Cryptic

[beanzboy]

last couple

1 relaxed as playful joker 2-4 ??e?s?

2 is able to have beginner in tribe 4 ??a?

3 talk of bird 4 ??a?

4 noisy author at irish parliment 4 ???l

5 war almost gave rise to election defeat 6 ???l?p

thanks for all help

[roslyn251254]

1 at ease / a tease
3 chat double defn chat is a bird too

[Oldred]

1 at ease
2 clan
5 wallop

[roslyn251254]

5 wa(r) llop ...........poll reversed fro election bit

[elliemay1]

4 Dail?

[elliemay1]

^ sounds like Doyle (author, Roddy)