Newspaper of the Century | The 2008 Hijinx Awards

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February 10, 2009

Rugby TOTALLY back as asymmetry of Irish team and the economy ruins any number of generation-defining books and plays

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Sport

Authors and playwrights are up in arms at the latest stand-out performance of the Irish rugby team. The team lifted the spirits of the nation last Saturday with a dazzling display, but delusional writers all over the country who have yet to drown in their own conceits are dismayed at the possible grand-slam.
“Everything was perfect,” [...]


January 5, 2009

Keane finding life tough on Merseyside

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Sport

Liverpool and Ireland striker Robbie Keane has blamed his profilic miss rate this season on the fact that he’s finding it hard to get used to life in the north of England.
The former Spurs and Wolves and Coventry and Inter Milan and Fettercairn Rovers player has failed to acclimatise to life in Liverpool after spending [...]


November 21, 2008

Gallas launches further attack on teammates

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Sport

Having hit the headlines for his remarkable attack on his own team, Arsenal captain William Gallas has followed that up with a player by player critique of his teammates on his personal website.
This is sure to infuriate manager Arsene Wenger even more who is mulling over whether or not to strip Gallas of the captaincy. [...]


November 19, 2008

Munster claims ‘moral victory’ over All Blacks

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Sport

Last night’s enthralling game of tag rugby between Munster and the All Blacks saw the New Zealanders sneak a late 2 point victory but that’s not stopping Munster fans claiming another famous victory.
It puts in mind the famous day in October 1978 when Munster beat a massively hungover All Black team 12-0. The victory has [...]


November 19, 2008

Steve Collins suffering from mental illness

Fintan Chevalier
Posted by : Fintan Chevalier
Filed under : Irish News, Sport

Boxer Steve Colllins is on trial this week for allegedly assaulting a bouncer. The incident occurred at the National Boxing Stadium in 2006 at an event in which Richard Dunne was appearing.
The court has heard the testimony of security man Adriatik Voda, who claims that the attack occurred when Steve Collins approached the VIP entrance [...]


November 17, 2008

Pat Dolan ‘The Irish Kerry Katona’, says worried pal

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Sport

Friends of portly Setanta Sports pundit Pat Dolan have revealed they’re desperately worried about his health and have urged him to go into rehab to fight his demons.
The former St Patrick’s Athletic manager was recently photographed stuffing his face in Burger King on O’Connell Street in Dublin. Scientists concluded that the mere fact that he [...]


November 14, 2008

Police to charge Drogba with attempted murder

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Sport

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been charged with attempted murder by the Metropolitan Police following the incident in which he threw a coin into the crowd during Wednesday’s Carling Cup defeat to lowly Burnley.
A warrant was issued late last night and in a dawn raid on his Upper Tooting mansion the Ivory Coast forward was [...]


November 7, 2008

Liverpool star suffers burglary

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Sport

Police on Merseyside are appealing for witnesses after yet another burglarly involving a player from Liverpool FC. In recent months as many as seven players have had their houses ransacked as they were playing a match, usually a midweek European fixture, with valuable items such as football shirts, medals, cars and limited edition Phil Collins [...]


November 5, 2008

Breaking news: McCain accuses Obama of ‘using force’ to manipulate vote

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns

John McCain has accused newly elected President Barack Obama of using Jedi help to get elected.
“I think we all know Senator Obama’s connections with both sides of the force. Remember, this is the man who betrayed his friends to Darth Vader yet flip-flopped away from the dark side when things were going bad for the [...]


October 2, 2008

Palin praise for Ireland

Fintan Chevalier
Posted by : Fintan Chevalier

Following her purchase of ‘My First Atlas’ from Amazon last week, Alaskan backwater governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is reaching out to America’s christian allies across the globe.
In a press conference earlier today, she praised the catholic church in Ireland for their hard-line stance on abortion.
Palin, increasingly known for her repulsion of logic, claimed [...]