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The Spanner Magazine Archive

Welcome to the online archive of The Spanner print magazine

Summer 2010 issue online now!

Whether you've missed out on on a copy on campus or you just want to refresh your memory this is the place to catch up on back issues of Ireland's favourite satirical magazine.

Every edition of the magazine is uploaded in full and can be read straight away (no software required) in a high quality but quick downloading format.

Don't forget for your weekly dosage of web based satire the Spanner online is always available under the button at the top of this page.

Enjoy!

The Spanner Magazine Issue 28

We've got holiday fever in our Spanner Summer Special, as we tearfully bid another academic year goodbye.

Learn about your employment (ha!) and travel options in our Employmigration guide, get the real heads up on stateside summer with J1 fun, and revel in the vomit soaked damp tent that is our collection of festival tips.

There's also all the winners and pics from the Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards, Tiger Woods Exam Guide, a look at post-apocalypse Ireland and all the usual satirical news.

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The Spanner Magazine Issue 27

The Spanner makes its triumphant return. What do you mean you didn't notice it was gone?

As ever, we've got lots of satirical fun - including our cover story of a divisive online practice, news of Michael O'Leary's latest verbal outrage and The Spanner's guide to The Races . Not to mention Vox pops, Haiku and an expose of your Student's Union election candidates.

We've also got an interview with the comedian everyone loves to hate - Dave McSavage, cheating sportsmen jokes and Xposed pics from 2010 RAG weeks.

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The Spanner Magazine Issue 27 Linking to http://tinyurl.com/ygs5god

The Spanner Magazine Issue 26

In our special Santa's birthday issue of The Spanner you'll find: valuable advice on how to have a scabby Xmas reviews of the year in Sport and Arts and the very first Golden Spanner Awards.

In addition to all your usual favourite satirical stories we also have an interview with Limerick pranksters The Rubberbandits.

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Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1jcjt/TheSpannerIssue26/

The Spanner Magazine Issue 25

For our first issue of the new drinking (aka Academic) year The Spanner presents some essential College info such as: how to Dress like a Stereotype where to find your local Meat Market Part Time Jobs you may not have considered and a Guide to Daytime TV. We also have all the usual satirical nonsense and an interview with Delorentos.

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Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1h7fw/TheSpannerIssue25/

The Spanner Magazine Issue 24

Madonna and Shaun Wright-Philips decorate our tasteful final cover of the year in a post-colonial preternatural adoption special. We round off our music coverage with an interview with Boys Noize, and finish off our Guide to Summer. Tasty features on Unemployment and study wonder drug Modafinil round off the year...click here to read this edition

MADONNA24 Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17uws/SpannerIssue24/

The Spanner Magazine Issue 23

As winter gives way to spring, we carry and interview with choice music prize winner Jape and kick off our guide to summer with The Spanner's Guide to Summer-Part I. The run down on all festivals, home and abroad, is given. On top of this, we have a Guide to Facebook stalking, and a ritual slating of Bloggers...click here to read this edition

ISSUE23JAPE Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17ru4/TheSpannerMagazineIs/

The Spanner Issue 22

Tommy Tiernan graces our cover as he waxes lyrical about Bob Dylan, controversy and handicapped travellers. All this straight talking is offset by our usual crap, with a Guide to TV and some stirling investigative work on the darker side of Eddie Hobbs...click here to read this edition.

ISSUE22TOMMYTIERNAN Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17uwz/SpannerIssue22/

The Spanner Magazine Issue 21

Sexy Angelina Jolie introduces our round up of all things newsworthy in 2008. Things get mashed up in our review of I Love Techno and a new feature makes it's debut as we take a look at 'Alive!' in our Laughable Publication of the month...click here to see this edition

ISSUE21JOLIE Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17rtx/TheSpannerMagazineIs/

The Spanner Magazine Issue 20

Cheryl Cole tantalises readers inside, where they can find the ultimate Guide to The Recession, not to mention a top class exposé on Clampers, and a (genuine) interview with Super Extra Bonus Party...Click here to read this edition

ISSUE20CHERYL Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17uwp/SpannerIssue20/

The Spanner Magazine Issue 19

The year gets off to a bang with our first edition of 2008-2009. Highlights include our very own guide to college, an 'interview' with The Coronas, while intellects up and down the country are challenged by our College Quiz...Click here to view this edition

ISSUE19GRAD Linking to http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17rtq/TheSpannerMagazineIs/

Spanner Pics

School's back...

Joke of the Week

Guy walks into a library and asks for a book on Chilean miners. The Librarian says "Sorry, that won't be out till Christmas." (Meynell94)

Spanner TV

There's no better way to spoil a session of the ancient art of yoga than unexpected flatulence...

Overpaid sports stars sicken supporter

(Reuters) A New Jersey man was jailed for up to three months on Friday for making himself vomit on a fellow spectator at a baseball game.

Matthew Clemmens, 21, was sent to prison for at least 30 days, given two years probation, and ordered to serve 50 hours of community service, and pay $315 in restitution after the incident.

"Clemmens pleaded guilty to making himself throw up on a young girl at a Phillies game," the district attorney's office said in a statement.

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