Newspaper of the Century | The 2008 Hijinx Awards
Not quite model behaviour as spat heats up
Two of Ireland’s top models will fight to the death in an exclusive live bout on TV3 this weekend.
Rosanna Davison, son of nanny shagging crooner Chris de Burgh, and Glenda Gilson, of no esteemed parentage whatsoever, will battle it out in a caged arena at Dublin’s O2. The pair have been at loggerheads since one [...]
Ashley ‘delighted’ as Cheryl finally gets hint
Sources close to Ashley Cole have said he’s ‘over the moon’ at the break up of his marriage to Girls Aloud singer Cheryl. Cheryl, who came second in Britain’s most photographed Geordie of 2009 competition behind Sting, made the announcement yesterday after returning from Los Angeles.
The Chelsea player has been the subject of widespread scorn [...]
Life’s a pitch for Myers as RTE’s soccer coverage gets shake up
Irish Independent columnist Kevin Myers has emerged this morning as the shock new candidate for a place on RTE’s football punditry panel. With bosses set to fire former Liverpool midfielder Ronnie Whelan after numerous complaints about his ‘high-pitched witless bollocks’, it seems Myers recent foray into the world of sports analysis has impressed deputy head [...]
Advertising advertising advertising
Things might be bad in the public sector, but spare a thought for the assholes whose job it is to vomit nauseating slogans into your mind – advertisers. Things are so bad that new outdoor ad stealth-megalith, Bravo Advertising, has taken to advertising itself.
Advertising about advertising – normally the preserve of dreadfully sub-standard national broadcaster [...]
Miley Cyrus to Miley Die-rus
Tributes to teen sensation Miley Cyrus have been dribbling in since it was unexpectedly revealed today that the Hannah Montana star is in her last days, relatively speaking. The singer’s team of doctors have released a statement confirming rumours that Ms Cyrus is indeed suffering from what has become known as ‘The Human Condition’. Since [...]
Ruling province braces itself for dirge of insufferable Munster-ism
Irksome, slack-jawed, Penney’s-frequenting yokels are set to over-run the capital this week end when their considerably better rugby team visits Croke Park to beat the unholy shite out of ‘Lunster’ en route to a Heineken Cup-winning certainty.
Ordinary people, who days ago sent their affection and well-wishes in the direction of the deeply unfortunate Tomas [...]
North Korea launches surprise assault on Christmas #1 spot
His country may subsist on a diet of boiled mud and mysogo-genocide, but that hasn’t stopped Kim Jong Il from launching an early bid to make himself Top of the Pops this Christmas.
The North Korean Premier hopes to croon his way around any number of meaningless UN resolutions to secure a live performance in the [...]
God to make annual double-bluff appearance on April Fools Day
The heavenly hosts are gearing up for a real jamboree this Wednesday ahead of God’s much anticipated annual trip to earth. One highly placed source within heaven said:
“April Fools is the one day of the year when the Gods can walk amongst men. No matter what manner of miracles are wrought, humanity resolutely refuses to [...]
Gavin Friday to undergo sex change
Reports in Dublin social circles say that Gavin Friday is to undergo a sex change operation in Seattle next week as he tries to resurrect his career.
Friday, best known as a friend of Bono’s and for not being Simon Carmody, will travel to the world renowned Moyet Clinic, having grown unhappy with his lot as [...]
Slumdog kids not adjusting well to slum life
After the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and the Oscars two of the young stars of Slumdog Millionaire are said to be struggling to adjust to life back in the slums.
Both Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali have returned to their former homes and, according to local media are ‘acting up’ as they try to come [...]

