23 February 2006 At what point in time did the chicken fillet roll replace the breakfast roll as Ireland's favourite meat-based deli-counter sandwich? Maybe this is something else we can pin on the late-'00s collapse of the Irish economy. Breakfast Roll Man, as immortalised in David McWilliams' pop economics primer The Pope's Children, stood for … Continue reading Pat Shortt – ‘Jumbo Breakfast Roll’ →

5 January 2006 We've had chart-toppers foisted on us by Hollywood movies, Australian soaps, Irish radio comedy skits and Scandinavian ringtones: why get het up about a popular prime-time British TV singing competition turbo-charging a mainstream pop single to number one? Loads of people did get het up about The X Factor, though - perhaps … Continue reading Shayne Ward – ‘That’s My Goal’ →