Brian Larkin
@derrymanc.bsky.social
I write on Substack and post music on SoundCloud under the name DerryManc. I moved from Salford/Manchester to Derry in the north of Ireland in May 1989. I graduated in Irish History from the university of Ulster at Magee College in May 1993 #MUFC ⛔️DM⛔️TORY
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Brian Larkin
@derrymanc.bsky.social
· Jan 3
OTD 49 years ago at 1500hrs GMT my first Manchester United game kicked off. From that point I have been enraptured, enraged, elated and enervated by them. Sometimes all at once. An unconditional love supreme #MUFC
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Celtic gamble with Hearts 2-0 up
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Celtic gamble with Hearts 2-0 up
I don’t think even He could help coming on in a 343 🤷🏼♂️
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I don’t think even He could help coming on in a 343 🤷🏼♂️
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IN PICTURES: Apprentice Boys' Burning of Lundy and Shutting of the Gates in Derry
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IN PICTURES: Apprentice Boys Burning of Lundy and Shutting of the Gates in Derry
Participants and spectators gathered in Derry city centre to attend the Apprentice Boys’ Shutting of the Gates commemorations on Saturday, which included a parade through the city centre and the burning of the Lundy effigy in Bishop Street.
www.derryjournal.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
IN PICTURES: Apprentice Boys' Burning of Lundy and Shutting of the Gates in Derry
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Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
Cubarsi, Bernal & Lamal on the pitch for Barça winning 1-5 at Betis all 18 years of age 🤷🏼♂️
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Cubarsi, Bernal & Lamal on the pitch for Barça winning 1-5 at Betis all 18 years of age 🤷🏼♂️
I couldn’t deny him could l?
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I couldn’t deny him could l?
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Wow! Trump won yet another award!
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Wow! Trump won yet another award!
This is where I am at
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is where I am at
I’m puking soccer balls here 🤢
Trump: Fifa peace prize ‘one of the greatest honour of my life’
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Trump: Fifa peace prize ‘one of the greatest honour of my life’
President Trump has described the FIFA peace prize as "truly one of the great honours of my life".
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I’m puking soccer balls here 🤢
Who knew? 🤷🏼♂️
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
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Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures in the immediate seabed area were lost in the tracks of mining machines.
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Who knew? 🤷🏼♂️
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IN PICTURES: Armagh legend Oisin McConville warns St. Columb’s students about dangers of addiction
IN PICTURES: Armagh legend Oisin McConville warns St. Columb’s students about dangers of addiction
McConville was a special guest at St. Columb’s College where he shared his experience of addiction and mental health with the school’s 250 Year 13 and 14 students
Mrs. Caroline McLaughlin, Principal, St. Columb's College pictured welcoming Oisin McConville, former Armagh GAA star to the schoo
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December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
IN PICTURES: Armagh legend Oisin McConville warns St. Columb’s students about dangers of addiction
Listening to the Irish lads in the bar who are already conspiring to book for Mexico 🇮🇪
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December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Listening to the Irish lads in the bar who are already conspiring to book for Mexico 🇮🇪
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Sam Alito lashed out at a district court judge for not assuming Texas Republicans were operating in good faith when they created the state’s latest gerrymander. How rich.
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Alito: There's No Way To Prove These Jim Crow Electoral Maps Are Racist
The anti-democracy SCOTUS majority has gone all in on the bad-faith legal argument that racism is over.
badfaithtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sam Alito lashed out at a district court judge for not assuming Texas Republicans were operating in good faith when they created the state’s latest gerrymander. How rich.
badfaithtimes.com/alito-theres...
badfaithtimes.com/alito-theres...
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Those 13 apprentices who shut the gates of Derry's Walls - Our Space 48
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Those 13 apprentices who shut the gates of Derry's Walls - Our Space 48
347 years ago this month, 13 apprentices closed Ferryquay Gate (and then the other three gates) to keep the army of Catholic, Divine-right King James II from garrisoning Derry in place of the new Protestant, Parliament-ruled King William III.
www.derryjournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Those 13 apprentices who shut the gates of Derry's Walls - Our Space 48
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NEWS! Finally, an award befitting his presidency!
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NEWS! Finally, an award befitting his presidency!
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93-year-old former nurse Ethel Glasgow wins Northern Trust Christmas card contest
93-year-old former nurse Ethel Glasgow wins Northern Trust Christmas card contest
Ethel's hand drawn winter scene with a robin red breast was a firm favourite with the judges
Cookstown woman and former nurse Ethel Glasgow (93), has proven that Christmas spirit and creativity make the perfect picture as her design is chosen as the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Chris
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December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
93-year-old former nurse Ethel Glasgow wins Northern Trust Christmas card contest
My enemies enemy etc…🥴
🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨
Sources: Tension at the top of Manchester United as the Glazer family push for managerial change.
▪️ The Glazers are deeply unhappy with results under Ruben Amorim
▪️ Majority owners pressing for a new manager despite INEOS preference to give him more time
Sources: Tension at the top of Manchester United as the Glazer family push for managerial change.
▪️ The Glazers are deeply unhappy with results under Ruben Amorim
▪️ Majority owners pressing for a new manager despite INEOS preference to give him more time
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My enemies enemy etc…🥴
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From Galway in ‘De Wesht’ of Ireland with a Jeff Buckley/Thom Yorke voice. Whats not to like?
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Blizzard by Dove Ellis on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
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December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
From Galway in ‘De Wesht’ of Ireland with a Jeff Buckley/Thom Yorke voice. Whats not to like?
music.apple.com/gb/album/bli...
music.apple.com/gb/album/bli...
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Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon
[ From BBC News NI ]
[ From BBC News NI ]
Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon
BBC News - Northern Ireland
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon
[ From BBC News NI ]
[ From BBC News NI ]
Remember the days when United fans used to get outraged when McFred kept getting selected for #MUFC? How many squads is it that we have given up on since SAF retired? 3? 4?
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Remember the days when United fans used to get outraged when McFred kept getting selected for #MUFC? How many squads is it that we have given up on since SAF retired? 3? 4?
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Evidence of burial ground at Tuam mother and baby home
[ From BBC News NI ]
[ From BBC News NI ]
Evidence of burial ground at Tuam mother and baby home
BBC News - Northern Ireland
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December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Evidence of burial ground at Tuam mother and baby home
[ From BBC News NI ]
[ From BBC News NI ]
I thought this was a strange comment in ‘The Guttersnipe’ from this months ‘United We Stand’ 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I thought this was a strange comment in ‘The Guttersnipe’ from this months ‘United We Stand’ 🤔
a wolf is howling at the full moon
Alt: a wolf is howling at the full moon
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM