RTÉ Nuacht, the main Irish news on Ireland’s national broadcaster, had three main news items tonight: the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the collapsed building in India, and – Amhrán do Phádraig, a report on the first anniversary of Pádraig’s accident and this morning’s brilliant practice session for the recording early next week. There were great interviews with Caoimhe and Maitiú – and, of course, plenty of music.

TG4’s player didn’t have tonight’s News (Nuacht) programme available yet – we’ll get it tomorrow, no doubt!

Thank you to RTÉ’s Irish language newscasters, to Pádraig’s friends in the Irish media, to all who got up in the middle of the night (!) today to make it to the practice session in the Conradh! Pádraig was there with you, all the way!

Pádraig today was almost back to normal. I guess the antibiotics were doing their job, all vital indicators were back to normal. Though there was no speech valve, no wheelchair, no MOTOMed viva 2, no nothing – just a long auld lazy rest day for a change. We were telling him about all the brilliant stuff going on in the Conradh, we were showing him the news on TG4, and talked to him about the plans for the music session on Tuesday, the recording sessions later in the week. No doubt, he is with his friends in Dublin!

Built a boat yesterday
In one early morning half dream

Tú féin ag cabhrú liom
Craobhacha a bhaint de chrann

Ghreamamar le chéile iad
Le drúcht ó na ribí féir

Is báidín gleoite í
lán de dhóchas ó mo chroí

(curfá)

and it floated like a dream
on those waves just you and me
is it a sign of things to come
lets just sail and have some fun

agus sheol sé le gaoth
ar bhruach na brionglóidí
An dea-thuar é seo tá romham
Ragham ag spraoi ar bharr na dtonn