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John Oliver brilliantly tackled #YokeGate on his show last night

Can we all agree? From now on, whatever happens in Ireland stays in Ireland – right?

JUST WHEN WE thought the international coverage of #YokeGate had died down, the subject has popped up again – on John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’.

Take a look:

As always, Oliver gave his unique insight on the temporary legal drugs situation we found ourselves in last week (we all partied, etc):

If you’re waiting for ecstasy to become legal before trying it, you’re probably not the type of person who is going to really take to ecstasy.

Fair comment.

Still, it was nice to see the term “Meow Meow” getting a run out on the global stage.

Read: Ireland’s plain packaging laws got a mention on American TV over the weekend

Read: Politicians in the US are really starting to pay attention to what this man says. Here’s why…

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