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Simon Carswell

Dublin

Journalist, Writer and News Editor at Irish Times

Journalist & author, News Editor at @irishtimes Past: Finance & US Correspondent, Public Affairs Editor Email: firstname.lastname{at}https://t.co/xh42HsGqhW

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  • Aug 19, 2023 | irishtimes.com | Simon Carswell

    On a clear summer night on the south Connemara coast, the chain of islands stretching out from Maínis look like stepping stones inviting you to move closer to the hypnotic reds, oranges and purples that bubble up from a sun dissolving into the ocean horizon. So, this year, we accepted the invite.

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7 Jun 25

RT @orlaryan: “It still sends a shiver down my spine as to what happened that night. How many other boys, vulnerable boys, ended up there?”…

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RT @IrishTimes: ‘I called him Dad’: the Dublin scout leader and the men who accuse him of abuse https://t.co/DVguUKJebj

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6 Jun 25

‘Go like f**k mate’: How the MV Matthew ship and a €157 million drugs haul was seized Great blow-by-blow account by reporter Eoin Reynolds of this dramatic seizure https://t.co/oath1ROW94 via @IrishTimes