Declan Lynch
@declynchwriter.bsky.social
Journalist, Sunday Independent. Author "Tony 1O"
Exactly fifty years ago today, I walked into a hall and saw this - the Clash, supporting Roogalator, in Fulham Town Hall (photos by John Tiberi). It was a total turning point
B BOPPED BY LULA The situation in Brazil according to my friend Liam Mackey.
This arrived yesterday from @kennysbookshop.bsky.social, just finished it now. A brilliant history of Irish journalism in the late 20th century and a sharp diatribe about what the media has become from @declynchwriter.bsky.social, a writer who has been essential reading for the guts of 50 years.
Another astonishing victory in the ongoing War Against Metaphor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.
Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.
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Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.
Great talking with Dion Fanning at The Currency about my book Roll Away The Stone - When Journalism Was The Best Job In The World. thecurrency.news/articles/243...
How journalism used to work: Declan Lynch on when the mavericks were kings - The Currency
It was Tennessee Williams who said that the only complete person was a complete idiot. Roll Away the Stone: When Journalism was the Best Job in the World is Declan Lynch’s memoir of a life in journali...
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We thought Mueller would expose him but Barr stepped in, or Jack Smith would indict him but Cannon stepped in, or Congress would impeach and convict him but McConnell stepped in, or the judiciary would stop him but SCOTUS stepped in. It’s up to us, we must step in & stop him!
Great talking with Dion Fanning at The Currency about my book Roll Away The Stone - When Journalism Was The Best Job In The World. thecurrency.news/articles/243...
How journalism used to work: Declan Lynch on when the mavericks were kings - The Currency
It was Tennessee Williams who said that the only complete person was a complete idiot. Roll Away the Stone: When Journalism was the Best Job in the World is Declan Lynch’s memoir of a life in journali...
thecurrency.news
On the Ireland AM couch with Tommy and Muireann talking about Roll Away The Stone - When Journalism Was The Best Job In The World.
Roll Away The Stone - When Journalism Was The Best Job In The World. Reviewed in the Irish Independent by Pat Carty.
Roll Away The Stone - When Journalism Was The Best Job In The World is out now. I did this My Life In Books for the Sunday Independent. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Declan Lynch: ‘It is not rightly appreciated how much of today’s carnage is directed by delinquent rich kids’
My Life in Books
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Roll Away The Stone - When Journalism Was The Best Job In The World is out now. I did this My Life In Books for the Sunday Independent. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Declan Lynch: ‘It is not rightly appreciated how much of today’s carnage is directed by delinquent rich kids’
My Life in Books
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All it took was getting kicked out of the White House press room and suddenly CNN remembers that "lie" is a word.
CNN@cnn.com · last mo.Grocery prices are up, not “way down,” since former President Joe Biden left office. | Fact check: https://cnn.it/4xUDA65
Another of my periodic posts about how Maggie Haberman writes herself as a character in her own coverage. emptywheel.net/2026/09/22/a...
A Player To Be Named Later - emptywheel
It turns out Maggie Haberman is not the only storyteller who tells Trump what he wants to hear; so does Gary Player's caddy!
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Launch this Thursday 24th in Hodges Figgis at 6.30pm. Paul Howard giving the oration. All welcome. Roll Away the Stone: When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World (pre order) www.redstripepress.com/roll-away-th...
When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World by Declan Lynch, 2026
In this richly insightful and often hilarious trip through the glory years and beyond, Lynch (When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World) argues that the determination of the tech bros and their po...
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Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...
Won't be long now till the launch of this -- Thursday week, 24th September in Hodges Figgis. Keynote address by Paul Howard. Come for the free drink too. Roll Away the Stone: When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World (pre order) www.redstripepress.com/roll-away-th...
When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World by Declan Lynch, 2026
In this richly insightful and often hilarious trip through the glory years and beyond, Lynch (When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World) argues that the determination of the tech bros and their po...
redstripepress.com
Roll Away the Stone: When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World (pre order) www.redstripepress.com/roll-away-th...
When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World by Declan Lynch, 2026
In this richly insightful and often hilarious trip through the glory years and beyond, Lynch (When Journalism Was the Best Job in the World) argues that the determination of the tech bros and their po...
redstripepress.com
Moderna and Merck said a late-stage trial of a personalized cancer treatment based on the mRNA technology behind Covid-19 vaccines met its goals in treating melanoma, potentially marking a major advancement in cancer care. CNN’s Meg Tirrell reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/3UoqFeI
Anything that is any good in this world is in constant danger.
Declan Lynch@declynchwriter.bsky.social · 3mo agowww.independent.ie/comment/decl...
I think the Supreme Court's decision to legalize ubiquitous sports gambling is likely to have negative long-term consequences.
Ann M Lipton@annmlipton.bsky.social · 3mo ago"more than a quarter of Gen Z investors saying they see gambling on sports as part of their long-term financial strategy,...More than half of young investors said they had redirected money originally earmarked for investing into sports betting over the past year," www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
have we considered just banning these things entirely
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 3mo agoExperts say growing trend on sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi could motivate people to start fires to win money