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Donegal people drive like LUNATICS-says Gay Bryne

  • 06-07-2012 11:15am
    #1
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭


    Gay Byrne is live on TV3 right now,and hes absolutely lambasting Donegal People,and claiming that they are the worst drivers in Ireland and drive like "lunatics".


    Well done Gay Byrne,great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D


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  • #2
    Immaculate Pasta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    I love sweeping generalisations so I whole-heartedly support him. :cool:


  • #3
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    BUT ITS TRUE - mostly.

    They are car mad up there and add in the headers from Derry who use the dual carraigeway as a race track, you have some serious fun and games.


  • #4
    walrusgumble
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,062 ✭✭✭walrusgumble


    paddy147 wrote: »
    Gay Byrne is live on TV3 right now,and hes absolutely lambasting Donegal People,and claiming that they are the worst drivers in Ireland and drive like "lunatics".


    Well done Gay Byrne,great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D

    There is an element of truth in that. The boys racers are complete gob****es.

    All this complaining about bad roads, yet (take the back roads out of the equation) the roads are no worse than other areas of the country, road to Sligo - Derry is sound. That complaint is often a cop out

    Why do the cops do damn all. The boy racers blantly meet up on Sunday night without any pretence and speed around the LetterKenny to Derry Road


  • #5
    afatbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    This coming from a man who drunk drived home after filming the late late and goes on TV shows with out wearing seat belts.


    What an ambassador for road safety.


  • #6
    Real Life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭Real Life


    walrusgumble wrote: »
    There is an element of truth in that. The boys racers are complete gob****es.

    All this complaining about bad roads, yet (take the back roads out of the equation) the roads are no worse than other areas of the country, road to Sligo - Derry is sound. That complaint is often a cop out

    Why do the cops do damn all. The boy racers blantly meet up on Sunday night without any pretence and speed around the LetterKenny to Derry Road

    but this happens everywhere


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  • #7
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Gay Byrne is now blaming rallying and its popularity up in Donegal too.

    Whats will he say next????


  • #8
    Carles Puyol
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭Carles Puyol


    Good man Gay..


  • #9
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    It's not really a myth. Most dealerships wont touch a DL reg car for a trade in because the roads are in bits and the cars have been driven hard. Just ask one!


  • #10
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Anyone remember this TV ad??:D:D






    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTA0-UEgzBU


  • #11
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    The N15 is a fine road now, but it needs speed enforcement.

    My mum got wiped out on the brow of a hill, on a continuous white line by a boy racer overtaking. He never noticed a car full of aul ones coming home from bingo turning right.:mad:

    Idiot was driving on his dads company insurance, and had crashed before.


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  • #12
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    The only words that come to mind nowadays when I hear anything this way-past-his-sell-by-date creep says are: "ga-ga".:rolleyes::rolleyes::):)


  • #13
    Father Damo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Father Damo


    Stereotyped tarred with same brush nonsense.

    Obviously Gay has never been in a car with a Nigerian woman driving :)


  • #14
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,110 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Father Damo wrote: »
    Stereotyped tarred with same brush nonsense.

    Obviously Gay has never been in a car with a Nigerian woman driving :)

    Criticism of stereo-typing noted.:P


  • #15
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Does everyone here know that Bono (U2) bought Gay a big "Harley Davidson" for his birthday,some years back.

    Honest.








  • #16
    Jester252
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Jester252


    Ah sure the RSA has not made it up there yet


  • #17
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    Father Damo wrote: »
    Stereotyped tarred with same brush nonsense.

    Obviously Gay has never been in a car with a Nigerian woman driving :)

    I have never been in a car with one but was behind once. Nearly rang the cop shop. Dangerous was not the word.:eek:


  • #18
    Stiffler2
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭Stiffler2


    I hate that muppet, he's so gay


  • #19
    JoeGil
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭JoeGil


    It's only a few months ago when he was hoping to be president :mad: he told us Europe was being run by mad men.
    Now he tells us Donegal people drive like lunatics.
    Hopefully for the future he will focus his attention on the menatal state of the Howth area on which he should be most qualified to comment on.


  • #20
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    JoeGil wrote: »
    It's only a few months ago when he was hoping to be president :mad: he told us Europe was being run by mad men.
    Now he tells us Donegal people drive like lunatics.
    Hopefully for the future he will focus his attention on the menatal state of the Howth area on which he should be most qualified to comment on.

    Howth Village up over Howth Head,then down to Sutton Cross and than back out to Howth Village would make for one hell of a great car rally stage and a Mini TT motorbike road race course.;):D:D


  • #21
    JohnMarston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭JohnMarston


    JoeGil wrote: »
    It's only a few months ago when he was hoping to be president :mad: he told us Europe was being run by mad men.

    If Don Draper was one of the guys running Europe i would pay a little more attention to EU politics. Joan would have to take Merkels place though.

    Anyway, yes, back to matter at hand, Lunatic drivers.


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  • #22
    col.in.Cr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭col.in.Cr


    I think they know how to use a seatbelt though

    http://youtu.be/oKIJ71N7ay8?t=20s


  • #23
    ShiresV2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭ShiresV2


    This wouldn't be the first time he has ranted about Donegal people.

    He has also said that young men are a "disease".

    He is a bitter, bigoted, insufferable cúnt and the sooner he's dead and buried the better.


  • #24
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    col.in.Cr wrote: »
    I think they know how to use a seatbelt though

    http://youtu.be/oKIJ71N7ay8?t=20s[/QUOTE]

    Gay Bryne doesnt need to wear a seatbelt though.

    He is the "chosen one"....................:rolleyes:


  • #25
    bluecode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 794 ✭✭✭bluecode


    But he's right, Donegal has the dubious distinction of having some of the worst road accidents in the country. Plus a higher rate than the national average. That's also true of the other two Ulster counties and probably other six Northern counties too if truth be told.

    Northern drivers all well known for being crazy drivers, which might explain why so many good racing and rally drivers come from that province.


  • #26
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,026 ✭✭✭Wossack


    could have phrased it better, but the thoughts in the right place imo :P


  • #27
    Bad Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Bad Panda


    paddy147 wrote: »
    Gay Byrne is live on TV3 right now,and hes absolutely lambasting Donegal People,and claiming that they are the worst drivers in Ireland and drive like "lunatics".


    Well done Gay Byrne,great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D

    I thought women were the worst drivers in Ireland.


  • #28
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Never buy a second hand DL reg


    Though plenty of the cute hoor locals are on yellow regs while complaining about being the forgotten county


  • #29
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    mikemac1 wrote: »
    Never buy a second hand DL reg

    :eek: Of course !!

    It is illegal to sell second hand reg plates ;)


    Never buy a second hand D reg, its more than likely been driven by a dub/woman/black/offaly person/politician/insertrandomgeneralisationhere


  • #30
    walrusgumble
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,062 ✭✭✭walrusgumble


    Real Life wrote: »
    but this happens everywhere

    Not to the extent compared to Donegal. That is the one of the most dangerous county for road traffic fatalities.

    It still does not take away the accuracy of what Byrne said


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  • #31
    walrusgumble
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,062 ✭✭✭walrusgumble


    ShiresV2 wrote: »
    This wouldn't be the first time he has ranted about Donegal people.

    He has also said that young men are a "disease".

    He is a bitter, bigoted, insufferable cúnt and the sooner he's dead and buried the better.

    In what context did he say that young men, and I assume you are saying young Donegal men (if one assumes that that sentence an example of your the first statement)

    Whatever about what he is, he still made a fair point about drivers in Donegal


  • #32
    Yamanoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    ShiresV2 wrote: »
    He is a bitter, bigoted, insufferable cúnt and the sooner he's dead and buried the better.

    Well balanced critique right there.


  • #33
    clappyhappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    walrusgumble wrote: »
    Why do the cops do damn all. The boy racers blantly meet up on Sunday night without any pretence and speed around the LetterKenny to Derry Road

    Probably because they have no transport themselves, going on the story during the week about house broken into and the owner had to drive to collect guard from station. Good old Ireland??'?


  • #34
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    clappyhappy wrote: »
    Probably because they have no transport themselves, going on the story during the week about house broken into and the owner had to drive to collect guard from station. Good old Ireland??'?

    His station will probably be closed in the next few years anyway.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #35
    withless
    Registered Users Posts: 8,741 ✭✭✭withless


    I would totally agree.

    I spent a month there one weekend and every word out of those peoples mouths (when I could understand what was being said that is) was 'mon go rally, mon go rally'.


  • #36
    christmas2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭christmas2012


    there must be a reason for saying it,i dont think gay just comes out with randomness like that,hes probably looking at stats and just came out with it..


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  • #37
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    That cnut used to spend his summer holidays in Donegal....think he still might have a house up here. The local boy racers better not find out where he stays :D


  • #38
    christmas2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭christmas2012


    yeah maybe gay was doing donuts up there :pac:


  • #39
    Shryke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Shryke


    I just don't like Gay Byrne, that's all I have to say.


  • #40
    gara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭gara


    Gay needs to get over himself tbh


  • #41
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    paddy147 wrote: »
    Gay Byrne is live on TV3 right now,and hes absolutely lambasting Donegal People,and claiming that they are the worst drivers in Ireland and drive like "lunatics".


    Well done Gay Byrne,great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D

    Yeah gay, well at least they drive their local guards to the crime scene.... crazy and all as they are.


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  • #42
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    clappyhappy wrote: »
    Probably because they have no transport themselves, going on the story during the week about house broken into and the owner had to drive to collect guard from station. Good old Ireland??'?

    This is the story about it.

    http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/07/02/woman-had-to-drive-garda-to-her-burgled-home-because-no-patrol-car-available/


  • #43
    kincsem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    Insider information

    The former Late Late Show host, who owns a holiday home outside Dungloe


  • #44
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,012 ✭✭✭uch


    He is and always has been a Patronising condescending prick, I hope a Donegal trucker runs over the cnut.

    21/25



  • #45
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    kincsem wrote: »
    Insider information

    The former Late Late Show host, who owns a holiday home outside Dungloe

    This should be copied to the Motors section.....just so the boy racers up here can see it. Would think there will be lots of donut marks on the road outside his holiday home lol


  • #46
    kincsem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    FanadMan wrote: »
    This should be copied to the Motors section.....just so the boy racers up here can see it.
    Boy racers in Donegal. :eek:


  • #47
    De Hipster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭De Hipster


    Has no one done the digital switchover on that self-absorbed cantankerous out-dated condescending drunk-driving gas bag yet?!


  • #48
    wandatowell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    paddy147 wrote: »
    great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D

    wtf would he wanna make friends with Donegal people??


  • #49
    christmas2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭christmas2012


    a lot of boy racers i notice come from the county rather than the city,they have miles and miles of road,learn how to drive earlier in life,so they can drive out of where there from,thats why you have more 'culchie' boy racers than city boy racers,im not saying theres no city boy racers,but in my experience its mainly townies or culchies..


  • #50
    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    Stiffler2 wrote: »
    I hate that muppet, he's so gay

    terrible man, terrible.


  • #51
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    withless wrote: »
    I would totally agree.

    I spent a month there one weekend......

    WTF!:confused: So you spent a month there one weekend?

    Fúck, have you managed to manipulate the space-time continuum? Because that's much bigger than the higgs-boson imo.


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