Your Hero of 2024?
Clare senior hurlers.

Villain of 2024?
Manchester United’s Antony.

Best Personal Moment?
Seeing my book The Irish Words You Should Know become a bestseller.

Best Movie or TV show?
Kneecap.

Kneecap premiere at The Lighthouse Cinema. Copyright Miguel Ruiz.

Best record?
Fontaines D.C.’s Romance.

Best book?
Hmmmmm?

Best thing you saw online?
A guy who takes the same shot every day of the year – @UpperLakePhoto – at Glendalough on X.

Monday 14th October 2024, 8:09am pic.twitter.com/rLnLT0XQTX

— Glendalough PhotoPost (@UpperLakePhoto) October 14, 2024

Your hope for next year?
That the sun shines through the clouds.

What tickled your funnybone?
John Colleary.

• Hector Ó hEochagáin’s new book The Irish Words You Should Know is out now, published by Gill Books.