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Irish man ostracised for not drinking tea; Number of old men walking around with hands behind their back dwindling; Waterford man pure chuffed with himself after friend beeps at him in passing car; Rents in Dublin at historic ‘taking the piss’ levels; Illegal wheelchair racing ring shut down; Nigerian Prince says he is for real this time; Outrage as church announces end to holy water following water charges; Middle-aged guy delighted he got the shift last night; ‘Bodies! Sure I can’t even remember where I left my house keys most of the time,’ insists Adams; Government calls Cork’s bluff forcing it to secede from Ireland; ‘I should have never crossed that fucking road,’ admits Chicken; ‘All my Facebook friends think I’m really cultured now,’ says guy who translated name to Irish; Large increase in number of joint rollers ‘top-loading’ at house parties; Shock as running bulls gore humans who stood in path of running bulls; Local band must be ‘really good now’ after black and white photo shoot, say fans; JobBridge scheme extended by 30,000 places as government opens cotton-picking plantation in Leitrim; 33rd county discovered by family out for a stroll; Use of air quotes still the easiest way to spot if someone’s a prick; Ryan Giggs to manage newly-created Man Utd women’s team; Supermac’s receives its first Michelin star; Grown man insists on dressing up as a footballer every weekend; Pope’s first year in charge marked with an absolutely cracking Mass; Bad behaviour in kids linked to being ‘spoilt little shits’, finds study; Teenager catches her death in that thing; PETA calls for Patrick’s Day boycott over saint’s history of reptile abuse; Waterford woman needs a lend of 2 euros for the bus; Unemployed man is refused raise by social welfare department for third time in six years; Family furious as Danish zoo puts down ageing keeper; ‘I’m fucking deadly looking with this trendy scarf and jacket,’ says guy attending art exhibition; Putin and Kim Jong-un begin beautiful pen pal correspondence, say sources; Increase in selfies means Internet is just ‘one big staring contest’; Dublin bus driver hailed a ‘hero’ for breaking twenty euro note; Toddler gives not one single fuck about zoo; Church hires J.K Rowling to rewrite the Bible; Everyone to end up working for Tesco by 2034; Drinking alcohol while on antibiotics declared ‘perfectly safe’ by lads in pub; Man unable to speak in own accent when talking to foreigners; ‘Your dog is shit and outdated,’ thinks husky owner; ‘Yes, that’s enough photos of your fantastic life in Australia, thank you very much’; Morgan Freeman is the new voice of the Irish aurals; Junkies furious after children’s playground is found in local heroin hotspot; Sinn Féin promise to build Nation’s first nuclear warhead; Guy not sure if he deleted Internet history before leaving girlfriend in flat this morning; Historic day as Irish children secure 9.30 p.m. bedtime agreement; FAI ask terrible Sunday footballers for their opinion on national team; ‘Jesus not coming back by the looks of it,’ admits Vatican; Simon Cowell calls birth of first son ‘lazy, unoriginal and boring’; Irish girl is ‘part-time model now’ after paying for photos of herself; Investigation underway as Saint Bridget’s Cross sweatshop uncovered in local primary school; ‘I bet everyone thinks I’m really important now,’ says guy who hangs suit in back of car; Parents outraged as WikiLeaks release Santa’s naughty list; ‘Mad bastard’ buys himself novelty Christmas jumper; Waterford Lad.
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98 per cent of drunk Irish males claim grandfather was in the old IRA, finds study; Reeling in the Years: Ritual peasant burnings; The Ku Klux Karnival; Flanagan’s Internet café; IRB horse-drawn missile launchers.
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‘Too cold to leave warm bed to pee,’ confirms hungover Waterford man; Stolen Boeing 737 found burnt out on Waterford council estate.
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