Aidan Fitzmaurice
@fancyvegaspro.bsky.social
I write comedy and kid's stuff & also do Comedy & STEAM workshops with people of all ages.
Galaxy Fest, Storytime Takeover, Callans Kicks, The Skewer, News Quiz, Now Show, Let's Find Out & more
Current recipient of Arts Council Ireland YPCE Bursary
Galaxy Fest, Storytime Takeover, Callans Kicks, The Skewer, News Quiz, Now Show, Let's Find Out & more
Current recipient of Arts Council Ireland YPCE Bursary
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Ep 7 - Mystery
Sam, Izzy, and Mr. Morgan get lost in the mysterious world of mystery stories. Full of red herrings, big feet, and deceptive crabs, can they solve the mystery before it's too late?
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Delighted to announce that Season 2 of Storytime Takeover, my children's podcast with RTE Jr that takes a big absurd dive into all the different stories types we like to tell, IS OUT NOW!
Featuring episodes about action, romance, mystery, horror, and much much more!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Featuring episodes about action, romance, mystery, horror, and much much more!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
People (rightly) focus on the child protection end of things, missing the fact that the Government will (wrongly) use it to restrict everybody else
Happy Days for Musk, Thiel, Zuck and pals:
The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
State age verification for websites an ‘important first step’, says Harris
The Government is preparing a system where age verification for certain websites will be checked against an individual’s Personal Public Service Number (PPSN)
www.irishexaminer.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
People (rightly) focus on the child protection end of things, missing the fact that the Government will (wrongly) use it to restrict everybody else
I'm gonna start a culture war where I insist people start singing the Macarena in English
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I'm gonna start a culture war where I insist people start singing the Macarena in English
Everybody in Government breathes a sight of relief, "phew, we avoided almost doing something there"
Irish Examiner: Government climbdown on proposals to regulate short-term lets
Government climbdown on proposals to regulate short-term lets
Previously, restrictions were due to apply to any town with a population of 10,000 or more
www.irishexaminer.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Everybody in Government breathes a sight of relief, "phew, we avoided almost doing something there"
You come across two doors guarded by two guards. One guard always lies and is a paedophile. The other guard also always lies, is a paedophile, and is also president.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
You come across two doors guarded by two guards. One guard always lies and is a paedophile. The other guard also always lies, is a paedophile, and is also president.
Silly to pay so much for the entire series of Friends when you could just pay for the Eddie episodes
HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and is taking the hit-show Friends with it in a bid to woo customers.
The service will be available directly through HBO, as well as via its launch partner Sky.
jrnl.ie/6952439
The service will be available directly through HBO, as well as via its launch partner Sky.
jrnl.ie/6952439
HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and taking Friends with it
HBO Max will offer four plans, starting at €5.99 a month and rising to €15.99 a month.
jrnl.ie
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Silly to pay so much for the entire series of Friends when you could just pay for the Eddie episodes
Trump: "Why don't you come over here and say that to me face?"
The Taoiseach has said that the government has "consistently" been raising the issue of an Irishman who has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials with US authorities.
jrnl.ie/6952346
jrnl.ie/6952346
Taoiseach says Irishman's detention in Texas ICE centre has 'consistently' been raised with US
Kilkenny man Seamus Culleton, who has been living in the US for 20 years, has been detained by ICE for almost five months.
jrnl.ie
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Trump: "Why don't you come over here and say that to me face?"
Went to see No Other Choice last night cause there was nothing else on.
(it's an incredible film)
(it's an incredible film)
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Went to see No Other Choice last night cause there was nothing else on.
(it's an incredible film)
(it's an incredible film)
I presume all the victims were under 16
Social platforms made €32m from scam ads on Irish users https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0209/1557402-scam-ads-ireland/
Social platforms made €32m from scam ads on Irish users
Social media platforms made €32 million in revenue last year from scam ads targeting consumers in Ireland, according to new research.
www.rte.ie
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I presume all the victims were under 16
The Government are powerless to stop US military planes landing in Shannon cause the pilots keep asking if they can land in Shannon as gaeilge which means you have to let them do it
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The Government are powerless to stop US military planes landing in Shannon cause the pilots keep asking if they can land in Shannon as gaeilge which means you have to let them do it
Little Crab and Very Big Grape lived in a tiny tray of water.
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Little Crab and Very Big Grape lived in a tiny tray of water.
Amazing use of the word "seriousness" here. When it all breaks down, this is all these people have: I'm a big serious grown up boy so I must be taken seriously at all times
This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Amazing use of the word "seriousness" here. When it all breaks down, this is all these people have: I'm a big serious grown up boy so I must be taken seriously at all times
The whole "he was elected 18 months ago with a massive mandate" is a complete indictment of Starmer, but Labour MPs keep rolling it out like it's a defence.
"You managed to fuck things up this badly in 18 months?!"
"You managed to fuck things up this badly in 18 months?!"
I know I've said something like this before - but Labour's astroturfing is probably the most embarrassing in global politics. Search '18 months' and you'll see what the latest copy and paste message is.
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
The whole "he was elected 18 months ago with a massive mandate" is a complete indictment of Starmer, but Labour MPs keep rolling it out like it's a defence.
"You managed to fuck things up this badly in 18 months?!"
"You managed to fuck things up this badly in 18 months?!"
You can't just wave a magic wand and not lift a passenger cap
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers to present rule changes in attempt to shorten approval process for critical projects
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
You can't just wave a magic wand and not lift a passenger cap
Mo Salah in the mixed zone
NEW: No10 bat away Anas Sarwar’s calls for Starmer to go.
“Keir Starmer is one of only four Labour leaders ever to have won a general election.
“He has a clear five-year mandate from the British people to deliver change, and that is what he will do.”
“Keir Starmer is one of only four Labour leaders ever to have won a general election.
“He has a clear five-year mandate from the British people to deliver change, and that is what he will do.”
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Mo Salah in the mixed zone
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This is the ending of The Chair Company
He’s so unlikable. Add that to the fact that the MAGA base will not transfer to him. Good luck in 2028.
And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This is the ending of The Chair Company
This is all very funny stuff. Imagine believing in Keir Starmer at any point, you'd need to be doing some serious reflection on what it is you think a politician should be
Am told Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales, is going to follow Anas Sarwar in calling for the PM to stand down;
Also that there will be "Scottish MP ministerial resignations" afterwards
Ministers saying it's the end game...
Also that there will be "Scottish MP ministerial resignations" afterwards
Ministers saying it's the end game...
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This is all very funny stuff. Imagine believing in Keir Starmer at any point, you'd need to be doing some serious reflection on what it is you think a politician should be
Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
Stops raining for 5 minutes and the Tubridy rehabilitation campaign immediately starts pissing all over us instead
Broadcaster Ryan Tubridy has said he would be "a lot more attentive" to his contracts and finances if he could change the past.
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jrnl.ie/6950828
Tubridy says he would be 'more attentive' to finances if he could change the past
The former Late Late Show host left RTÉ amid the payments scandal in 2023 after it emerged the organisation publicly under-reported payments to him.
jrnl.ie
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Stops raining for 5 minutes and the Tubridy rehabilitation campaign immediately starts pissing all over us instead
"I heard there were over 200 cases of forced resignations with Mr. McSweeney last year"
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"I heard there were over 200 cases of forced resignations with Mr. McSweeney last year"
Reposted by Aidan Fitzmaurice
I guess it'll be nice to seem him heaved out of it, rather than retiring with a claim to some dignity
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I guess it'll be nice to seem him heaved out of it, rather than retiring with a claim to some dignity
Trump's eventual death will only be a distraction from his involvement in the Epstein Files. Keep your eyes on the prize folks
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Trump's eventual death will only be a distraction from his involvement in the Epstein Files. Keep your eyes on the prize folks
Journalist: "What do you say to reports that you were aware these deportation airplanes stopped in Shannon?"
Micheál Martin & Simon Harris, in unison: "That's an absolutely reprehensible assertion, how dare you, what a repugnant claim, you're not giving us any credit for the work we've done"
Micheál Martin & Simon Harris, in unison: "That's an absolutely reprehensible assertion, how dare you, what a repugnant claim, you're not giving us any credit for the work we've done"
February 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Journalist: "What do you say to reports that you were aware these deportation airplanes stopped in Shannon?"
Micheál Martin & Simon Harris, in unison: "That's an absolutely reprehensible assertion, how dare you, what a repugnant claim, you're not giving us any credit for the work we've done"
Micheál Martin & Simon Harris, in unison: "That's an absolutely reprehensible assertion, how dare you, what a repugnant claim, you're not giving us any credit for the work we've done"