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18th May 2016
01:30pm BST
Luckily, our brave soldiers survived. The disaster provided us with a hilarious commentary from Irish comedian, David O'Doherty. His series of tweets literally do not need any introduction and what follows is an incredible look at what Dublin 8 may dissolve to if there were ever an apocalypse...Lesser men would've wilted trapped inside electronic gates but @TheJivemaster & I survived #powercutinDublin8 w/out resorting to cannibalism
— conor heneghan (@conorheneghan1) May 17, 2016
Power cut in Dublin 8. Society has collapsed. People wearing Orla Keily handbags as helmets. Avocados are the only currency
— David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) May 17, 2016
#powercutinDublin8 Now there is luting! I don't mean looting. I mean people are on the street playing their fucking lutes — David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) May 17, 2016
#powercutinDublin8 a woman is trying to start a fire by rubbing two ipads together, using a McSweeneys as kindling
— David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) May 17, 2016
#powercutinDublin8 make-up vloggers desperately trying to demo sponsored content in the dark while crying — David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) May 17, 2016
Bless David O' Doherty. A hero of our time.#powercutinDublin8 the stench of White Cotton and Lavender burns the nostrils. Nobody has any unscented candles
— David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) May 17, 2016
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