<oerjan> le/rn speedy gonzales/Sp e e d y G o n z a l e s i s t h e f a s t e s t m o

#!/usr/bin/env bash
s="<${1% }>"
while ((i++ < 30)) && read -r file; do
	line=
	while read -r t n m; do [[ $n =~ $s ]] && line="$t $n $m"; done <"$file"
	[[ -n "$line" ]] && { printf '%s:%s\n' "${file##*/}" "$line"; exit; }
done < <(ls -r /var/irclogs/_esoteric/????-??-??.txt)
echo 'well, not lately'