Simon Bracken

Audience Editor @IrishTimes. Briefly newsdesk and foreign desk. Sports mad and my tweets will reflect it.

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For 17 days in 1997, Ken Doherty was at the centre of the Irish sporting universe

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Had a chat with Mark Allen who's looking sharp at the minute.

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Biffy Clyro always put on a show.

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Having children "subjected to Tangled", minds "polluted" by the Brutalist and "glamourising smoking" among the queries to IFCO this year.

https://t.co/rIrzte64PW

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This is a great piece:

‘I would watch Braveheart on repeat, with my bottle of vodka’ – Horse racing’s troubled star Oisín Murphy

https://t.co/DGLRUNdAHc

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@gataveckaite @Independent_ie Congrats!

[Cathal Dennehy @Cathal_Dennehy]

Wrote about my Dad, and hurling, and sport.

Saturday column:
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Drivers in the State spent up to €4 million to replace their driving licences in the last six years after their documents were lost or stolen.

The National Driver Licence Service received nearly 114,000 such applications between 2019 and 2024.
https://t.co/KLmceG9Ur2

[Daniel McDonnell @McDonnellDan]

Packie Bonner hasn't lived in Ireland for years & has made some bizarre & questionable comments since joining the FAI board - and yet it seems like his influence is growing

A piece on a comeback that has generated unease as opposed to reassurance

https://t.co/PaGx0Lu6kF

[Formula 1 @F1]

Remembering Eddie Jordan, the legendary F1 team owner and all-round entertainer 💛

[Irish Times Culture @IrishTimesCultr]

Pantera live in Dublin review: Growling vocals, crowd surfing and mosh pits. This gig was worth the wait https://t.co/1UhnAZZWbB via @IrishTimesCultr

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Spent a few days at the Masters in London. Cool experience. Nearly caught a 147.

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@Buseireann @TFIupdates Hi, is the x245 from Cork to Dublin running as normal?

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Irish film officials were warned by a psychologist that the 15A-rated Joker sequel was ‘wholly inappropriate’ for children and could cause ‘significant harm’.

https://t.co/gXHUIrBl9B

[David Lane @mrdavidflane]

This one is going to be fun... #GE24 #cke

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Election 2024 exit poll: Photo finish with Sinn Féin on 21.1%, Fine Gael 21%, Fianna Fáil 19.5%

More details here: https://t.co/X5McjythGK

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Election 2024: Everything you need to know ahead of polling stations opening at 7am on Friday https://t.co/hsT4iXQw28

[Pat Leahy @PatLeahyIT]

Irish Times poll: Simon Harris under pressure as Fine Gael support slumps six points

https://t.co/hruatLtaMN

[Sky Sports @SkySports]

Novak Djokovic 🤝 Andy Murray