Declan Lynch

Declan Lynch is a columnist with the Sunday Independent newspaper.

Born in Athlone, he attended Coosan NS and Marist College nearby.¹ He graduated from Marist secondary. He tried law school but dropped out after a year and began writing. He has been a writer at the Sunday Independent for a number of years, contributing opinion columns and radio reviews. ²

He has authored a number of books including Tony10, about a Gorey postmaster who stole 1.75 million euros to support a gambling addiction.³

Notable works

A Football Man – My Autobiography, by Johnny Giles (2010)
Tony 10 (Gill Books, March 2019)

Notes

Lynch, Declan. ""Declan Lynch: The normalisation of rugby continues — and it's Gaelic games that will take the hit"." independent.ie.
Lynch, Declan. "Radio reviews". independent.ie.
Lynch, Declan. "Strange tale of Ryan Tubridy, Paddy Power and ‘Tony 10’". independent.ie.

[1] Lynch, Declan. ""Declan Lynch: The normalisation of rugby continues — and it's Gaelic games that will take the hit"." independent.ie.

[2] Lynch, Declan. "Radio reviews". independent.ie.

[3] Lynch, Declan. "Strange tale of Ryan Tubridy, Paddy Power and ‘Tony 10’". independent.ie.

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