Dermot Looney
@dlooney.bsky.social
🔴⚪️ St Patrick’s Athletic Fan and Historian
📕📖 Author, ‘Saints Rising: The Early History of St Patrick’s Athletic FC’
👨🏫🍎 HSCL Teacher
💜⬅️ Socialist - former SDCC Cllr and Mayor
📕📖 Author, ‘Saints Rising: The Early History of St Patrick’s Athletic FC’
👨🏫🍎 HSCL Teacher
💜⬅️ Socialist - former SDCC Cllr and Mayor
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A bit weird to read about threats to your life in a national newspaper. Not for the first time. It has slowed down a bit as most anti-vaxx loons have graduated to far right/racism
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A bit weird to read about threats to your life in a national newspaper. Not for the first time. It has slowed down a bit as most anti-vaxx loons have graduated to far right/racism
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Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
The people of #SpéirGorm have been very supportive of our new History St Pat’s art prints and our not-so-new Saints Rising book. Please keep on supporting us! 🔴⚪️
historystpats.myshopify.com
historystpats.myshopify.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The people of #SpéirGorm have been very supportive of our new History St Pat’s art prints and our not-so-new Saints Rising book. Please keep on supporting us! 🔴⚪️
historystpats.myshopify.com
historystpats.myshopify.com
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Hellooooo from Richmond Barracks We're here all day from 11-5pm! Lots of St. Pat's and other lovely league of ireland and sports stuff. Award winning children's book Irish book awards winner @shannonberginart is also here with me to help out for the day if you want her to sign your face 🤩
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Hellooooo from Richmond Barracks We're here all day from 11-5pm! Lots of St. Pat's and other lovely league of ireland and sports stuff. Award winning children's book Irish book awards winner @shannonberginart is also here with me to help out for the day if you want her to sign your face 🤩
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This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
No likes on #SpéirGorm for this - but two sales! Thanks! 🔴⚪️
10% off art prints and Saints Rising for today only at historystpats.myshopify.com 🔴⚪️
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
No likes on #SpéirGorm for this - but two sales! Thanks! 🔴⚪️
10% off art prints and Saints Rising for today only at historystpats.myshopify.com 🔴⚪️
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
10% off art prints and Saints Rising for today only at historystpats.myshopify.com 🔴⚪️
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Christmas cards available now and shipping here and abroad, featuring a choice of either a traditional Irish Christmas fireplace, or an Cailleach, the ancient Irish bringer of winter ❄️
Traditional Irish Christmas: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
An Cailleach: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Traditional Irish Christmas: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
An Cailleach: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Christmas cards available now and shipping here and abroad, featuring a choice of either a traditional Irish Christmas fireplace, or an Cailleach, the ancient Irish bringer of winter ❄️
Traditional Irish Christmas: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
An Cailleach: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Traditional Irish Christmas: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
An Cailleach: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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Boiling the oceans for this absolute shit
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Boiling the oceans for this absolute shit
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Thirty years since the best reaction to losing a referendum was spoken! In 1995 one of No Divorce Campaign leaders Úna Bean Mhic Mhathúna,on leaving the RDS as the 15th amendment to allow divorce was passed,shouted to celebrating pro divorce campaigners,’Go way ye wife swappin' sodomites’!#speirgorm
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thirty years since the best reaction to losing a referendum was spoken! In 1995 one of No Divorce Campaign leaders Úna Bean Mhic Mhathúna,on leaving the RDS as the 15th amendment to allow divorce was passed,shouted to celebrating pro divorce campaigners,’Go way ye wife swappin' sodomites’!#speirgorm
A deeply depressing read. The poor child at the heart of all this, and her family. This is where the panic merchants are bringing us.
m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic...
m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic...
Looking for answers to ‘case closed’ following troubling events at a girls’ football match in Cavan
On a Friday in August, a WhatsApp message describing troubling events at a girls’ football match began to spread in Cavan GAA circles. It read:
m.independent.ie
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A deeply depressing read. The poor child at the heart of all this, and her family. This is where the panic merchants are bringing us.
m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic...
m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic...
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Blue at no. 1 in the UK this week in November 2001, despite having just made one of the most notorious interview gaffes of all time: news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/...
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Blue at no. 1 in the UK this week in November 2001, despite having just made one of the most notorious interview gaffes of all time: news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/...
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One pair of numbers nicely illustrates where the Irish housing crisis actually originates.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
One pair of numbers nicely illustrates where the Irish housing crisis actually originates.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
5-star reviews all round. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saints Rising is the only book on St Patrick’s Athletic. Great for any Pat’s supporter, Irish football fan, or someone interested in Dublin history. Buy online for collection or delivery. 🔴⚪️
historystpats.myshopify.com
Saints Rising is the only book on St Patrick’s Athletic. Great for any Pat’s supporter, Irish football fan, or someone interested in Dublin history. Buy online for collection or delivery. 🔴⚪️
historystpats.myshopify.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
5-star reviews all round. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saints Rising is the only book on St Patrick’s Athletic. Great for any Pat’s supporter, Irish football fan, or someone interested in Dublin history. Buy online for collection or delivery. 🔴⚪️
historystpats.myshopify.com
Saints Rising is the only book on St Patrick’s Athletic. Great for any Pat’s supporter, Irish football fan, or someone interested in Dublin history. Buy online for collection or delivery. 🔴⚪️
historystpats.myshopify.com
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Still my favourite example of why AI may be artificial, but it's definitely not intelligent
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Still my favourite example of why AI may be artificial, but it's definitely not intelligent
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Why AI can’t be trusted. It can be programmed to say any old shit.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than Leonardo da Vinci
Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given field
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Why AI can’t be trusted. It can be programmed to say any old shit.
Ciara is another amazingly talented artist well worth checking out. Link in her post.
Not only is her art deeply authentic and rooted in the best of us and what’s around us, she is a star to deal with. Don’t buy AI and mass-produced nonsense and support talented and decent people!
Not only is her art deeply authentic and rooted in the best of us and what’s around us, she is a star to deal with. Don’t buy AI and mass-produced nonsense and support talented and decent people!
A cost-of-living crisis isn't the easiest time to sell art, but: www.ciaraioch.com is where you can support my work, with each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper being produced here in Ireland, shipping internationally in eco-friendly packaging, with free mini-treats in every order 🎁
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ciara is another amazingly talented artist well worth checking out. Link in her post.
Not only is her art deeply authentic and rooted in the best of us and what’s around us, she is a star to deal with. Don’t buy AI and mass-produced nonsense and support talented and decent people!
Not only is her art deeply authentic and rooted in the best of us and what’s around us, she is a star to deal with. Don’t buy AI and mass-produced nonsense and support talented and decent people!
Barry is a brilliant artist whose art is imbued with so much love for football and our clubs. He is a gent to deal with too. Go check out his work and consider buying over the absolute nonsense on Amazon, Temu etc.
Hi, I'm Barry an artist from Ireland ⚽☘️
I drew that thing you like. A life long League of Ireland truther and enjoyer of old stadiums. Available for commissions in 2025, Lets work together 🤝
Portfolio: barrymasterson.com
Shop: shop.barrymasterson.com
Email: [email protected]
I drew that thing you like. A life long League of Ireland truther and enjoyer of old stadiums. Available for commissions in 2025, Lets work together 🤝
Portfolio: barrymasterson.com
Shop: shop.barrymasterson.com
Email: [email protected]
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Barry is a brilliant artist whose art is imbued with so much love for football and our clubs. He is a gent to deal with too. Go check out his work and consider buying over the absolute nonsense on Amazon, Temu etc.
Are we still going on about our art prints?
Yes, yes we are. They are beautiful and a great gift for any Saint for Xmas.
The prints are A2 sized and come €35 unframed, €70 framed - v competitively priced and any money made goes back into our project.
historystpats.myshopify.com
Yes, yes we are. They are beautiful and a great gift for any Saint for Xmas.
The prints are A2 sized and come €35 unframed, €70 framed - v competitively priced and any money made goes back into our project.
historystpats.myshopify.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Are we still going on about our art prints?
Yes, yes we are. They are beautiful and a great gift for any Saint for Xmas.
The prints are A2 sized and come €35 unframed, €70 framed - v competitively priced and any money made goes back into our project.
historystpats.myshopify.com
Yes, yes we are. They are beautiful and a great gift for any Saint for Xmas.
The prints are A2 sized and come €35 unframed, €70 framed - v competitively priced and any money made goes back into our project.
historystpats.myshopify.com
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Less than a week ago, Helen McEntee told a thousand principals she was fully invested in education because her own child starts school in September. A few days later she was gone. No goodbye.
Less than a week ago, Helen McEntee told a thousand principals she was fully invested in education because her own child starts school in September. A few days later she was gone. No goodbye.
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Less than a week ago, Helen McEntee told a thousand principals she was fully invested in education because her own child starts school in September. A few days later she was gone. No goodbye.
Less than a week ago, Helen McEntee told a thousand principals she was fully invested in education because her own child starts school in September. A few days later she was gone. No goodbye.
This was peak 2020.
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This was peak 2020.
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The article should clarify that Higgins is also an FG member. I’ve seen this proposal raised twice this week, and it effectively shifts responsibility for addressing the housing crisis away from the Government.
Conversely it’s the reasoning FF/FG use for not implementing a ‘living’ wage.
Conversely it’s the reasoning FF/FG use for not implementing a ‘living’ wage.
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The article should clarify that Higgins is also an FG member. I’ve seen this proposal raised twice this week, and it effectively shifts responsibility for addressing the housing crisis away from the Government.
Conversely it’s the reasoning FF/FG use for not implementing a ‘living’ wage.
Conversely it’s the reasoning FF/FG use for not implementing a ‘living’ wage.
We will have History St Pat’s art prints for collection (and a few for sale) at The Glen of Aherlow pub, Inchicore this Wednesday at 8pm. Why not drop by for a pint or a cuppa and take a look? Need we say it’ll make a great Xmas gift for any Pat’s fan. 🔴⚪️
More details - historystpats.myshopify.com
More details - historystpats.myshopify.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We will have History St Pat’s art prints for collection (and a few for sale) at The Glen of Aherlow pub, Inchicore this Wednesday at 8pm. Why not drop by for a pint or a cuppa and take a look? Need we say it’ll make a great Xmas gift for any Pat’s fan. 🔴⚪️
More details - historystpats.myshopify.com
More details - historystpats.myshopify.com
Some poster in fairness. Chub O’Connor is a great name.
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Some poster in fairness. Chub O’Connor is a great name.