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The 16 most WTF Irish TV moments of 2017

As always, Irish TV has been surreal.

2017 HAS BEEN surreal in general, but somehow Irish TV managed to out-weird itself and everyone else. Here are a few of our most cherished moments.

1. Hughie Maughan’s tan disaster on Dancing With The Stars

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Iconic!

2. TV3 weatherman Deric Hartigan literally getting blown away

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In fairness, that umbrella is the size of a parachute. You had to know what was going to happen, Deric.

3. The whole country rewinding the news to hear this farmer’s Kerry accent

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It’s fantastic. (We hope he got his sheep back.)

4. Bibby the cat opening Tracie’s fridge on Gogglebox

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Bibby is the star of the show in our eyes. See also: Him tormenting the dog.

5. Aengus Mac Grianna deciding to read the sports news too

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“Well actually, that’s your job Eamon.” Ah, we’ll miss you Aengy.

6. Peter Kay singing big band covers of Catholic hymns on the Late Late

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No one could quite believe what they were singing and dancing along to, but no one minded either? His version of Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace is a banger, so fair play.

7. RTÉ weatherman Gerry Murphy pulling out a decent Bono impression on The Ray D’Arcy Show

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We weren’t ready for this. The hunched-with-arms-crossed pose? Uncanny!

8. The Late Late forgetting Northern Ireland was a thing

Easy mistake to make. Maybe. Actually, not really at all.

9. Mel Gibson, Will Ferrell, John Lithgow and Mark Wahlberg watching Fair City for Gogglebox

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Will Ferrell in there with the observation of the decade, perhaps.

10. That f**king Mace ad with the orange heads

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HORRIFIC.

11. The man who was only delighted to win a leg of lamb on the Late Late

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Also: The fact that they were giving away legs of lamb on the Late Late.

12. Pamela Anderson trying her very best to understand Mrs Brown, as a concept

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While she valiantly tried to talk about veganism on All Round To Mrs Brown’s, she ended up watching Andy Murray’s mum Judy hit a tennis ball at Novak Djokovic’s face.

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13. Ryan Tubridy dragging a child around the studio on the Toy Show…

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He’s gone mad with power!

14. And pretending to be a cow so another child could show him how he herded cows

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Imagine if anyone abroad saw this. Tourism in Ireland would effectively cease.

15. Two teenagers getting caught shifting on the Six One

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What needs to be explained is why the poor gooseberry had to take a picture of them at it.

16. And of course, ‘The Dessie Swim’

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Des Cahill’s appearance on Dancing With The Stars gave us so much. Maybe we didn’t ask for any of it, but still. We’re glad it happened.

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Valerie Loftus
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