Fianna Fáil TD Éamon O Cuiv (left) and Senator Mark Daly with Sorcha McAnespy after a party meeting in Tyrone yesterday evening.

Despite some reports, the party has made no decision with regard to contesting the 2019 NI local elections. The party is continuing its discussions with the SDLP.

— Fianna Fáil (@fiannafailparty) October 25, 2018

A shocking new curve ball was thrown
By Éamon and Mark in Tyrone
When they claimed a new field
But their party revealed
That the two boys were acting alone

John Moynes

Pic: PA

A Fine Gael member canvassing for a Yes Vote in Friday’s Blasphemy Referendum at Tara Street train station, Dublin 1 last week.

I’ve never been much of a fan
Of Ireland’s old blasphemy ban
So let’s end the oppression
Of our free expression
And bin it as quick as we can

John Moynes

Rollingnews

Earlier: Dan Boyle: A Referendum Built For Jehovah

It seems that one drinker in three
Considers themselves to be free
From doctors’ advice
Which is rather precise:
Don’t knock back a crate of chablis

John Moynes

Pic: Getty

Raw sewage from the equivalent of 88,000 people flows into Irish waters every day

It’s rather distressing to me
That in thirty eight parts of our sea
That all you can do
When swimming through poo
Is avoid it by swimming through wee.

John Moynes

Rollingnews

Presidential candidate Peter Casey has said he will remain in the campaign

Bould Peter won’t give up the fight
Not now, when the end is in sight
So he spoke of his hate
Of our whole welfare state
Which was ballsy, if not very bright

John Moynes

Rollingnews

Sheep at the National Ploughing Championship last month in  County Offaly

In the country one should always keep
One’s hands off the next person’s sheep
Or your reputation
Will face devastation
As penalties go that’s quite steep

John Moynes

Rollingnews

A Californian teenager made cookies using her grandfather’s ashes

If you’re planning to bake a nice treat
Make a cookie that’s crunchy and sweet
But please do not mash
Crematorium ash
Into something for people to eat

John Moynes

Pic: Shutterstock

This morning’s Irish Times/MRBI poll ranking the major parties’ approval ratings

A new poll has come out which said
The blueshirts are eight points ahead
So will they persevere
On into next year
Or go to the people instead?

John Moynes

Graph: Irish Times

 EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (left) and UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May

It seems that the prospects are bleak
For the big EU meeting this week
As the Brits just aren’t able
To sit round a table
And agree what it is that they seek

John Moynes

Montage via Daily Express

Shane Ross at Stepaside Garda Station protesting against its closure in February, 2013

Stepaside’s new Garda station
Is the source of much local elation
But it seems that the bill
Is so hefty it will
Cause outrage elsewhere in our nation

John Moynes

Rollingnews