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

I felt very emotional when I read this post written by my son. He remembers who I was; a frightened, ill, shell of a person, hanging on to sanity by a thread. But I didn’t save myself, I didn’t have the strength or the ability to drag myself out of the pit that I was in.

Malachi O'Doherty: Michelle Gildernew may think NI is a s******* but she’s wrong to believe a united Ireland would flush away all our problems 🖊️ https://t.co/kEEe2XWbWE https://t.co/kEEe2XWbWE

Looking forward to getting this book in my hand. ⁦@BloodaxeBooks⁩ ⁦@Waterstones⁩

This week only @Waterstones are offering 25% discount on preorders for @BloodaxeBooks poetry books out in first half of 2026. Offer closes 17 October. Just go to  https://t.co/QlHqVhQsRU,  paste 9781780377933 into the search box, click PREORDER and add code OCTOBER25 for discount.

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Nearly eight (!!!) years since I started making notes for/talking/thinking about this book, and the latest draft has just gone in. It is (hopefully) publishing in May next year in the UK/Ireland with 4th Estate, and June in the US with Scribner.

Holy God

Glenn Patterson discusses his latest book The Northern Bank Job, with @malodoherty in The Chamber room at Bangor Castle. #Aspects25

Of all the good opinions I was most anxious to secure, author @CauveryMadhavan was top. So phew! And thank you!

Calling all my over-70 friends...

I spoke in the Assembly on the McCullough Review into alleged PSNI surveillance of journalists. A free press is vital; surveillance powers must be used lawfully & ethically. However, I made clear that Gerry Kelly & Sinn Fein are in no position to moralise about press freedoms.

What a great start to Blue Lights.

Perhaps Trump only needs peace in Gaza for ten days until the Nobel Peace prize is announced and Netanyahu understands that . @POTUS a

What worries me most about the recent Assembly debate on ‘victims’ is that I believe many hundreds of those killed or injured were completely, utterly, unambiguously innocent. I knew some of them. My worry is that the reality of complete innocence is in danger of being forgotten.

In Belfast? Love books? Join me & @malodoherty on Thursday 13th Nov, 6pm at @NoAlibisPress bookshop to launch my book Murder in Moonlit Square. It's the first in my new Irish-Indian cosy crime series set in Delhi. https://t.co/iAEQ3hEEcx Pub by @bedsqpublishers / @noexitpress

When I was given work at @QUBelfast I had to show my passport to prove my entitlement to work. Mine is an Irish passport, so legit. But would an Irish person living in RoI applying for a job inNI have to get this digital ID? @bbctalkback

RTE may be embracing the F-word but the pearl-clutching sensibilities of the BBC help keep swearing’s potency alive ✍️ @malodoherty https://t.co/0vdSuwO5l9

'Revolution is in the air, like it was here in the Sixties... and is repeating embarrassing mistakes' ✍️ @malodoherty https://t.co/1x8nNY0wse

Revolution is in the air, like it was here in the Sixties... so think very carefully about the consequences of tearing society apart

.@malodoherty: From possible border poll to peace deal collapsing, who knows what @Nigel_Farage would do as PM? https://t.co/UtLOO3JaHA

Complaints to the police are obviously triaged, so what exactly was the decision-making process that pushed this to the top of the pile? https://t.co/ZoHEG35Obe