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PARTIES AROUND THE country are starting to officially select their candidates for the upcoming European elections in June.
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Well done King Charles fair play sir.
Very good, very nice
Anybody making an effort should be commended.
Lovely to see us unifying with our neighbours. Respect and gratitude.
Maith an fear a Cathal. Buladh bos.
@Anthony Curran: In the King’s English please.
@damien leen: póg mo thóin Damo.
Always seemed a decent skin that lad
@Derek Moran: Yes, civil and inoffensive, his mother was the same!
Bet Gregory Campbell was thrilled!
@Lulu: that will curry his yoghurt.
Tiocfaidh do lá…
Lovely to hear him saying Tiocfaidh ar la
Hearing reports Sammy Wilson’s head has just exploded.
@Ken Fallon: Ali G: so you is Irish Sammy?
Wilson, clearly offended: certainly not, I’m British.
Ali G: ah so you is on holidays innit?
mar sin dúirt sé cúpla focal i nGaeilge, tar éis a theaghlach agus a chomhghleacaithe cosc a chur air agus pionós a ghearradh ar aon duine é a labhairt. anois is fear iontach é cuimhnigh ar do stair
Chuckee …. (I’ll get me coat)
When is he giving us our country back . He was also a member of the Para’s who murdered innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday .
Maybe when Ireland is united we can pay him on the back for such trivia..
It has taken thousands of years for a British monarch to speak his neighbour language. That alone tells you what you need to know
@BL Music: Blah blah blah blah, so bloody boring.
@BL Music: when Ireland is united .. Lol
Good on you Charlie, you always seemed like a decent sort. I liked your Mother too, although she was probably a bit more aloof.
Michelle shaking hands with her boss .
@Jack Moss: Best comment this week
Gregory Campbell the DUP Last week Mr Campbell began a question to the culture minister by saying: “Curry my yogurt, can coca coalyer.”
The Irish sentence “Go raibh maith agat, Ceann Comhairle” translates as “Thank you, Speaker” and is used by nationalist MLAs in the chamber.
Mr McGuinness said some unionists had a hatred of the Irish language.
Yis are missing a few fadas there
Fear an-mhaith. Bualadh bás.
It was not easy when your great uncle and father figure got blown up on a boat off the coast of Donegal. Tit for tat.
Hold your tongue aul Charlie horse.
@Colin Savage: He was certainly Prince Andrew’s father figure, judging by what’s now known about them both.
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