Malachi O'Doherty

Author, journalist, photographer, irritant. Pronouns: I and Me.

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

Author’s copies of new book have finally arrived. ⁦@AtlanticBooks⁩

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@purdypols Claire is one of the best. She likely was busy that day.

[P.W. Bridgman, Writer @PWB_writer1]

A culture devoted to poetry reveals, perhaps, a revival of devotional poetry (but with some twists). @malodoherty takes stock of an interesting trend emerging in Northern Ireland.

[ACNI Writing @ACNIWriting]

.@malodoherty writing on new collections & themes from N Irish poets @cartmilldeirdre Mícheál McCann @BoyleMo Frank Ormsby Patrick Ramsey in @BelTel @ArtsCouncilNI

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

Northern Irish poets seem to be quietly reviving devotional writings in surprising ways, writes @malodoherty https://t.co/pqEQzbhdms https://t.co/pqEQzbhdms

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@SageDespatches Two streets near me are mistranslated and provided with definite articles, the /an which aren’t in the English names. So South Parade becomes The Parade of the South.

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

The peace process was saved in 1998, yet the compromises made then nearly broke unionism afterwards, writes @malodoherty https://t.co/K0IYx7h1Xc https://t.co/K0IYx7h1Xc

[Mr Virtue Signal @MrVirtueSignal]

This is very good from @malodoherty.
Would another agreement have happened if there had been failure in 1998?

Probably not immediately but
I suspect that terrorism in the West became unthinkable after 11th September 2001.

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@dogtor89 The clear sign of a staged scene is a change of camera angle.

[Neil Morrow @mrneilmorrow]

@BelTel @malodoherty 30 yrs ago, I was on work experience with Talkback and Jim came in one day. He's the only bit I remember. He whipped out the typewriter and in seconds, composed a gem of a piece. Wow! I never met Jamshid, but mum talked fondly of him. I've still got the painting bought from him.

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

There is a time to live and a time to die... but in my personal experience so many seem to leave us at the wrong time

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[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

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@IrishTimes So sorry to hear this. I enjoyed his grumpy manner along with his insights.

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@JamieBrysonLLB My mistake Jamie. Linda herself was never a communist.

[Sally Hayden @sallyhayd]

On May 20, I'll be talking about my new book 'This is Also a Love Story' at the International Literature Festival Dublin. Info & tickets here: https://t.co/wLXLrGumMH Thanks so much to them for inviting me.

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@adstack68 The GFA is quite clear that jailed paramilitaries were political criminals. Otherwise they’d all have been released immediately.

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@Sir__Walsingham @TheSundayIndo

[Sir Walsingham @Sir__Walsingham]

Lucky, Teflon or protected from on high?.....
@malodoherty piece in @TheSundayIndo

[Ann Travers @AnnTravers6]

Let’s face it , few in authority really care or understand the impact of terrorism. We, that is , those who were impacted by it during “The Troubles” know all about it and we know how, as we get older the trauma and impact gets worse. However we needn’t look towards the courts , or even “legacy” or “the victims payment “ because we have to relive everything and then wait years (especially in the former) for any kind of decision. In the meantime, we see senior SF figures being awarded “compensation “ from the UK government in the 100’s of thousands.
If we speak out publicly, we get abused to silence our voices.
Victims organisations are trying to get a bereavement payment, for victims but why are government so quiet?

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@simon_schama The British state paying dole to IRA volunteers.

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@cahillbooks @AnnTravers6 @RoyMcComb Is Kelly now endorsing Adams’s claim that he wasn’t a member of the IRA?

[Malachi O'Doherty @malodoherty]

@cahillbooks @AnnTravers6 @RoyMcComb Kelly has been on the wrong end of the ‘abuse of process’ argument himself so perhaps he’s remembering that unhappy day.