New rules for the unmanned strike drone,
When deployed in a foreign war zone,
If they want to get rid,
Of some guy and his kid,
That’s fine even if they’re homegrown.
John Moynes
Illustration via space4peace
Author Archives: John Moynes
Our Taoiseach has jetted to Greece,
To talk about tactics to fleece,
More cash from the Hun,
Which seems like great fun,
Until Angela calls in the lease.
John Moynes
(AP)
I’m really no cynic but this,
Story looks somewhat amiss,
Despite some people’s fears,
It seems in recent years,
We’ve stopped going out on the piss.
John Moynes
(Mark Stedman/Photocall ireland)
This morning I heard someone say,
“Will you read Shatter’s novel today?”
And though I’m no prude,
I threw up and said “Dude!”
Then I turned fifty shades of “No way”.
John Moynes
(Herald)
Shatter’s novel, you say?
Laura by Alan Shatter
“Shatter, an Irish legislator and attorney, draws on his professional experiences for this syrupy, heavy-handed first novel about a child-custody battle. Sean Brannigan, member of the Irish parliament, is vocally pro-family and anti-abortion. But he doesn’t practice what he preaches: having seduced his innocent secretary, Colette James, Brannigan suggests that she obtain an abortion when she finds herself pregnant. Knowing her parents would throw her out if they learned of her pregnancy, Colette moves away and secretly arranges for adoption. John and Jenny Masterson, the adopting parents, “sob with joy” when they are given Laura, Colette’s five-day-old daughter.
But 10 months later, the young woman, haunted by thoughts of the child she never knew, refuses to sign the final consent papers and says she wants Laura returned. The Mastersons resist, and a legal battle ensues between the perfect, well-to-do adopting parents and the unstable, unmarried natural mother.
Guess who wins. Shatter depicts the legal arguments effectively, but flat dialogue and weak characterization detract from the dramatic potential.”
Review: Publishers’ Weekly, 1990.
On Prime Time last week Alan Shatter,
Went live on the show for a natter,
With Deputy Mick,
And he pulled a mean trick,
Which the Taoiseach insists doesn’t matter.
John Moynes
(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
These wily Freemen On The Land,
Have some theories I don’t understand,
They think you can withdraw,
From the terms of the law,
And everything will turn out grand
John Moynes
Image: Projectfreedom
Conservative folk should beware,
Of the matchmaking gig down in Clare,
Our traditional ways,
Are now open to gays,
I’m shocked that this festival’s quare.
John Moynes
Pic Munsterfans
To be honest I’ve never known why,
Witches use broomsticks to fly,
But at least they now know,
They don’t have to fly slow,
As long as they don’t climb too high.
John Moynes
(Pic:Warner Bros)
