By examining the British satirical magazine Punch's presentation of the Irish during the Repeal-movement, this study explores how satire can be used as a tool for colonial powers to establish dominance over differing nationalities through print media. This has been examined by extracting traits attributed to the Irish in Punch's illustrations and articles from 1842 - 1848, the Repeal independence movements most active years. The study is split into three seperate categories: "The Irish in relation to the Repeal politician Daniel O'Connell"; "The political Irish"; and "Paddy" (the Irish outside of politics). Within these categories the study also found a chronological pattern of Young Ireland gaining increasingly negative attention in Punch as a result of Daniel O'Connell, one of Repeals leaders, leaving the political scene during the last years of his life 1846/1847. The increased attention for Young Ireland is attributed to Punch's rivalry with the Irish nationalist magazine The Nation; Young Irelands mouthpiece.      The study found that Punch's disdain towards Repeal supporters such as The Nation, Young Ireland, and Daniel O'Connell extended to their view of the Irish as a people. Although Punch's Irishman is almost exclusivly portrayed as violent and stubborn, these are seen as virtues rather than flaws when used to resist Repeal advocates and Irish politicians. Further, Punch's rivalry with The Nation creates a polemic relationship of British upper-class versus Irish nationalist commoner which can be used as a press historian scale model of the Anglo-Irish conflicts of the 19th century.