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IT’S CHRISTMAS 1987 and what better way to spend it then having dinner with the Taoiseach.
This week the outstanding Irish Election Literature published a programme produced by Cairde Fáil – friends of Fianna Fáil – for a Christmas dinner held in the Burlington Hotel in December 1987.
‘Dinnéar An Taoisigh’ looked like a fabulous night altogether with a slap-up meal, a raffle, and cigars.
The programme includes a big picture of our then dashing Taoiseach as well as a list of top raffle prizes:
Top of the bill is a a holiday for two in the exotic European cities of Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg including dinner with the party’s MEPs.
There’s also a number of other prizes on offer including:
The menu for the evening is a sight to behold with minestrone soup to start, beef for the main with horseradish sauce, broccoli ‘au beurre’ (‘with butter’ for the uneducated amongst you), carrots vichy and creamed potatoes.
For dessert there is fresh fruit meringue followed by tea and coffee and of course, cigars.
The programme booklet includes a full page for your autographs from Fianna Fáil ministers and the like but alas it is unfilled in this particular copy of the programme.
Hat tip to Irish Election Literature
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Try tell that to the people of Skibbereen!
They will ya
@Pat Boyce: It’s gas, even without your profile picture I could tell you were from Limerick like myself based on those three words :) Only place in the world where ” I will ya” means 100% no.
@Denis Ryan: except for cork, the origin of I will ya.
@Biscuits Patinkin: https://studyireland.ie/2019/01/23/irish-slang-words/
@Denis Ryan: Dunno where it originated but it was definitely Cork slang when I was growing up. Quite a while ago now.
@John Considine: You could be right John, I spent a couple of years living on the north side of Cork. Still think I’ve heard it alot more in Limerick.
@Denis Ryan: You did ya
Just seen Shane Ross on the bus to skibbereen..
Why?
Celebrations? Down with that sort of thing.
Pretty good way of advertising to keep it low key.
Skibbereen, on top of the world with Olympic medals, can keep calm and carry on. Can the rest of us?
They’ve already repainted the post boxes gold in their honour!
Fintan is the head off a young Matt damon
What possessed Mr. Donovan to grow that awful beard .He looks like he has been stranded on a deserted island for an age without a razor
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