Emmet McElhatton
@emmetjourno97.bsky.social
Freelance journalist and columnist.
All views, however banal, expressed here are my own.
If you'd like me to tell a story you think is important, get in touch.
All views, however banal, expressed here are my own.
If you'd like me to tell a story you think is important, get in touch.
A couple of weeks ago I bought my first car.
In this column I recount the experience in a way that I hope, as well as offering a foolproof guide for the clueless first-time buyer, is generally amusing.
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In this column I recount the experience in a way that I hope, as well as offering a foolproof guide for the clueless first-time buyer, is generally amusing.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A couple of weeks ago I bought my first car.
In this column I recount the experience in a way that I hope, as well as offering a foolproof guide for the clueless first-time buyer, is generally amusing.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
In this column I recount the experience in a way that I hope, as well as offering a foolproof guide for the clueless first-time buyer, is generally amusing.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
A column in which I try to trace a tenuous link between my delayed physical development and my late arrival on the road.
FYI: Includes directions to a Youtube video of a piccolo-voiced me almost breaking my neck by cycling a bicycle off a roof, aged 15.
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FYI: Includes directions to a Youtube video of a piccolo-voiced me almost breaking my neck by cycling a bicycle off a roof, aged 15.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A column in which I try to trace a tenuous link between my delayed physical development and my late arrival on the road.
FYI: Includes directions to a Youtube video of a piccolo-voiced me almost breaking my neck by cycling a bicycle off a roof, aged 15.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
FYI: Includes directions to a Youtube video of a piccolo-voiced me almost breaking my neck by cycling a bicycle off a roof, aged 15.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
This week's column includes a reflection on my reluctant return to social media, some stuff about freedom of choice, and an imagined conversation between French existentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sartre and his hungover son.
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One for the Road: Decisions, decisions | We Are Tyrone
The French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre, who as you’ll soon see wasn’t exactly known for being a barrel of laughs, believed that decision-making was the most important thing in life. Not love, family,...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This week's column includes a reflection on my reluctant return to social media, some stuff about freedom of choice, and an imagined conversation between French existentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sartre and his hungover son.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
And while I'm at it, here's last week's column.
A tribute to a lionhearted fighter and perhaps the soundest skin to have graced the sport of boxing in my lifetime - the one and only Ricky Hatton.
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A tribute to a lionhearted fighter and perhaps the soundest skin to have graced the sport of boxing in my lifetime - the one and only Ricky Hatton.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
One for the Road: Only one Ricky Hatton | We Are Tyrone
If this week’s Ulster Herald seems to carry more Ricky Hatton coverage than Monday’s Manchester Evening Standard, it’s only a reflection of the deep, personal love that so many people felt for the two...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
And while I'm at it, here's last week's column.
A tribute to a lionhearted fighter and perhaps the soundest skin to have graced the sport of boxing in my lifetime - the one and only Ricky Hatton.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
A tribute to a lionhearted fighter and perhaps the soundest skin to have graced the sport of boxing in my lifetime - the one and only Ricky Hatton.
wearetyrone.com/opinion/one-...
Emmet here. Long-time social media boycotter recently turned begrudging user.
Here's my column from two weeks ago.
If you are prone to occasional spells of inexplicable sulking, this one's for you.
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Here's my column from two weeks ago.
If you are prone to occasional spells of inexplicable sulking, this one's for you.
wearetyrone.com/entertainmen...
One for the Road: Bad mood rising | We Are Tyrone
Of late, I’ve noticed – well, more accurately, it’s been brought to my attention – that I’m falling into far more funks of bad form than usual. Which is no craic for anybody. Symptoms, I’m told, inclu...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Emmet here. Long-time social media boycotter recently turned begrudging user.
Here's my column from two weeks ago.
If you are prone to occasional spells of inexplicable sulking, this one's for you.
wearetyrone.com/entertainmen...
Here's my column from two weeks ago.
If you are prone to occasional spells of inexplicable sulking, this one's for you.
wearetyrone.com/entertainmen...