A Dublin man was arrested in his Mount Street office today and charged with ‘lack of interest in the inauguration of a black president’.
Dermot Mannion, who works for an advertising agency, was at his desk when Gardai arrived on the scene, placed him in handcuffs and carted him down to the Pearse St station in [...]

Celebrity party animal Adolf Hitler was spotted in Arnotts of Henry St. today, apparently purchasing refill capsules for his Nespresso machine.
The German socialite, famous for his late night brawling outside local pigsties such as Renards and Ron Blacks, was accompanied by on-and-off girlfriend Eva Braun.
The two haven’t been seen in public together since 1945 which, [...]

On the first day of his official visit to Japan Taoiseach Brian Cowen has denied any falling out with Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, and said Ireland needs to look at Japan in order to get the economy going on.
On rumours of a dispute between himself and Minister Lenihan he said “There’s nothing to it. [...]

A new survey released today by IrishCelebs.ie has revealed that the mouth Irish men would least like to put their penis in is that of Fianna Fail TD Beverly Cooper-Flynn.
The week long poll on the popular website saw many of the usual suspects flood the top of the charts. Mary Harney, Jim Corr, Peig Sayers, [...]

Taoiseach Brian Cowen will leave Ireland for Las Vegas later today in an attempt to balance the country’s books.
With a delegation that will include Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, and Cowen’s personal henchman and bodyguard, Mary Coughlan, the Fianna Fail leader will ‘hit the slots’ to try and win enough money to keep the country [...]

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has had recent discussions with the social partners about the new national pay deal, in the context of further economic decline.
With latest exchequer figures showing Ireland has a greater deficit than Rafael Benitez’s transfer dealings at Liverpool, emergency measures were needed. The agreed 6% increase has been widely criticised as too generous [...]

The Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance are reportedly set to announce major reforms of the public sector that will include significant lay-offs and the rationalisation of more state agencies. It is believed as many as 75,000 jobs could be lost.
Many feel the move is long overdue with bloated agencies costing millions per year on [...]

According to the latest opinion poll, Fianna Fáil popularity amongst the Irish public is at an all-time low. In a fancy Pacman shaped pie-chart in today’s Irish Times, Fine Gael lead the poll with 34%, while Cowen and the Fianna Fáil rat circus languish in the doldrums with a paltry 2%. This places the [...]

Fianna Fail MEP and part-time Michael Bolton impersonator, Brian Crowley, has blasted Czech president Vaclav Klaus as ‘a silly little prick’ for comments he made about Ireland and the Lisbon treaty.
President Klaus was in Ireland to meet with Libertas, the shady underground movement many believe to be the inspiration for Quantum in the new James [...]

Sources from within the Republicans have told the Irish Sentinel that Sarah Palin has put the blame for the party’s loss in the US Election entirely down to God.
A devout Christian, who believes in creationism, Palin was convinced that her faith in the almighty would be rewarded with victory and is now, apparently, so embittered [...]