Dermot Keyes
@dermotkeyes.bsky.social
Broadcaster/Producer with KCLR 96FM (Kilkenny/Carlow, Ireland). Author, Print/Online Journalist, singer, actor, dog owner and son of Portlaw, Port Láirge!
One of the most comprehensive accounts of a life that I have ever read. By the time I finished 'Ian Fleming' by Nicholas Shakespeare, it was difficult to avoid the feeling that James Bond's creator, despite great accomplishments across two careers, was rarely, if ever, happy.
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
One of the most comprehensive accounts of a life that I have ever read. By the time I finished 'Ian Fleming' by Nicholas Shakespeare, it was difficult to avoid the feeling that James Bond's creator, despite great accomplishments across two careers, was rarely, if ever, happy.
The #TrueBlue countdown is well and truly underway. Looking forward to the launch of Alfie Hale's life story at The Book Centre in #Waterford!
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The #TrueBlue countdown is well and truly underway. Looking forward to the launch of Alfie Hale's life story at The Book Centre in #Waterford!
'Absolute Pandemonium' by Brian Blessed is a howl of a book and often reduced me to belly laughs. His recollection of early childhood is inexplicably vivid and the complete absence of Blessed's first wife and daughter from the story is curious. Nonetheless, it's a whole lot of fun. "Gordon's Alive!"
April 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
'Absolute Pandemonium' by Brian Blessed is a howl of a book and often reduced me to belly laughs. His recollection of early childhood is inexplicably vivid and the complete absence of Blessed's first wife and daughter from the story is curious. Nonetheless, it's a whole lot of fun. "Gordon's Alive!"
The fading Friday light over the Comeraghs... #Waterford
April 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The fading Friday light over the Comeraghs... #Waterford
My literary output thus far, with more to follow - I hope! #WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My literary output thus far, with more to follow - I hope! #WorldBookDay
Looking forward to this evening’s conversation with Dr Austin O'Carroll! #WellFestival #Waterford
February 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Looking forward to this evening’s conversation with Dr Austin O'Carroll! #WellFestival #Waterford
The latest audiobook is Adam Higginbotham's brilliantly detailed and skilfully structured account of the 1986 Challenger disaster. A tragic flight. An avoidable tragedy...
January 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The latest audiobook is Adam Higginbotham's brilliantly detailed and skilfully structured account of the 1986 Challenger disaster. A tragic flight. An avoidable tragedy...
'Stalingrad' by Anthony Beevor: a remarkable account of one of the most brutal military exchanges in history. Few if any books have made plain the horror of war and the myopia of leadership better than this one.
January 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
'Stalingrad' by Anthony Beevor: a remarkable account of one of the most brutal military exchanges in history. Few if any books have made plain the horror of war and the myopia of leadership better than this one.
The original King of Old Trafford. RIP, Denis Law...
January 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The original King of Old Trafford. RIP, Denis Law...
#Waterford City Hall and the Bishops Palace: all scaffolded up.
January 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#Waterford City Hall and the Bishops Palace: all scaffolded up.
Gave 'Alfie' (1966) a long overdue whirl last night. The movie that made a star of Michael Caine takes an unexpected turn in its closing act. Well worth a watch.
January 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Gave 'Alfie' (1966) a long overdue whirl last night. The movie that made a star of Michael Caine takes an unexpected turn in its closing act. Well worth a watch.
#SouthKorea has got some leadership issues...
January 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#SouthKorea has got some leadership issues...
Down the road from home in Sallyhene... #Waterford
January 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Down the road from home in Sallyhene... #Waterford
'Amadeus': So many sumptuous frames, stunning costumes, the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's compositions and F. Murray Abraham's amazing performance as Antonio Salieri, bolstered by Tom Hulce's manic, all-consuming take on Mozart, with sterling support by Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart.
January 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
'Amadeus': So many sumptuous frames, stunning costumes, the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's compositions and F. Murray Abraham's amazing performance as Antonio Salieri, bolstered by Tom Hulce's manic, all-consuming take on Mozart, with sterling support by Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart.
Bishopsfield after midnight... #Waterford
January 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bishopsfield after midnight... #Waterford
Trump is the closest we've ever got to Lex Luthor. Questionable hairstyle, ludicrous self-confidence and a penchant for beachfront property. Meanwhile, Greenland is to Trump what Australia was for Luthor...
January 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Trump is the closest we've ever got to Lex Luthor. Questionable hairstyle, ludicrous self-confidence and a penchant for beachfront property. Meanwhile, Greenland is to Trump what Australia was for Luthor...
Mortimer & Whitehouse: genuinely joyful television!
January 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Mortimer & Whitehouse: genuinely joyful television!
RIP, Martin Óg Morrissey. A Mount Sion and Waterford hurling giant. What a pleasure it was to sit with him and learn about his life, on and off the field...
December 19, 2024 at 6:12 PM
RIP, Martin Óg Morrissey. A Mount Sion and Waterford hurling giant. What a pleasure it was to sit with him and learn about his life, on and off the field...
November 30, 2024 at 3:01 PM
In the Waterford News & Star's #FestiveStar (out now, €5) I recall John Treacy's Olympic heroics, keeping with the Villierstown man (for a mile!) in his last race on the streets of #Waterford and West Waterford's proud running tradition. Treasured memories. #JournalismMatters
November 26, 2024 at 7:22 AM
In the Waterford News & Star's #FestiveStar (out now, €5) I recall John Treacy's Olympic heroics, keeping with the Villierstown man (for a mile!) in his last race on the streets of #Waterford and West Waterford's proud running tradition. Treasured memories. #JournalismMatters
The late Muiris Mac Conghail, who lectured years of journalism classes at DIT and guided me through my Dissertation in 2002. A man of enormous intellect and good counsel.
November 26, 2024 at 7:14 AM
The late Muiris Mac Conghail, who lectured years of journalism classes at DIT and guided me through my Dissertation in 2002. A man of enormous intellect and good counsel.
Company while raking the leaves...
November 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Company while raking the leaves...
Missy (16 years old!) in the morning sun...
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Missy (16 years old!) in the morning sun...
Winter is coming. Possibly... #Waterford
November 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Winter is coming. Possibly... #Waterford