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Ireland’s Leprechaun Census Finds 12 Living in Dáil Bar

A government census has officially counted 12 leprechauns residing in the bar of the Irish parliament, where they are demanding gold.

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The FY Times Staff

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A small green hat on a barstool.

Tiny Revelations

The CSO conducted a nocturnal infra-red survey of Leinster House and recorded 12 ‘small humanoids in green attire’ demanding pots of gold in singles bar. Budget: €2.1 million for miniature motion sensors and Guinness-flavoured bait.

Factual nugget

The Dáil bar received €1.1 million in taxpayer subsidies in 2024.

Nonsense twist

The leprechauns have unionised and claim TD pensions plus rainbow royalties.