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20 things Irish dads love

Mowing the lawn, taping things, chops…

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”.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Bloody terrible jokes

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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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