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Fr. Ted's delirious fantasies get the better of him during Lent. Channel 4

Poll: Are you giving up anything for Lent?

Pope Francis has suggested phones, what about you?

POPE FRANCIS HAS said that Catholics should consider putting down their phones or turning off TV for Lent

As part of Lent, Christians of various traditions attempt to abstain from something for over six weeks beginning yesterday, Ash Wednesday. 

It lasts until Easter Sunday, which this year is 12 April. So, religious or not will you be attempting to cut down on anything?

Poll: Are you giving up anything for Lent?


Poll Results:

No (5270)
Yes (3242)
I'm not religious but I might cut down on something (1242)
No opinion/doesn't apply to me (616)

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    Mute Canon
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:25 AM

    At this point we could really do with lessening American cultural influence and content in European Society. We have diverse values. Any tariff on the technology supporters of Trump would be an expression of independence.

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    Mute martin lawlor
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:16 AM

    @Canon: Hypocritical often?

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    Mute Paul O'Mahoney
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:23 AM

    @Canon: I think you find that in Europe the “American cultural influence”is pretty low .Here and the UK is different and we have embraced it. American culture isn’t all bad either.

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    Mute Dominic Leleu
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    Apr 11th 2025, 9:44 AM

    @Canon: Spain is tightening the links with china and they are absolutely right. we should do the same. china is asking for Europe to ally against this racket. this is our chance as 90 percent of the goods come from there, even the American one by the way…
    Trump has done another crime by performing an insider trading that cost billions on the markets, and will go away with that. it’s time to choose a side.

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    Mute Nick Vasilakis
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    Apr 11th 2025, 9:58 AM

    @Paul O’Mahoney: Look at “American ‘culture’” on YouTube. 95% of it is pure rat droppings.

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    Mute Paul O'Mahoney
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    Apr 11th 2025, 11:27 AM

    @Nick Vasilakis: I don’t think you tube is a fair reflection of any culture, every culture had its few.

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    Mute martin lawlor
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    Apr 11th 2025, 1:18 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: Do you know the average hourly rate for working class in China Dominic??
    Spain is doing what America has doing.
    Jesus, the irony of your comment.

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    Mute Johnny frankson
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:19 PM

    @Canon: that’s cute. Irish people don’t even have Irish accents aping American and British ones. We have bowed to commercialism and as a nation are unrecognisable to who we were. We are shallow, vacuous and jump on every bandwagon going. We have become philistines.

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    Mute H Woo
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    Apr 12th 2025, 11:08 AM

    @Johnny frankson:
    Aaaa, the good old days.

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    Mute Peter J H
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:18 AM

    The Orangutans tariff idea was as well thought out as the Brexit one.

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    Mute thomas molloy
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    Apr 11th 2025, 10:58 AM

    @Peter J H: Chinese putting 125% taxes on US cars that they don’t let into the country anyway. That’s must please you. .

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    Mute Daniel Roche
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    Apr 11th 2025, 3:33 PM

    @thomas molloy: Your hero is having a nightmare, and the whole world is laughing at him,no matter what you and 22 accounts rian can try to spin .

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    Mute AnthonyK
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:50 AM

    It is always about markets. Russia pop 143 million, US pop 350 million, EU pop 449 million, India 1 billion +, China 1 billion +.

    US has done some serious damage to its reputation globally with Trump at the helm.

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    Mute Rian O’Callaghan
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    Apr 11th 2025, 6:55 AM

    Roll on the massive tariffs and watch the EU fold 150% on everything. Its MAGA time baby.

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    Mute Robert Halvey
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:10 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: The child killer vlad thought the EU would bicker and fall apart when, he invaded Ukraine, The crying lying orange thing is going to learn the hard way ,

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    Mute Thomas Meaney
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:14 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: mute for you! These troll accounts. If ya find them annoying just mute them. Problem solved.

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    Mute John Bathe
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:15 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: The equities market won’t allow it chief.. reality bites.. US lending rates will go through the roof if Trump upsets them again with tariffs..he was a naughty boy and got soanked.. the big boys have spoken..

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    Mute Joe Beirne
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:15 AM

    @Robert Halvey: don’t mind that Rian thing, he’s a fool to put it mildly

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    Mute Iano C
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:17 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: Childish.

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    Mute Niall English
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:26 AM

    @Robert Halvey: why would the EU fall apart. deep down they dont care about ukraine. french and germans have already gotten what they wanted from giving the ukranians money, got direct access to their agricultural land. job done.

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    Mute Del Ray
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:28 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: Yep…Morons Are Governing America. Anyway taxing revenue rather than profits is an option. Stops IP licensing between subsidiaries hiding profit. However needs to be thought through as the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Trump is learning this fast – his seventh bankruptcy is now imminent.

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    Mute Rian O’Callaghan
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:39 AM

    @Robert Halvey: No cares about Ukraine they are scammers

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    Mute Donna Fallon
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:39 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: It’s getting very boring now… yawn

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    Mute Rian O’Callaghan
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:42 AM

    @Thomas Meaney: Silence Incel you contribute nothing

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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:42 AM

    @Donna Fallon: Back to bed with you so

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    Mute Rian O’Callaghan
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:43 AM

    @Del Ray: Irelands
    Economics don’t add up its a tax scam economy and is finished.

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    Mute Rian O’Callaghan
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:44 AM

    @Iano C: Indeed you do seem to be

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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:48 AM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: mute button for you troll

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    Mute Daniel Skelton
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:52 AM

    @Thomas Meaney: It doesn’t work, Johnny just keeps coming back with the dozens of other accounts he has. He’s like a turd in a toilet that won’t flush.

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    Mute Rian O’Callaghan
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:53 AM

    @Patrick Creaven: Ah Paddy its lovely outside go for a walk the adults need to talk.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:21 PM

    @Rian O’Callaghan: in the old days you’d be called “slow”.

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    Apr 12th 2025, 7:38 AM

    @Johnny frankson: Mute the troll, don’t feed him

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    Mute Mark Murphy
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:31 AM

    It’s been a busy morning muting the Trumptards.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 10:18 AM

    @Mark Murphy: Mostly unemployed lads.

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    Mute Numinous20111
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:31 AM

    I understand the solidarity expressed with China regarding tariffs, but this is another example of the Trump Effect. China is a human rights black hole. The idea that we should trade more with China is not a good one. Trump distorts all existing standards and makes the previously worst governments on the planet relatively less bad….but they are still very bad.

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    Mute Brian D'Arcy
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    Apr 11th 2025, 3:11 PM

    @Numinous20111: Guantanamo bay, American prisons? They could write a book on human rights abuses themselves and yet many are very quiet about it.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 3:29 PM

    @Brian D’Arcy: don’t mention slavery

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    Mute Niall English
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:28 AM

    put all the tariffs they want on american goods. when you think about it, there is not much american made goods that we irish use in our day to day lives. so impact would be negligible.

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    Mute James Leahy
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:34 AM

    @Niall English: He is referring to the EU.The biggest trading block in the world in case you haven’t noticed.

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    Mute did you every wonder
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:40 AM

    @Niall English: Didn’t the Garda get those silly baseball hats.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:48 AM

    VAT is untouchable because that’s a tariff we put on every citizen in the EU.

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    Mute thomas molloy
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    Apr 11th 2025, 9:10 AM

    @RobbieK: If VAT and other taxes on US goods have to be removed US goods in Ireland will be cheaper. That’s Trump’s aim.

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    Mute You Cant Be Serious
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    Apr 11th 2025, 10:48 AM

    @thomas molloy: they won’t be removed -applies to USA and EU goods equally

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    Mute Carl Valderrama
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    Apr 11th 2025, 8:20 AM

    Woke Leftists: Down with the system, its exploitation.

    Stock markets go south…..

    Also woke leftists: Noooooo, not the system.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 10:22 AM

    Lol, left and right… what a media con job… Trump:” Down with the system, its exploitation” Also Trump: *exploits system

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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:07 AM

    Double Levy the levy. If it’s American and in Europe, be it good or service, even tourists if it comes to it, hammer everything with tax and extra charges!

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    Mute Dominic Leleu
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:16 AM

    @Dan The Man: agreed

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    Mute John Bathe
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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:17 AM

    @Dan The Man: can’t chief.. the equities market said no to tariffs anf levies. that’s that.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 11:33 AM

    Ah Ursula the president no one voted for.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 3:19 PM

    @Ichabod Crane: She was elected with 401 votes in favour.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:37 AM

    Whether right or wrong he’s undermining EU coherence and that is exactly what Trump wants to see.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 7:38 AM

    @peter willekens: MM.

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    Mute Chaotic State
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    Apr 11th 2025, 3:52 PM

    When the EU Trade Commissioner returns from his talks in the US next week he should then fly to China and see what deal they offer. As Trump and his government have made it abundantly clear that Europe and the EU countries in particular are no longer friends or allies , and therefore we should look at all options, and If China comes up with the best offer then we should strengthen ties with China.
    It’s only business and I’m sure that Trump will understand.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 2:55 PM

    I have absolute faith in Herr fond of Genocide to do all that is necessary to protect Germany and shaft Ireland.

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    Mute Paul Kavanagh
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    Apr 11th 2025, 2:52 PM

    Hilarious. He can’t even pretend anymore he is a useless puppet.
    Von Der Leyen is your master.
    It’s what you voted for.

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    Apr 11th 2025, 3:14 PM

    Trump is doing an amazing job for his people, if only our leaders here in Ireland had balls for the Irish people what a country we would have

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    Apr 11th 2025, 1:03 PM

    There is no ‘ grandstanding ‘ from this Friend, that’s from the horse’s mouth, one, is only trying to find a ‘ nuanced approach ‘ to ” coordinating with Friends to set a date” which is expected to take place, that is of such importance, as regards such interests, where ‘ Everyone has to defend their own interests,’ and as such would be ‘ Symbolic step’ as planned, no uncertainty is required, only certainty as regards the process, if one, is acting to the contrary, please let One, know!

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