Richard Kennedy

Dubliner with much love for darts, football, wrestling, music, books, 1980s retro and horror films.

[Richard Kennedy @TheKenshiro]

@Webby180 Great news Webby. Welcome back. Wishing you the best from Dublin.

[Brock Lesnar Guy @BrockLesnarGuy]

Thank you, Brock. 🙏🏻

[Richard Kennedy @TheKenshiro]

@TheJimCornette Looking good Jim!

[Richard Kennedy @TheKenshiro]

@GreatBrianLast Show Jim!

[Mick Caul @caulmick]

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On 30 July 2023, my life changed forever. My brother, Martin Lynn, was brutally attacked outside our happy family home. He had just stepped out of a taxi and was heading towards his front door, with his hands innocently tucked in his pockets. In a senseless act of violence, Christopher O'Neill, a man with 23 previous convictions, punched Martin in the head without warning or provocation.

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[Richard Kennedy @TheKenshiro]

@_onlyscott Gabriel Heinze

[David John Schlichting 🇩🇪🇪🇺 @dazi180turtle]

>first ever Irish leg on TV
>suit
>32 darter
>5 bust twice
>Swede goes T20 on 119 and 64
>when he goes 12 on 44 it gets called unusual

Jim McQuillan vs Tom Bäfverfeldt in the Quarterfinals of the News of the World 1974 ladies and gentlemen.
Enjoy!

[WWE @WWE]

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#ThankYouCena

[The Late Late Show @RTELateLateShow]

Kingfishr making dreams come true 🫶🥹

#LateLateToyShow

[The Late Late Show @RTELateLateShow]

Declan’s only delighted with himself 🥹

Thanks @ShaneLowryGolf ❤️

#LateLateToyShow

[The Late Late Show @RTELateLateShow]

KEANO ❤️

#LateLateToyShow

[Joe O'Neill @J0E_90]

Troy Parrott hat-trick montage set to 2002 World Cup classic 'Just A Day' by Feeder I hear you all ask?

[Kevin Kilbane @kdkilbane77]

Crying not crying. What an interview by Troy Parrot. Great stuff by Tony there. This will always be our team. So proud of the boys. One of the best ever. Congratulations to all. #COYBIG 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[Paul McGrath @Paulmcgrath5]

What a game, proud to be Irish 🇮🇪 ⚽️@FAIreland

[Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 @IrelandFootball]

FT | IRELAND ARE GOING TO THE PLAY-OFFS!!!

YEEEESSSSS!!!!

[Dublin Airport @DublinAirport]

Feck it. Doing it. 🦜

[Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 @IrelandFootball]

Troy Parrott, take your place on the pantheon of Irish greats 🇮🇪

[Justin ROSE @JustinRose99]

Badge and the boys!!

Last post on this years @rydercup It’s time to start making the 2027 @RyderCupEurope team @TheAdareManor 🥵

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Tyrrell Hatton @TyrrellHatton]

A special week in New York with @RyderCupEurope!
So proud to represent Europe & proud to deliver 3.5 points.
Thank you to @LukeDonald, my teammates & all the team behind the scenes. Our time our place! 🇪🇺✨