Author Archives: Aaron McAllorum

Taken literally minutes ago.

From left, Alex Kennedy, Darragh McEntee, Lisa Connell, Conor Wilson, Sandra Irwin – Gowran and Benny Walkin, launching Ireland’s first helpline for the 300,000 gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland.

The LGBT helpline (1890 92 95 39) went live today.

(Photocall Ireland)


Because, you know, we’re not highly paid. And we’re not feeling enormously positive. And it’s actually a little more complex than you make out.

Just saying stuff like ‘Yes, We Can’ and asking: “Why is there so much anger out there?” and “let’s have some good news’ makes us want to smash our radios into our own faces

The problem is you are not even remotely angry.

Also, the people you meet around Ireland are friendly and welcoming to you because you are on the telly. It’s like the Queen. She thinks the world smells of fresh paint.

(Photocall Ireland)


“One of the features of Irish life that astounds foreigners is our self-obsession. Do Belgians, Swiss, Estonians, Luxembourgers produce so many books about themselves as we do?”

Isn’t A Childish Desire To Be Popular A Reason Why Our Toenails Are Teetering On The Brink (Irish Independent)

The departure area.

“Perhaps we should have taken the lift.”

“So he says: “I’m terminal”. And I says “I’m terminal, too.”

He really should have taken the lift.

Yes. We shall have a buck’s fizz at the public’s expense. At this current time.

(Photocall Ireland)


The publication of newspapers was severely disrupted by the fighting. The Irish Times strongly condemned the rebellion saying ‘sedition must be rooted out of Ireland once and for all’. The Irish Independent also condemned the rising calling it ‘wicked and insane’….In the week after the rising, most newspapers were published again as normal. The Irish Times and The Irish Independent again condemned the rising and called for tough action against the leaders.
Donal Horgan, teachnet.ie

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