“I SEE a man with a beard, and glasses, surrounded by people in balaclavas” said Leo Varadkar today, after being presented with a Rorschach ‘ink blot’ image with the instruction to just ‘say what you see’. “Is that correct?” “Mr. Varadkar, there are no ‘right and wrong’ answers with these tests, it’s just to get… Read more »
SNATCHING monumental disaster from the jaws of catastrophic failure, British PM Boris Johnson is hailing the remarkable progress in Brexit trade negotiations which has seen his team’s triumphs extend to ‘a few fish’ in the column marked ‘Massive Benefits of Amazing Brexit’. “We did it” a beaming Johnson said, as a solitary fish flapped in… Read more »
TAKING advantage of teams now being given special permission to have their full panel in attendance at Croke Park, Cavan have hit upon a scheme which could see them even up the odds between them and overwhelming favourites Dublin, who are in search of 6-in-a-row. “Shut up and say nothing,” argued Cavan manager and former… Read more »
THIS WEEK the government voted down a motion by Solidarity-People Before Profit which proposed paying student nurses, with the vote losing 77 votes to 72 votes. While some of the Irish public seem aggrieved by the outcome, it may just be that they haven’t seen things from the government’s side who drew on a dazzling… Read more »
CAPPING off a year which has seen its members proclaim anti-vaccine stances, air misogynist and xenophobic comments, and glorify terrorism just a handful of dozens of times, Sinn Féin has announced its intention to review its admittance process for new members. “If a TD has a go at the gays, Chinese, Nigerians, Brazilians, Muslims, Jews,… Read more »
WITH the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine almost imminent, local man Warren Twomey has taken stock of just what an unforgettable year 2020 has been, already growing nostalgic at the thought of saying goodbye to Covid-19. “Ah you’d miss it all the same, this Covid stuff. Do you know how many times I’ve had to… Read more »
INITIALLY overcome with a wave relief at the news that the UK will rollout Pfizer and BionTech’s Covid-19 vaccine as early as next week, local Englishman Hugh Harding is now a staunch opponent to what he believes is a sovereignty stealing jab. “And what, I take it and wake up speaking the Furher’s German with… Read more »
LOOKING back on a whirlwind 12 months, Hao Xi, the man credited with ordering bat soup at Wuhan wet market was in a reflective mood. “Ah it can’t be, over 12 months? You’re joking” offered Hao Xi, “really? Where does the time go at all. You mean 12 months ago, in this wet market? I… Read more »
THE CHRISTMAS shop rush on the high street and in towns will be a little different this year and WWN is on hand to deliver an essential guide to getting the Christmas shopping done in a pandemic: Train with deep sea divers on how to hold your breath for long periods of time before taking… Read more »
TO SAY it is a tough job market out there these days is an understatement in the extreme, however, WWN Jobs is here to bring job hunters some good news. There is a high profile opening in Iran’s nuclear development programme with competitive pay and comes with the chance to live in the historic and… Read more »