Greatest Living Irishman ?

opa01_2000

My top three would be :

(1) Paul McGrath

(2) Christy Moore

(3) Keith Wood

Katykaboom

1) Rory Gallagher (just realised it living but he lives on in my heart haha)

2) Des Bishop

3) Right now my boss he just gave me a four pack of Ferrero Roche for Easter

Joliegood

Podge

Rodge

Bono

Slippin Jimmy

Bono

Bob Geldof

Pat Short

casanova_kid

Roy Keane, Paul O Connell, Joseph O Connor.

Bosco84

Colin Farrell has got to be there, just cause all the chicks he has banged

casanova_kid

Bosco84 wrote:

Colin Farrell has got to be there, just cause all the chicks he has banged

He was a legend but going into rehab sort of ruined him a bit.

Pherekydes

Eamonn Coghlan
Ronnie Delaney
Stephen Roche

oulu

Me , Myself and that handsome fellow who looks at me every morning in the mirrow

uncle ernie

John Giles Popey
Chippie Tom
Eamon Dunphy Hooky

Bill O'Herlihy as puppet master

meditraitor

Dylan Moran
Seamus Heaney
Daniel Day Lewis
Sir Bob

phantom_lord

Michael Collins

Beans_On

uncle ernie wrote:

John Giles Popey
Chippie Tom
Eamon Dunphy Hooky

Bill O'Herlihy as puppet master

Popey?surely being a kiwi disqualifies u from being a great irishman.

uncle ernie

Beans_On wrote:

Popey?surely being a kiwi disqualifies u from being a great irishman.

i stand corrected...but being a kiwi he's green on the inside so he slips under the radar

deftdony

Eddie Hobbs
Michael O`Leary
Gerry Adams...the uncrowned king of irland:D
I`ve decided not to put any of our athletes up here because from what I can tell(being actively involved in sport)all the ones who ever acheived anything never do anything for the younger generation(not that they need to do all the work for us but abit of support would be nice).

r3nu4l

Bob Geldof

Gaybo

Bono

True Dubs, one and all

Bono and Bob have done more for mankind than anyone else in Ireland and as we all know "There was no sex in Ireland until The Late Late Show!"

NutJob

Phil + Rory

Put ireland on the rock music satge while we were stuck in Showband hell

homah_7ft

The greatest living eh.

Damage

Tommy Tiernan
Des Bishop
Christy Moore
In no apparent order..

Where would we be without their words of wisdom,laughter and soul.:D

Anto McC

NutJob wrote:

Phil + Rory

Put ireland on the rock music satge while we were stuck in Showband hell

Agreed,Philo first and Rory second

besty

Bono
Edge
Larry Mullen Jr. + Adam Clayton

Fanny Cradock

Katykaboom wrote:

2) Des Bishop

Isn’t he a yank?

By Irishman I assume, for no reason, that I can also include women. For me it has to be:

Michelle Smith (INNOCENT - she actually pisses whiskey. FACT!!)
and
Mickey Joe heart (Did Ireland proud).

mysteria

Shay Given is my nominee for greatest living Irishman, with Loius Walshe in 2nd place & Michael O'Leary at no. 3

racso1975

1) Mario Rosenstock (gift grub) (apologies if spelt wrong)

2) Whacker (likes bringing the pain and asking people if their startin)

3) Ray Darcy

Miss Fluff

Bob Geldof, Podge, Rodge and Wilde

GAA widow

3 legends in no particular order: Roy Keane, Eddie Hobbs and Michéal Martin for bringing in the smoking ban.

GAA widow

racso1975 wrote:

1) Mario Rosenstock (gift grub)

Yeah, he's cool! :cool:

Chakar

Living Irishmen Legends

Bono (Paul Hewitt)

Bob Geldof (did anybody see the interview with Gerry Ryan man he was so honest)

Bob Charlton

fade2black

So many things wrong with this thread. Firstly...who the hell is Paul Hewitt.

Phil and Rory? Living?

Des Bishop?

Forty Coats is your winner.

Also, Gabriel Byrne, and eh...Gay Byrne...., Bono (Paul Hewson!), Bob Geldof, Seamus Heaney, Tommy Cassisdy (Old man down the road who has done the meals on wheel for years now, and also work for the hospice and St Vincent De Paul. And he lives on his own.)

monkeyfudge

Graham Linehan,

Arthur Mathews,

And why not... I'll go with Dylan Moran too.

All the best Irish people are dead though.

Dirk Gently

John Hume ftw

Ruu_Old

Chakar wrote:

Living Irishmen Legends

Bono (Paul Hewitt)

Bob Geldof (did anybody see the interview with Gerry Ryan man he was so honest)

Bob Charlton

Close enough, Paul Hewson

Bob Charlton is Irish?

blahblah1234

You should pick people that made an impact on Ireland to improve it greatly, the best ones of those are :

1. Eamonn De Valera ( Considered Irish )
2. Michael Collins
3. Sean Lemass

GAA widow

blahblah1234 wrote:

You should pick people that made an impact on Ireland to improve it greatly, the best ones of those are :

1. Eamonn De Valera ( Considered Irish )
2. Michael Collins
3. Sean Lemass

I'm guessing you're a Fianna Fáil supporter?

elivsvonchiaing

1) Erwin Schrodinger (Aer Riannta seemed to think he was Irish and ranked him with Hamilton - (although he is dead))

2) Germaine Greer - just to piss everyone off including herself hopefully

3) Shane McGowan - for defiance of gravity and musical ability without being able to sing.

I've seen nations that have given state funerals to entertainers - buried them alongside state leaders and scratched my head...

There's no way this would ever happen in Ireland - Behan hinted at the problem.

Think a vote on this will never be agreed on tbh!

DilbertPartII

elivsvonchiaing wrote:

There's no way this would ever happen in Ireland - Behan hinted at the problem.

Think a vote on this will never be agreed on tbh!

What did Behan say?

/More head scratching

elivsvonchiaing

DilbertPartII wrote:

What did Behan say?

/More head scratching

Behan hinted that we are a nation of begrudgers, bigotts and a nation that is still coming to terms with its own identity.

His most famous quote is : "Fúck the begrudgers".

As proof of this some mod will now move this thread to the literary forum and I am going to be hoisted onto my own petard!

ismynametoolong

As an honorary Irishman Sven Goran Ericsson has got to be up there for taking £5 mil a year and making such a mess of Englands world cup hopes !!

phasers

Gay Byrne <--true legend
me. xD
eh,Dustin?

Ruu_Old

Mick Lalley. "Well holy God, why didn't I get a mention? Sure I'm a legend!"

PogMoThoin

1. Ray D'Arcy cos he's everyone's best mate
2. Ardal O'Hanlon cos he's hilarious
3. Colin Meaney cos of the commitments "the lord sent him, on a ****in Suzuki"

Strange choice I kno, but I think the best Irishmen are dead.
RIP: Philo, Rory, Gaybo

Cy Kotic

I'm surprised to see Bono in so many lists. How anyone could see him as being great is beyond me. I suppose it's the times we live in that such a tosser could be even mentioned in a list of great irishmen.:rolleyes:

arbeitsscheuer

Cy Kotic wrote:

I'm surprised to see Bono in so many lists. How anyone could see him as being great is beyond me. I suppose it's the times we live in that such a tosser could be even mentioned in a list of great irishmen.:rolleyes:

Concur.

My 3:

1) Chippy Brady

2) Michael D. Higgins

3) Senator David Norris

As PogMoThoin said though, "the best Irishmen are dead."

HellOrConnaught

1) John Hume
2) Christy Moore
3) Shane McGowan

AND...

4) Daniel O'Donnell (King of Granny Rock)

david1two3

Slow coach wrote: »

Eamonn Coghlan
Ronnie Delaney
Stephen Roche

Delaney used to live in Southpark and we managed to get a look at his medal, it was a long haul to get to see it after which I never spoke to him or his son again, he bored me senseless and I was only ten.

david1two3

1. Norah Harkin (97)

2.David Norris (21)

3.Gerald Fitzgarret(eighty odd, a leader should not play hide and seek while running the country)

FunkZ

Would I be shot if I said Bono?

Just jokin'

Mary Harney.

Matt Santos

The one and only true legend living Irishman is




Jimmy Magee

Different class

~Marky~

The little man himself Bosco a true Irish legend

Jesus Wept

~Marky~ wrote: »

The little man himself Bosco a true Irish legend

man

Mrs Roy Keane

Roy Keane