IT’S EARLY days but the encouraging green shoots are there to be seen; the senior men’s Irish football team are slowly evolving into a team that struggles to compete on the international stage but in a slightly different way than before. Front-foot, possession-based struggles are a world away from the negative and pragmatic depression-inducing longball… Read more »
ALL the arrogance of Cork but with marginally more insufferable accents, it’s often said that people from Dublin think too highly of themselves. WWN is here to help you take them down a peg or two lest they drown in their notion-riddled smugness: – Always accompany the phrase ‘The Big Shmoke’ with condescending air quotes…. Read more »
FOLLOWING months of Coronavirus saturated news seeping into every single pore of media news bodies, Britain, Ireland and the remaining handful of Europeans who care exhaled in unison at a familiar pre-Covid era news story: the UK once again making the centrefold of the world’s latest issue of Fuck Up magazine. In a suspected attempt… Read more »
RATHER than rushing to congratulate their younger sister Gráinne on her solid 500 points showing in this year’s Leaving Cert, older siblings Cormac (370 points) and Niamh (480 points) have labeled it as ‘not a real Leaving’. In a sign that the pandemic has left some things unchanged, Cormac and Niamh spent the morning passive… Read more »
PRINCE HARRY and Meghan Markle are making headlines again this time with news of a major deal with Netflix which will see the couple produce TV shows and films for the streaming giant. Always first for entertainment news, WWN has gained a sneak peak at some of the projects the couple are set to be… Read more »
SWIFTLY bringing an end to accusations that he is pursuing a right-wing racist agenda President Donald Trump put on-the-fence voters at ease by rushing to defend a 17-year-old accused of gunning down two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. “You say ‘murderous white supremacist’ like it’s a bad thing” bristled a downright confused Trump, the lawlessness and… Read more »
BACK TO SCHOOL pictures on social media have become the new fad in keeping up with the Joneses, evolving from simple front door snaps of children heading back to school, to a new form of ‘look at my beautiful house interior’. WWN looks at the 5 best photogenic fireplaces to stick your back to school… Read more »
TIGHTLY clutching the TV remote to his chest and pleading like a whiny child that’s bargaining with a parent to stay up past their bed time, local man Dermot Halgin has informed his girlfriend he just wants to watch two more hours of rolling Lionel Messi coverage across all sport and news channels, please please… Read more »
AWKWARD office chit chat was front and centre of the Dáil as its returned from its summer recess, prompting TDs from all parties to exchange excruciatingly dull tales of their brief time off during which absolutely nothing of political importance occurred. “Fierce quiet now so it was, yeah yeah” remarked Taoiseach Martin, inhaling a sigh… Read more »
FAILING TO hide her annoyance at the fact her youngest child has his school hazmat suit ruined three days into the school year, local mother Rachel Keeley’s patience is being tested to its limits. “What did I tell you? No knee slides,” Keeley said through gritted teeth which grasped thread she was using to sow… Read more »