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Ireland Calling

A distinctly Irish collection of comic dialogues, true and fictional stories, and comic, lyrical and, occasionally, more serious, poetry. There are over 150 pieces published to date. Ireland Calling also includes a comic play, Thirst.

Newsletter · By Eddie Lennon · IE · Official site

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Aug 13, 2026
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  1. Issue · Aug 13, 2026

    Little Donald (opens the original)

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    Little Donald is a chancer,A political necromancer.Facts he does reject as fakeFor a bizarre truth he does make.Little Donald, man apart,Big in kilos, small in heart;Spirit puny, soul in doubt,A brutal fabulist striking out.Little Donald, much despised,Pays no heed to gods’ advice;trolls instead the halls of hateHis demons vast to satiateLitt

  2. Issue · Aug 2, 2026

    We won't cry for you, Argentina (opens the original)

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    Crow-eyed Lionel, bathed in tears,A winless day, his ego seared.Wanting all but now laid low,His newfound smallness all aglow.Cheating stars, their tricks exhausted;The reigning champions aptly lost itTo men with greater minds and heartsWith no need for the darker arts.Spiteful losers turn their backsNot to winners; to what they lack.Such divas merit only scorn,Dishonour

  3. Issue · Aug 1, 2026

    Not such an eggcellent decision (opens the original)

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    The brother is in a tizzy about his eggs.Why is that?Now that the summer is here and with all the flesh exposed, he has told the new girlfriend he wants an open relationship.What has that got to do with eggs?She likes referring to his crown jewels as eggs. “Those eggs are mine,” she said, “and no-one else’s!” She has an agricultural twist to her vocabulary. What did the brother say?“These eggs are free-range! They’re happiest when they’re up and down the field like a good thing!”I see. So she sa

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