Caption competition

image

In the week of Scarfe-gate it was great to see the View’s feature on Northern Ireland political cartoons. Though it was a little short…

Cartoons are a powerful and emotive medium that tell a story in a way no words can.

We have a great tradition of cartoonists here in NI and Ireland, from Rowel Friars and his acerbic pen, Ian Knox and his consistent wit to Martyn Turner and his bright and illustrated word play. Quite a legacy. One I hope to build on and contribute to in some way.

But for now, please fire off some captions for my tribute to the latest O’Dowd-Poots tete-a-tete.

We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!

For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.

Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.

If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated.