Cork Woman Slowly Realising Awful Tattoo is Actually Awful

24th Jan 2025

A Cork woman with 175 Instagram followers, Assumpta Maria McSwiney-O’Leary-Keane is the latest Corkonian to contract the hipster virus AUTFL (Awful Unnecessary Tattoo For Likes).

She contracted the condition recently while doom scrolling social media which resulted in her making a spontaneous online booking with a tattooist in Cork city centre who proceeded to permanently wreck her with an unnecessary and awful tattoo.

“I saw people with tattoos mocking ‘cleanies’ (people who don’t have any tattoos) and their posts were getting lots of likes–and just didn’t want to be one of those. I hate being a cliché,” said the Mahon woman, “it’s also really good for content”. 

“Yes, I do see people, especially children, recoiling when they see my hand, but they don’t appreciate that not all tattoo artists have to be artists. My guy just bought the gear, watched some youtube videos and rented a place in town. And, you know, that’s cool.”

Asked about the theme of her tattoo she said “he told me it’s some kind of ancient Aztec art. I’m not sure exactly but I really connect with it because I'm pure spirtual and it got 34 likes”.