And the late front page of Sport. Fingers and toes crossed for Rory tonight #Masters2025

Surely the most dramatic tournament in golf history - with Rory the massively deserving champion. The level of pressure he battled his way through was unbearably off the scale #Masters2025 #Rory #hallelujah #andbreathe

Thank God for that - very nearly as nerve-wracking as watching Rory! #COYS

Sunday Independent front page. Lots inside. Happy Easter to all

This is the front page of my final edition of the Sunday Independent, after five years and four weeks in the job. Inside a big paper is the surprise interview trailed top left plus a whole lot more. It's been a joy and a privilege, thanks to a hugely committed team. Over and out

It was lovely to get the traditional (and moving) knockdown at Independent House yesterday evening followed by drinks with so many great people. A farewell I'll always remember. Thanks, too, to people on here for their kind comments (well, mostly). Nice day for new beginnings 🌞

Great to read warm tributes to #BrianGlanville by Martin Samuel & Jonathan Northcroft in The Sunday Times. Brian sat beside me when making his weekly visit to the ST after he'd returned to the paper. It was always an education - and fun. This fine memoir came out around then. A legend

There will be 12-year-olds today talking in 2095 about seeing Cian Lynch play hurling. Genius at work #LimVsCork #hurling 🇳🇬

Spursy.

At last! Probably the best feeling in 52 years as a Spurs fan! #TOTMUN #Tottenham #GloryGlory

Thanks to Adam Nagourney for writing (over 7 years) this enthralling history of The New York Times since 1976. The most enjoyable book about a newspaper/news organisation I've read since Stick It Up Your Punter!, the story of a very different paper (The Sun). Hugely recommended

Hats off to the The Impartial Reporter team on their superb 200th anniversary edition, which really does justice to the newspaper's remarkable story. Inspired me to dig out the 64-page supplement we produced for the Limerick Leader's 125th anniversary in 2014 - another labour of love

Stu Wilson, the All Blacks legend who has died at 70, gave me such a great interview for my book Stand Up and Fight that I made him one of the central characters. He was there in spirit at the launch 20 years ago last month, when I read out his lovely message. Rest in peace, Stu

Not bad company (mostly) for Ireland's Own to be in here #Islington

10 Carlyle Square, Chelsea - owned for years by Edna O'Brien and where she hosted many famous names. In straitened circumstances she sold it for £375,000: a "personal tragedy" she said, and it was soon worth millions. Current valuation £12m. Needs a blue plaque to the great Edna

Congratulations to Mark Tighe and Marie Crowe for winning a Justice Media Award for their two and half year joint investigation into widespread allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by women against Irish male soccer coaches #JMA25 #rteinvestigates

Eyecatching performance off the bench by Owen Farrell there - and that master photographer Billy Stickland always knows a story when he sees one #LionsTour2025

Warmly recommended and new on Netflix - We Live In Time, directed by Ireland’s John Crowley. Beautiful performances by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield

The Blades in blistering form at Dolans Limerick Limerick tonight. Argue about the other nine but Downmarket is one of the 10 greatest Irish singles ever released

Well done and congratulations to Petula Martyn, the absolute standout choice to succeed Cathy Halloran as RTE's Mid-West correspondent