TV Review: We swear it well in this cursed little nation

Ardal O'Hanlon's Holy F*** attempted to get to the bottom of why Irish people turn the air blue so often

Tommy Tiernan and Ardal O’Hanlon in Holy F*** (RTÉ ONe)

Holy F*** (RTÉ One)

The Pursuit of Love (BBC One)

“With most Irish parents, the first time their child curses is a moment of delight,” said Tommy Tiernan in Holy F*** (RTÉ One) Ardal O’Hanlon’s amusing yet serious exploration of Irish expletive extravagance. Do we swear more than most people? Do parents really rejoice in a child’s expression of their genetic predisposition to profanity?

Not my old man. The first time I used the F ...