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Nicky Byrne - ignorant or just plain stupid?

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  • 18-03-2010 5:54pm
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    Rogue-Trooper
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    Anybody spot Westlife 'Star' Nicky Byrne's major faux pas at the Paddy's Day Parade yesterday?

    Nicky was sitting in the front row of the VIP grandstand outside the GPO on O'Connell Street and as the Presidential motorcade approached, everyone was asked by the MC to 'show respect and be upstanding for the guest of honour'. All 300 or so guests did stand up - EXCEPT Nicky Bleedin Byrne and his wife Georgina who remained seated with their kids on their laps! Even when the President approached him to greet him (shouldn't that really be the other way around?:confused:) he still remained seated and only managed to raise himself a couple of inches off his seat to 'allow' President McAleese to kiss him. To add insult to injury, he didn't even take off his sunglasses as she approached and the President almost knocked them off his face as she kissed him. How rude can one person be?!!

    Do these so-called 'celebrities' think they are immune to the protocols of being in the presence our nation's President? Regardless of your opinion of Mary McAleese, do you not think this showed huge disrespect to the Office of the President? Is North County Dublin's answer to Posh 'n Becks completely ignorant or just plain thick? I imagine he didn't deliberately set out to snubb President McAleese, but do they really think they are 'above' having to stand up? Also, as a daughter of the former Taoiseach, you'd think that Georgina would be a little more savvy regarding the correct protocols surrounding these things. I don't accept the possible excuse either that they had the kids on their laps as lots of the people in the grandstand had small kids with them (Ray D'Arcy among them and he managed to stand up!).

    If you missed it, the incident happened live on TV and the parade coverage is available on the RTE Player - the Presidential arrival is around 6 mins into it iirc.


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    hidinginthebush
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    He should be tried for treason and executed.


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    WindSock
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    Who gives a toss about the president or any other 'dignitary'. No one is more deserving to be treated above or below anyone else.


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    sbsquarepants
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    You spend the past 10 years with people (kids are people too remember!) falling over themselves to catch a glimpse of you and you start to believe you must be something special i suppose. She's the f.ucking president, stand up you ill mannered little pox. What a muppet


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    Fizman
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    Isn't he tiny anyway. Kinda like a pixie. Maybe he was standing? :pac:


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    Bonito
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    WindSock wrote: »
    Who gives a toss about the president or any other 'dignitary'. No one is more deserving to be treated above or below anyone else.
    +1.

    There was me thinking we're all equal :rolleyes:


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    Quackles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Quackles


    WindSock wrote: »
    Who gives a toss about the president or any other 'dignitary'. No one is more deserving to be treated above or below anyone else.

    Ah, but I'd make an effort to stand if I was being introduced to anyone who was already standing. Good manners is good manners, whether it's towards the president of Ireland or Mary from down the road.


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    Krusader
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    WindSock wrote: »
    Who gives a toss about the president or any other 'dignitary'. No one is more deserving to be treated above or below anyone else.

    You are not showing respect to the person, you are showing respect to the office she holds and to the people who elected her to that office and to the many who died for her to be able to hold that office. :rolleyes:
    Get a grip of yourself!


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    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    We are all equal, doesn't mean you shouldn't respect the president of your country. No one is asking him to donate his kidneys, just get off his disrepectfull idiot ass for a second. I bet the snivelling little s.hit stands to greet simon cowell!


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    Antbert
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    Maybe he disagreed with her about something and didn't stand on principle?

    Maybe he... Who the **** cares?!

    What a non-issue.


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    orourkeda
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    Who's Nicky Byrne


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    smokedeels
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    Was he the token celebrity? I didn't spot anyone else, you'd think they'd aim higher for such a big event.


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    Fago!
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    Nicky Byrne is a legend.


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    Seifer
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    Ignorant twat. With the amount of gardaí on bikes there, you'd think one of them would've smacked him with a leather glove at least.

    On a side note: I'm amazed RTE's player actually managed to let me click on the 6 min point and play without imploding.


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    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    sbsquarepants wrote: »
    We are all equal, doesn't mean you shouldn't respect the president of your country. No one is asking him to donate his kidneys, just get off his disrepectfull idiot ass for a second. I bet the snivelling little s.hit stands to greet simon cowell!
    When my country stops fúcking me over I'll respect it's representatives ;)

    Also, I didn't vote her in so, meh.


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    ejmaztec
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    Fago! wrote: »
    Nicky Byrne is a bell-end.

    fyp



    Hang them all!


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    Tender Hoop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭Tender Hoop


    Nicky is a cuunt


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    Dennis the Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,358 ✭✭✭Dennis the Stone


    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    He should be tried for treason and executed.

    I agree. When I saw it I was so enraged I put my foot through the television and sent Nicky Byrne the bill.


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    Rogue-Trooper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭Rogue-Trooper


    Quackles wrote: »
    Ah, but I'd make an effort to stand if I was being introduced to anyone who was already standing. Good manners is good manners, whether it's towards the president of Ireland or Mary from down the road.

    Well said. There's always room for manners.
    WindSock wrote: »
    Who gives a toss about the president or any other 'dignitary'. No one is more deserving to be treated above or below anyone else.

    Don't tell me you are in a boyband too Windsock?

    Go on, admit it - you were one half of The Carter Twins weren't you?!


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    Antbert
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Antbert


    I am utterly amazed about the amount of feelings people have towards Nicky Byrne.

    I hope you're just 'forum worked up' about it and not actually worked up.


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    MagicMarker
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    Rogue-Trooper wrote: »
    Anybody spot Westlife 'Star' Nicky Byrne's major faux pas at the Paddy's Day Parade yesterday?

    Nicky was sitting in the front row of the VIP grandstand outside the GPO on O'Connell Street and as the Presidential motorcade approached, everyone was asked by the MC to 'show respect and be upstanding for the guest of honour'. All 300 or so guests did stand up - EXCEPT Nicky Bleedin Byrne and his wife Georgina who remained seated with their kids on their laps! Even when the President approached him to greet him (shouldn't that really be the other way around?:confused:) he still remained seated and only managed to raise himself a couple of inches off his seat to 'allow' President McAleese to kiss him. To add insult to injury, he didn't even take off his sunglasses as she approached and the President almost knocked them off his face as she kissed him. How rude can one person be?!!

    Do these so-called 'celebrities' think they are immune to the protocols of being in the presence our nation's President? Regardless of your opinion of Mary McAleese, do you not think this showed huge disrespect to the Office of the President? Is North County Dublin's answer to Posh 'n Becks completely ignorant or just plain thick? I imagine he didn't deliberately set out to snubb President McAleese, but do they really think they are 'above' having to stand up? Also, as a daughter of the former Taoiseach, you'd think that Georgina would be a little more savvy regarding the correct protocols surrounding these things. I don't accept the possible excuse either that they had the kids on their laps as lots of the people in the grandstand had small kids with them (Ray D'Arcy among them and he managed to stand up!).

    If you missed it, the incident happened live on TV and the parade coverage is available on the RTE Player - the Presidential arrival is around 6 mins into it iirc.
    Like, OMG!!


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
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    He got outta his seat!! Jesus. Talk about a bloody over-reaction. He had a kid in his lap and got up as much as he could. Get over it.


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    Littleroo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Littleroo


    He's an arsehole and he loves himself


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    Antbert
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Antbert


    Littleroo wrote: »
    He's an arsehole and he loves himself
    Ah I didn't realise you knew him personally.


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    tech77
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    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    He should be tried for treason and executed.

    Well of course.

    *goes back to OP and sees what the story is about.


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    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,300 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    orourkeda wrote: »
    Who's Nicky Byrne

    Why does somebody always ask this when there is a thread about a 'celebrity' in AH?

    If you really don't know, which I'm sure you probably do, then this would be a good place to look :rolleyes:


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    Grimreaper666
    Registered Users Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭Grimreaper666


    But are the Byrne/Aherne part of the Irish Royal family? Way above a mere President? The whole president thing should be scrapped anyway, complete waste of tax payers money tbh that we simply can't afford.


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    Rogue-Trooper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭Rogue-Trooper


    Antbert wrote: »
    I am utterly amazed about the amount of feelings people have towards Nicky Byrne.

    I hope you're just 'forum worked up' about it and not actually worked up.

    Joe Duffy wrecks my head........I had nowhere else to go......

    Be thankful I didn't start on Georgina's badly applied fake tan.....;)
    Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »
    He got outta his seat!! Jesus. Talk about a bloody over-reaction. He had a kid in his lap and got up as much as he could. Get over it.

    Everyone else with kids stood up and held their kids in their arms. He was just to kool 4 skool I guess.....


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    Antbert
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Antbert


    fullstop wrote: »
    Why does somebody always ask this when there is a thread about a 'celebrity' in AH?

    If you really don't know, which I'm sure you probably do, then this would be a good place to look :rolleyes:
    Better yet: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=nicky+byrne


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    Cheap Thrills!
    Registered Users Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Cheap Thrills!


    I'd say plain stupid at a guess.

    He still hasn't realised the hoxton fin is so 2001.


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    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 23,974 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Antbert wrote: »
    I am utterly amazed about the amount of feelings people have towards Nicky Byrne.

    I hope you're just 'forum worked up' about it and not actually worked up.

    He may have to go into the witness protection programme for his own safety.



    rabble rabble


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