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* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: This exchange from the Family episode:
->'''Minister for using Three Similar Words:''' This government ''is'' a family and I think in every family there has to be a bit of secrecy.
->'''Minister for Breathlessness to Convey Sincerity:''' And no different to any Irish family, there are things that have gone on within this family like favouritism, alcoholism, violence...
->'''Minister for the Awareness of Problems:''' Buggery!
->''(All ministers turn and look at him uncomfortably)''
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* NonAnswer: The Minister for Using Three Similar Words
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* EvilLaugh: Mick 'The Bull' Daly.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The Gardai in the classroom, mostly due to the unusual and incompetent methods of the Sergeant teaching them.
** In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAh4N8uGK5Q a domestic dispute]], he ignores the actual good suggestions by the students and tells them to either drive slowly past the house, or get out standing far away and say 'Keep it down'.
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** "One Garda, two hnardeeeyeh"

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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHR1tk5xvU "One Garda, two hnardeeeyeh"hnardeeeyeh"]]
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* MemeticMutation:
** "One Garda, two hnardeeeyeh"
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* CatchPhrase:
** Mick 'The Bull' Daly: "Fuckin' quaaares!"
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** Ireland's President For Life is a clear parody of real life Irish president Mary Robinson (1990-1997), down to the speaking in the same manner.
** Her Housebound It, Mary's real life historian husband, Nicholas Robinson.

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** Ireland's President For Life is a clear parody of real life Irish president Mary Robinson (1990-1997), down to the speaking in the same manner.
(1990-1997).
** Her Housebound It, Mary's real life historian husband, Nicholas Robinson.
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** Ireland's President For Life is a clear parody of real life Irish president Mary Robinson (1990-1997), down to the speaking in the same manner.
** Her Housebound It, Mary's real life historian husband, Nicholas Robinson.
** John Duffy, the radio presenter parody of Joe Duffy.
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** In the Sports episode, she travels back in time to November 19, 2009 and cuts off Thierry Henry's hand off for knocking "me, the Irish Nation" out of the World Cup.

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** In the Sports episode, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn566hjmk1Y she travels back in time time]] to November 19, 2009 and cuts off Thierry Henry's hand off for knocking "me, the Irish Nation" out of the World Cup.
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** The Sports episode tells us about a precursor of Gaelic football called 'Whackadabollockin' where the object is to [[GroinAttack hit someone's testicles]] with a hurdle.

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** The Sports episode tells us about a precursor of Gaelic football called 'Whackadabollockin' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0VZmqBo3Y 'Whackadabollockin']] where the object is to [[GroinAttack hit someone's testicles]] with a hurdle.
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* Calvinball:
** The Sports episode tells us about a precursor of Gaelic football called 'Whackadabollockin' where the object is to [[GroinAttack hit someone's testicles]] with a hurdle.
** Eel Wrangling
** Potato Whispering
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* BlatantLies: From the Sports episode, the "completely impartial" football referee, in the match between England and Ireland, who is wearing a Union Jack waistcoat and top hat.

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* BlatantLies: From the Sports episode, the "completely impartial" 'completely impartial' football referee, in the match between England and Ireland, who is wearing a Union Jack waistcoat and top hat.
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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David [=McSavage=]. Each episode poses a question, usually in the form of "Why are the Irish so x?" and up to eight reasons are given. It has aspects of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people on the street about the episode's question, interspersed with comedic sketches. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.

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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David [=McSavage=].[=McSavage=] which lampoons different aspects of Irish culture and history. Each episode poses a question, usually in the form of "Why are the Irish so x?" and up to eight reasons are given. It has aspects of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people on the street about the episode's question, interspersed with comedic sketches. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.
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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David [=McSavage=]. Each episode takes the format of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people about aspects of Irish life and Culture, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. The title of each episode is always a question eg "Why are the Irish so racist?" Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.

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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David [=McSavage=]. Each episode takes poses a question, usually in the format form of "Why are the Irish so x?" and up to eight reasons are given. It has aspects of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people on the street about aspects of Irish life and Culture, the episode's question, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. The title of each episode is always a question eg "Why are the Irish so racist?" comedic sketches. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.
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* SirSwearsalot: Mick 'The Bull' Daly likes to use the F word a lot.

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* SirSwearsalot: Mick 'The Bull' Daly likes to use the F word a lot.lot.
* SlidingScaleOfBeauty:
** Mick 'The Bull' Daly - anywhere from level X (Normal Ugly) to XII (Monstrous) depending on your point of view.
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* OncePerEpisode: In every episode exception the Family episode, 'British Rule' and 'The Catholic Church' are reasons number one and two.

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Mick "The Bull" Daly claims that all 'quaaares' will try to trick you into riding them.

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Mick "The Bull" 'The Bull' Daly claims that all 'quaaares' will try to trick you into riding them.



* ClusterFBomb: Whenever Mick 'The Bull' Daly speaks.



* SirSwearsalot: Mick "The Bull" Daly likes to use the F word a lot.

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* SirSwearsalot: Mick "The Bull" 'The Bull' Daly likes to use the F word a lot.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Ireland's President For Life has notably strange ways of pronouncing certain words.
** 'Music Teacher' pronounced 'Mwowsic Twatcher'
** 'Catholics and Protestants' pronounced [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyhLNUhkto 'Cwatholowcs and Protestownts']]
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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David [=McSavage=]. It takes the format of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people about aspects of Irish life and Culture, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.

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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David [=McSavage=]. It Each episode takes the format of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people about aspects of Irish life and Culture, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. The title of each episode is always a question eg "Why are the Irish so racist?" Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.
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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Mick "The Bull" Daly claims that all 'quaaares' will try to trick you into riding them.
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* PermanentElectedOfficial: Ireland's President For Life.

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* PermanentElectedOfficial: Ireland's President For Life.Life.
* SirSwearsalot: Mick "The Bull" Daly likes to use the F word a lot.
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* BlatantLies: From the Sports episode, the "completely impartial" football referee, in the match between England and Ireland, who is wearing a Union Jack waistcoat and top hat.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/FatherTed Eoin [=McLove=]]] as a variety of characters.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/FatherTed Eoin [=McLove=]]] (Patrick [=McDonnell=]) as a variety of characters.
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**In the Sports episode, she travels back in time to November 19, 2009 and cuts off Thierry Henry's hand off for knocking "me, the Irish Nation" out of the World Cup.
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* IAmTheNoun: Ireland's President for Life claims to be the nation of Ireland itself.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/FatherTed Eoin [=McLove=]]] as a variety of characters.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/FatherTed Eoin [=McLove=]]] as a variety of characters.characters.
* PermanentElectedOfficial: Ireland's President For Life.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Eoin McLove

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/FatherTed Eoin McLove[=McLove=]]] as a variety of characters.
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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David McSavage. It takes the format of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people about aspects of Irish life and Culture, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.

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An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David McSavage.[=McSavage=]. It takes the format of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people about aspects of Irish life and Culture, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.



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**HeyItsThatGuy: Eoin McLove
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->''"Ireland. A land of complex questions and simple people. Over this intriguing little place, we cast The Savage Eye."''\\
-- ''Opening Monologue''

An Irish comedy show written and acted primarily by David McSavage. It takes the format of a {{Faux Documentary}}, with real interviews with people about aspects of Irish life and Culture, interspersed with comedy sketches related to what the people interviewed have just said. Ran for three seasons on RTÉ between 2010 and 2012. There was also a Christmas special at the end of series two in 2011.

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