Dermot Looney

Bí i mo vailintín!

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

“[The FAI] could show a real bit of balls and refuse to play Israel. They should stand up in my view for the Palestinian state, the Palestinian people and the Palestinian football organisation.” - Brian Kerr, former Republic of Ireland manager

The Caveman’s Lament   me think about her when sun rises me think about her when sun sets me say to her how much me love her she tell me love invent not yet   me make cave all warm and cosy me lie bearskin on cave floor me play song of love on bone flute she choose cave of Tim next door   me no more go out hunt mammoth me throw spear too short or long me sit in cave me paint her picture  she say me got perspective wrong   me cook meal to show me love her — diplodocus with fried beans — she say food anachronistic me not know what this means   stone age mighty hard for lovers yet rub two flints look what you get small sparks lead to big inferno but she say love invent not yet homo unrequitus

To mark Valentine’s Day, here is what is believed to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus.

A must-read from @eoghanwalshbxl.bsky.social - and not just because I’m in it.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Prepositions before nouns
Create an urú.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
A regular verb in the past tense
Gets a séimhiú.

The right absolutely abhor empathy. They either don’t get it, or view it as a political and personal weakness.

The actual clip of this is well worth seeking out. A very powerful contribution from Brian Kerr, fair fucking play #speirghorm

Episode 17 - Ryan Guy Interview, Damien Byrne RIP, Visiting Burkett & Bridges, 1946/47 Season Review

New pod has dropped - available in your podcast feeds or at open.spotify.com/episode/1yLN...

In this episode we welcome special guest Ryan Guy, star of the Saints from 2007 to 2010. We remember the recently departed Damien Byrne, captain of the People’s Champions in 1989/90 and a great SuperSaint.

The campaign to save The Cobblestone wasn't a once off. It exposed a structural problem. The subordination of social life to profit. It's a constant tension running through Dublin and echoes through most major cities and towns.

Liz Carolan: Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin Almost all of Meta’s revenue comes from ad sales, while ads still make up about three-quarters of Google's revenue

Liz Carolan: Big tech is profiting from deepfake videos of celebrities selling face cream and Bitcoin

New Hoxton Hotel seeks injunction over music noise from adjoining club Yamamori Izakaya, which hosts late-night music, shares party walls with hotel

Here we go again.

We need an “agent of change” principle in this country. They knew there was a club there but skimped on the sound proofing.

This stuff is on purpose. They shouldn’t be rewarded for it. It’s entirely their own fault.

He’s stars, he’s stripes, he knows the Hoops are shite, and he’s our special guest!

Ryan Guy joins us for an interview on the History St Pat’s Pod! His love for the Saints continues to shine through.

Listen now at www.patreon.com/historystpats or on the usual platforms later in the week. 🔴⚪️🎙️

Depopulation reaching crisis level for GAA in south Kerry Rural depopulation, migration and emigration is impacting the GAA in South Kerry and is now reaching crisis level, writes Marty Morrissey.

You’d snap your neck doing double-takes listening to Healy-Rae on RTÉ Drive Time defending short-term lets. A self-styled rural defender protecting algorithmic terraforming of the countryside. Hollowing out villages, draining young people, killing Gaeltachts and the GAA.

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

We Didn’t Start the Fire (But it’s all the ways the EU has ruined environmental protection in the last three years) with @greenpeace.eu #ad

Absolutely shameless. All the crocodile tears for those in housing need, without lifting a finger to actually help or deal with the issues. A disgusting government.

Who on earth could this be?

‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

We are recording a new episode of the History St Pat’s Pod this eve. Get in your questions, comments and feedback - your contributions help make the pod. Be as basic or complicated as you’d like! 🔴⚪️🎙️

A leader, a captain, a gent. One of our greatest ever. 🔴⚪️

Damien Byrne, RIP.

Cheers!

Dermot does great work preserving g and presents g the history of St.Pats (my Dad's favourite club!) - please share with any football fans you might know.

Little ask for any of you interested in football, history or Dublin 8 and surrounds.

@historystpats.bsky.social was a big success on Twitter but we left because it is the worst place in the world. Very few have followed us here. It would be great to get a few more follows and some amplification! 🔴⚪️

BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.

🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding

Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted

*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it

Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

We will shortly be recording the next episode of the History St Pat’s Pod. As always, your questions, challenges and ideas inspire us and make for better episodes. You can message us or reply with any questions or ideas for us! 🔴⚪️🎙️

European Citizens' Initiative Give your support !

C'mon folks, only 721 people to go and we've passed the Irish threshold. If you haven't signed this already, why not?

It's an important EU citizen led initiative that needs 7 countries to pass their threshold, and then the EU government machine is forced to talk about it.

#Speirgorm #IrishSky

The History St Pat’s project are delighted to be sponsoring club captain Joe Redmond for the 2026 season. Kilnamanagh’s finest has become the Rock of Richmond - wishing Joe all the best for 26.

Sponsorship is thanks to our Patreon members and all who have supported us by buying prints and books. 🔴⚪️

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A privilege for myself and Paul to be asked to help launch the 2026 season by the Patron Saints last night. Thanks to the players and management for their time. A big crowd there and some great lowkey positive vibes for the season to come. We chatted plenty of Pat’s history too! 🔴⚪️