LORRAINE CLIFFORD-LEE FAVOURITES
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
Favourite film: Traveller Favourite song: Caravan, Van Morrison Favourite TV show: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings Favourite nuts: Brazilian Favourite food: Window dressing Favourite star: Red Dwarf Favourite exercise: Backtracking Favourite body part: Cloth ears Favourite politician: Haughty
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THAT FIANNA FÁIL/SDLP MANIFESTO IN FULL
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
Key points of the Fianna Fáil/SDLP election manifesto: Mary Lou McDonald is a bit much, isn’t she? Lorraine Clifford-Lee to be hidden in the House of Lords Timmy Dooley to be sent to the Falklands (one-way) Absolutely no references to Claire Hanna’s antipathy to Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin to stop saying Londonderry Cringeworthy joint canvas… Read more »
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IRISH CRÉCHES ‘A HOTBED OF TERRORISM’
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
Fine Gael by-election candidate Verona Murphy has called for the “immediate closure” of every crèche in Ireland amidst fears of “a jihadi uprising” by three to five year olds. “I am reliably informed that tens of thousands of these kids have been radicalised by Islamic extremists and are primed, even as I speak, to unleash… Read more »
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BUSHTUCKER TRIALS FOR IRISH CELEBS
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
Dee Forbes RTÉ’s head honcho will have to walk barefoot through a field of buffalo-dunged nettles while chewing on the larvae of dead cockroaches to remove the envelope bearing notice of a €2 licence fee increase from the maggot-festering intestines of a dead badger. Sickening humiliation. Danny Healy-Rae The Kilgarvan campaigner will consume 14 pints… Read more »
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PAPAL BULL(ETIN)
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
Beatific pre-festive greetings from Rome. Yes, Francis here in complete humility. As the leader of 1.3 billion faithful, I love to keep in contact with my Irish flock who are always in my infallible thoughts. What a joy to hear from my very good friend Mr Quinn, Ireland’s greatest living Catholic, who has been writing… Read more »
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RTÉ AUCTIONS
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
Lot 13: Marty Morrissey, Ray D’Arcy, Marian Finucane This three-piece collector’s item has long lingered within the Montrose storehouse and is of genuine antique value, dating from the test-card era. History of tender handling and comes to market due to high maintenance costs, fading veneer and attracting cobwebs. Original cotton wool included, but needs considerable… Read more »
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PRINCE ANDREW ADMITS ‘STAYING WITH ROYAL FAMILY’
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
By Dee Sgustin In another sensational interview this week, Prince Andrew has defended his spending time with the royal family for years, despite public concern about their behaviour. The prince says he understands alarm among British tax payers over the number of children the family has been having, but says his loyalty “brought considerable benefits”… Read more »
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Spot The Difference
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology, Spot the Difference
José Mourinho Mick McCarthy Won Champions League Out of his league Sets ambitious goals Team can’t score goals Spent lots on players Players are completely spent Full of self-confidence Full of self-doubt Special One Surplus One in 2020 Managed throughout Europe Managed to blow automatic qualification Won lots of matches Winning few admirers
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TOP TOYSHOW TOYS
November 28, 2019 Craic & Codology
My little Leo From the Inaction Man series, this current Taoiseach model could prove a surprise hit. The lightweight figure is fully adaptable with shifting eyes and a lovable two-phrase vocabulary. Use the pull-string to hear Leo say: “I want to take full responsibility” and “You can really trust me”. Already been on the shelves… Read more »
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IRISH WATER FEAR EXCUSES DRYING UP
November 7, 2019 Affairs, Craic & Codology
by Our Environmental Staff – Phil Bucket Irish Water issued a renewed warning last night that the company is facing “a major shortage of excuses” over the coming months. A spokesperson for the waterless utility said: “We are currently experiencing an exceptional drought of credible reasons to explain why we have simply not been able… Read more »
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October 31, 2019 Affairs, Cartoons, Craic & Codology
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THE DAILY TORYGRAPH
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
Boris: Nil Desperandum! Britain’s head honcho tells it like it isn’t TRIPLE CRIPES! What a busy week with all this unholy hullabaloo about seeing off the Eurocrats once and for all. Well, entirely thanks to the gargantuan efforts of yours truly, the whole Brexit hoo-ha is almost done and dusted. Bozza to the rescue again… Read more »
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HALLOWEEN HORRORS
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
Nightmare on Every Street A man gets a job as a taxi driver in Dublin and soon enters a nightmare world filled with obnoxious students, spontaneous projectiles of vomit, bankers, consultants and racists; where overworked gardaí take 25 minutes to arrive. Watch for the scene where a furious Roy Keane gets splashed. Night of the… Read more »
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RUGBY’S DAY OF SHAME
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
Why Are These Losers Still Breathing? by Our Sports Editor – Phil Backpage Ireland’s World Cup is well and truly over – back in the gutter after yet another disgraceful quarter-final mugging. But the big question is why oh why is Joe Schmidt’s overpaid pack of pampered failures still blatantly going about their daily lives… Read more »
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IRISH WATER FEAR EXCUSES DRYING UP
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
by Our Environmental Staff – Phil Bucket Irish Water issued a renewed warning last night that the company is facing “a major shortage of excuses” over the coming months. A spokesperson for the waterless utility said: “We are currently experiencing an exceptional drought of credible reasons to explain why we have simply not been able… Read more »
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LEBANON PANIC LEADS TO EVACUATION
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
LEBANON entered a worrying phase yesterday after a well-known Irish ‘celebrity poet’ was forced to evacuate from the capital Beirut as angry crowds gathered in the city. According to reliable accounts, Michael Twee, sometimes known as ‘The President’, had mentioned Galway 2020 and then volunteered to read some of his poetry. Panic set in. The… Read more »
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HALLOWEEN MASKS
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
Leo Varadkar Lightweight superhero and Cheshire cat masquerade. Watch your friends gasp in horror at the ghastly permo-fixed smirk. Arlene Foster Vampire bat mask and hard-faced scowl will transport you right back to the late 17th century. NOOOO! Jacob Rees-Mogg Victorian skull encased in top hat. See your family scream as Britain’s scariest Old Etonian… Read more »
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FIANNA FÁIL ABSTENTIONISM CHALLENGED
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
SINN FÉIN has called on Micheál Martin to end his party’s deeply controversial policy of abstentionism. The Fianna Fáil leader has come in for sustained criticism following revelations that a number of FF TDs had failed to show up for key votes and arranged for surrogates to vote in their place. SF president Mary Lou… Read more »
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IRELAND PLAYERS ‘FULLY RECOVERED’
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
By Dee Posers THE IRFU today confirmed that the country’s international players will be “fit and raring to go” in time for the winter clubbing season. Many of the country’s well-known representatives like to frequent Ireland’s trendiest hot spots and are much admired by ordinary revellers and glossy supplements as they pose with young women… Read more »
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SHOCK AS ROSS ABSENT
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
THERE WERE eyebrows raised in alarm at Dublin airport after Minister for Sport and Photo Opportunities Shane Ross failed to pop up when the Irish rugby team returned home after their World Cup 2019 exploits. (Surely debacle? – Ed.) As the players slipped furtively into the arrivals hall, keen-eyed observers were unable to locate the… Read more »
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE 3722
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology, Spot the Difference
GENERAL FRANCO BORIS JOHNSON Remains exhumed Remains in the EU Starring role in Spanish Civil War Starring role in Brexit Civil War Fascist government Fatuous government Ruled with an iron fist Rules with a foot in his mouth Soldier Mercenary Disliked Basques Undoes basques Right-wing lunatic Right-wing lunatic
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THOSE GAA CHAMPIONSHIP RULE CHANGES IN FULL
October 31, 2019 Craic & Codology
Joe Brolly to be relegated entirely from the RTÉ panel Remaining panellists to be allowed aggressively self-promote Leinster football championship to be dumped in the Sin Bin If referee is bundled into their car boot post-match, the losing team must pay for locksmith No more criticism of the Sky deal GAA to mark cards of… Read more »
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HALLOWEEN BREXIT BONFIRE
October 29, 2019 Affairs, Craic & Codology
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October 25, 2019 Affairs, Cartoons, Craic & Codology
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HISTORY IS A NIGHTMARE FROM WHICH I AM TRYING TO AWAKE
October 22, 2019 Affairs, Craic & Codology
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October 21, 2019 Affairs, Cartoons, Craic & Codology
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THE DAILY TORYGRAPH
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
BORIS: Let’s do it! Britain’s PM tells it like it isn’t – yikes! What an absolutely spot-on victory for yours truly in getting the Euro shower to think again before pointing the fickle finger of blame at poor old Bozza for everything. Just when Brexit disaster loomed, cue a hastily arranged get-together with our fair-weather… Read more »
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ANGER AS RUGBY DISRUPTS WEATHER
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
RUGBY WORLD CUP JAPAN 2019 by Our Man in Tokyo Harry Kane The world of violent tropical storms was rocked to its foundations when an outbreak of international rugby threatened to ruin the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan. Local residents, who were forced to sit through 80 minutes of Ireland’s match with Samoa in… Read more »
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AMNESTY APPEAL
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
This is Seán. Do not be fooled. Behind the smiling features and proud nose lies a tale of heart-breaking sorrow and impoverishment. Seán was once a titled personage and one of the richest men in Ireland. His greatest love (besides himself) was climbing. He reached the higher rungs on the social ladder and the upper… Read more »
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WOMEN HAVE ROW
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
The entire world held its breath last night as the wives of two well-known footballers had a row on social media. “We haven’t seen anything like this,” said one tabloid editor, “since yesterday.” On other pages: WAGS – assorted untalented women getting an awful lot of attention WAGES – footballers given ridiculous amounts of money… Read more »
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COLEEN TACKLES IRELAND’S GREAT MYSTERIES
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
by Our Social Media Staff Phillipa Page WAG investigator Coleen Rooney turns her attention to some of Ireland’s historical stories. Shergar’s Disappearance Countless theories have been put forward as to what happened to this champion racehorse back in 1983, with persistent rumours that Col Gadaffi was involved. However, after blocking everyone from viewing her Instagram… Read more »
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GREEN MEN SHOCK!
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
There is an accepted practice in Japan that, when pedestrians wish to cross the street, they must first wait for the Green Man. These days nobody is waiting for the Green Man. All over Japan, the lights are going out on the little Green Men. It seems their batteries are dying in the humidity and… Read more »
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BUDGET 2020 SUMMARY
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
Health 2,000 trolleys in hospital corridors to get new wheels over next 10 years, with the remaining 700 to be oiled. HSE apologies to be streamlined, with admission of culpability and compensation payments to be made six months earlier than in 2019. Environment Shane Ross emissions to be reduced by 50%. 15% increase in efforts… Read more »
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TRUMP VOWS TO ‘PULL US OUT OF AMERICA’
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
IN THE latest controversy to impact on the White House, President Donald Trump has announced that he is “pulling the United States out of America”. Unveiling the surprise strategy while posing beside a range of Big Macs, Trump said, “It’s time America stood on its own two feet. America didn’t help us when we were… Read more »
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THOSE RTÉ CHAT SHOW CONTENDERS
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
Bo Ring Made her name in legendary home comedy productions like Drying Paint and Growing Grass and is considered a safe pair of jaws by station management. Even described by some as “Tubs in a skirt”. Kay Othic One of RTÉ’s rising young stars with a “zany zest for living on the edge”, says one… Read more »
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NURSERY RHYMES FOR OUR TIMES
October 16, 2019 Craic & Codology
City Council, City Council, where have you been? To the bank, to the bank, for the dispensing machine City Council, City Council, why were your bags so filled? So the frazzled lads on the site could continue to build. ………………… Simple Simon met a pie man back from A&E Said Simple Simon to the pie… Read more »
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