Is it just me or are #irish film and TV programme makers creatively stuck in the '70s? While stories might be set in the 21st century they still feature tired old #caricatures like the #culchie garda or the local clergy. That is not the #ireland I moved to in 1995 and it certainly isn't Ireland today.

8th December is traditionally the day when country people headed to Dublin to start the Christmas shopping (aka #CulchieDay )

#Nostalgia from the #RTE Archives:
From 1975 https://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/1207/751897-8-december-in-dublin/

From 1986 https://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1206/836917-dublin-city-christmas-shopping/

#culchie #IrishChristmas

Having a sausage sandwich for breakfast to kick off #Culchie Day.
TIL that the Italians put chips on patatosa pizza and suddenly #Newry went to the top of the culinary food chain cos we've been doing that for years.
#Culchie #CulchieLife #Spuds
Me heading to work this morning...
#Flood #Rain #Ireland #CulchieLife #Culchie
If you need to know anything about #Newry, the #VengaBoys were on in the Canal Court tonight.
#CulchieLife #Culchie #VengaBus
@BeebsyMcA beautiful work there. #CulchieLife #culchie
I've just checked as afaik the previous post is the first one in all of Mastodon to have the #Culchie hashtag.
I am immensely proud to lead the way.
#CulchieLife #mastodonie
I'm totally playing on your love of cats and dogs with bonus donkeys.
Lilly & Max meet a neighbour. Yes, our neighbours are donkeys.
#Culchie #CulchieLife #Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Donkey #Ireland