Alan Hughes (right) and Karl Broderick following their civil union ceremony

I’m not sure that Alan Hughes knew,
That what he could bite he could chew,
But he’ll stake his place,
In the news. And his face,
Will get not one day out, but a few.

John Moynes

(RollingNews.ie)

UKIP [UK Independence Party] leader Nigel Farage

Now Nigel’s got something to say,
To leprechauns in the UK,
If we go over there,
It seems only fair,
To help him escape Europe’s sway.

John Moynes

(RollingNews.ie)

From next year teenagers at school,
Will study the people who rule,
If it works then maybe,
In the future we’ll see,
A Taoiseach who isn’t a fool.

John Moynes

(Diepresse)

Newstalk presenters, from left: Ian Guider, Sean Moncrieff, Ivan Yates and Pat Kenny in September 2013

So women aren’t getting their share,
Of interview time on the air,
There’s surely no way,
They’ve nothing to say,
It’s the gentlemen being unfair.

John Moynes

(Rollingnews.ie)

Actress Pauline McLynn

A woman called Pauline McLynn,
Has said that she thinks it a sin,
To heat up some meat,
To eat as a treat,
And feel the juice roll down your chin.

John Moynes

(Splash)

Comedian and broadcaster Oliver Callan

I read that a ‘bitter old queen’,
Has managed to cause quite a scene,
By slagging off those,
Who chose to propose,
Live on a TV3 screen.

John Moynes

(RTÉ)

Hueston Station, Dublin during the nationwide train strike in August 2014

Tomorrow you may have to hike,
Or brush cobwebs off your old push bike,
There’s an angry dispute,
About who gets the loot,
So the choo choos are going on strike.

John Moynes

(RollingNews.ie)

A poet called Stephen James Smith,
Has recently gone viral with,
A stirring and pretty,
Ode to our fair city,
Showing humour and passion and pith.

John Moynes

(Stephen James Smith by Bob Dixon)

Aodhan O Riordain, Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality and Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with special responsibility for Equality, New Communities and Culture and Drugs Strategy

In the near future we’ll see,
If Aodhán can get each TD,
When speaking of joints,
To avoid scoring points,
And do the right thing, just agree.

John Moynes

(RollingNews.ie)

In wartime you have to beware,
Of a general with groomed facial hair,
While defending states’ rights,
You’ll have him in your sights,
But he’ll win. And it just won’t seem fair.

John Moynes

(MentalFloss)