Fifty shades of ennui.
Tag: romance
Cupid stunts
RTÉ’s Mary ‘Benjamin Button’ Kennedy and Marty ‘Martyred Saint’ Whelan abduct a child to celebrate St Valentine’s Day some time back. God be with the days when you could do this sort of thing, now the PC police would be all ‘child protection this’ and ‘WTF that’. Back in the 1990s you could […]
Mouth wide shut
Ever wanted to try a full-bodied 30-year-old? On Valentine’s Night? Course you didn’t! Anyway: There’s one idea that’s been percolating in Bompas & Parr’s collective consciousness for a little while now but has lain dormant while we considered the practical and ethical considerations of hosting an anatomical whisky tasting. This involves a fine, 25-year-old single […]
Just in time for Valentine’s Day….
…2015: Dating-expert Avril Mulcahy is coupling up with drinkaware.ie to help Ireland’s singles, daters and couples avoid any alcohol-related embarrassments this Valentine’s Day. Pictured with Avril enjoying a romantic date in the Marker Hotel are Leda Connaughton and Jack Dempsey. Dating expert Avril Mulcahy advises, “By following a couple of simple rules, daters can ensure they have a much more enjoyable Valentine’s night […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Valentine’s
Yesterday Cork had storms. Today snow. Weather gods confused or angry. pic.twitter.com/LXsHQbNAal — Eoghan O’Leary (@eoghanol) February 13, 2014 @aaroadwatch driving in Cork is appalling please slow down ! pic.twitter.com/i29NNBwbKT — Richard Jacob (@idahocafe) February 13, 2014 A snow covered cork this morning pic.twitter.com/C41PEr51rs — Col M (@ColMM1) February 13, 2014 Feels like #drivinghomedorxmas. Weather really […]