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#Irony

# irony - All time

UKIP wants the Irish government to help pay for a motorway in Wales with EU funds
# Celtic Alliance
# Celtic Alliance

UKIP wants the Irish government to help pay for a motorway in Wales with EU funds

Nov 29th 2016, 4:42 PM 66,443 Views 92 Comments

Assemblyman David Rowlands told TheJournal.ie: “I’m glad they all realise the irony” in a Ukip member seeking EU funds to upgrade the motorway.

This mam received a deeply ironic letter from her son's school about his spelling
# Immediateley
From The Daily Edge
# Immediateley

This mam received a deeply ironic letter from her son's school about his spelling

Jan 18th 2016, 5:08 PM 12,130 Views 1 Comment

Ah here.

A BBC journalist was harassed on the street ... while reporting on street harassment
# Irony
# Irony

A BBC journalist was harassed on the street ... while reporting on street harassment

Sep 25th 2015, 7:37 PM 20,525 Views 10 Comments

Slow clap.

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald's
# Free Range
# Free Range

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald's

May 28th 2015, 11:10 PM 188,619 Views 83 Comments

A tragic and ironic end.

This truck crash created maybe the most ironic photo you will ever see
# Shortcut
From The Daily Edge
# Shortcut

This truck crash created maybe the most ironic photo you will ever see

May 15th 2015, 2:31 PM 10,875 Views 1 Comment

So delicious.

One month after infamous video goes viral, Dubliner Paddy McCarthy joins Bolton
# Irony
From The42
# Irony

One month after infamous video goes viral, Dubliner Paddy McCarthy joins Bolton

Mar 11th 2015, 12:56 PM 6,726 Views 0 Comments

Neil Lennon’s team have signed the defender on loan until the end of the season.

'Absolutely ridiculous': Labour's equality minister is getting lots of flak for this totally ironic tweet
# Tweet Storm
# Tweet Storm

'Absolutely ridiculous': Labour's equality minister is getting lots of flak for this totally ironic tweet

Feb 18th 2015, 2:12 PM 19,780 Views 64 Comments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is baffled by some of the responses to his tweet this morning

11 of the most ironic little things that ever happened in Ireland
# Sweet Irony
From The Daily Edge
# Sweet Irony

11 of the most ironic little things that ever happened in Ireland

Nov 6th 2014, 9:30 PM 50,600 Views 44 Comments

A little toooooo ironic, yeah I really do think.

So Martin McGuinness just got this World Cup pick in the office pool
# Irony
# Irony

So Martin McGuinness just got this World Cup pick in the office pool

Jun 4th 2014, 2:45 PM 19,694 Views 93 Comments

No comment.

7 things we're all still trying to figure out
# Haven't A Notion
From The Daily Edge
# Haven't A Notion

7 things we're all still trying to figure out

May 19th 2014, 9:30 PM 25,750 Views 39 Comments

How DO they get the figs into the fig rolls though?

A Noah screening was cancelled due to a flood in a cinema
# Oh Noah
From The Daily Edge
# Oh Noah

A Noah screening was cancelled due to a flood in a cinema

Apr 8th 2014, 2:48 PM 2,656 Views 0 Comments

Is it a sign?!

Unfortunate pothole-filling crew manage to get stuck in giant pothole
# Hole-y Moly
From The Daily Edge
# Hole-y Moly

Unfortunate pothole-filling crew manage to get stuck in giant pothole

Mar 25th 2014, 3:37 PM 3,179 Views 2 Comments

Not ideal.

6 times Rubberbandits truly represented Limerick as City of Culture
# Limerick
From The Daily Edge
# Limerick

6 times Rubberbandits truly represented Limerick as City of Culture

Jan 3rd 2014, 12:17 PM 9,536 Views 15 Comments

Limerick’s greatest cultural export?

Wal-Mart is selling an Occupy Wall Street poster
# Irony
# Irony

Wal-Mart is selling an Occupy Wall Street poster

Dec 21st 2013, 10:30 AM 8,133 Views 34 Comments

Though an outside vendor is selling the item on the company’s marketplace, a lot of people still found it ironic.

Hoping to watch this afternoon's Freedom of Information debate? Well, the Oireachtas website has crashed...
# Irony
# Irony

Hoping to watch this afternoon's Freedom of Information debate? Well, the Oireachtas website has crashed...

Nov 12th 2013, 11:11 AM 4,557 Views 16 Comments

Staff are working to fix the problem and hope to have it corrected “as soon as possible”.

FF Senator opens Dáil's Private Members’ Bar replica in Co Roscommon
# Irony
# Irony

FF Senator opens Dáil's Private Members’ Bar replica in Co Roscommon

Sep 6th 2013, 12:41 PM 8,771 Views 31 Comments

Terry Leyden said former boss Charlie Haughey “would be there in spirit” while Mary O’Rourke would be there in person.

So it turns out the Newcastle fan who punched a horse is an animal lover
# Irony
From The42
# Irony

So it turns out the Newcastle fan who punched a horse is an animal lover

Apr 17th 2013, 4:40 PM 2,404 Views 2 Comments

The unemployed factory worker has apologised for his actions at the weekend.

Your 'How Times Have Changed' File Pic Of The Day
# Irony
From The42
# Irony

Your 'How Times Have Changed' File Pic Of The Day

Mar 8th 2013, 7:55 PM 2,670 Views 3 Comments

This pic was taken in 2004, when Rooney was Britain’s hottest footballing prospect.

Well, that's ironic: Bearsville, NY home repeatedly ransacked by bears
# Irony
From The Daily Edge
# Irony

Well, that's ironic: Bearsville, NY home repeatedly ransacked by bears

Jul 26th 2012, 4:15 PM 4,178 Views 16 Comments

The Knowles family’s home in Bearsville, upstate New York, has been having some rather ironic visitors…

McGuinness to inherit Adams’ old British title under SF reorganisation
# Sinn Féin
# Sinn Féin

McGuinness to inherit Adams’ old British title under SF reorganisation

Jun 11th 2012, 12:31 PM 3,217 Views 34 Comments

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will become the new Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

Mark Zuckerberg holidays in Vietnam... where Facebook is banned
# Irony
From The Daily Edge
# Irony

Mark Zuckerberg holidays in Vietnam... where Facebook is banned

Dec 28th 2011, 5:07 PM 7,504 Views 14 Comments

Zuckerberg spent Christmas Eve in the popular tourist destination Ha Long Bay but he may have had trouble logging on…

'Secret' Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921 now online
# Irony
# Irony

'Secret' Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921 now online

Dec 6th 2011, 10:32 PM 6,923 Views 36 Comments

Today, the buzzwords are financial sovereignty. Exactly 90 years ago today, this treaty led to bitter war over Irish sovereignty.

Apple co-founder's latest phone: a Google Android device
# Irony
# Irony

Apple co-founder's latest phone: a Google Android device

Nov 22nd 2011, 11:25 AM 4,635 Views 13 Comments

Steve Wozniak has shown himself to be a tech enthusiast no matter what the brand is.

On Ireland's bailout anniversary, Hungary seeks EU-IMF assistance
# Hungary
# Hungary

On Ireland's bailout anniversary, Hungary seeks EU-IMF assistance

Nov 21st 2011, 5:58 PM 3,601 Views 11 Comments

Oh the irony…

The making of a Twitter legend: top 20 #seanobrienfacts
# Irony
From The42
# Irony

The making of a Twitter legend: top 20 #seanobrienfacts

Oct 4th 2011, 4:37 PM 10,139 Views 11 Comments

A certain player was venerated ad nauseam following Ireland’s consummate progress into the World Cup quarter finals. Here are the best of the tweets dedicated to that player.

NASCAR driver loses driving licence for 45 days... for speeding
# Irony
From The42
# Irony

NASCAR driver loses driving licence for 45 days... for speeding

Aug 23rd 2011, 9:27 PM 240 Views 3 Comments

Kyle Busch, who currently leads the championship standings, was caught driving a borrowed car at 128mph in a 45mph zone.

Cameron using Irish mercenaries to fight UK riots, says Libya
# Irony
# Irony

Cameron using Irish mercenaries to fight UK riots, says Libya

Aug 12th 2011, 9:59 AM 1,320 Views 15 Comments

A news caption on Libyan state TV claims “Cameron’s brigades” are being backed up by “mercenaries” from Ireland and Scotland.

IMF invited us to course on 'identifying systemic risk' - three days after it started talking about a bailout
# Bad Timing
# Bad Timing

IMF invited us to course on 'identifying systemic risk' - three days after it started talking about a bailout

Jun 10th 2011, 3:57 PM 1,075 Views 3 Comments

Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan was invited to attend an IMF course, days after pre-bailout correspondence began.

WikiLeaks founder calls Facebook an "appalling spying machine"
# Irony
# Irony

WikiLeaks founder calls Facebook an "appalling spying machine"

May 3rd 2011, 12:46 PM 624 Views 0 Comments

The founder of the world’s most notorious secret-sharing website believes Facebook is going a step too far.

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