Derives from the following common Irish greetings

1, Whats the story?
2, Whats the craic?

It also comes from the Cockney rhyming slang -
Jackanory = story

So asking "Whats the craicanory" you're basically asking "whats up?" or "any news?"
All right boss whats the Craicanory?

by David81 March 11, 2006
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