It’s busy in St Peter’s Square,
The faithful have all gathered there,
To see the last show,
From the outgoing Joe,
And say their goodbyes, and a prayer.

John Moynes

(Guardian)

The deputies came from as far,
As their stools in the Leinster House bar,
Now the IBRC,
Goes to KPMG,
And at long last we are where we are.

John Moynes

Unless you think you can do better?

Oh yes.

It’s an Anglo debt Prom night/morning ‘rick off.

All Limericks by 11am 1pm.

Update: The winner:

The Oireachtas sat in a panic,
To debate in a manner quite manic.
But, ‘midst all the bitching,
They were merely switching
The deck chairs around the Titanic.

Gary Flood

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Some progress, I suppose I should say,
In parliament’s halls yesterday,
As a nation they’ve grown,
Now an heir to the throne,
Can marry a protestant gay.

John Moynes

(Guardian)

Young Mary, conceived without sin,
Was told there’s no room at the inn,
So she lay in a shed,
With some hay for a bed,
And gave birth to God’s next of kin.

John Moynes

Raise up your hands and rejoice,
The archbishops have lent us their voice,
It seems that TDs,
Should vote as they please,
At long last the church is pro choice.

John Moynes

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

The man who sits in Labour’s chair,
Saw a budget that wasn’t quite fair,
So his vote he did flip,
Now he’s angered the whip,
And nearly made Pat Rabbitte swear.

John Moynes

Energy minister Pat,
Really should know by now that,
Old Machiavelli,
Would’ve stayed off the telly,
Where it’s easy to sound like a prat.

John Moynes

(RTE)

Free Staters really can’t brag,
After letting our finances sag,
But our staunch northern chums,
Are back beating their drums,
And rioting over a flag.

John Moynes

(PA)

Some good news for the old fourth estate,
To distract them from Leveson’s fate,
Let the punters consume,
All the news from the womb,
As they wait for young Kate to dilate.

John Moynes

Unless you think you can do better?

Yes, it’s a Tuesday Interminable Royal Maternity ‘Rick Off.

Lines close at 4.45pm. 5.30pm

Winning Limerick revealed at 5.15pm.

UPDATE: The ‘rick judged best is:

There was a young woman called Kate
She thought it was something she ate
that made her feel ill
but no, it was Will
Who’d implanted a new head of state

Lainey

Sanal Edamaruku
Has an interesting point of view,
We’re not free, it would seem,
Unless we can blaspheme,
I’m convinced what this man says is true.

John Moynes