Cartoons

A selection of cartoons about politics, topical issues, silly puns, Life, the Universe, and Everything by Irish cartoonist and caricature artist Allan Cavanagh! All cartoons copyright Allan Cavanagh. If you would like to use a cartoon contact me with details of use.

It must be Friday…

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Galway Macnas Parade
so yes, the Paddy’s Day Parade has come and gone, and when might we see another? Having received less Arts Council funding than they anticipated, Macnas understandably intend to focus all this year’s artistic and financial attention on their Halloween parade, and every Galwegian will look forward to that with glee.

Galway Comedy Festival Cartoon Exhibition

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John Crumlish Paul Fahy Paraic Breathnach Ollie Jennings CartoonI’ll be representing Galway in the Galway Comedy Festival Cartoon Exhibition in the Town Hall Theatre from the 5th -9th April. I’ll be hanging alongside Jon Berkeley, Jim Cogan, Graeme Keyes, Tom Halliday, Tom Mathews, Martyn Turner, Steve Best, David Rooney, Hunt Emerson, John McCrae and Martin Honeysett.

I think I need to sit down.

Do pop in for a look if you’re in town!

There are No Original Ideas in Editorial Cartoons!

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Noah's Ark cartoon by www.sackstudio.comI winced when I saw this cartoon on Cagle’s Cartoon Index because it was followed immediately by Noah's Ark Cartoon by Marshall Ramsey
This is exactly what every editorial cartoonist lives in fear of: that someone, somewhere, has had the same idea as you. If anything drives a cartoonist it is to be distinct by virtue of originality. This is an example of convergence.