Éamon de Valera
Dev said no to the IRB
Beneath a fine horse chestnut tree
It’s why he was not
By firing squad shot
An escape that filled Ireland with glee
John Moynes
Pic via RTÉ
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Shane Ross, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
The pundits are getting quite cross
With the underperforming Shane Ross
They’re making the claim
He sees each foreign game
But beyond that does not give a toss.
John Moynes
Rollingnews
Donald Trump addresses a rally in North Carolina yesterday
An American Supreme Court Judge
Once appointed is tricky to budge
If Donald can’t say
“Just go out and slay”
He can at least give you a nudge.
John Moynes
Pic: Getty
Eric Clapton and a 28-pound Salmon caught in Iceland
Its every old rock hero’s wish
To capture a very big fish
There’s only one flaw
An Icelandic law
Let the salmon escape Eric’s dish.
John Moynes
Pic: Vatnsdalsa.is
A fellow called Akihito
Who’s eighty two years old you know
Is the number one man
In all of Japan
But he’s hinted he may have to go.
John Moynes
Illustration: CNN
Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly
In Rio have we any hope
Of beating the Russians? Well nope
We’ve the passion and heat
It takes to compete
But so far we’ve only one dope.
John Moynes
Pic: RTÉ
It’s time to stand up and proclaim
That this news drapes our nation in shame
We all need a laugh
But the newspaper staff
Are refusing to give us his name.
John Moynes
Hillary Clinton at the US Democratic Party’s National Convention last night
So Hillary now takes her turn
To speak to the people who yearn
For competent rule
But more than one fool
Insisted on chanting for Bern.
John Moynes