John Horgan

1 week ago | echolive.ie | John Horgan

It might be an exaggeration to describe the six counties remaining in the chase for the Liam McCarthy Cup as the Super Six. Two groups of three, the more fancied teams and those considered to be down the pecking order of leading contenders make up that sextet, Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny out in front of Tipperary, Galway and Dublin. To narrow it down slightly further, the general consensus would appear to put Limerick and Cork on course for a final showdown next month.

1 week ago | echolive.ie | John Horgan

A number of days and nights have passed since last Saturday’s hurling extravaganza at the Gaelic Grounds. The game has been diced and sliced to such an extent that the pages and pages of analysis are very close to the point of there being little or no more room left for any further dissection.

1 week ago | johnhorgan.org | John Horgan

JERSEY CITY, JUNE 15, 2025. I’m normally not much of a patriot, certainly not in the “Yay America!” sense. But I did something yesterday that makes me feel patriotic. I participated in a “No Kings” protest in Jersey City, just down the street from where I live. A coalition of progressive groups organized No Kings to protest how Trump and his minions have “defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services.

2 weeks ago | johnhorgan.org | John Horgan

HOBOKEN, JUNE 11, 2025. Bill Atkinson, a legendary coder for Apple, died last week. Atkinson wrote software for desktop interfaces and other features that “made computers easier to use,” as his Times obit puts it. Atkinson and I have an odd connection. Here’s the story:In the early 2000s my buddy Robert Hutchinson, who ran a book imprint for BrownTrout Publishers (which mainly sells calendars), pitched a project to me.

2 weeks ago | smdailyjournal.com | John Horgan

The change has been occurring slowly over many decades. The emergence of women as top executives running San Mateo County public school districts has become a long-running theme. Today, with the 2025-26 academic year on the horizon in August, 15 of the county’s 23 districts are led by female superintendents, according to their authorized websites. That’s a reversal of the same local education picture 30 years ago.