Schools in Tyrone have reported that witchery is on the rise in the county after several children were spotted running around on brooms, talking about boiling cats and casting spells on teachers. Educationalists have linked it to Bambi Thug’s Eurovision entry.

Bambi, who used to play camogie for Carrickmore during a holiday there in 2017, has stormed the European scene with their song about the colour blue and Harry Potter. However, young people have been captivated by the witchery of the entry and have started changing their names to Hag McGuinness and Hag O’Neill, for example.

Principal of Ardboe Elementary Prep School, Master Coyle, explained:

“It’s an awful hassle to be honest. We had 14 young girls arriving on brooms last Friday and fitting them into the cloakroom was a nusiance. Then half the brooms were stolen so we had to wait on the owners casting spells on whoever stole them and that took ages too. Then all the cats roaming about wasn’t helpful as they were shitting all over the school. I hope Bambi wins like but this is a handlin.”

One of the teachers has also embraced the new trend, Hag Coney (38), and is currently riding her broom around Moortown.