In Paris for a while and enjoying having the marché on our doorstep and thinking of Louis MacNeice’s line about the world being “incorrigibly plural…the drunkenness of things being various.” The rain is falling but Djaffar gives us gifts of parsley and coriander. We go home laden with good things.

The freshest baguette, salty butter, heart starter double espresso. Merci to @chezeliseetpierre in #Montreuil for the best breakfast. Note the butter portion. Vive la France 🇫🇷

The freshest baguette, salty butter, heart starter double espresso. Merci to @chezeliseetpierre in #Montreuil for the best breakfast. Note the butter portion. Vive la France 🇫🇷

In Paris for a while and enjoying having the marché on our doorstep and thinking of Louis MacNeice’s line about the world being “incorrigibly plural…the drunkenness of things being various.” The rain is falling but Djaffar gives us gifts of parsley and coriander. We go home laden with good things.

Journalism prize established in memory of hit-and-run victim Joe Drennan University of Limerick and The Irish Times announce award for third-level students across Ireland

This is a really good initiative for aspiring journalists www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

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Launching on #Substack on June 1. Global affairs and The Wonder Diaries

Fergal's Substack | Substack My personal Substack. Click to read Fergal's Substack, by Fergal Keane, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

I’m new here…I’ll be posting on the world and its woes and wonders. For longer reads subscribe to me on #Substack open.substack.com/pub/fergalke...