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Little known fact, the writings carved in stone in Newgrange are believed to be the earliest known plans for the metro north in Dublin

@martylyricfm @BGETheatre @RTElyricfm Of course it’s not you, it seems to be you crossed with Ronan Collins

In case this crops up anywhere it’s not me, it’s not I swear. Yes we’ll be at Bord Gáis in September not necessarily in a kilt. @BGETheatre @RTElyricfm

@CorkCoypu @TheNotoriousMMA Remember when the government was beholden to the church

@TheNotoriousMMA What? What does that even mean?

Return the government of Ireland to the people of Ireland as it once was under God! The only way. 🙏🇮🇪

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@CareyBrian If you really want to know, take a peak at her Substack, totally unhinged

I was wondering what she was up to these days.

Oh dear, #SNLUK

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@CorkCoypu Thoughts and prayers

I'm feeling very sad today, Twitter. After spending a few weeks researching my family tree and successfully going back to the 1850s I'm absolutely gutted to learn that most of my relatives from that era have since passed away 😭😭😭😭

Leinster beat La Rog chelle at the death. #leinster #ChampionsCup

Hugone? #TheTraitorsUK

Nestlé have announced that to provide a more accurate description of those product due to reduction in its size, Quality Steet will now be known as Quality Lane.

@RacingPost And it’s Rudolph at the line by a nose

Best caption wins

I got 20 of 25 right, and you ? joe.ie/quiz/the-joe-f… #wpquiz via @

I think I’ll pitch a pod cast idea to goalhanger podcasts for a podcast called The Rest is Any Old Shit not already covered by a The Rest Is … podcast

Trump signs bill so the DOJ has 30 days to release what might be the ultimate naughty list just in time for Christmas. #EpsteinFiles

⁦@martylyricfm⁩ Hi Marty, with the weather getting colder, I thought you might need a Wooly jumper youtu.be/FwwIYdB_wic

@imccinemas Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell

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Oyin would definitely have voted for her to get the parachute in that FR Ted episode #TraitorsIreland

@nialloloughlin Wouldn’t know his areas from his elbow

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Dans le futur, tout le monde sera le Premier ministre français pendant 15 minutes.- Andy Warhol #macron

@RobLooseCannon Non did someone say the Taj Mahal was near the dental hospital, nor Goosey Goosey as Ghandis first name

Me mate here has just told me he remembered a contestant being asked "In what month do pregnant women begin to look pregnant?".... He confidently said "August"

When Irish people of a certain age hear the phrase "Stop the lights!", they’re remembering Quicksilver, the modest but magnetic RTÉ quiz show that ran from 1965 to 1981, hosted by the legendary Bunny Carr. The format was simple, contestants were plucked from the audience by numbered tickets. Blue for men, pink for women and thrust into the limelight, competing for small cash prizes. But it was the mechanics which were hypnotic. A board of thirty lights ticking down, one by one, as Bunny fired questions. The contestant would have to shout “Stop the lights!” before their chances burned out. The winnings in pre-decimalisation days were as little as a shilling or two. Later, in the era of decimal coinage, 5p, 10p, 20p, up to the princely sum of £10. At the finale, all players faced a single buzzer question, with each unextinguished light on the board worth a pound. Like any long-running show, Quicksilver accumulated its share of stories. One anecdote recalls the night a contestant described as the “village prostitute” was accidentally selected, provoking nervous laughter in the stalls. Another tells of an episode filmed in Cork where not a single prize was awarded. No one could manage even 5p. Ireland was still a conservative, cash-strapped country, but Quicksilver offered a sense of shared excitement, a glimpse of modernity. And of course the thrill of seeing one’s own town on national television. With only a handful of channels available, Quicksilver became appointment viewing. Families gathered in front of the set, shouting answers at the screen.That catchphrase Stop the lights slipped into everyday slang. Also featuring on the show was Norman Metcalfe on the organ, sometimes cheekily hinting at answers with musical cues. But Bunny Carr was the real star with a warm avuncular charm encouraging the shyest farmer’s son or convent schoolgirl. He would go on to host other shows and pioneer Irish public relations, having founded Carr Communications. He passed away at the age of 91.