Pictorial Weekly

In the user review, the commentator has mentioned that the characters were based in the fictitious village called "Ballykilferret". That would be incorrect but it's easy to see how the mistake is made as Ballykilferret is the place where Gobnet O'Lunacy (a Frank Kelly radio character) was supposed to hail from.

Anyway the villages of the local politicians in Hall's Pic were Tooreendoheneybeg (Cha and Moya) and Ballymagash which was famous for the antics in its urban district council with Councillor Larry Hooligan (Eamonn Morrissey). Let's not forget the Cork Mothers of Seven and Barney and Beaney and "boys, oh boys!".

They used to do skits on the Riordans too, and I remember something about the EU butter mountain being featured satirically. There was also the Minister for Hardship, Minister for Gate Posts and Telegraph Poles. A great play was made on the Ferenka dispute in the late 70's in Limerick with Redmond MacSeamus of the Sub-Marine, Port and Wine Tasters Union (Marine Port and Dock Workers Union) and its dispute with Farouka Limited. It was hilarious.