The boyeen has arrived. What began as the true story of a city kid farmed out to a bachelor farmer in 1960s Ireland has evolved into a childhood memoir. This Boy's Heart is now avaliable from bookshops and online. I really hope you enjoy it.

Copperplate Podcast 304, for April 25. 66 minutes of Irish trad music now accessible 24/7 at copperplatemailorder.com, presented by Alan O’Leary.

Missed our own GAA Museum Tour Guide Martin on Today? No worries! Catch the magic of storytelling with our new 'Writers from the Rooftop' tours—Sunday mornings at 10:30! ☕📖✨ Book now: crokepark.ie/writers

Remembering Mary McPartlan on her fifth anniversary: Sanctuary - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=u2hNzF…

Tonight we’re righting a wrong from the 1950s when Billy Clifford wasn’t allowed play on the radio with The Star of Munster Céilí Band because his tin whistle wasn’t a ‘proper instrument’!!! Delighted to have been able to put this right with help from @pbpipes Peter Woods !

Copperplate Time 503, 85 minutes of Irish trad music & mischief now accessible 24/7 at copperplatemailorder.com, presented by Alan O’Leary.

UNITED #mufc #eul

Waterford & Wexford finished hurling for the year today. Next competitive game in eight months time. Hard to built and sustain a support base for any team,or keep young people interested when they’re out of sight for so long. Leinster Rugby or Liverpool never disappear like that.

Great performance in the Sugar Club last night. Recommend highly….. an exceptional musician but her band are truly exceptional.

Heroic Ben Healy #TDF2025

Nail on the head. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Copperplate Time 511, 85 minutes of Irish trad music & mischief now accessible 24/7 at copperplatemailorder.com, presented by Alan O’Leary. You can also subscribe thru ITunes. Also on Libsyn, Soundcloud, Podomatic and Mixcloud, Enjoy

A lot of Dublin music goers including most Dublin footballers of the past 15 years will be aware of Seán McKeon from his work with Damien Dempsey Here’s a chance to hear Seán at his virtuoso best to mark his new release 👇tickets.thesugarclub.com/events/thesuga…

Some important context on that "Bertie is preferred Fianna Fáil candidate for Presidency" headline btw. That claim is, to put it as kindly as I can, a wilful dramatisation of the actual data. See the poll numbers for preferred FF candidate and draw your own conclusions:

It has been a great pleasure working with Kieran on Kieran Hanrahan over the past few years. His love of music and interest in and respect for everyone who comes on the show always shines through. Join us tomorrow for his last broadcast from the Gig Rig in Wexford!

Copperplate Time 512, 95 minutes of Irish trad music & mischief now accessible 24/7 at copperplatemailorder.com, presented by Alan O’Leary.

Arsenal expert time wasters.

Played under Wenger. Learned coaching from Guardiola. Managerial style: Moyes.

A very good day for Céilí House and Kieran Hanrahan too! And for traditional music on RTÉ Radio 1 Kieran Hanrahan

Michael Gove Here you go, Michael Gove: Gove’s book is a confused epic of simplistic incomprehension, riddled with more factual errors and misconceptions than any other text I have come across in two decades of reviewing books on this subject. Thus we are solemnly told, for example, that