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“IRISHISMS.”
We bet you can’t say that word three times fast.
But some words you will be using with great frequency over the next few years? The ones in these phrases below: the rising stars of the Irish vernacular, the colloquialisms that are all set to become front and centre of our shared cultural vocabulary.
It’s time to move on from Father Ted quotes and Falls On Ice Guy, as much as we love them. The time is here – these are the catchphrases for the next generation.
You’d have to have been living under a rock for the Olympics this summer to miss this one. We love the O’Donovan brothers. Their impact on common parlance is a toss-up between this and “shteak and shpuds” but we reckon “pull like a dog” has more longevity potential due to its sheer nonsensical nature.
Popularised by a teenager being interviewed about the cold snap up in Derry in 2015. If you haven’t seen it yet, firstly you’re in for a real treat, and secondly it’ll soon become part of your go-to phrasology on an icy day. We promse. Check it out here.
3 million views on YouTube don’t lie – Hit The Diff is an Irish sensation. If you haven’t heard the dulcet tones of Monaghan’s Marty Mone belting out this banger, you’re missing out.
Ah, Sharon. This moment was immortalised a few years ago when she was caught looking wholly disapproving and suppressing some giggles at a completely notions-tastic segment on the news about contemporary dance. Never change.
A meme for the ages… Check it out here.
Spice bags really came out of nowhere in the past few years – and from humble beginnings, they have come to dominate the all-important takeaway landscape. Move over three-in-ones. Your heir is apparent.
We’ve all heard the old chestnut about the person learning English in Ireland who believes that “Thanks – Penneys” is an Irish term of gratitude. Nope, it just means most of our clothes come from the most-loved place on the high street to be honest. But let’s finally make this official, for God’s sake.
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Poor sleeping on the streets but £50,000 spent on a wedding cake.
Markle’s dress cost more than fire-proof cladding would’ve for Grenfell, but the latter was somehow “too expensive”.
@eastsmer:
So in a country as large a Britain it’s not possible to do two things at the same time?
I know it pi**es off the Republicans among us but the fact is the vast majority of British people would want the fire proof cladding AND the dress to be bought.
@P.J. Nolan:
But two things did not happen at the same time.
@eastsmer:
That’s correct and the reason for that is what this enquiry is all about. My point is your statement is whataboutery of the finest order, one decision had nothing to do with the other.
@P.J. Nolan: “whataboutery” – tell that to the relatives
@P.J. Nolan: the man was making a valid point but of course whataboutery strikes again
@eastsmer: Ridiculous comparison and in reality the Royal family cost their country a lot less than they make for it. As for the wedding I’d imagine what the media paid to cover it more than paid for the event not to mention the influx of tourists for it.
@eastsmer: and your point is?
@eastsmer: the fire happened before the wedding there is no connection between these events, the Royal family have nothing to do with fire safety last time I looked, its the failure of a number of separate organisations. Your comment is just plain stupid.
@eastsmer: Correct. but don’t upset the flagwavers. they just love to be put in their place. it gives them purpose.
Awful just awful. Think of the fear the poor people went through.
I was in Manchester the day before the wedding. Not the slightest interest in it that i could see.
A completely valid and very pertinent comparison of the inequality in the lives of the super rich and the great mass of those who must struggle every day.
Not one perpetrator of the deaths in Grenfell tower has been arrested or charged. Not one.
@PV Nevin: Thank you PV Nevin – that is the comparison that I was trying to make.
I don’t wish to downgrade their ‘royal’ family if that is what floats their boats, however surely priorities can be shifted towards the less well off.
@eastsmer: i agree completely with your comparison. Was it not the arrogance of Kensington council, the regulators, the constructiton company and the materials company towards the poor that led to the massacre?
With regard to the monarchy, I believe the relentless propaganda of the media promotes a lie that there is not mass hatred for all the rich, including the royalty.
@PV Nevin: ___ Nothing’s changed as far as the super rich and the mere mortals are concerned. Basically, people still get what they’re given, usually by people who would never dream of living in those places.
@PV Nevin: Isn’t that why they’re having an inquiry ?
@PV Nevin: the investigation is not over yet so how can anyone be arrested or charged?
Our largest fire tragedy was a single storey nightclub.. The caravans in carrickmines were pretty far from high rise..
30 apt in 16, storey ballymun tower were destroyed with no injury..
It’s standards, vigilance and care that save lives..
And they want to build high rise in Dublin.
@Cranky: Yeah let’s not build any high rise anywhere else now because one went on fire.
@Cranky: whats that got to do with it?
Eco green energy saving insulation is actively encouraged, and you can get grants for installing it ..in reality it is flamable cladding ,
Next time you pass a building being coated in foam blocks look at the ground, pick up a piece of foam (litter will be all over the site) then do your own fire test.. you don’t need a Phd in physics..
Then wonder why we have fire regulations, and fire officers..
I hope they knock the place down and trun it into a monument to all those poor souls.
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