Opinion: Why Must I Sacrifice My Annual Ski Holiday For The Sake of Some Greedy Bankers?
At the height of the late, lamented Celtic Tiger I would regularly bring my teenage son up to Grange Motors in Deansgrange for him to gaze longingly at the expensive Mercedes-Benz cars on sale there. I can’t describe the joy that flooded into my heart when I’d see his eyes light up in amazement at [...]
Opinion: This Government Must Be Stopped Before It Is Too Late
Yes, they may laugh now, but they won’t be laughing when they have no mouths. As economic Armageddon rages on and we stumble about confusedly like a puppy being made to dance on its hind legs by a bold child, there has been a sudden realisation across the board regarding the present government that has [...]
Diet Tips… from Tabitha Spane
Hey fattys! Are you sick of men not paying you any attention because of your bubble butt? Is your husband getting physically abusive because the sight of your expanding waistline is making him regret marrying you?! Are you sick of going to the zoo with your ugly kids and having the zookeepers chasing you with [...]
Big Phil To Shake Chelski The Fuck Up
Thank you professional football. Just when you felt that the industry was rotten, corrupt and full of over-paid tossers, having been force-fed all the tirades in the press and on the grapevine – “a change gonna come.” I thought the Premier League was exciting last year, what with Elano, Ronaldo, the most exciting player I’ve [...]
Brendan O’Doherty’s Talkin’ Tough on …. The Bloody Lisbon Treaty
If you haven’t been aware of the furore surrounding the Lisbon Treaty in the media recently then you must be Helen FUCKING Keller!! And if you are Helen Keller then you’re the luckiest person in the world, cos I have a pain in my butt listening to everyone shiting on about it. Unfortunately we have [...]
Ask Annifred… Anything At All!
Hello there children! Annifred here, are you reading carefully? Excellent. I’m going to be the resident ‘shoulder to cry on’ round these parts, so be sure to tell me all about your dysfunctional little lives so I can publish them for other people’s entertainment! And your emotional well-being of course. You won’t need any other [...]
Opinion: Who Speaks Out For Ninja Husbands Forced To Wear Hatsumi Headgear?
Not a day goes by where at least one Western news publication (be it a daily newspaper, a monthly magazine or a quarterly periodical) prints an article decrying the treatment of females in Islamic countries, with almost all of these pieces referring to the fact that a significant part of this oppression derives from the [...]
Opinion: My Conversion To Gated Communities Has Nothing To Do With My Recent €9m Lotto Jackpot Win
You may have heard my name being mentioned in the media recently regarding my €9.25m National Lottery win last month. Please believe me when I state that my motivation in writing this article is not to gloat over my tremendous good fortune, but rather to tackle the accusations of hypocrisy on my part made by [...]
Brendan O’ Doherty’s Talkin’ Tough … on Trade Unions
Hands up who thinks that our society is in the stranglehold of a most vile, unaccountable, unprogressive, uncivilised of institutions? An institution that has single-handedly held back this country for literally hundreds of years? Who am I referring to? Well, if you read the headline then you’ll have figured it out – yes, the trade [...]
Artscope with Findúlicáin McCoole – The fate of the little people
The story goes like this: he did well for himself. He was clever, never short of a few bob, always knew how to make a deal. He had the ear of respected people, and a talent for spinning a yarn. Slowly he began to believe his own hype. His reputation for hard work and ability [...]
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