In future we’re likely to see
The end of the old licence fee
You’ll pay if you own
An iPad or smartphone
Or even a laptop PC.
John Moynes
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University of Limerick researchers have discovered the ‘equation of the perfect cup of coffee through the power of maths’
if you’ve ever wanted to know
How to brew up a great cup of Joe
Some nerds have agreed
It’s hard sums that you need
To work out how the coffee will flow
John Moynes
Pic: Forbes
Richard Boyd Barrett will be collecting signatures at a co-living development site on Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin he has described as ‘Dickensian’ at 12.30pm
There’s a TD who feels strongly that
A person who’s renting a flat
Should be given a place
With just enough space
To start swinging an average cat
John Moynes
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In a review being carried out by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) Irish could be dropped as a compulsory subject
A conclave will write a new rule
To govern the last years of school
There’s a rumour about
That Irish is out
As employers don’t think that it’s cool
John Moynes
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The newly-elected centre-right government (New Democracy-EPP) in Greece has vowed to implement a smoking ban law in enclosed public places, which has existed since 2008 but never took effect.
It seems like a bit of a joke
That Greek politicians could smoke
All day long at work
With an arrogant smirk
That would make other citizens choke
John Moynes
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A school of Great White sharks have made their home in Montery Bay, California
The Pacific can be a delight
But while swimming you may get a fright
Look over there, hark!
It’s a rather large shark
And it’s hungry, it’s great and it’s white
John Moynes
New British prime Minister Boris Johnson at Number 10 Downing Street yesterday
As Johnson appoints his new crew
The Irish all fear if it’s true
We’ll be sent by Patel
To Connaught or Hell
Or else starve, so what else can we do?
John Moynes
Pic Getty
A section of the Grand Canal in Inchicore, Dublin 8 has been drained due to the partial collapse of a sewer.
Canals, you’d be tempted to think
Would not disappear in a blink
But a faulty storm drain
Which collapsed, may explain
What would make a whole waterway sink
John Moynes
Pic: RTÉ
Irish writer Colm Toibin has caused a backlash after telling a Guardian interviewer: “I can’t do thrillers and I can’t do spy novels.”
A writer who’s widely adored
Has said that he’s always ignored
A book about crime
Which just wastes his time
And makes him feel sleazy and bored
John Moynes
Snail slime in Thailand sold as anti-aging serum can fetch up to $58,200 per kilo
The mucus that comes from a snail
Is something they reckon can’t fail
To make your skin glow
Does it work? I don’t know
But it fetches a nice price on sale
John Moynes
Pic: AFP