Paddy O'Brien
@paddyobrien.bsky.social
1996 South Dublin Swimming Gala fourth place rosette recipient (backstroke). 🤌
"Deeply shocking."
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
Portrait: Tom Pilston
It is the hectoring tone, the “jeering quality”, in Nigel Farage’s voice today that brings it all back for Peter Ettedgui. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,” Ettedgui says of his experience of being in a class with Farage at Dulwich college in south London.
Ettedgui, 61, is a Bafta- and Emmy-winning director and producer whose credits include Kinky Boots, McQueen and Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Deeply shocking."
Gerry has called it, lads. You may rest easy for the day.
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Gerry has called it, lads. You may rest easy for the day.
This is a super piece; balanced, insightful and - WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT - largely positive about both Crowley and Prendergast.
Conor Murray: Exceptional Jack Crowley makes strong case to start against All Blacks
Conor Murray: Exceptional Jack Crowley makes strong case to start against All Blacks
Munster man won the battle of the outhalves against Leinster, but Andy Farrell gets the deciding vote
www.irishtimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is a super piece; balanced, insightful and - WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT - largely positive about both Crowley and Prendergast.
✅️$750 a ticket
✅️$250 on shit beer
✅️Thrown out the door after five holes because you called Shane Lowry an inbred tellytubby leprechaun.
The beauty of sport.
#RyderCup
✅️$250 on shit beer
✅️Thrown out the door after five holes because you called Shane Lowry an inbred tellytubby leprechaun.
The beauty of sport.
#RyderCup
Shane Lowry had a big “fuck you” for a fan after sinking this putt
September 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
✅️$750 a ticket
✅️$250 on shit beer
✅️Thrown out the door after five holes because you called Shane Lowry an inbred tellytubby leprechaun.
The beauty of sport.
#RyderCup
✅️$250 on shit beer
✅️Thrown out the door after five holes because you called Shane Lowry an inbred tellytubby leprechaun.
The beauty of sport.
#RyderCup
Trump hated that there was a black lad in the Oval Office so deeply that he invented, and for years ran with, a story that Obama wasn't born in America.
Megyn Kelly: “We haven't felt like ourselves since Obama. He was such a slick snake…He was so divisive in his messaging...He’s the one who started to inject race when no one had been doing it…They say ‘Trump is divisive’. He’s the antidote, the answer to the divisiveness of Obama.”
September 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Trump hated that there was a black lad in the Oval Office so deeply that he invented, and for years ran with, a story that Obama wasn't born in America.
JP McManus isn't seeking any taxpayer funds for the running of the 2027 Ryder Cup, because JP McManus isn't running the 2027 Ryder Cup. That would be Ryder Cup Europe, part of the DP World Tour, based in Wentworth.
JP McManus to seek additional €30m in taxpayer funds for 2027 Ryder Cup
JP McManus to seek additional €30m in taxpayer funds for 2027 Ryder Cup
dlvr.it
September 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
JP McManus isn't seeking any taxpayer funds for the running of the 2027 Ryder Cup, because JP McManus isn't running the 2027 Ryder Cup. That would be Ryder Cup Europe, part of the DP World Tour, based in Wentworth.
It is of the utmost importance that Novak Djokovic retires before I start rooting for him as the underdog.
Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam final.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 3 sets at the US Open to reach 3rd Grand Slam final in a row
Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the U.S. Open to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam final.
bit.ly
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It is of the utmost importance that Novak Djokovic retires before I start rooting for him as the underdog.
Simply beyond words.
‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites
‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites
Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings
Warning: includes images of blood and graphic scenes
Ehab Nuor, a 23-year-old barber, lies flat on the sand behind entangled metal, hiding from heavy machine-gun fire, as hundreds of Palestinians scramble away, carrying backpacks in which they had hoped to collect food. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Simply beyond words.
Favourite current content genre is people giving out about Andy Farrell team selections on LINKEDIN.
The platform vibe is the polite-but-firm criticism; you just know these very same people would be on Twitter calling him a massive Leinster biased bellend.
The platform vibe is the polite-but-firm criticism; you just know these very same people would be on Twitter calling him a massive Leinster biased bellend.
July 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Favourite current content genre is people giving out about Andy Farrell team selections on LINKEDIN.
The platform vibe is the polite-but-firm criticism; you just know these very same people would be on Twitter calling him a massive Leinster biased bellend.
The platform vibe is the polite-but-firm criticism; you just know these very same people would be on Twitter calling him a massive Leinster biased bellend.
Me after buying two Oasis tickets.
July 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Me after buying two Oasis tickets.
As feared, this has been absolutely shite. Australia have no chance anymore.
July 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
As feared, this has been absolutely shite. Australia have no chance anymore.
Superb result for Argentina, that. And, probably, for the 10 Leinster players sitting in the nice corporate box.
June 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Superb result for Argentina, that. And, probably, for the 10 Leinster players sitting in the nice corporate box.
🎯 Aimed for two trophies
✅️ Won two trophies
A great success 👊🏆🏆
✅️ Won two trophies
A great success 👊🏆🏆
June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🎯 Aimed for two trophies
✅️ Won two trophies
A great success 👊🏆🏆
✅️ Won two trophies
A great success 👊🏆🏆
Absolutely brilliant night on Philippe Chatrier last night. Gaël Monfils back from the dead to win in five sets after midnight. ALLEZ. @rolandgarros.com
Reluctantly wore the long pants after Monday's fashion humiliation.
Reluctantly wore the long pants after Monday's fashion humiliation.
May 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Absolutely brilliant night on Philippe Chatrier last night. Gaël Monfils back from the dead to win in five sets after midnight. ALLEZ. @rolandgarros.com
Reluctantly wore the long pants after Monday's fashion humiliation.
Reluctantly wore the long pants after Monday's fashion humiliation.
It's 19° and cloudy in Roland-Garros; I'm in shorts and a t-shirt like every Irish person would be. The triple-layered locals are looking at me like I'm swimming with the Titanic icebergs.
May 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's 19° and cloudy in Roland-Garros; I'm in shorts and a t-shirt like every Irish person would be. The triple-layered locals are looking at me like I'm swimming with the Titanic icebergs.
My one year old tried jumping into a totally random child's recently vacated buggy in Howth earlier, and I instinctively shouted "PRAM THEFT AUTO" to the parents.
Did they laugh? Absolutely they did not.
Did they laugh? Absolutely they did not.
May 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My one year old tried jumping into a totally random child's recently vacated buggy in Howth earlier, and I instinctively shouted "PRAM THEFT AUTO" to the parents.
Did they laugh? Absolutely they did not.
Did they laugh? Absolutely they did not.
Once again we are landed with a total of zero primetime slots (Saturday 4.40pm). Why we are treated like the tournament minnows year after year I do not know. We have a huge TV audience here.
Next year's M6N fixtures are out, nice one.
Wait.
Thursday?
WTF?
Wait.
Thursday?
WTF?
May 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Once again we are landed with a total of zero primetime slots (Saturday 4.40pm). Why we are treated like the tournament minnows year after year I do not know. We have a huge TV audience here.
Genuinely feel sorry for Cullen having to answer some of these questions straight after a bad loss.
Trying to get into Twitter-driven salary spend figures in the Aviva press conference room at 8pm on a Saturday night with a guy who isn't even responsible for the commercial arm of the organisation🤦♂️
Trying to get into Twitter-driven salary spend figures in the Aviva press conference room at 8pm on a Saturday night with a guy who isn't even responsible for the commercial arm of the organisation🤦♂️
Leo Cullen under scrutiny after Leinster loss to Northampton
Leo Cullen under scrutiny after Leinster loss to Northampton
Single Champions Cup in 13 years could be deemed poor return for considerble investment in playing squad
www.irishtimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Genuinely feel sorry for Cullen having to answer some of these questions straight after a bad loss.
Trying to get into Twitter-driven salary spend figures in the Aviva press conference room at 8pm on a Saturday night with a guy who isn't even responsible for the commercial arm of the organisation🤦♂️
Trying to get into Twitter-driven salary spend figures in the Aviva press conference room at 8pm on a Saturday night with a guy who isn't even responsible for the commercial arm of the organisation🤦♂️
@leinsterroyalty.bsky.social MOY. JAYSUS.
April 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@leinsterroyalty.bsky.social MOY. JAYSUS.