Declan Lynch
Writer at The Sunday Independent
Sunday Independent. Author with Tony O'Reilly of "Tony 10".
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Declan Lynch
Declan Lynch: Fears of a Rory McIlroy bandwagon derailing us all were quelled by wisdom on Off the BallRadio reviewRory McIlroy with Justin Rose after the decider in last Sunday's Masters. Photo: GettyFor those of us who love all sports, all the time, it is always stressful when Official Ireland starts to take an interest.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Declan Lynch
The obituary of the Sunday Independent journalist Joe MacAnthony recalls that he had been an Army cadet, a carpet salesman and a short order cook whose exposure of the Irish Hospitals’ Sweepstake and other rackets so infuriated official Ireland of the early 1970s, he had to leave the country and move to Canada.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Declan Lynch
Declan Lynch on radio: When it comes to calling out Donald Trump, Pat Kenny is still the grown-up in the roomRadio reviewPresenter Pat Kenny remains a rare voice of reason. Photo: GettyPat Kenny is easily the oldest Irish broadcaster covering the hydra-headed creature that is Donald Trump, and he’s easily the best. In fact he’s almost as old as Trump himself – though you’d never know it unless you looked it up. I don’t mention Pat’s age in any negative sense.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Declan Lynch
There’s a famous scene of celebration near the end of a US Open golf tournament when Hale Irwin sinks a 45-foot putt on the last green on his way to victory, and proceeds to break all the usual protocols of the royal and ancient game by galloping around the green blowing kisses and high-fiving the fans. Although it was 35 years ago, it remains a tremendous vision of jubilation.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Declan Lynch
Radio reviews: Drama On One, The Hard Shoulder, LivelineThe question for today is this: if Horslips had been formed about a hundred years ago, would the poet Patrick Kavanagh ever have come to Dublin?
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