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February 19, 2010

Mossad meets Willie O’Dea for character assassination talks

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl

The Israeli intelligence service has taken time out of its quarterly Irish passport panhandling exercise to compare notes about character assassination with the former Minister for Defence, Willie O’Dea.
Speaking on behalf of the visiting delegation, Deputy Mossad boss Finbar McGinty said:
“We were impressed with the direct way Mr. O’Dea tackled his mark. He said to [...]


June 10, 2009

Nation bids fond fuck-off to Mary ‘Tooodle-Lou’ McDonald

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Irish News, Politics

News that festering pork-slit, Mary Lou McDonald, has crashed out of public life has been greeted with enthusiasm by anyone with two brain cells to rub together, according to initial reports on the public reaction to last Friday’s elections.
“Who the fuck is she kidding with her stupid face and her crap mullet? She has [...]


November 11, 2008

Cervical screening will go ahead in 2081

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

Minister for health, Mary Harney, has today reneged on her earlier decision to cancel the cervical cancer vaccine, stating that the life-saving treatment would hopefully be made available by the year 2081.
Following the dissolution of the Hutt Party yesterday, it’s been an extremely busy week for the Minister. She now finds herself without her political [...]


October 10, 2008

Honesty the best policy for Biffo and pals

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Irish News, Politics

With the budget looming the government has decided a new approach is needed to reassure citizens that they know what they’re doing.
Nicknamed ‘Honesty First’ it is expected that ministers from all departments, and even the Taoiseach, will admit to errors in order to let people know they can fix them. “How can anybody have any [...]


September 25, 2008

Women will not be charged for cancer recheck

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

Mary Harney has announced today that women who wish to have their cancer results rechecked will not be charged for the privilege. The health service are kindly absorbing the cost.
In a completely unrelated story, a man was accidentally served a putrid, piss-covered  badger carcass in a top Dublin restaurant yesterday. The Sentinel learned that the [...]


September 18, 2008

1,400 learner drivers penalised

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

The Irish Sentinel has today learned that over 1,400 provisionally licensed drivers are to be disciplined following recent changes to the motoring laws.
Most of the offenders had reportedly failed to properly display L-plates or had been using their vehicles unaccompanied by a fully-licensed driver.
As a result, the offenders are to be taken to a purpose [...]