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20 things Irish dads love
IT’S FATHER’S DAY, so let’s celebrate all the things they love the most.
Things like…
Chops
Lamb. Pork. Can’t beat a decent chop.
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WD-40
The magic elixir that can fix anything. A wonky bike chain, a squeaky press door, cuts and scrapes; just lash on a bit of WD-40.
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Slipping you a tenner
A textbook Dad move. Often accompanied by “don’t tell your mother”.
Cutting the grass
Bonus dad points if he owns a strimmer.
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Planning when to cut the grass in the future
Furiously looking at windows, pondering on the possibility of rain.
A particular newsreader or weather person
Like Jean Byrne up there. Or Eileen Dunne.
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AC/DC
Or Dire Straits. And a bit of Phil Collins. And not forgetting Christy Moore.
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Teaching people to drive in fields
Nothing says “find the biting point” like doing figures of eight around hay bales.
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A good set of screwdrivers
With both a flathead and a Phillips head, please.
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Swarfega
Essential for taking the dirt (and the skin) off your hands.
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The Hunt For Red October and The Shawshank Redemption
See also: anything starrring Gene Hackman.
Stew
Cooking it, eating it, talking about it…
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Pretending to hate the bloody cat
But spending 7 hours looking for it when it goes missing.
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That aisle in Lidl or Aldi that sells the car jacks/leaf blowers/ski suits/inflatable DVD holders/compost
Bloody terrible jokes
Saying that people ‘look well’ or are “looking well”
Miriam O’Callaghan or Niall Quinn’s wife Gillian are examples of people who might be “looking well”.
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A decent phone cover
Preferably leather. Preferably with the capability to be attached to a belt.
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Taping things
“Tape that for me there”.
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A good solid shoe
You know the ones. Kind of half boat shoe at the top and decent walking shoe at the bottom.
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Talking about how good the picture is on the telly
And woe betide anyone who says they can’t tell the difference between HD and regular telly.
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