Ireland’s performance at the Rugby World Cup in 2007 was like we were in a pit: A lot of babies got bit, As foot and mouth spread. In L’Aquila dead bodies were found in a heap; Adele sang “Rolling in the Deep”; Lehman brothers were no longer there, Exxon finally had to pay up the cost. 70,000 bodies in Darfur were lost; A lot couldn’t even buy bread. Cristiano Ronaldo got way too rich; Drink and drugs caused more teenagers to hit the ditch. As regimes fell, So did Dell. We hate Fianna Fáil After their time in the Dáil. We got caught up talking about Ivor Callelly’s home: In houses kicked out were the gnomes As terrorists came. Justin Bieber gets too much fame; Arnold Schwarzenegger finally stepped down. Prince Albert saw his mom’s gown. The banks had too much false cash, Usain Bolt went for a dash. The Indian Ocean shook; Andy Gray got caught out because he said she “didn’t look”. The Beijing Olympics were nice But afterwards more people work on rice. There are too many players who have “greed”; A lot of African countries can no longer feed. The War on Terror was bad and Apple unleashed the iPad! 2012 is supposed to be when the world will end And the bankers can no longer lend. Sonia came last, Michael Phelps is still sort of fast. The Italian soccer teams went out to fix; Liverpool had Gillette and Hicks. Simon Cowell got very rich; Ronan O’ Gara still chases silverware across the rugby pitch. In Saipan Roy Keane had a falling out; In Round 1 Willie Casey lost his bout. The last of the Kennedys died. The 30th Dáil government all lied. As Jedward rose Michael Jackson went into his last dose. Benazir Bhutto was shot; Rottweilers took babies out of their cots. The Dalai Lama was refused a visa to go to a meeting for peace, Back here we saw surprising deaths of geese. We complained about the cold While Berlusconi got bold. Henry went out to cheat. In 2008 there was a problem with the pig meat. Katy Perry “kissed a girl”; Against Northampton O’Gara didn’t get a good enough curl. Madeleine McCann is still lost. The bail-out gave us a hefty cost. After the nuclear fall-out, We the Irish still adore our stout. As Madrid had bombs in trains Bombings in London messed our brains. Columbia broke up in mid-air. The Kursk submarine did not take care. Gbago was forced to fend; Concorde came to an end. Anatahan volcano erupted, allowing 50, 000 feet of smoke fly by. Pope Benedict became our new pope. Rio Ferdinand and Kolo Toure both had to dope King Fayed died. A US spy-plane stopped in China after a collision in mid-air. The Euro came. In Nepal the Crown Prince killed to be head. Osama bin Laden has yet to be found, alive or dead. Aung San Suu Kyi was finally let go: The dissidents are the regimes’ foes. Westlife made it big, Charlie Sheen got booed off his gig. Unfortunately Big Brother is back In the Carribean, real credit cards are in “lack”. Steve Irwin went too far; Brian Cowen was let go freely after speeding his car. GM Motors went bust; Because of desertification there is more dust; 99 per cent of Southern Sudanese wanted a split from the north. President Fujimori got 6 years from a Peruvian court; The IMF have gotten 3 out of 4 right. The Americans elected George W. Bush twice, making them not bright The peso fell. After his food poisoning Alexander Litvinenko endured hell. After leaving for LA Galaxy David Beckham got little game, France’s performances in the 2002 and 2010 World Cup were lame. Britney and Madonna kissed live; Barcelona beat Jose’s Real Madrid by five; The Iraqi and Afghani wars are still there. Since 2005 Arsenal’s...