THE FIRST official commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the Irish Civil War descended into unsavoury scenes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar engaged in a physical fight during a plaque unveiling at the Four Courts. Initially a sombre and respectful reflection on the devastation wrought by the Civil War which saw over… Read more »
AFTER SIGNING the Anglo Irish Treaty 100 years ago today Michael Collins famously said “thank fuck Twitter isn’t around, could you imagine the roasting I’d get from those know it all wankers”. Initially stating that he had signed his own death warrant, Collins feared that creating only a partial Free State could lead to conflict… Read more »
EXPERTS have announced that blade marks on the skeleton of a 33,000-year-old reindeer skeleton found in the Cork region is clear proof that early humans in the area were using tools to hunt, and that they were almost certainly being insufferable about it too. “We have no reason to believe that these primitive people sounded… Read more »
A TEAM of Waterford based archaeologists excavating what was believed to be a stone age settlement in Portlaw have stated that they’ve discovered ‘fuck all’ over the past several weeks and have kindly asked the press to leave them alone. The site, which was earmarked as a possible treasure trove for ancient finds, was deemed… Read more »
MOMENTARILY leaving its plinth in Westminster’s Parliament Square, a panicked Winston Churchill statue entered an internet cafe to remove references to all troubling aspects of Churchill’s political life, including his role in the Bengal Famine of 1943 in an attempt to keep the statue standing a little longer. Famous for his pivotal role in defeating… Read more »
THE TEARING down of a statue of slaver-but-honestly-probably-a-top-top-bloke-besides-all-that Edward Colston in Bristol by anti-racism protesters, and the negative reaction it has drawn from some, has highlighted again that official Britain’s version of British history is flawless and not a simplified, hastily rewritten version that ignores inconvenient truths. You may be confused to learn to Colston,… Read more »
SPEAKING AT emergency press conference, the world’s historians called for urgent action as the year 2020 reached its maximum quota for historical events. “You can see the simple formula we use to calculate permissible volumes of history,” explained historian Erica Schubert pointing to an intimidating graph, “we’re entirely full up for news, events, viral stories… Read more »
THEY say some things never go out of fashion, they just take a break for a while, and that’s certainly true for many of the things we loved from the incredible decade that was the 80s! Fashions, trends and dreads from the 80s are back with a bang… keep an eye out for these 6… Read more »
SEEKING a long term solution to the never ending parade of ignorance a portion of the British public seem perfectly happy to show off when it comes to Ireland, Irish history, and the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, the people of Ireland have hit upon a clever idea. In recent weeks, a number of… Read more »