Category: Craic & Codology

BAN ON ‘XL POLITICIANS’ COMES INTO EFFECT

XL Bully Ban

January 23, 2025 Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

The ban on ‘XL Politicians’ is set to come into effect from February, as the new government commences its life in office. However, concerned welfare organisations have noted that many voters are simply abandoning their TDs, rather than listening to them waffle for another five years about how the interminable housing and health crises are… Read more »

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GOLDHAWK PROFILES THIS YEAR’S ‘LOVE ISLAND’ FAVOURITES

heart and love

January 23, 2025 Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Michael Lowry Enjoys nothing better than lazing around on the beach but strenuously denies that he was involved in or knows anything about offshore activities. Will be wearing very little clothing because his dirty laundry is always being washed in public. Michael Healy-Rae Claims to be interested in a monogamous relationship but will hook up… Read more »

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ZUCKERBERG FED UP WITH EU BUSYBODIES

Mark Zuckerberg

January 23, 2025 Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg today renewed his attack on what he termed “unnecessary interference by EU busybodies”. In a video entitled “More money and fewer controls”, the Facebook founder said: “Although I have always declared my support for clear regulations to tame the worst excesses of the internet, this does not mean that I ever… Read more »

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TAYTO NOT NATO

Tayto crisps

January 23, 2025 Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

A new poem by Michael Twee I wondered lonely as a cow Munching my bag of Tayto When all at once I thought of how I’d really upset Nato What if, incensed by what I said, They try to bomb my baldy head? Oh why can all the world not see Like me and Gary… Read more »

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SUPER JUNIOR PERKS EXPLAINED

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January 23, 2025 Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Accommodation: Plenty of featherbedding for the Independents Food: Junior ministers to be given free rein to talk tripe and behave in a ham-fisted manner Fuel: Lots of guff about having to stay up late to burn the midnight oil Relocation: Financial compensation for those TDs who are about to start living on another planet

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OZONE

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January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush, Ozone

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CONCERNS OVER PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER

Harris and Martin

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Fears are growing throughout the democratic world about the implications of November’s general election result, which saw voters shockingly opt for another term of chaos. While the consequences of the ballot are yet to be fully felt, it’s expected that petty squabbles, meaningless feuds and breathtaking incompetence will be the hallmarks of the upcoming administration…. Read more »

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CABINET FORMATION TALKS LATEST

Leinster House

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Defence: Simon Harris really dug in about a rotating Taoiseach Health: Fianna Fáil desperate to recover from the Stephen Donnelly fiasco Foreign affairs: Darragh O’Brien should be sent packing from his ministerial brief Law and order: Paschal Donohoe trying to arrest his growing unpopularity Agriculture: Helen McEntee worried about getting ditched from justice Social Protection:… Read more »

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CALL FOR BORDER POLL POLL

Mary Lou McDonald

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Amidst a perceived lack of enthusiasm, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for a border poll to decide whether the people of the province and the Republic want a border poll or not. “It’s time that the people on both sides of the border were given the democratic chance to decide whether they… Read more »

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THOSE ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ CONTESTANTS

Micheal Martin DWTS

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Micheál Martin Decades of fancy footwork, countless U-turns and kicking cans down the road show the value of flip-flopping but never quite facing the music. Micheál’s success also proves the importance of side-stepping, glitzy grey suits and spray-on policies. Mary Lou McDonald A tendency to veer left and right simultaneously has sometimes left Mary Lou… Read more »

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TRUMP SETS HIS SIGHTS ON IRISH INFRASTRUCTURE

Trump

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

In one of his first speeches of 2025, president-elect Donald J Trump has threatened to take control of the West Link toll bridge. Following on from his threat to retake the Panama Canal, the West Link has now drawn his ire, with Trump claiming that eFlow charges US tourists “exorbitant prices” on their way to… Read more »

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WORLDWIDE APPROVAL FOR MUSK’S NEW NAME

Elon Musk

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

There was widespread approval across the globe last night after multi-zillionaire business tycoon Elon Musk changed his name to Maximus Totallus Gobshyteus. “It suits him perfectly,” said one excited X devotee, his middle finger pointing upwards out of habit. “It’s the perfect name for him now that he spends his time hanging out with Mr… Read more »

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THOSE GOLDEN VISAS REVELATIONS

Golden visa

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

by Arthur Beastly WIDESPREAD OUTRAGE spread throughout the country last night after it emerged that there were no official records about the assorted jammy beneficiaries of the state’s self-styled ‘golden visa’ scheme. The programme, launched in 2012 to encourage investment from completely unknown foreign investors based around the globe (China), was shut down in 2023… Read more »

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NEW YEAR PREDICTIONS

New Year Fireworks

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

♦ The new taoiseach and tánaiste will continue to work closely together, taking turns on pointing the finger at each other for any failures ♦ In a courageous break with party history, Roderic O’Gorman ditches all this unpopular green nonsense and finally gets involved in vote-getting politics ♦ White House to be renamed ‘The Extremely… Read more »

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ICY TEMPERATURE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY

Ice warning

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Met Éireann has reiterated its Yellow Snow warning, which will come back into effect for all counties until the weekend at the earliest. Met Éireann is warning of the possibility that a combination of significant snowfall and rogue teenagers could bring a blanket of snow with yellow patches to the country. “These conditions are very… Read more »

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THOSE JIMMY CARTER TRIBUTES

Donald Trump

January 9, 2025 Cartoons, Craic & Codology, Hush Hush

Donald Trump Most guys who work for peanuts are losers but Jimmy turned out to be a genius whose amazing work was tragically cut short by him having to seek re-election after four years. We must never allow that to happen again! Yoon Suk Yeol Though you failed to take full advantage of your time… Read more »

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