Loughshore Lingo – A Survival Guide To The Language Around Lough Neagh
At last! The long awaited release by controversial Irish author, Antán Ó Dála an Rí is here, and Rebel Voice feels it’s a whopper. In Loughshore Lingo, Ó Dála an Rí has provided a thorough look at the language and stories of the region bordering the western shores of Lough Neagh in his native Ireland. […]
An Irishman’s Diary – Day 2
When Maggie Foley, aged 74, looked out her window on Monday morning, she saw two dogs in the street. One was a small, white terrier and the other a black Labrador. The smaller dog was attempting to ride the arse off the larger one. It didn’t seem to matter that the terrier’s genital area was […]
An Irishman’s Diary – Day 1
The fur-faced dog was there again today, staring at me, it’s slobbering tongue hanging out the side of its mouth. It just stands there, challenging me. Eyeballing me. It looks dangerous. I’ve heard Yorkies can be brutal if they get a hold of your balls, but if I drop-kicked this one the neighbours would be […]
Republic Of Telly – The Irish Fans Who Can’t Come Home (Irish Satire)
Irish soccer fans; they are acknowledged around the world as the best there is, or should that be the most sycophantic there is? Rebel Voice is always getting those two mixed up. In the Euro tourney in 2016, Irish fans went round gathering up the rubbish from the streets of French cities. Rebel Voice wonders if […]
Republic Of Telly – Now That’s What I Call Mass (Irish Satire)
For those Catholic Irish among you, the contents of this series of sketches may bring back memories. Mass is a strange affair. We Irish are essentially a pagan people who wear a veil of Christianity when it suits. We go to mass but usually it’s only so that you can say you were there, and […]
Give My Head Peace – Series 6 – The Drugs Don’t Work
Give My Head Peace is a light-hearted take on the conflict in the Occupied Six Counties of Ireland. Comedy, especially dark humour, is a coping mechanism and the Irish of the Six were in need of an effective means to deal with their pain. This sit-com, as much as it has been criticized, is one […]
Republic Of Telly – Irish Mammies (Irish Satire)
The Irish among you will understand the Cult of the Irish Mother. It is a religious belief system that extends across the globe wherever mothers are found, but has its idiosyncrasies in each culture. In Ireland, regardless of whether you are from Ulster, Munster, Leinster or Connaught, you will be familiar with the ways of […]
Republic Of Telly – You Know You’re Irish When (Irish Satire)
For any of you who are not Irish, then the following video is invaluable in understanding Irish people. For those of you who are lucky enough to be from the Emerald Isle, then the following is just another chance for us to have a laugh at ourselves. It’s a sign of emotional maturity when a […]
Irish Men In Deadly Struggle To Capture Wiley Mouse
In this homemade instalment, the same family that fought a vicious battle with a bat in the kitchen, return to take on a man-eating mouse. It’s easy to think of the mouse in this clip lying behind the sofa laughing uproariously at the efforts of Derry to catch him, as he listens to the squealing […]
Savage Eye – Irish Satire – Church And Complaints
Here we have a couple of clips from the highly popular satirical Irish sketch show, Savage Eye. Irish readers will understand the exaggerated points used in these pieces. Rebel Voice laments the loss of such hard-hitting, but accurate comedy. Mrs Brown’s Boys can’t touch this. – If you care, give it a share –
Father Ted Compilation 2
More from the crazy clergy of Craggy Island. – If you care, give it a share –