Irish people have taken to Twitter like duck to water, and due to our national humour being as dry as an Irish Summer is wet.
It’s all been a marriage made in cyber heaven, really.
Here’s just a few examples of how this holy matrimony has gone down over the past few days.
1. Irish problems with @Harry_Birdboy
I’m just trying to have a quiet pint and Glen fucking Hansard shows up with an impromptu trad session
— Harry Bear (@Harry_Birdboy) March 30, 2016
2. Forward planning with @aifreckle
I know freezing your eggs is what all the busy young women are doing but I’m not sure I’m doing it right pic.twitter.com/lvdFrw9O2n
— Aifric (@aifreckle) March 29, 2016
3. Bad timing with @aoiph
imagine being a tourist in Dublin this weekend, like first you can’t get a drink and then there’s a military takeover of the city centre
— aoife (@aoiph) March 27, 2016
4. The important questions with @ciara_knight
Actually quite impressed with the importance of some of the #Census2016 questions pic.twitter.com/jEwlTUSb4I
— Ciara Knight (@Ciara_Knight) March 23, 2016
5. Religion with @foreveralowen
6. Public transport with @neasaconneally
I’m finished my exams! I’m in at least the top 10% of the most drunk people on this rush hour 46A ????
— Neasa Conneally (@neasaconneally) March 30, 2016
7. Something old, something new with @ConorOToole
I can’t tell if Michael D is wearing a costume in this photo or not pic.twitter.com/Lg31oVFw7a
— Conor O’Toole (@ConorOToole) March 29, 2016
8. Colloquialisms with @EmerTheScreamer
H&M keeping it local pic.twitter.com/HchtWoPmPW
— Emer McLysaght (@EmerTheScreamer) March 31, 2016
9. Flirting with @TVsCarlKinsella
“You wanna go for gin and platonics?”
“Gin and platonics?”
“Yeah we go out, get drunk together and obviously want to kiss – but don’t.”— Carl Kinsella (@TVsCarlKinsella) March 27, 2016
10. Family with @InfiniteJess
my great uncle had a glass eye and when I had sleepovers as a girl he used to take it out and hold it just inside the door + shout I SEE YOU
— Lady Macdeath (@InfiniteJess) March 29, 2016
11. Science with @MustardCreams
12. Patriotism with @fuchsiamacaree
Right everyone else is getting blocked pic.twitter.com/H9MPvsn6u0
— Fuchsia MacAree (@fuchsiamacaree) March 27, 2016
13. Modern romance with @AisMullins
I think my ideal relationship is with a mysterious benefactor who I never meet but just sends Just Eat orders to my house sporadically
— trashling (@AisMullins) March 23, 2016
14. Social lives with @KevinJuly
When your friends wont come out pic.twitter.com/4oboYcDiFD
— Caoimhín (@KevInJuly) March 21, 2016
15. Politics with @STEdotie
You know it’s bad when your local TD is sad you’ve changed your twitter username pic.twitter.com/5OafYPJrrM
— Ste (@notstelfc) March 27, 2016