The toxic impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinators has doubled in a decade, studies show
Pesticides that won’t harm you and me
May display increased toxicity
To an invertebrate
So this news isn’t great
To those who stand up for the bee
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A majority of Green Party TDs and Senators have called for Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu (above) to step aside as chairwoman of the party during her Seanad bid
The Greens don’t seem to have a clue
How to deal with Lord Mayor Hazel Chu
So they hope she’ll take note
Of a non-binding vote
Which indicates what she might do
Conditions in the deep sea mimic key ageing factors that contribute to the flavour of wine
A wine making expert has said
The best place to store bottles of red
Might turn out to be
Quite deep under the sea
So I reckon that he’s off his head
Bodega Crusoe Treasure
The Parish Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes church in Cavan say he will defy paying any fines for saying mass
A Cavan-based priest Fr Hughes
Has decided that he will refuse
To follow the rules
Dreamed up by some fools
Who don’t want to see arses on pews
Dredgers, excavators and tugboats worked through weekend to free the cargo ship
Canal fans will want to take note
That in Suez, the Evergreen boat
Is still in the way
But authorities say
That before long it will be afloat
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Earlier: Memey McMemeFace
Irish Times journalist Frank McNally (right) is attempting to revive what he calls the ‘traditional joke’
Frank McNally asserts that the joke
Is endangered and likely to croak
So if you think it’s worthwhile
Encouraging mirth I’ll
Suggest you share gags with more folk
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Tests reveal a hitherto unknown molecular switch that controls brain growth and makes the human organ three times larger than brains in the great apes
Some boffins have tried to explain
Why I’ve got such a very large brain
A progenitor cell
Gives the order to swell
Which leads to grey matter weight gain
A quarter of vegetarian meat substitutes contain insufficient protein, according to Safefood
Some boffins have findings which mean
Vegetarians may lack protein
If their diet includes
Lots of pre-prepared foods
Like Linda McCartney’s cuisine
Pic: Lidl
An influencer has claimed that the ‘mirror selfie’ is a form of visual trickery
A photo containing reflection
Is a good way to build a connection
With viewers. Your brand
Can grow this way and
It can also be done with deception
Via TikTok
The government has refused to support Dublin City Council’s plan to build a €25 million whitewater rafting attraction in Dublin’s docklands
A council which lacked the ability
To fund a large rafting facility
Had hoped that the state
Might want to donate
But all they received was hostility
