John Quinn is a much-loved broadcaster and radio producer who was the recipient of numerous prestigious radio awards during his twenty-five years with RTÉ. He is also an accomplished author and writer of fiction and non-fiction, including Daily Wisdom, Letters to Olive, Homage, Goodnight Ballivor, I'll Sleep in Trim, and the best-selling Walking on the Pastures of Wonder.

In The Passing Year 2024: Remembrances, Recollections, Ruminations, he shares with us his journal from the year 2024 - his observations on the year and the recollections and ruminations which those observations prompted. As he states in the introduction, 'to be unoriginal - it was the best of times; it was the worst of times.'

While Quinn reflects sadly on the selfishness, violence and lack of compassion visible for all to see in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, the impact of climate change and the return of Donald Trump to the US presidency, he also notes the little acts of kindness and gratitude that gave him hope over the year.

Labuntur anni, the years glide by, but well into his ninth decade, John Quinn is determined to go on, hopefully for another wee while, in a kinder, more caring world.