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13 very Irish tweets about Love Actually

“The only man showing up at my door with a special message this Christmas is the TV licence guy.”

Dec 17th 2015, 10:10 AM 12,775 Views 3 Comments

RTE ONE’S MIDWEEK movie last night was the modern Christmas classic that is Love Actually – and the whole country was watching.

And we had many, many thoughts:

1. On its realism

I flew home from living in Sweden, Canada, France multiple times at Christmas & nobody ever met me at the airport #LoveActually #bollix
— Red Nose Wine (@rednosewine) December 16, 2015

Source: GaryG~Red Nose Wine/Twitter

2. The wedding was universally declared to be the worst ever

On balance, I'd say this dude is the shittest best man in history... #LoveActually
— Ross O'Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) December 16, 2015

Source: Ross O'Carroll-Kelly/Twitter

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3. It was missing key ingredients

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4. And yer wan who cheated on Jamie was the worst

Kudos to Colin Firth's wife who skipped their (presumably) good friend's wedding so she could get the ride. Dedication. #LoveActually
— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) December 16, 2015

Source: amy o'connor/Twitter

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5. Alan Rickman’s character was all over the place

Bloody hell De Valera really isn't himself in this film #LoveActually
— Johnny Fallon (@jonnyfallon) December 16, 2015

Source: Johnny Fallon/Twitter

6. As well as being the most unpopular man in Ireland for about 40 minutes

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7. But we, as a nation, could identify with some of the characters

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8. We all love it, really

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9. Driving round half the country looking for the shift would cause a storm alright

In Ireland there would be an FOI request and major scandal about the misuse of a state car & cost to taxpayer #LoveActually
— Johnny Fallon (@jonnyfallon) December 16, 2015

Source: Johnny Fallon/Twitter

10. And the President is DURT

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11. And we all questioned how Jamie’s Portugese odyssey was so efficient

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12. Every house in Ireland has an old Love Actually knocking around

Ah it really is a great film. No idea why I'm watching it; I have the dvd. #loveactually
— @sinead_ryan (@sinead_ryan) December 16, 2015

Source: Sinead Ryan/Twitter

13. And finally… this idea of diplomacy would be backed in Ireland by a referendum

I think Billy Bob Thornton would have been totally within his rights to invade Britain after Grant's behaviour in this... #LoveActually
— Ross O'Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) December 16, 2015

Source: Ross O'Carroll-Kelly/Twitter

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13 very Irish tweets about Love Actually