ON THE OCCASION of returning to the position of Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has already declared his second stint ‘ruined’ after discovering that, in his absence, Micheál Martin has adjusted the chair in the Taoiseach’s office with all the care and delicacy of a herd of elephants trampling over grass. “I’m only out of the office… Read more »
THE latest fishing scam attempting to retrieve victim’s financial information through a new ‘Hi Mum’ WhatsApp text message wasn’t fooling one Irish mother this week, who stated she knew straight away it wasn’t her prick of a son because he never contacts her, WWN reports. “I got excited for all about three milliseconds before coping… Read more »
ONE DUBLIN woman making a beeline for the toilets is cursing her decision to wear her jumpsuit to dinner at The Curry Pot restaurant. Eye witnesses confirm that Helen Crannon suddenly excused herself from the table she was dining at with several friends and was seen beginning the labour and time-intensive task of disrobing and… Read more »
THE opening of the newly-refurbished Dún Laoghaire Baths has been marred by tragedy, after one local ended up in A&E after making the foolish assumption that the venue had some sort of swimming facility. “The man came running in wearing his togs and shouted ‘yup yup 7up’ before diving into where he assumed there would… Read more »
DARRAGH O’BRIEN had just minutes to enjoy surviving his 80th vote of no confidence motion of the year in the Dáil before his estranged brother and Starfleet chief petty officer Miles O’Brien broke his silence on his sibling’s political career. “I’ve traveled the galaxy and seen countless aliens races of distinct variations, ideologies and capabilities… Read more »
THERE’s nothing as beautiful as a rousing choral performance at Christmas, as the melodic tones of a group of people singing in perfect harmony fills the air around you. Unless of course that choir is made up of kids. Particularly one of your own kids. Now it gets tricky. 1) Don’t enjoy the rest of… Read more »
A CLEVER move to further reduce the national debt and add to the State’s rainy day fund has seen a series of ‘knock out’ style referendums come down to this; one of Louth and Carlow will be sold off to China. China, in the market for a stronghold in Western europe, and Ireland desperate to… Read more »
IT was cancelled due to Covid, rescheduled due to holidays and ignored for as long as possible, but the time has finally come for Waterford man Eric Gowan to finally bite that NCT bullet this weekend. “Surely they couldn’t fail me after all this time, right? They have to pass me to ease me back… Read more »
“I’VE no idea what a sawn off doctor is but my aides insist this should be enough to have you all drooling at the mouth like attention-starved puppies,” explained EU Comission president Ursula von der Leyen her address to the Joint Houses of the Oireachtas. Mindful of the fact that substantive speeches heavy on detail… Read more »
