irish cartoonist Archives – Caricatures Ireland by Allan Cavanagh

Eurovision 2026: It’s Not Political.

15/05/2026 by Allan

eurovision song contest 2026 Israel cartoon Image description: a cartoon showing a crowd of people at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. They are draped in the Israeli flag worn over their shoulders, under the flags they wear the trousers and boots of the IDF uniform. They look happy and carefree. A smiling man in the centre of the crowd is saying, in a speech bubble, "it's not political!"

It’s not political you know.

Friday Cartoon: BillBurr Baggins

30/05/2025 by Allan

bill burr baggins cartoon caricature. A short version of Bill Burr dressed in a mashup of Star Wars Stormtrooper armour and Lord of the Rings Hobbit clothing

A long time ago, in a galaxy fah fah away, there was a stand-up comedian stormtrooper.

Cartoon: A Supernatural Christmas

28/12/2024 by Allan

Supernatural Cartoon: A Supernatural Christmas. Here’s another bonus cartoon for Christmas featuring Sam and Dean Winchester and their Angel friend Castiel on a Christmas morning some time around Season 6.

Drone Taxis Discussed on RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland this Morning

23/10/2024 by Allan

Cartoon of a man lying in slices in the forground. A drone flies away in the distance, organic matter falling from the rotors. A man and woman look on in the midground. The woman is saying " I don't think these drone taxis are going to catch on."

Apparently this was a topic of conversation on Morning Ireland this morning. Drone taxis within a decade. Another great bit of thinking about transport infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong with a drone taxi? Dangling from some sort of ski-lift chair that retracts when you’re dropped from 500 metres arrive at your destination? What else … Read more

Friday Cartoon: Brother Tiberius

23/08/2024 by Allan

Black and white cartoon of monks in a dark monastic setting. An elderly monk is holding a large open book in one arm and raising his other arm. Two rows of monks look on from either side. Beside the elderly monk is a small monkey in a small monk's robe. The elderly monk is addressing those gathered: "Today we welcome Brother Tiberius to the Order of Capuchin Monks. He is of course also a capuchin monkey, but I don't see that causing any confusion at all."

“Today we welcome Brother Tiberius to the Order of Capuchin Monks. He is of course also a capuchin monkey, but I don’t see that causing any confusion at all.”

Friday Cartoon: The Date

01/03/202401/03/2024 by Allan

Here’s your Friday Cartoon, a little late for Valentine’s Day but people go on dates with large farmyard bovines the rest of the year too right?