Book Review

Never Better: Journalistic memoir a sincere account of life at the newsfront

Tommie Gorman’s autobiography reminds us of the former RTÉ man’s talent for getting people to open up to him, but the book is light on much gossip or revelations about politicians or colleagues

Tommie Gorman, Never Better: My Life in Our Times: living proof of the old maxim, ‘find an occupation you love and you’ll never work a day again’

Tommie Gorman has a priceless talent for a news reporter. He can make all kinds of people tell him their most personal stories.

When Gerry Adams wanted to disclose that his father had sexually abused family members, it was the RTÉ Northern Ireland editor he sent for. On another occasion, Arlene Foster invited him to view her recently deceased father laid out in his coffin.

“As she talked about his life,” Gorman recalls in Never ...