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IS THIS THE most Irish story of all-time?
We think so.
Yesterday on Red FM’s Neil Prendeville Show, a woman named Maggie called in to regale the country with the tale of how she bought Joe Dolan’s hip bone on eBay.
Maggie explained that the hip bone had been heavily featured on Podge and Rodge prior to his hip replacement. Dolan later agreed to sell it as part of a charity auction organised by Keith Duffy in aid of autism.
A longtime fan of the late singer, Maggie paid €650 for the hip bone. He later signed it, “Mind my hip, Joe Dolan”.
Neil Prendeville / Twitter
Neil Prendeville / Twitter / Twitter
It started out at something, like, €50 and it went all the way to €650. It was the only body part ever sold on eBay and they have a thing put down now that it can never again happen.
Where does she keep it? Encased in bubble wrap, of course.
So, to recap: a woman owns Joe Dolan’s hip bone and it’s the only body part to ever be sold on eBay.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A. Source / Twitter
A. Source / Twitter / Twitter
As you might expect, the newspapers are rather enjoying the story and it’s lent itself to some fairly decent puns.
What a country, eh?
You can listen to the interview on Red FM here.
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What a waist of money!
I’d be more of a Pelvis fan.
I’ve already put down a deposit to buy Keith Richards liver when he dies. That’s seen much more action than Dolan’s hip.
Won’t be much left to buy of that yoke O
Was she a good looking woman?
Beer goggles?
She picked it up in ATHY
Bet she’s not the first Maggie to get Joe’s bone
Bet she is
Well played Pauliebhoy
The ultimate Hip ster accessory
Oh me oh my
Anyone ever think about what she ‘might’ use it for? Such a big fan she wants a bit of Joe in her every night..
Okaaay..just me then? I’ll get my coat.
Ok then……
Did Podge and Rodge not put his hip on eBay years ago?
Joe Dolan was never hip
An interesting conversation piece.
I’ve got a buck fizz tshirt from Eurovision 1991 if anyone wants to put a bid on it on my site ?
Slow news day
She bought it at a Hop!!
Next weeks headlines, Why does Joe Dolan haunt my house???
What an odd story I wonder do they venerate it like Catholics do with many saints relics!?
What a weird woman – yuck
Anne are you talking about Elaine
Hip a dee do dah. Hip a dee day….
What does the boyfriend think of that?
@Brian Gormley – who is Elaine ??
Surely it was featured on Podge and Rodge post (not prior) replacement.
What the hell’s she gonna do with it?
Clone him?
Judging by the stories going round, I think he did a fair bit of that himself!
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