The Limerick Writer

I write limericks so you don't have to.

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The downfall of a Prince

It is important to state that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is innocent until proved guilty, but in many people’s eyes the opposite is true. Hi

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Cloudy with a chance of holiness: How did religions know when to start a festival?

How did we know when to start a religious festival in days gone by? This is a question that often vexes my brain. Some religious festivals a

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Ready, Set, Flip: The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Tradition

Pancake Day, or to give it its proper name Shrove Tuesday, is an early Christian festival dating from the reign of Pope Gregory I. In 600 AD

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GBBF and the Nigella affect

The Great British Bake Off (GBBF) is one of UK’s longest running TV programmes, having started in 2010. It’s a simple format. Get 13 amateur

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The skiers guns are out

It can’t escape a sport fan that the 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing at the moment. Among all the sporting heartache and achievements

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2026 Winter Olympic medals fall faster than a downhill skier

The 1993 Disney film Cool Runnings told the story about the Jamaican bobsleigh team, loosely based on their debut at the 1988 Winter Olympic

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The liberation of approaching retirement

As someone of a certain age, I’ve considered when would be a good time to retire. Maybe not 100%, but definitely to reduce the hours spent w

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Stockmar?

The stock markets may seem like something ordinary folk should stay well clear of. You may think they are for only high flying financial types. The reality is very different. The stock market rules all our lives. If you’ve a pension, it will almost certainly be invested in stocks and shares. So even if you don’t directly have any investments, your pension does. I’m not a serial investor, but…

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Greenland and President Trump

Greenland is a country that doesn’t get into the news very often. Recently President Trump’s attempts to convince the world that the USA should control it has seen it headline in the news fairly regularly. It’s fair to say this hasn’t gone down well with Denmark, Greenland, or most of Europe, so…. There once were Greenlanders stern,At conquest proposals they’d spurn.They said with a grin,“You…

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2016: The new 2026

I read today about the wave of nostalgia for 2016 that is currently doing the rounds on social media. Can you remember perfecting your Snapchat dog filter pose, listening to Justin Bieber, or hunting Pikachu on Pokémon Go? No me neither! Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1e605dvgo There once was a meme from 2016,Resurfaced in 2026’s machine.When news feels a grind,We look back to…

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Sectarianism in.... Scotland!

When people think of the sectarianism that plagues Northern Ireland to this day, they don’t appreciate it’s origins. Simply put, the trouble in Northern Ireland is between Catholics and Protestants. It isn’t. It’s about civil liberty, culture, and above all self determination. It just so happens than one side is Catholic and the other Protestant. To fully understand why the troubles were framed…

Sectarianism in.... Scotland!

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Kneecap, the BBC, and free speech

The BBC’s decision not to broadcast Belfast group Kneecap’s set at Glastonbury this weekend divides opinion. On the one hand the free speech

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Suppressing people's voices rarely achieves the stated aim. The BBC's decision not to broadcast Kneecap's Glastonbury performance backfired even before the group's set started.

Kneecap or the BBC - who'll win?

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Will Ireland follow England in an assisted dying bill?

With the UK voting in favour of assisted dying, the question of whether Ireland will follow suit remains. Ireland often does. It takes its time, but the will of the people wins out in the end.

Will Ireland follow England’s assisted dying bill?

With the UK voting in favour of assisted dying, the question of whether Ireland will follow suit remains. Ireland often does. It takes its t

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With the UK voting in favour of assisted dying, the question of whether Ireland will follow suit remains. Ireland often does. It takes its time, but the will of the people wins out in the end.

Will Ireland follow England's assisted dying bill?

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The chequered history of Irish European football

These days it is common for Irish football teams from both sides of the border to compete in European competitions. But political and sectar

These days it is common for Irish football teams from both sides of the border to compete in European competitions. But political and sectarian issues are never far from the surface.

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These days it is common for Irish football teams from both sides of the border to compete in European competitions. But political and sectarian issues are never far from the surface.