Shergar

[Duncan Gardner]

We may now never know whether he was strangled by the ring of steel before ending up as Pedigree Chum.

Albert Reynolds has gone to the great Showband venue in the Sky

Coincidentally fellow showbander and Radio 4 icon Gerry Anderson has also died.

[Borracho]

Shergar

Captain Nairac was a spy,
Where is Captain Nairac nyyyye . . .

[ursus arctos]

Shergar

Translations, please.

[Borracho]

Shergar

SAS man Bob Nairac went undercover in republican circles in the North in the 1970s, was quickly sussed, and subsequently executed. His corpse is rumoured to have been turned into pet food.

Albert owned a few pet food factories at the time.

[Duncan Gardner]

Shergar

Ring of Steel: exaggerated Garda Siochana operation to rescue kidnapped horse

Pedigree Chum: branded dog food manufactured by Reynolds allegedly from remains of Shergar, according to gags at the time

Robert Nairac: plummy-accented Brit Army officer murdered while 'undercover' in South Armagh badlands

Gerry Anderson: Culchie broadcaster and musician, fondly remembered in NI as 'Gerry Londongerry'. Less fondly in middle England where listeners claimed to be unable to understand his (actually not particularly strong) accent.

[ursus arctos]

Shergar

Cheers