Dave Canty

Corkman married toKerry woman. Head of Loyalty at Bilt - Creator of Bilt Rewards, TrueBlue for JetBlue, AutoZone Rewards, SPG, IHG Rewards. Massive LFC fan YNWA

[Kyle Porter @KylePorterNS]

A thread of things that had to happen in the last 30-45 minutes for GB&I to win the Walker Cup.

1. Kihei Akina had to miss this putt.

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Observations from Sunday at Lahinch 🇮🇪

1. Wow. Stunning. Sport at its finest and what an amazing setting for it. I've covered over 200 golf events but that is right up there with the most thrilling week I've experienced. For the entire week to come down to one putt. Unreal.

2. I got up from my seat after it all finished and went to get some air outside the media center. Who was there, Josh Hill. Beer in hand, still with a stunned look on his face. I shook his hand and told him how impressed I was. Going to write up his story tonight and what he told me, but what a moment for the lowest ranked player in the event.

3. Shout out to the caddies. All longtime Lahinch loopers, randomly drawn with their players at the start of the week. Four of them from the same family, some with 40+ years experience, all with love for the place and the game. Got to meet a couple and they were delightful. They’ll have a few new stories to tell after this week. Great nugget from @IrishGolfDesk that Hill's caddie knew there was less sand in the bunkers on 18 than on the practice area. Stuff only a true caddie would know.

4. I was shocked by how many putts were left short all week, but especially today. Important, match-changing putts. I wonder if there was an element of foursomes mentality in the morning, not wanting to race putts when your partner has the comebacker but it was undeniable how many putts, from both sides, were coming up short.

5. Surveyed a few media members that know amateur golf to ask which of the players they think will go on to have the best careers on Tour. The top three picks were Russell, Weaver and Poulter. Interesting that Stout, world number one, didn’t get as much love.

6. I think Ethan Fang was probably my favourite player this week. Really sharp game, especially off the greens, and a very chilled, funny character of the course. Will definitely keep an eye on him.

7. Lahinch remains one of the world’s great golf towns. The proximity of the beach, town and course. Every pub full to the rafters of fans eager to discuss holes, shots, courses and of course, the best pint of Guinness in town. Laughed when I heard the clubhouse sold 1,200 pints of Guinness to their members on Friday. Had a local tell me “I played a few amateur tournaments in Lahinch and staying sober was more difficult than the golf course itself.” I can attest that, covering the Walker Cup too.

8. Regardless of result, the format of the event needs to change. I don’t think that’s a negative take, it’s a positive one. We need more of this. It should be three days, it should have fourballs. Going to write more on that for tomorrow.

9. Interesting to see the Walker Cup going to Bandon Dunes next in 2028. Not a traditional US style course. Will likely feel and play pretty similar to this week. And I thoroughly enjoyed this week.

What a week.

[Matchroom Boxing @MatchroomBoxing]

Thank you for dreaming. Thank you for always preserving. Thank you for letting us be part of your special journey. Just one more to go 💫

@EddieHearn replies to @KatieTaylor's message from 2016 📲

#TaylorPili

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Observations from Saturday at Lahinch 🇮🇪

1. Holy shit, the crowds. Only 1,000 people live in Lahinch and yet, there's more than 8,000 people walking every fairway, surrounding every green. It's manic at times but it works and creates a really unique atmosphere. No booing or bad blood, just a bunch of golf fans walking with really, really good golfers.

2. Wild how still it was this morning considering the weather we had the last three days. When the first ball was hit, there wasn't a single flag moving. GB&I were 15-under par in the 4 foursomes matches this morning, and the only team that lost was 5-under when they lost. Fear not, the challenging weather is forecasted to return tomorrow!

3. What a day for Niall Sheils Donegan. Rules controversy, a perfect 2-0 record with smiles and shotmaking throughout. Nice line after saying he's glad it was foursomes and he didn't have to tee off after his "brainfart" on the non-conceded putt. Said he was running a little too hot to hit a controlled drive on the next hole. Very likeable lad though and visibly bigger and stronger than last year at Cypress.

4. The 13th hole at Lahinch is great and even better in match play. Just 300 yards, loads of undulation and awkward spots around the green. Fun front pin today with run offs short and right. Also a great place to watch golf. I watched five groups this afternoon through there.

5. How big are the dunes at Lahinch? There was supposedly 1,500 kids out there today. I'd say most of them had a go at sliding down several different dunes. Full send, frontal slides, cruising 40-50 yards down into the rough.

6. It's fun watching guys try and "bunt" drives and iron shots. Sort of off-speed shots to get under the wind and run. Grehan, Donegan and Hagestad seem to have it mastered. If the wind gets up tomorrow, that control will be key.

7. The uniforms this week, on both sides, are so cool. Both by Peter Millar. Muted colours, retro looks for both teams but still simple and classy. Not sure why they don't sell the gear on-site but one player told me "I got three suitcases full of it, it's awesome."

8. Mad how there can be 8,000 spectators on a golf course and it seems every one of them knows each other. Plenty of drinks and laughs yet it's all about the golf.

9. Really hope the GB&I lads get it done tomorrow. Yes, to stop the run of U.S. wins but also because there's about 12 pubs on the high street in Lahinch that would be perfect for a post-victory team night out!

[lozzyloz @lozzylozboz]

What a country 😍🇮🇪💚🫶☘️

[RTÉ Sport @RTEsport]

A spine-tingling rendition of 'Grace' as Katie Taylor's big moment comes into view

📺 Watch Taylor v Pili on @rte2 and @rteplayer

📱Follow RTÉ Sport social channels for behind the scenes and more content from Croke Park
#rtesport #taylorvpili #rteboxing

[Matchroom Boxing @MatchroomBoxing]

UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION FOR THE THIRD TIME 👑

Katie Taylor decisions Flora Pili (100-90, 100-90, 98-91) to secure all the Super Lightweight marbles in her farewell fight 😮‍💨

#TaylorPili

[DAZN Boxing @DAZNBoxing]

Goosebumps 🤯

This Irish crowd is special 👏

#TaylorPili | LIVE NOW on DAZN ▪️

[Amanda Serrano @Serranosisters]

In a few Minutes @KatieTaylor makes her final ring walk, a True Legend
The Woman that made it Possible for Olympic Medals to be Contested & Won.
The REAL GWOAT without disrespecting any other.
Thank you for Sharing 30 amazing rds with me ❤️

Katie GOD BLESS you Always! 🙏

[Emotion & Music @Emotion78687]

David Gilmour Plays “Wish You Were Here” Like a Man Who Has Lived Long Enough to Understand It

There is a point in David Gilmour’s unplugged performance of “Wish You Were Here” when the song stops feeling like a piece of rock history and starts feeling strangely personal. The melody is familiar enough to belong to everyone now, but Gilmour plays it with none of the distance that usually comes with a classic being performed decades after its release. There is no attempt to recreate the scale of Pink Floyd or to turn the song into a grand retrospective. He simply sits with the guitar and lets the music occupy the room.

That simplicity changes the way the song lands. When “Wish You Were Here” was released in 1975, its sense of absence was closely connected to Syd Barrett and to the growing distance between the person he had been and the band that had moved on without him. The song was written in a very specific moment, but its emotional reach turned out to be much wider. Almost anyone can hear something of their own life in the idea of looking at someone or something that is no longer within reach.

The original recording even builds that feeling of distance into its opening. Gilmour’s guitar appears to come through the sound of a radio before the fuller acoustic guitar enters, creating the impression that the music is arriving from somewhere else. In the unplugged performance, that barrier is largely removed. The guitar is no longer coming through a radio or surrounded by the elaborate atmosphere of a Pink Floyd production. It is right there, close and unprotected, which makes the words feel less like part of a famous recording and more like something being remembered in real time.

Gilmour’s restraint is important here. He does not need to prove that he can still play the song. The phrasing does the work. Notes are allowed to hang in the air, while the small pauses between them give the melody room to breathe. His voice carries the effects of time rather than trying to hide them, and that may be the most affecting part of the performance. The song has aged because the person singing it has aged, and the years between the original recording and this performance are suddenly part of what we hear.

That gives “Wish You Were Here” another meaning. The song is still about absence, but absence changes as we grow older. It can mean a friend who disappeared from your life, a place that no longer exists, a relationship that could not survive, or simply a version of yourself that you can remember but never return to. Gilmour does not have to explain any of that. His age, his voice and the stripped-down arrangement allow the listener to bring those memories into the song.

Perhaps that is why this performance feels more moving than a faithful recreation of the original ever could. Gilmour is not trying to take the listener back to 1975. He is showing what happens when a song survives for decades and gathers new meaning along the way. The melody remains almost exactly where we left it, but the person hearing it is no longer the same.

And that may be the quiet power of “Wish You Were Here”: the song has stayed still long enough for all of us to change around it.

[LFC Transfer Room @LFCTransferRoom]

Roberto Firmino has picked his best Premier League XI from players he’s played with and against 😂🔴

(🎥 @SI_FootballClub & @QSL)

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

“It worked, boom” - Nigel Farage

Very problematic for Reform UK… worth watching in full

@Channel4News

[LFC Transfer Room @LFCTransferRoom]

Roberto Firmino:

“It’s been three years since I left, but I still try to watch all of Liverpool’s matches.”

“The club means everything to me and my family. The people there always treated us so well.”

“We have so many amazing memories. There was so much joy with the goals I was able to score, the trophies that we won and the parades we had around the city. It was a gift from God to be able to play there for so long. I’m proud of what we achieved.”

(via @JamesPearceLFC)

[Douglas Golf Club @Douglasgolfclub]

A.I.G. Barton Shield champions 2026!

[Dave Canty @Tremdave]

If ever a person earned their wings, it’s Dolly.

[Hoosier Hammer 🔨🦬🏆🏈 @Brentonmfender]

This video of Dolly Parton covering Stairway to Heaven is going around. Here's a higher quality version for you to enjoy. RIP to the Queen of Country and an absolute angel on Earth.

[FTBL_Planet @FTBL_Planet]

When Graeme Souness captained Liverpool against Dinamo Bucharest in the European Cup semi-final in 1984, the first leg at Anfield quickly became a physical one.

Dinamo captain Lică Movilă had been going at Souness throughout the game.

“Movila was the worst of the lot.”

“He kicked everything that moved and three times caught me with punches off the ball.”

With Liverpool leading 1-0, the ball was cleared away and almost everybody inside Anfield followed it.

Souness stayed behind with Movilă.

And smacked him straight in the face.

“It was the best punch I delivered in my life.”

Movilă went down with his jaw broken.

Souness was already about 40 yards away by the time the referee stopped the game, pointing at his wrist as if Movilă was wasting time.

At full-time, Movilă was waiting near the tunnel with his head wrapped in a towel and ice packed around his face.

There were two large men standing beside him.

“They looked like cops.”

“They were scowling at me.”

“It was all a bit of a laugh.”

“Well, not for him.”

Liverpool still had to go to Bucharest for the second leg two weeks later.

And by the time they arrived in Romania, everybody knew exactly who Graeme Souness was.

There were people waiting at the airport screaming at the Liverpool players.

At first the squad thought the hostility was for all of them.

Eventually they realised it was almost entirely for their captain.

So naturally, the Liverpool players started pointing him out.

They got on the team coach and directed the people outside towards the window where Souness was sitting.

“Here he is, here he is!”

One enormous man appeared beside the coach window making gestures towards him.

So Souness pointed across at Alan Kennedy.

“That’s Souness.”

“Not me, him.”

By the time Liverpool got to the stadium, there were around 60,000 people waiting for him.

During the warm-up, every Liverpool player could receive the ball without much reaction.

As soon as it went to Souness, the whole ground erupted.

So his teammates started deliberately passing every ball they had towards him.

Souness would get rid of one and another would immediately arrive.

“That really made them hysterical.”

“Souey, of course, didn’t give a s***.”

“He was absolutely loving it. Loving it.”

Dinamo were just as interested once the game started.

Their new captain pointed at himself and Souness before kick-off, making it clear what was coming.

Souness gave him a thumbs-up.

For the rest of the night they went after him.

But 12 minutes into the game, Souness found enough space to play Ian Rush through for the opening goal.

Rush scored again later and Liverpool won 2-1 to reach the European Cup final.

By full-time, Souness had been kicked so much his socks were shredded.

Liverpool were through.

Souness had shattered their captain’s jaw, spent a fortnight as the most wanted man in Romania and then dominated them in their own backyard knocking them out of Europe.

“They were never going to get him.”

“He was far too clever for them.”
#football

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

A lovely tribute for Kevin Keegan ❤️

[ADEX🕴️ @ADEXREVIEW]

The greatest red chair story of all time.

Kid from the west of Ireland tells Graham about the night their babysitter’s 13-year-old brother was left in charge.

Parents come home early to absolute carnage: curtains ripped down, smashed plates, paint everywhere, bloody nose, and the kid has clumps of hair missing

because he tried to cut it himself.
Mum looks at the teenage babysitter and says:

You’re in real trouble, Chris O’Dowd, when I tell your mother about this.
And Chris is just sitting there on the couch dying. Absolute cinema.

[Endless @endless_real]

Jim Carrey crashed Jeff Daniels’Conan interview and the Dumb & Dumber energy came flooding back instantly.

Jeff had zero idea it was coming. Jim walked out, they locked eyes, and the entire studio flipped back to 1994 in seconds.

Jim even admitted: “When I saw him there was a tingling in my groin… that’s the sign.”

Is this the most unhinged celebrity reunion ever captured on late-night television or living proof that some chemistry never dies?

[Stunner @Stunner_Lfc]

How we lost this 2022 UCL Final to Real Madrid stills pains me 😭😭.
We fvcking dominated those lot from the beginning til the very end