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The most Irish dad ever was on Channel 4's Catastrophe last night

Sharon’s mam and dad paid a visit.

THE LATEST EPISODE of Channel 4′s excellent new comedy series Catastrophe featured scenes that every Irish person can relate to – the Daddest Irish Dad ever.

Sharon Horgan’s character (living in London, unexpectedly pregnant after a six night stand with enormous American Rob Delaney) has a visit from her mam and dad, who’ve flown in from Ireland.

There follows an education in Irish parents and their carry on.

“F**king Ryanair!”

Shazzer’s mam and dad flew Ryanair from Dublin, naturally.

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Sitting on their holes

Nothing Irish parents love more than putting down roots in the sitting room with the tea.

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Making a show of you

Sharon’s dad can’t resist bringing up her old boyfriend in front of her new boyfriend.

Whatever happened to that Eoghan fella? He was around for a while. He was a good man.

Making you feel like a child

Sharon and Rob tell her parents that they’re planning to get married (before they tell them that they’re going to have a baby), and in wades the Daddest Dad with…

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Actually Dad, she is pregnant.

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Asking where you go to mass

It’s actually a Mam Test that Rob is subjected to when she quizzes him on where he goes to mass.

He takes a guess at “St Mary’s”.

JACKPOT!

And the ultimate in Dad moves…. pressing a tenner into Sharon’s hand at the airport “for the baby”

After an emotional episode, this was enough to push us over the edge.

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