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Gardaí found a lost little pig in Wicklow yesterday and reunited him with his owners

That Vodafone ad in real life? Not far off it now.

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WE’D SAY THE gardaí see some interesting things on a daily basis, but this was unusual even for them.

Officers from Greystones found a tiny lost pig while on patrol in Kilcoole yesterday afternoon. They reported that they took it into custody on suspicion of being “on its way to market”:

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Eager to get the pig back to its owner, they put out a call on Twitter for information, and were quickly reminded of the situation’s similarity to a certain ad.

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By 7pm, the pig had been reunited with its family – and it emerged that its name was not in fact Sue, but Ziggy the Piggy.

“We all love a happy ending,” tweeted the gardaí. As do we.

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:03 PM

    I’d love a bacon sandwich.

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:03 PM

    Vodafone’s fault!! People wanting pet pigs…

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:47 PM

    @john keyes: They actually do make good pets as long as you don’t mention bacon.

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    Feb 27th 2017, 10:26 PM

    Highly intelligent, clean and social but don’t let you distract you from what your led to believe

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    Mute Terry Cahill
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    Feb 28th 2017, 12:12 AM

    Very true ! Nothing a pig likes more than a clean stall ! Their skin is also very like human skin and they get sunburnt easily ! They get arthritis from wet conditions. They get bad press ! Like Trump !

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    Feb 28th 2017, 8:49 AM

    More so than some people Lad

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    Feb 27th 2017, 10:45 PM

    Wonder did he put hamcuffs on him..

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:34 PM

    Did you know that during the Vietnam War a group calling themselves the “Yippies” protested outside the Chicago convention in opposition to the War. These protesters carried a small pig as their presidential candidate, and they began calling the police themselves “pigs” when the officers attempted to disband the demonstration. The media headlines declared, “Police Called Pigs”.
    The term caught on, especially among younger people, the disenchanted and Dublin scangers wearing tracksuits.

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    Feb 27th 2017, 9:12 PM

    It’s a nice story but nt true. The 1811 version of the Oxford dictionary printed slang words for police and pigs was one of them

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    Feb 28th 2017, 8:51 AM

    Hilarious Emmet, especially the last part.

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    Feb 27th 2017, 9:52 PM

    Ahh nice for the pig. Well done Garda

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    Feb 27th 2017, 9:25 PM

    Sue…!

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:54 PM

    Didn’t realise the Gardaí had the county reg on their epaulette

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    Feb 27th 2017, 9:06 PM

    Yeah, it helps to distinguish what District/ Division they are attached to. “WW” – Wicklow…. “WX” – Wexford

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:30 PM

    Ah well …. Birds of a feather …

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:32 PM

    Ha!

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    Feb 28th 2017, 12:49 AM

    Image of Mary Harney

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    Feb 27th 2017, 11:49 PM

    Who is who in the photo’s?

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:19 PM

    Bacon seed.

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    Feb 28th 2017, 11:04 AM

    That guard with the glasses is cute.

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    Feb 27th 2017, 8:23 PM

    The meal with the ‘feels’

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    Feb 28th 2017, 8:48 AM

    Lovely story.

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