I’ve added Charlie Kirk’s death as another line on the incredibly long list of reasons why I won’t return for good. I left New York City, and a dream job as a staff editor at The New York Times, for the beauty, calm and safety of rural Ireland. One of the last of the many shooting stories I worked on at NYT was particularly brutal, the Uvalde school shooting. School shooting in Texas was all I had. He coached me and my sister often about what to do if ever I found myself in a school shooting, or other dangerous situation.

Source: The Irish Times September 15, 2025 14:40 UTC