Mandela Laughs Off Snake Attack

Oh wait, it’s just his shirt. Nice, though. I especially like how it blends in with his wallpaper / carpet.

“Unsavoury” Lay-by Closed in Co Tipperary

The Midland Tribune feels compelled to report (on page 2 of its April 22nd issue) that a lay-by on the N7 at Toomevara in Co. Tipperary has been temporarily closed by North Tipperary County Council due to reports of “homosexual activity”. There’s no deliberation over terms such as ‘lovers’ lane’ or any such thing, these […]

I’ve Not Been Sleeping Well…

…so I ended up having a really silly dream. I obviously read too many papers, spend too much time reading worrying stories online and then spend hours processing this information (poorly) inside my head. So, the dream. Basically, they (by which I mean, “boffins”) invented a new, giant telescope to investigate the so-called ‘Space Blob’ . […]

Well, My Family’s ALWAYS Supported Ipswich…

Lots of jersey swapping is sure to ensue as fairweather Irish fans of Ye Olde Englishe football change allegiance yet again. Mind you, they’re being asked to wear the blue of Ipswich Town now. How dare Roy Keane pick a team who don’t play in the red of Munsterpool United, or even a nice shade […]

“Yeah, but you know what…”

“she’s got a lovely singing voice.” And, by the looks of it, a new (p?)leather jacket.

Poe Little Puddy Tat

“I had walled the monster up within the tomb!” I couldn’t help but shudder at the story of Richard Parsons, a funeral director from Ugborough, near Plymouth in Devon, whose builders uncovered a 400-year-old mummified cat in the wall of his cottage’s bathroom. It immediately evokes the terrifying climactic twist of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale, The Black […]

We All Go Down Together

Can any teacher, or other public servant for that matter, actually come up with a better argument than this excellent analysis from Kevin Myers, published in today’s Irish Independent? I can’t open the papers without getting riled these days. Yes, I think the government is deplorable, and could not be more irate with people who voted Fianna […]

Axe Polls Now!

We’ve done our best to escape the unrelenting misery heaped on us by Damien Rice, David Gray, but, come the recession, back come the woe-is-me brigade. According to a survey in this morning’s Herald AM, 100% of respondents claimed they had experienced bullying in the workplace. Yes, 100%. That’s everyone. Now, I don’t know what the […]

Ham Acting Is The Least Of It…

Just how much humiliation can one band inflict upon itself?

See Me! For Vandalising The Language

If anyone had any concerns over the state of education in Ireland before yesterday, they were duly confirmed at the Teachers Union of Ireland meeting in Cork. This placard, brandished here by an Enya lookalike, erroneously and humiliatingly introduces the word “vandaling” into the English language.