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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

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Delighted for you Caroline

22.09.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Outstanding game. Berger was brilliant.

19.07.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s real progress Philip. Youโ€™re moving in the right direction. Best wishes and a speedier recovery.

28.06.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

09.06.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just finished reading it. Wonderful.

02.04.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shameful, absolutely despicable attack.

28.02.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My wife loved it!

16.01.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only surprised it has taken this long.

17.12.2024 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bespoke basics: would you pay ยฃ160 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...

16.12.2024 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Older and wiser!

14.12.2024 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

14.12.2024 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s a great city. Small bias here.

13.12.2024 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just finished โ€˜Orbitalโ€™. Simply wonderful. #BookSky

10.12.2024 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel your pain Eleanor.

10.12.2024 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GUARDIAN: Hope and despair in Assadโ€™s โ€˜human slaughterhouseโ€™ #TomorrowsPapersToday

09.12.2024 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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

09.12.2024 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve always argued for abolition of the Seanad. Itโ€™s crazy so few have the right to vote.

09.12.2024 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

06.12.2024 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brian Og is a natural. #LateLateToyShoe

06.12.2024 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

06.12.2024 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

06.12.2024 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m listening to โ€˜Marquee Moonโ€™ by Television. It was released 47 years. Still sounds great though.

05.12.2024 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s the spirit!

04.12.2024 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

04.12.2024 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 โ€ฆ

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...

04.12.2024 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The cover of Wednesdayโ€™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..

03.12.2024 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s nothing worse than an email that begins: โ€œWeโ€™re updating our terms and conditionsโ€ฆโ€ And then you wonder should you spend an hour reading them to see how youโ€™ll be affected, and terrified if you donโ€™t youโ€™ll pay for it later.

04.12.2024 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donate to The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024, organized by Rick O'Shea The Rick O'Shea Book Club is Ireland's largest book club with over 40,000 membeโ€ฆ Rick O'Shea needs your support for The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024

The appeal stays open for the rest of the month.

Just can't seem to break โ‚ฌ12,000...

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04.12.2024 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There ya go. Martin sets out his stall.

04.12.2024 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you believe that thereโ€™s a different social media platform for you.

03.12.2024 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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