TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Being Irish!

If I was being honest with myself I’d admit defeat and acknowledge that it’s more like topic of the month than topic of the week. But in typically Irish style, I’ll just stay in denial instead! Anway, here’s our new topic, check out exam questions and some seriously funny links on the Facebook page.

What does it mean to be Irish? It means we drink too much, swear too much, shout at the telly (especially when there's sport on), love Taytos, have at least nine cups of tea a day, talk about the weather all the time (but none of us own a rainjacket!), have the Irish mark (left shoulder, two dots) and at least two scars from where we picked at our chicken pox, squirm whenever someone pays us a compliment ("this jacket? I got it in Penneys for a tenner"), love pub quizzes, love curry chips, love Fr. Ted, secretly wish we could win the Eurovision just one more time, think RTE is shite (but still watch it), think the Rose of Tralee is shite (but still watch it - but only because our parents have it on!), think Winning Streak is shite (it is - but still watch it when one of the neighbours is on!). We don't like boastin' though so I can't tell you that we're great craic, fierce loyal, give heaps o money to charity and wouldn't see ya stuck if you were havin a rough time of it. 'Cause if I said all that you might think I was gettin' up meself like!