Damian Stack
@damianstack.bsky.social
Kerry based sports scribbler, politics nerd, Diiv fan LLAP
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Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
Fintan O'Toole: Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
If we want to understand why democracy is in such trouble, we can learn plenty from the careers of two men who were once stellar figures in democratic politics
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
He's not wrong but he's such a pompous scold. Dislike him immensely.
'Get your s*** together' - Wolff's message for suspicious F1 rivals
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has told complaining F1 rivals to 'just get your s*** together'...
www.the-race.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
He's not wrong but he's such a pompous scold. Dislike him immensely.
Look at this guy 😍
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Look at this guy 😍
Didn't 7pm used to be the RTÉ slot not the TG4 slot?
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Didn't 7pm used to be the RTÉ slot not the TG4 slot?
This is amazing and me in a nutshell
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This is amazing and me in a nutshell
"This will be ad free courtesy of Rolex"
a close up of a man in a suit and tie with a question mark on his neck .
ALT: a close up of a man in a suit and tie with a question mark on his neck .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 AM
"This will be ad free courtesy of Rolex"
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UK (Wales), YouGov poll:
Independence referendum
No: 67% (-5)
Yes: 33% (+5)
+/- vs. 2-8 September 2024
Fieldwork: 05-12 January 2026
Sample size: 1,220
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
Independence referendum
No: 67% (-5)
Yes: 33% (+5)
+/- vs. 2-8 September 2024
Fieldwork: 05-12 January 2026
Sample size: 1,220
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
January 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
UK (Wales), YouGov poll:
Independence referendum
No: 67% (-5)
Yes: 33% (+5)
+/- vs. 2-8 September 2024
Fieldwork: 05-12 January 2026
Sample size: 1,220
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
Independence referendum
No: 67% (-5)
Yes: 33% (+5)
+/- vs. 2-8 September 2024
Fieldwork: 05-12 January 2026
Sample size: 1,220
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
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The state has again covered up for the armed support Garda who shot George SIX times within a minute of arrival on scene - twice in the back. No justification for this to deal with someone with a kitchen knife. The DPP power to block vital prosecutions must end. #JusticeforGeorgeNkencho
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The state has again covered up for the armed support Garda who shot George SIX times within a minute of arrival on scene - twice in the back. No justification for this to deal with someone with a kitchen knife. The DPP power to block vital prosecutions must end. #JusticeforGeorgeNkencho
How problematic would you say this hat is? Saw one in the wild in Kerry recently and I'm not sure what to make of it.... My instinct is that it sucks and is problematic, not sure it deserves the benefit of the doubt!
January 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
How problematic would you say this hat is? Saw one in the wild in Kerry recently and I'm not sure what to make of it.... My instinct is that it sucks and is problematic, not sure it deserves the benefit of the doubt!
If they support him we riot?
Former EU commissioner Phil Hogan is seeking government backing for a big job in the UN.
However, sources say other people have also applied for the role, which is based in Rome. It is understood a panel will be interviewing people next week. jrnl.ie/6943417
However, sources say other people have also applied for the role, which is based in Rome. It is understood a panel will be interviewing people next week. jrnl.ie/6943417
Phil Hogan wants a big job in the UN, but he needs government backing to get it
Ireland’s former EU Commissioner has put his name forward for the role, with interviews to take place next week.
jrnl.ie
January 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If they support him we riot?
Sure tis only gorgeous this evening
January 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Sure tis only gorgeous this evening
Oh my Christ is creepy
You don't have the be an avowed AI hater to be impressed without lifeless and unwatchable this is.
January 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Oh my Christ is creepy
As Mick McCarthy or we riot
Helena Bonham Carter and Steve Coogan are among the cast who will appear in the fourth season of HBO’s comedy drama The White Lotus.
The upcoming season will be set in France, with locations including the Cannes film festival, and the Château de La Messardière hotel in Saint-Tropez.
jrnl.ie/6942674
The upcoming season will be set in France, with locations including the Cannes film festival, and the Château de La Messardière hotel in Saint-Tropez.
jrnl.ie/6942674
Helena Bonham Carter and Steve Coogan to star in season four of The White Lotus
The upcoming season will be set in France.
jrnl.ie
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
As Mick McCarthy or we riot
New track by @originalndidi.bsky.social is so good check it out 👇
Come On Home
open.spotify.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 AM
New track by @originalndidi.bsky.social is so good check it out 👇
No interest in traveling there anyway but hell to the no
Adrian Weckler: Entering the US set to become an app-based dystopia with social media tracking
Travelling to the US could soon become an app-based dystopia where facial scans and social media tracking are the norm.
www.independent.ie
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 AM
No interest in traveling there anyway but hell to the no
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I don’t know why MAGAts would be upset about this, they were the ones who enshrined the right to refuse service when they didn’t want to bake a cake for a gay wedding
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I don’t know why MAGAts would be upset about this, they were the ones who enshrined the right to refuse service when they didn’t want to bake a cake for a gay wedding
Who do these fuckers think they are terrorising their neighbours?
Israeli drone over Beirut this morning heard alongside the sound of playing children.
January 30, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Who do these fuckers think they are terrorising their neighbours?
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i continue to ask what people are still doing on the fascist white supremacy platform that generates child pornography
January 29, 2026 at 4:57 AM
i continue to ask what people are still doing on the fascist white supremacy platform that generates child pornography
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Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
This week's column 👇
(still trying to make GAA-sky happen)
Why there could be a tug-of-war for Kerry game-changer Tomás Kennedy
(still trying to make GAA-sky happen)
Why there could be a tug-of-war for Kerry game-changer Tomás Kennedy
Damian Stack: Why there could be a tug-of-war for Kerry game-changer Tomás Kennedy
We try – and usually fail – not to be cliché. Not to draw the obvious parallel. Sometimes, though, fate sure does make it hard. On Sunday, it was literally staring us in the face from our perch in the...
www.independent.ie
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
This week's column 👇
(still trying to make GAA-sky happen)
Why there could be a tug-of-war for Kerry game-changer Tomás Kennedy
(still trying to make GAA-sky happen)
Why there could be a tug-of-war for Kerry game-changer Tomás Kennedy
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I note and agree with this.
My problem is that I don’t remember similar when the then-captain of Ireland was abusing officials after a game which he wasn’t even playing. It was, and has been, frankly memory-holed since.
www.irishrugby.ie/2026/01/28/i...
My problem is that I don’t remember similar when the then-captain of Ireland was abusing officials after a game which he wasn’t even playing. It was, and has been, frankly memory-holed since.
www.irishrugby.ie/2026/01/28/i...
January 28, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I note and agree with this.
My problem is that I don’t remember similar when the then-captain of Ireland was abusing officials after a game which he wasn’t even playing. It was, and has been, frankly memory-holed since.
www.irishrugby.ie/2026/01/28/i...
My problem is that I don’t remember similar when the then-captain of Ireland was abusing officials after a game which he wasn’t even playing. It was, and has been, frankly memory-holed since.
www.irishrugby.ie/2026/01/28/i...
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I want to say this clearly. The racist comments I’ve experienced online are not just upsetting, exhausting, or unpleasant. They are dehumanising. And that has a real impact, not just on me, but on others who see them and recognise themselves in them.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:42 AM
I want to say this clearly. The racist comments I’ve experienced online are not just upsetting, exhausting, or unpleasant. They are dehumanising. And that has a real impact, not just on me, but on others who see them and recognise themselves in them.
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A British soldier once used his gun to furiously knock out a tray of chips my uncle was carrying and eating after a night out in Newry, because no chippy in the town would serve them - sincerely hope no ICE officer is able to enjoy a treat for the rest of their days in their locality
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A British soldier once used his gun to furiously knock out a tray of chips my uncle was carrying and eating after a night out in Newry, because no chippy in the town would serve them - sincerely hope no ICE officer is able to enjoy a treat for the rest of their days in their locality