households with electric vehicles, solar panels and heat pumps strongly concentrated in affluent areas irishtimes.com/environment/c…
A memorial prize has been established for third-level students in Ireland to honour the memory of journalism student Joe Drennan, who was killed in a hit-and-run. The competition is open to all college students on the island of Ireland. For details follow link in the next post -
Declan Conlon retweeted
I’d been thinking about Gaza, the unwillingness of so many to acknowledge its horrors, and the comparatively contained outrage over the bombing of the school in southern Iran.
But this letter-writer to The Irish Times says it better.
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Very sorry to hear this. Noel was a great man to get a person out of the pub after closing time, using the vacuum cleaner! He was a lovely man, hugely friendly. This is rotten news. Sympathies to his family and friends
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Extra ep of In the News today. @conormlally on the Citywest riots and the Garda response. Listen here 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…
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Are you a landlord, or a tenant? What would you like to see in this year's Budget? Please let me know here or by email [email protected] #Budget2026