May The Fifth Be With You

The Micheal Tea Cosy by reader Virginia Costello;

We are five today and would like to thank all broadsheet commenters/contributors past and present.

Some birthday messages:

“I like that you introduced me to Poorly Drawn Lines (which I continually call Badly Drawn Lines). How you keep issues like the Fr Niall Molloy death in peoples’ minds. How you fought for Kate against the might of the Communication Clinic. For making the acquaintance of some funny commenters, who’s real names and faces I’ve never seen. And Mani. And the rest. They’re just a few reasons Broadsheet is worth the bandwidth alone (or works bandwidth, heh) And for feeding my ego and putting my occasional photos online. Thanks lads and lassies.”

Sheila Larkin

“I’m not sure when I first ventured over to Broadsheet, but I think it was after it being linked from the basket case that is Politics.ie. Gradually it became my most visited website/app. I’ve viewed the past 3-odd years through its prism, valuing its idiosyncratic approach to the broader news agenda and important coverage of issues ignored or given short shrift elsewhere. This would be nothing without the irreverent humour, posts chosen specifically to angry up the readers, and, of course, the comment section.”

Jason

“Every morning the three sites I check are my Outlook webmail, Facebook and Broadsheet. Only then can I start work emails.”

Stephen

“Five years of the ‘Sheet? Bloody hell!
Fair play to you all, you’ve done well.
Despite some posters’ snark
Being quite wide of the mark,
And a waste of good HTML.”

Gary Flood

We would like acknowledge with a large tay the following for ‘above the fold’ help.

Nat King Coleslaw, Sue Phillips, Oisín Kane, Sibling of Daedalus, Not Pancho, Aaron McAllorum, Simon Judge, Chris Judge, Legal Coffee Drinker, Edel O’Connell, Lars Biscuits, Sarah Leahy, Lillie Leahy, Emily O’Callaghan, Olga Cronin, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Michael McDermott, Ciaran Walsh, Tom and Sally Fitzgerald; Exchequer Street Boy (James Kavanagh); John Moynes, Sheila Larkin, John Wilson, Gemma O’Doherty, Maurice McCabe, Gavin Sheridan, William Maher, Ken Foxe, Karl Monaghan, Dan Boyle, Anne Marie McNally, Catherine Murphy, Simon McGarr, Alan Newman, Derek O’Connor, Mark Ryall, Tom ‘Dylan’ Dillon, James M Chimney, Aidan Coughlan, Annie West, Eoin Purcell, Elaine Herbert, Aongus Collins, Eamon Delaney, Sinéad Keogh, Lynn Donovan, Louise Roe, Aware, Gareth MacNamee, Anne-Louise Foley, Gary Fitzgibbon, Pamela McCarthy, Mark Tighe, Miriam Cotton, Kevin Cramer, Dermot Ahern, Meliosa Fitzgibbon, Geoff McGrath, Padraig Glynn, Sinead Ryan, Joanne Byrne, Mick Flavin, John Gallen, Aran Brazil, Paul Murphy, Enda Bolger, Colin McGann, Séamus Kiernan, Mark Henderson, Eamon Farrell, Sam Boal, Sasko Lazarov, Elaine Bradley, Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Dr Tom Clonan, Tom Dillon, Neil Michael, Darragh Doyle, Julien Mercille, Anna Christofides, David Cichon, Conor O’Neill, Barry Hartigan, Buzz O’Neill, Miss Panti, Paula Geraghty, Oireachtas Retort, the people at Hosting Ireland, Justine McCarthy, Gavin Titley, David Norris, Conor Cusack, Mark Kelly, Joan Fitzpatrick, Sam Fitzpatrick, Fat Frog (Gaza), Mark Geary (Australia), Reppy [New Zealand] and our beloved commenters, the Broadsheet Massive. Apologies if we’ve left anyone out.

Earlier: Broadsheet Comment Section Bingo

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32 thoughts on “May The Fifth Be With You”

Ken M July 28, 2015 at 4:57 pm

you left out the commenters, of course

scottser July 28, 2015 at 5:30 pm

no they didn’t. we’re the ‘broadsheet massive’, apparently.
1. John 'Preposterous' Ryan July 28, 2015 at 5:43 pm
  
  Ken and Scottser, Sorry. Those named are people who have regularly provided content ‘above the fold’ but don’t often get mentioned. Many may be commenters under different names (!)
  1. Ken M July 28, 2015 at 11:05 pm
    
    I mean of course you should leave out the commenters. That’s how the sharing economy works!
  2. Anne July 28, 2015 at 11:49 pm
    
    “Many may be commenters under different names (!)”
    
    Ha cool.. Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m really Scarlet Johansen myself.
2. Domestos July 28, 2015 at 6:00 pm
  
  Yiz are clearly blow-ins. I’d put up a winky-face, but I’d prefer you to read this in a scowly tone.
3. jeremy kyle July 28, 2015 at 8:02 pm
  
  Innit?

Kieran July 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm

Happy birthday Broadsheet, never change.

Except animal posts, cut back on them, but apart from that never change.

Clampers Outside! July 28, 2015 at 6:09 pm

But how are we gonna keep up with the baby snatching gull news then ! ?
1. meadowlark July 28, 2015 at 6:27 pm
  
  I for one walked down the street, infant in tow, in paroxysms of fear, all thanks to one Broadsheet article. It added that adrenaline rush which has been absent from my day of late. Thanks lads!

fluffybiscuits July 28, 2015 at 5:07 pm

Happy Birthday

Buzz O Neill!!! ?

fluffybiscuits July 28, 2015 at 5:07 pm

As in Rovers fan?

Slightly Bemused July 28, 2015 at 5:11 pm

Happy Birthday to yiz. will there be Tay at the party?

scottser July 28, 2015 at 5:32 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inS9gAgSENE

MW7 July 28, 2015 at 5:38 pm

Happy Birthday BS.

Great way to keep in touch with home.

realPolithicks July 28, 2015 at 5:40 pm

+5

realPolithicks July 28, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Happy birthday Broadsheet, onwards and upwards.

Anne-Marie McNally July 28, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Ah..Breithlà shona duit Broadsheet! Delighted to get a shout out in the acknowledgements but really our thanks lie with you for your courage, irreverence, & capacity to give the little guys a big voice!
-Catherine Murphy TD & Anne-Marie McNally

Continuity Jay-Z July 28, 2015 at 5:57 pm

Happy birthday from all the lads at Forestry Services Ltd.

Oh yeah Ray, can you play Hozier for Sharon in the office?

Thanks

Clampers Outside! July 28, 2015 at 6:10 pm

Dunno why… but I’m laughing :)
1. ahyeah July 28, 2015 at 9:19 pm
  
  Yeah, me too. Shouldn’t have been funny but it was.

Malta July 28, 2015 at 6:07 pm

Happy Birthday, Guys!

The Old Boy July 28, 2015 at 6:08 pm

Happy Birthday Broadsheet. I presume there will be an all-night free drink party for us all to celebrate.

Frilly Keane July 28, 2015 at 7:04 pm

Fair dues lads

Here’s to the next 5

JunkFace July 28, 2015 at 7:14 pm

Congrats on the Big 5! Now finish yer vegetables before you watch the Telly

Delacaravanio July 28, 2015 at 7:45 pm

I’m amazed that this website is only going five years. It’s as if it’s been there for a decade. Congratulations on all your success, you truly are Ireland’s best news blog.

jeremy kyle July 28, 2015 at 8:05 pm

I’m getting the Broadsheet dog tattooed on my arse.

Whose with me?

…anyone?

Mani July 28, 2015 at 10:29 pm

Sorry. But I already have a tattoo of Clampers ma’s arse on my arse.

Reppy July 28, 2015 at 9:17 pm

Cheers Broadsheet and happy birthday, love your work! Ps back in the homeland now, NZ is a distant memory :)

Lilly July 28, 2015 at 11:11 pm

Did I miss the candles and cake? Happy birthday sweet Broadsheet!

Zarathustra July 28, 2015 at 11:25 pm

Well, it seems I’m late to the party as well, but Happy Birthday BS and thanks for keeping me bewildered for the past five years – although it’s not really hard to do when the likes of ‘The Greatest Yahoo Answer Ever’ and The Trolls of Three Bridges [sic] are semi-permanently displayed, to lure in potential flies to your satirical news web who have a penchant for stories from times past. Nevertheless, I love the postcard from Malta and the birthday wishes from [Redacted], Mr Kenny, Ms Burton and Ms Huberman, but who are the other two gents in the skit caricature?