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Another Bertie ad

dublin | arts and media | news report

Monday November 08, 2010 13:57

by Foxy Slattery

foxyslattery at gmail dot com

Tabloid Taoiseach turning more tricks

In response to former Taoiseach demeaning himself, an artist gets annoyed

As tribute to Berties continued ability to sell newspapers, an eight x five foot canvas of the great man was hung from a lamp on the wall of West’s jewelers on Dublin’s Grafton Street on the 29th of October. The canvas, depicting a smiling Bertie drinking a cup of tea above the words ‘Riches to Rags’, is believed to be a simultaneous comment on the former Taoiseachs stewardship of the country and his asinine decision to advertise a tabloid newspaper amid the throes of a crisis for which he bears much responsibility.
The canvas hung for the day before being removed by the city council at around 4pm.

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Comments (2 of 2)

Shameful behaviour...

by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite party

Mon Nov 08, 2010 14:43

..hanging such a poor likeness

when ye might have hung the rat in person..

Shinnerz united

by Berty Clone - Di yis have ti ask me ?

Mon Nov 08, 2010 19:32

Ahhhh Lads , yis is alawayz tri-in te take me down for jazus sakes de yis all have bad memries
of what i dun ti the country ,