will an irish hero emerge?

augustus gloop · 24-03-2012 12:00am #1

the country is in the state its in, we all know how, why and whom are to blame so i wont have to rehash all that. the thing that strikes me sometimes is how everybody, will gladly give out about the situation with a negative feeling about everything. very few seem to have a mainly positive outlook on the immediate future.
the main point for most people is ovb the lack of trust in anyone in the dail, with the typical "arragh sure it doesnt matter what shower of gobsh*tes is in there, theyre all the one" statement being thrown about.

maybe its all a bit marvel comics of me, but is theyre any hope for someone, some charasmatic, forward thinking, HONEST person, to take centre stage and grab the publics attention and create an all encompassing shift in public thinking. it just seems like ireland is lost for someone to devote their lives work to the betterment of their countrymen.
ireland i feel needs a new inspiration.....

cause enda kenny is a w@nker

Samich · 24-03-2012 12:00am

Ming!

Where To · 24-03-2012 12:01am

Not a hope

Nodin · 24-03-2012 12:01am

augustus gloop wrote: »

will an irish hero emerge?

Send them all plutonium and see what happens. Ye never know.

galwayrush · 24-03-2012 12:02am

One man's hero is as another man's wanker...and vice versa

im invisible · 24-03-2012 12:03am

Big Johnson · 24-03-2012 12:04am

John Joe!

Latchy · 24-03-2012 12:12am

augustus gloop wrote: »

maybe its all a bit marvel comics of me, but is theyre any hope for someone, some charasmatic, forward thinking, HONEST person, to take centre stage and grab the publics attention and create an all encompassing shift in public thinking. it just seems like ireland is lost for someone to devote their lives work to the betterment of their countrymen.
ireland i feel needs a new inspiration.....

In the world of politics ,words and phrases like 'Charasmatic ' 'Forward Thinking ' and ' Honest ' can mean different things to different people and not what ' your average honest Joe ' might think or assume them to mean .

FFS ..even Bertie used them ..

AnonoBoy · 24-03-2012 12:14am

James McClean come July?

24-03-2012 12:14am

This guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3baXAGy6Ho4

He can crush a single mandarin between his legs.

Riamfada · 24-03-2012 12:14am

Dana Rosemary Scallon riding a unicorn over the embers of the Beacon South Quarter whilst waving a tricolour in slow motion to the theme of Harrys Game.

Snowie · 24-03-2012 12:17am

Doom and Gloom...

makes me sad

44leto · 24-03-2012 12:17am

I am liking Enda so far. I think he is doing a good job, I would defo vote for him and his party if the election was tomorrow.

Nodin · 24-03-2012 12:18am

Sacramento wrote: »

This guy .........]3baXAGy6Ho4[/YOUTUBE]

He can crush a single mandarin between his legs.

He should leave them Chinese fellahs alone.

The_Thing · 24-03-2012 12:19am

Would love to see a real-life Slaine: The King roam the Emerald isle.

DB21 · 24-03-2012 12:22am

Nope. And even if one did, he'd be shot down by the idiotic double-think in this country of "We want change! No! Wait! We want things the same!"

Chuck Stone · 24-03-2012 12:31am

The idea of an all powerful hero is bull**** - it feeds into this 'saviour will come' nonsense. It's a subtle message that we need a leader to deliver us from oppression/evil.

cloptrop · 24-03-2012 12:34am

Giovanni Trappatoni , he will play it safe and make sure Irelands defence forces are bolstered.

Latchy · 24-03-2012 12:46am

Riamfada wrote: »

Dana Rosemary Scallon riding a unicorn over the embers of the Beacon South Quarter whilst waving a tricolour in slow motion to the theme of Harrys Game.

I think Beritie riding around on the Dublin tour bus to the soundtrack of 'Goodfellahs ' would have more appeal tbh

cloptrop wrote: »

Giovanni Trappatoni , he will play it safe and make sure Irelands defence forces are bolstered.

Then when it all goes pear shaped (a fcuk up ) he can blame outside negative influences like Dunphy ,Brady and Giles and leave with a nice pay cheque .

cloptrop · 24-03-2012 12:50am

Is big Jack still alive and sane , hed just stick two big men up front and play the long ball. Economy would sort itself.

Mint Sauce · 24-03-2012 12:57am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1FPK5-Rm38

kincsem · 24-03-2012 1:00am

All the people getting up early in the morning and doing an honest days work or school are heroes. I'm retired so my contribution is visiting my mother in the nursing home and stuff.

eth0 · 24-03-2012 1:01am

Phil Hogan.

cloptrop · 24-03-2012 1:18am

I believe Kenny Dalgleish will need a job soon.

cloptrop · 24-03-2012 1:19am

BBC NEWS: Kenny Dalgleish has thrown his hat into the ring .

Latchy · 24-03-2012 1:20am

Dalglish ....it's Dalglish !

cloptrop · 24-03-2012 1:24am

Latchy wrote: »

Dalglish ....it's Dalglish !

IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS.

efb · 24-03-2012 1:24am

We need a phyco killer like France - ill throw my hat in the ring-I'll start in Jervis Centre

Rowanvella199 · 24-03-2012 1:26am

Maybe, But they sure as hell wont be from government!

Latchy · 24-03-2012 1:28am

cloptrop wrote: »

IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS.

High caps and incorrect name spelling does !

ToddyDoody · 24-03-2012 2:07am

I want in on this one! Long story short you're looking for a return to the garden of eden which was the state that exists in childhood for everyone. The whole blaming those in the public eye for people's unhappiness is not going to solve anything really. My main hope is that none of the more powerful countries do anything stupid in their persuit of another political hero person. (which is what this thread is looking for really.. Just like ireland wanted with bertie)

paddyandy · 24-03-2012 2:15am

We get the politicians we deserve .

nice_very · 24-03-2012 4:06am

here I am *waves* I just need around 65% of the country to support me to get into power, then I will change things from within, like a christian brother wielding his stick (or a wavin pipe wielding farmer at the mart) hunting them out of the Dail bar and taking their expenses/pensions from them.. no better buachaill either

Kurz · 24-03-2012 4:13am

Samich wrote: »

Ming!

He has long hair, he smokes weed.

He's not a gombeen on the make.

In Ireland, the long hair and weed thing over-rule the "gombeen on the make" thing. So we shall have the same nonsense for another hundred years and several more gombeen tribunals like Mahon.

Jesus Wept · 24-03-2012 5:13am

Riamfada wrote: »

Dana Rosemary Scallon riding a unicorn over the embers of the Beacon South Quarter whilst waving a tricolour in slow motion to the theme of Harrys Game.

This is powerful imagery. I'm not ashamed to admit I felt a semi coming on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KpNzalFKPo

Artists impression.

old_aussie · 24-03-2012 5:19am

Sheamus

crazygeryy · 24-03-2012 8:24am

The barman mick from savage eye.

ARE YA FU¢KIN JOKIN ME!

James T Kirk · 24-03-2012 8:53am

The name's Browne... Vincent Browne. :cool:

KeithAFC · 24-03-2012 10:13am

I doubt it very much. The Irish Republic is in a deep decline and it will take at least 2 generations before you can visibly see some improvement. The current generation can do nothing about it to be honest.

Doc Ruby · 24-03-2012 10:25am

KeithAFC wrote: »

I doubt it very much. The Irish Republic is in a deep decline and it will take at least 2 generations before you can visibly see some improvement. The current generation can do nothing about it to be honest.

You'd better start figuring out ways to make it better Keith since you'll be reunified with the Republic long before that time.

On the new leader thing, can we just pick someone at random and use peer pressure and internet sarcasm to humiliate them into becoming an Irish hero? I nominate cloptrop, I like the cut of his jib.

mattjack · 24-03-2012 10:35am

Doc Ruby wrote: »

You'd better start figuring out ways to make it better Keith since you'll be reunified with the Republic long before that time.

On the new leader thing, can we just pick someone at random and use peer pressure and internet sarcasm to humiliate them into becoming an Irish hero? I nominate cloptrop, I like the cut of his jib.

I'd like to second Cloptrop.This is where it could start at 9.30am on sat 24 th.
VIVA LA ,REVIREVOLUTSHUN ATART

saa · 24-03-2012 10:47am

Wait, I'm just putting on my shoes..

Samich · 24-03-2012 1:40pm

Kurz wrote: »

He has long hair, he smokes weed.

He's not a gombeen on the make.

In Ireland, the long hair and weed thing over-rule the "gombeen on the make" thing. So we shall have the same nonsense for another hundred years and several more gombeen tribunals like Mahon.

But he talk so well

The diction is something to behold and the chinese ring leader beard adds to it.

fasttalkerchat · 24-03-2012 1:50pm

Gerry Adams could pull out the aul' armalite next time he steps into the dail and get hero status...

Daftendirekt · 24-03-2012 2:09pm

If Batman has taught us anything, it's that the emergence of a hero will lead to the rise of a new breed of supervillain, more deadly and dastardly than anything we've seen before.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 24-03-2012 3:23pm

Hopefully Fianna Fail get their act together and return to government, They will drag us out of it, the Blueshirts and champagne socialists have no answer.