Author Archives: John Moynes

us-shutdown-print17nw1(Republican Speaker of the US Congress John Boehner. *snigger*.)

The chaps up on Capitol Hill,
Have worked out a debt-ceiling bill,
Though the right did their best,
When put to the test,
They couldn’t move in for the kill.

John Moynes

(Reuters)

90317519We’ll soon know if there’s any cash,
Left to spend in the government stash,
Will they start a new boom,
Or is it our doom,
To be trapped in a permanent crash?

John Moynes

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Medieval history enthusiasts fight in the ring

Once more in the poor Middle East,
The trouble and strife has increased,
For now, though, the fights,
Involve armour-clad knights,
And the shooting and shelling has ceased.

John Moynes

Uriel Sinai/Getty

90317052In Dublin there’s still some goodwill,
For the fellow who came to instill,
A philanthropic itch,
In the pants of the rich,
So they stood up and cheered for The Bill.

John Moynes

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

Meanwhile

 

00142509(John FitzGerald , chief economist with the Economic and Social Research Unit (ESRI)

Pour a big glass of Champagne,
‘Cause Ireland’s back in the fast lane,
Regardless of cost,
It’s high time we lost,
The run of ourselves once again.

John Moynes

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)