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This Foil Arms & Hog skit brilliantly parodies RTÉ's coverage of the 1916 centenary

“He was a volunteer… In the charity shop.”

A HUGE MILESTONE in Irish history – 100 years since the 1916 Rising – is now officially behind us.

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RTÉ did a great job on the coverage of the centenary events over the weekend – but comedy trio Foil Arms & Hog couldn’t resist taking the mick anyway.

This skit follows a hapless RTÉ presenter as he discovers that all the guests booked for his Remembering The Heroes programme…don’t really remember the right heroes.

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“He was actually awarded the Victoria Cross.”

*snorts* Oh, you guys.

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