April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

FAI supremo (at time of writing) John Delaney has announced that he has single-handedly secured a new sponsorship deal for the embattled organisation.

“Yes,” he responded modestly, “entirely through my own example I have been approached by a drinks company to become a brand ambassador for the company’s water brand, based purely on my sparkling performance in consuming a whopping six carafes of the stuff at a recent Oirechtas committee hearing.”

Unfortunately, Mr Delaney was precluded from announcing the name of the brand, on legal advice.

Meanwhile, the under-fire FAI executive vice-president John Delaney (frequently sworn at but not as yet sworn in) has moved slowly to explain his gaffe at the recent UEFA U17 Euros draw at the Aviva Stadium, when he demonstrated a total lack of understanding of the first official language.

While welcoming guests at the draw, Delaney explained that when he said that ‘céad míle fáilte’ means “good evening and welcome” what he really meant to say was that it actually means “a hundred thousand euros… sorry… I meant welcomes.” 

“I understand the Irish language very well: better even than Mick McCarthy. I use Irish all the time. Like at the end of every month when I receive my monthly salary, rent and other expenses from the FAI, I say, ‘go raibh maith agaibh’. That means ‘Thank you, guys’. So there!”

What’s in that Black Hole?

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Call Centre Operator
Having spent a lifetime sitting around reading from a prepared script, the former taoiseach will have no problem advising unsuspecting members of the Irish diaspora about surefire investment schemes.
Automated Railway Announcer
Kenny’s robotic speaking voice is ideal for tedious announcements, such as “the 10.35 to Castlebar is delayed indefinitely”.
Public Service
Enda has always dreamt of getting involved in politics and possibly doing something good for the country.
Gravy Train Driver
(Already doing this – Ed)

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

• Never underestimate the amount of people who would notice
• Order three dozen more red flags
• Make sure they are large ones
• Alter terms of reference to include ‘gobshites’,
• ‘clueless’ and ‘bonehead’
• Don’t mention young Harris
• Use big words when explaining it all to the ordinary poor slobs
• Stay away from Seán O’Rourke
• Make sure we get paid in full with this shower

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Leo and Micheál

Been together since 2014. Always tension in the House whenever they are within sight of each other. Micheál thinks Leo is a control freak and Leo says Micheál is not supportive enough and refuses to obey.

John Delaney and John Tracey

Money problems can so easily rip couples apart and, now that John T has begun withholding the housekeeping money, the relationship looks to be in terminal decline.

Conor McGregor and Conor McGregor

While Conor still loves Conor more than anyone else in the world, Conor’s erratic and often violent behaviour in recent years surely means the whole sorry affair should be left to die with whatever bit of dignity might be left.

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Am I the only one who feels deeply concerned that, last week, one solitary bollard almost derailed the entire police service of this country? (Great start Pauly! – Ed)

It surely beggars belief that the security of every man, woman and child in the state is dependent on these faceless constructions – who are accountable to nobody – behaving in an upright manner at all times.

It might suit the snowflake pinko pseudo-Ghandists to adopt a laissez-faire attitude to this arrangement but, as was terrifyingly demonstrated last week, all it takes is for one rogue bollard and its goodbye freedom and hello anarchy. (Spot on! – Ed)

I’ve personally witnessed bollards prevent brave gardaí from gaining access to alleys and estates as they sought to remove some of the vilest vermin of Irish life from their holed up, welfare-funded sanctuaries paid for by the decent, law-abiding taxpayers of this country. (Great stuff. Makes you want to weep! – Ed)

Had that scumbag bollard (Bas***d! – Ed) taken out commissioner Harris last week, as eye-witness accounts claim it almost did, our children and their children’s genetically modified children might be waking up to a far more dangerous Ireland in times to come.

Bollards only have to be lucky once – time they were given the bullet. (Brilliant, Paulus magnificus! That’ll shift some copies! – Ed)

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

12 who don’t take ketchup at all on the burgers
8 skilled at turning on those computer yokes
18 right clever clogs for investigating stuff and that kind of thing
2 corner backs, badly needed
3 foreigners we’re keeping an eye on…
6 Rangers supporters
1 lad with a beard

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Dear Ambassador,

Thank you so much for your kind letter. We here at the Spectator always appreciate correspondence from Eire.

We thoroughly reject your thesis that our publication has adopted anti-Paddy positions now or in the past. Our editor, Fraser Nelson, is a card-carrying papist and lots of our contributors have those funny apostrophes in their names.

Who will ever forget our intense coverage of the spud famine (which was completely your fault by the way) or our unquenchable support for the people of Ulster?

Count yourselves lucky that we give you the time of day at all. If it was up to us, we’d spend most of our time blaming Muslims for the Brexit delay or Jeremy Corbyn for the fall of Saigon or something.

Anyway, we have to scram because Rod Liddle is about to blow a gasket about people speaking Welsh in public.

Slawn lats,
Spectator board

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Favourite film: Short Circuit 

Favourite song: Convoy, C.W. McCall 

Favourite TV show: Northern Exposure 

Favourite town: Ramsgate 

Favourite pub: Break for the Border 

Favourite car: Escort 

Favourite band: Guns and Roses 

Favourite animal: Flipper 

Favourite body part: Arms 

Favourite album: Never Mind the Bollards

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Rome v Republic – RTÉ One, 10.15pm: Neoliberal high priest Michael McDowell looks at how a deeply pernicious cult (the Progressive Democrats) maintained its grip on the Irish body politic for so long.

The Great House Revival – RTÉ One, 9.30pm: Join Johnny Ronan as he makes sky-high profits from his latest construction project. Housing minister Eoghan Murphy makes a special guest appearance as a hod carrier for developers.

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

JERUSALEM EAST

• Benjamin Netanyahu (Some Likud Hot Party) 66,600
• Benny Gantz (Centrist Blue and White Party) 66,599
• Moshe Smitem (Not so Centrist Black and Blue Union) 18,307
• Rabbi Avi (Old Testament Party) 14,815
• Softi Neissman (Let’s Treat the Palestinians Better Alliance) 9

BETHLEHEM SOUTH

• Election cancelled due to mysterious absence of electorate. (No change)
  

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April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

• Roma to be removed from Serie A
• NATO to be given control of Donegal 
• Ireland to replace euro with bitcoin 
• Dragons’ Den theme music to be the new EU anthem 
• Something about 5G 
• Reject all comparisons with UKIP 
• Free PTSD counselling for Gavin Duffy 
• Find out why the D–evil went down to Georgia
  

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April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

As part of a revolutionary plan to manage its border with the UK, Frau Merkel has announced that the EU is considering annexing what Angela Merkel has referred to as “parts of ze Nordetenlands zat righfully belong to ze Varadkar Republic, namely ze county of Our Ma”.

According to Frau Merkel, who was enjoying a refreshing eighth pint of Carlsberg after her back-stop (surely “whistle-stop”? – Ed) tour of Dublin said: “Our Ma is known as ze Orchard County and produces wonderful apples from which cider is made so we cannot permit zat it remains under the jurisdiction of ze Brits who are no better than Orchard Thieves and Bad Applemen.”

April 18, 2019 Craic & Codology

Businessman Peter Casey has announced his candidacy for next month’s European Parliament elections.

Launching his campaign, the former Dragon promised to be “the voice for rural Ireland”.

“Speaking as an ordinary working Joe millionaire,” he said, “and definitely not as an opportunist flaunting fake man-of-the-people credentials, I believe that my policies will resonate with decent, hard-working people everywhere.”

He also refuted accusations of anti-Traveller bias, saying, “My only concern is rural safety and ensuring that people in remote areas have AR-15 rifles to protect themselves against low-life criminals travelling around in their untaxed Hiace vans. The whole place is overrun with hordes of migrant freeloaders – just because we need an endless source of cheap labour. Well, no more!” (That’s enough Casey – Ed)

April 4, 2019 Craic & Codology

By Phil Frontpage

IN A move that has already sent shock waves through Europe and the UK, Leo Varadkar has pledged that he will devote all his time and energy into doing everything that Chancellor Merkel tells him.

Speaking to reporters in Dublin after meeting Mrs Merkel yesterday, the Taoiseach said that the two leaders had exchanged “frank and forthright” views about the continuing Brexit impasse.

“Angela reminded me of the Irish Government’s appalling course of inaction in failing to make any preparations for managing the border in the event of a ‘no deal’ outcome,” he continued, “and I fully agreed with her in the toughest terms possible that it was right and proper (And high time!_Ed) that I did something useful.”

Looking shifty and ashen-faced, Mr Varadkar added: “Let me make it crystal clear that I would have come up with this tough-talking initiative even if Mrs Merkel had not insisted that I do so – which surely shows the UK Government that Ireland really means business this time.”

When asked whether there would be any checkpoints manned by customs officers and British soldiers along the border, Vlad replied, “I wouldn’t know anything about things like that – you’ll have to ask Mrs Merkel.”

April 4, 2019 Craic & Codology

by Our Political Staff Cliff Edge

THE ENTIRE world held its breath last night as the British Government teetered on the verge of the Brexit endgame. Following months of political uncertainty and bitter in-fighting, the Westminster Parliament has finally reached the make-or-break point in what has been a long and torturous road.

It also emerged last night that the UK was facing a new crisis – an enormous shortage of metaphors to describe the county’s increasingly volatile situation.

“We are now at the critical stage when we really have used up everything,” said one anxious headline-writer.

“We’ve repeatedly done ‘the ball is in their court’, ‘crashing out without a deal’ and ‘at the end of the road’. We’ve also done ‘eleventh hour’, ‘final curtain’ and ‘the last chance saloon’ hundreds of times. We simply cannot carry on like this any longer – particularly as we currently find ourselves drifting into unchartered waters.”

THOSE RTÉ CELEBRITY GLOBETROTTERS

April 4, 2019 Craic & Codology

BORIS (noun) upper-class buffoon; slobbering idiot; statesman-like figure capable of occupying the highest political office. Example: “Cripes! Seems like all the others are so awful, there’s a real chance that the next PM could be a real Boris.”

LEADSOM (adjective) repugnant; vile; obnoxious; detestable; unbearable. Example: “Everyone agrees that Andrea is completely leadsom – obviously the ideal front-runner to take over from Mrs May.”

HUNT (noun) derogatory slang term used to denote a treacherous person who will use every underhand method to pursue self-advancement. Often used as a compound phrase. Example: “Absolute Hunt”, “Total Hunt” or, worst of all, “Jeremy Hunt”.

April 4, 2019 Craic & Codology

So farewell soon,
John Delaney,
a man who rose
without trace

A self important egotist,
with hardly a saving grace

You bought us drinks, but now it’s time
to induct you into the Fall from Fame.

It’s double yellow,
move along.
And give us back
our game.

JOHN DELANEY’S GAFF IN FULL

April 4, 2019 Craic & Codology

Due to a recent human resource adjustment, we are now accepting applications for the CEO poser (‘Post,’ surely_Ed).

This is a high profile, deeply challenging position, demanding exceptional flexibility and the skills to respond to a crisis even worse than the previous one for as often as it takes.

The successful candidate will be proficient in the preparation of press releases and adept in the practice of issuing injunctions.

An understanding of the game of football would be deemed advantageous.

Ideally applicants will also be expected to have:

•  Ready access to a solicitor at all times
•  A spare pair of shoes
•  A half-decent singing voice
•  No banners
•  A neck like a jockey’s b***ox

Send cv to: ceovacancy@nudge.wink/fai/jawn