Aside from 'Love Island', last night's big TV moment came in the form of two cheeks of the same arse Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin battling out for their political lives on TV.
Like two gladiators circling themselves in a pitted combat arena, the two politicians traded barbs, left uncomfortable silences when asked if they taken drugs, and basically fumbled their way through to an end that satisfied nobody.
So, how did it go down on Twitter? Amidst all the very legitimate anger and highlighting how Sinn Féin - who are currently polling only two points behind Fine Gael - were excluded from the debate, there were a few funny tweets to be had.
Here's ten of the best.
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Can Fine Gael cling to power like a tenant clinging to the lease of their 2k-a-month bedsit next to a busy landfill? Or will Fianna Fáil get another shot at wrecking the country in a new decade? Stay tuned. #VMTVBigDebate #Leadersdebate
— Oliver Callan (@olivercallan) January 22, 2020
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Mary Lou showing up half way through the debate to fuck shit up.#VMTVBigDebate#GE2020 pic.twitter.com/QTnbxbmA0x
— Caolán Mc Aree (@Caolanmcaree) January 22, 2020
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When he said Hot Press Interview he’s referring to the time he took fuck load of acid and locked himself in a hot press for 6 hours #VMTVBigDebate
— Michael Fry (@BigDirtyFry) January 22, 2020
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Worst episode of The Cube ever. #leadersdebate #vmtvbigdebate pic.twitter.com/dgZ9a5M4bc
— Izzy (@IdentiteeP) January 22, 2020
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You were shite.
No I wasn't. You were shite.
You were shiter.
No, you were total shite.
I wasn't minister then.
Neither was I.
You're still shite.
You're absolute shite.
Top notch political debate from the leaders tonight.
#VMTVBigDebate— Fiona Kenny (@FionaKenny1) January 22, 2020
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Ready for the Leaders’ Debate. Let’s see can we tell them apart #GE2020 #leadersdebate pic.twitter.com/T3vskUdKX0
— James Nolan (@JMNolan89) January 22, 2020
