Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

@tomhickey.bsky.social

Retired Irish Examiner chief sub-editor, facial disfigurement blogger. Memoir in the works. Love news, sports, books, genealogy, writing. Corkman. Blog at https://tomhickeytom.wordpress.com

1,301 Followers 902 Following 219 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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1 month ago

Thoroughly enjoying ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan, my seventh book of 2026.

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1 month ago
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I’ve just had my first glimpse of the extremely pretty maps of the Neagh Archipelago which come as a bonus print with the No Alibis special edition of #FewAndFarBetween preorder if you want to make sure you get one. Once they’re gone they’re gone.

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5 months ago

Delighted for you Caroline

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7 months ago

Outstanding game. Berger was brilliant.

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8 months ago

That’s real progress Philip. You’re moving in the right direction. Best wishes and a speedier recovery.

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9 months ago

Crikey Philip. So very sorry to hear about your health setback. Very best wishes mate.

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11 months ago

Just finished reading it. Wonderful.

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1 year ago

Shameful, absolutely despicable attack.

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1 year ago

My wife loved it!

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1 year ago

Only surprised it has taken this long.

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1 year ago
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Bespoke basics: would you pay £160 for this T-shirt? Sunspel, the upmarket basics menswear company who put James Bond and Brad Pitt in luxury tees, have launched a bespoke service for men and women.

www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...

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1 year ago

Older and wiser!

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1 year ago

Stop worrying about feeling ancient. I got over it years ago! Super album.

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1 year ago

It’s a great city. Small bias here.

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1 year ago
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Just finished ‘Orbital’. Simply wonderful. #BookSky

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1 year ago

I feel your pain Eleanor.

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1 year ago
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GUARDIAN: Hope and despair in Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ #TomorrowsPapersToday

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1 year ago

Absolutely. Why should some people have a multiple vote for both chambers.

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1 year ago

I’ve always argued for abolition of the Seanad. It’s crazy so few have the right to vote.

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1 year ago

Phoebe and Holly best friends forever! Lovely kids. #LateLateToyShoe

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1 year ago

Brian Og is a natural. #LateLateToyShoe

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1 year ago

There are times I wish I was a kid again. Although some might say I never grew up. #TheLateLateToyShow

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1 year ago

Back watching the show for the first time in years as I now have two grandchildren #thelatelatetoyshow

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1 year ago

I’m listening to ‘Marquee Moon’ by Television. It was released 47 years. Still sounds great though.

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1 year ago

That’s the spirit!

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1 year ago

I felt the same Paul. Good to see you here.

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1 year ago
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How do you finish stories? your Answers A while back, I posed a question to my fellow writers: how do you finish stories? What tips do you have to help get a story from a mess of ideas in a Folder of Doom to a finished piece that can be …

New blog post: I recently asked writers what tips they had for finishing stories. Here's what the replies were. If you responded, you're probably mentioned here somewhere! anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/h...

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The cover of Wednesday’s @ExaminerSport will look a lot like this. It would be a great help to our long-term ability to keep producing quality sports coverage if you bought or subscribed to @ExaminerSport. Thank you and apols for mini manifesto..

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1 year ago

There’s nothing worse than an email that begins: “We’re updating our terms and conditions…” And then you wonder should you spend an hour reading them to see how you’ll be affected, and terrified if you don’t you’ll pay for it later.

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