Here we are Paula O’Callaghan
We're in the Four Leaf Clover pub, great Irish pub, having a couple of drinks. Loving the weather, 26c and beautiful sunshine. Great people. Can't beat the Irish. We're brilliant ☘️

I'm here in Albufeira with my wife Paula O’Callaghan on a short stay. Just a few wonderful days together. Life goes by so fast. Enjoy every minute. Back on your radio player on Saturday morning

Iran is about to launch a drone attack on Israel. Sources say it could be tonight. Netanyahu should be worried now. Biden tells Iran they shouldn't. Two very sad men who clearly don't regard small children as the future of our world, or the safety of those children as a priority

This Ard Fheis business of politicians and supporters coming together in some hotel every year to remind each other how amazing they are - across all political parties - seriously has to be well past its sell-by date. Can anyone explain why they still do it?

Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis 1984. How times have changed

A slight drop off in the numbers attending this year's Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, would you think?

Galtee Mountains in the distance, on the down line towards Mallow, and then home to Cork

A rare extract from ancient scrolls found in the town of Anchiano in Italy, where Leonardo da Vinci was born. His drawings of the first wireless set, circa 1473. Genius

Came across this while on the train this afternoon. Made me stop and think, and have a cup of tea

'I won't step outside the country until changes happen to make better all the wrongs that have been permitted in Irish society. I will be the leader who stands by those who've been neglected and forgotten.'
This should have been Simon Harris's pledge last week. Why wasn't it?

Simon Harris arrived on stage to Bachman Turner Overdrive's 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' last weekend at his party's Ard Fheis. Wonder what will Micheál Martin's choice of song be this weekend at the FF Ard Fheis?

A people who believe in their own value and importance to themselves and to others, a sense of belonging and pride, safe in a place they've always called home for themselves and their children; they're people who are happy to trust those who govern and lead

I genuinely believe that politics is about to change on a scale we've never witnessed before here in Ireland. Cultural changes, a desire for something brand new, a revulsion of the same old stuff, a rejection of corruption, it's on the way; nothing can hold it back any longer

Is this the queue for the bathroom?

Must be one of the rarest photos ever. Leonardo da Vinci and Mona Lisa, seen here in 1509 when he was painting her

If Simon Harris can promise so much today, why hasn't it happened before now, considering his party is the one that has failed at so many levels in recent years?

Writing about how we live in a time where, because of modern medical advances, we are able to live longer. Problem, as a result, is we're prone to more illnesses, and lack of support as we grow old. Would you like to live to 100? Or is living longer not such an attractive option?

A book I ordered weeks ago has finally been delivered, left on the ground in the front garden in a downpour. It was soaking wet, a mess.
A top that my wife ordered, also delivered but left out on the ground in the rain last week. Has anyone else had this experience?

Very sad news, and so unexpected. Chris was only 71, at the very heart of Ultravox

I never said that. Whoever I might owe my success to, looking back over 45 years of radio, it most certainly was not Brendan O'Carroll, aka Agnes Browne