ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈaɪɚlənd tʊ ˈɛdɪt ðə bˈɛlfæst tˈaɪmz, bˌʌt wʌz dɪsmˈɪst ˈæftɚ fˈaɪv mˈʌnθs ɐmˈɪd lˈɔːsuːts ænd ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz ʌv dɹˈʌŋknəs.
In 1872 he returned to Ireland to edit the Belfast Times, but was dismissed after five months amid lawsuits and allegations of drunkeness.