A great old Irish word has survived intact within the Limerick dialect, as a term of abuse. Naturally, this being Limerick, they couldn't have held on to a term of [...]

If you were going to build a shopping centre, would you call it The Mountaineering Centre? No, you wouldn't, unless you were a fucking eejit. Would you call it the [...]

Lyndon B Johnson was not a man to trifle with. Lyndon B Johnson had a direct way with words that many today would find offensive. This was the man who [...]

I phoned Wrinkly Paddy, and I said, Pat, I'm thinking of quitting the liquor. After a long, long pause he said, Why? Well, I said, I think I've been going [...]

Did I mention that the Bullet got an electric guitar? And that his cousin, Blackbeard, got another? Yeah. I thought it was a great idea. I cleared out a big [...]

Oh! With all the excitement at Thomond Park, I nearly forgot to mention that Scunthorpe United won again today, beating Leyton Orient 3-1. Billy the Fish, as usual, banged in [...]

Well, I needn't have worried. Munster thumped the shit out of Bourgoin to win 41-23, a scoreline that didn't do them justice. They put on a tremendous display of [tag]rugby[/tag] [...]

Ok. I'm just waiting for the Bullet to gnaw his way through the last of his T-bone steak and we'll be off. We're away to see Munster play Bourgoin at [...]

Dermot has found a new way to make my life miserable. I took him with me this morning to the market, because I thought it would be nice to introduce [...]

I was strolling down to my favourite pub tonight, as you do, minding my own business, with the headphones on, listening to the latest Arab Strap album. Wondering if these [...]