IRISH HEROES

Paddy Samurai

ARE THERE ANY?
Are there any Irish individuals alive that inspire you , that you would consider a hero?.
Or have we become a nation of corrupt politicians,drugpushers,crooked businessmen and begrudgers where the only people that inspire our kids are from other countries and charcters on TV.
Other countries are always rabbiting on about their heroes.Given the state of the country,the economy,the politicians, the doom and gloom etc,we need to be inspired.So which Irish people inspire you?.

Definition of hero:
!. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.
2. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field.

Ass

Bono inspires me.

Ass

Thats why im a twat all the time.

leitrim lad

i would have said sean quinn

now i am open to opposition on this

but like myself he started with sweet dam all, and made how many billions, and created thousands of families with incomes, who could live a bit more comfortable

to turn around and loose nearly it all to a corrupt bank, and still keep his head above water, with minimal effect on his employees,

now people from outside cavan,fermanagh,leitrim, longford, cork,galway,dublin and probably a few other counties he is in, probably wont realise what he has done for the people of these counties,

and should take into account how he saved 300 jobs in cork 2 years ago, and how he created employment in places like cavan and leitrim

2 counties that never had employment,

in alot of peoples eyes he is their hero ,and then you will get the begrudgers who will tell you that he deserved to go bust with the anglo thing

Jackeenboy

Alix Ferguson

PirateShampoo

Bob Geldof

ejmaztec

Where's me Ipods?

Scrambled egg

Padrig Pearse, not just for the revolutionary stuff

K4t

My Irish Heroes?

De Valera Michael Collins

Michael Davitt

Roy Keane

Heisenberg.

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Paddy Samurai

Scrambled egg wrote: »

Padrig Pearse, not just for the revolutionary stuff

If your talking about who I think you are.....eh.....there's no easy way ...to say this....but i'am sorry.....he...he's dead.

leitrim lad

dont forget poor ould paisley
(sarcasm to the highest degree)

dirtyden

The guy who got shot in Limerick last week for standing up to the scumbags, RIP.

neil_hosey

Has to be Paul O'Connell for me and too a lesser extent Brian O'Driscoll.

Christy Moore, Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, the Pecker Dunne and Barney McKenna are all irish heroes..

Katie Taylor and Bernard Dunne.

Jim Larkin and James Connolly were heroes of the working class!

Johnney Morrisey (look him up.. :P ... check out "morrisey and the russian sailor by Chisty moore"

bertie..... eh...

dirtyden

I mis-read the original post, Paul McGrath as well.

Scrambled egg

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

If your talking about who I think you are.....eh.....there's no easy way ...to say this....but i'am sorry.....he...he's dead.

Im fairly sure he is dead, just apart from his revolutionary activities his teaching methods (he was a school teacher) were ahead of his time and he played a major role in keeping the Irish language alive. (sure its a bitch to learn lol )

randylonghorn

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

ARE THERE ANY?
Are there any Irish individuals alive that inspire you , that you would consider a hero?.

I've encountered some, but they're not well known ... call them unsung heroes, if you will. People who give a lot of their time and energy to their community or to the most marginalised in society without looking for payment or praise or even thanks ...

leitrim lad

hector for what he has done for our native tongue ,and all the other sh2t aswell

Lobelia Overhill

Eddie Macken

My name is URL

Mary Robinson

kumate_champ07

dirtyden wrote: »

I mis-read the original post, Paul McGrath as well.

this would put tears in your eyes, what a legend, what a warrior!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqVsD_eK-4

Aidric

Brendan Kilkenny.

My name is URL

also Patrick Rocca.. he's an hero

...too soon?

kumate_champ07

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

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i mean bring a tear to your eye, if your the sensitive type.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqVsD_eK-4

tech77

leitrim lad wrote: »

i would have said sean quinn

now i am open to opposition on this

but like myself he started with sweet dam all, and made how many billions, and created thousands of families with incomes, who could live a bit more comfortable

to turn around and loose nearly it all to a corrupt bank, and still keep his head above water, with minimal effect on his employees,

now people from outside cavan,fermanagh,leitrim, longford, cork,galway,dublin and probably a few other counties he is in, probably wont realise what he has done for the people of these counties,

and should take into account how he saved 300 jobs in cork 2 years ago, and how he created employment in places like cavan and leitrim

2 counties that never had employment,

in alot of peoples eyes he is their hero ,and then you will get the begrudgers who will tell you that he deserved to go bust with the anglo thing

I would have admired him for the "self-made man" thing as well (in no way a hero, mind you).

Now i hear how he lost 4.5 billion in the past year or so.
(Was thinking to myself- didn't know he had 4.5b to lose in the first place.
Thought he was worth less than 3b).
That huge loss makes him seem less shrewd somehow.

bigeasyeah

The Duke of Wellington.He put Boney back in his box.

Adiboo

Don Conroy.

Nobody can draw an owl better.

Fratton Fred

Parnell. Greatest ever Irishman, greatest ever stabbing in the back of an Irishman as well.

leitrim lad

tech77 wrote: »

I would have admired him for the "self-made man" thing as well (in no way a hero, mind you).

Now i hear how he lost 4.5 billion in the past year or so.
(Was thinking to myself- didn't know he had 4.5b to lose in the first place.
Thought he was worth less than 3b).
That huge loss makes him seem less shrewd somehow.

you know the way these speculaters operate, cut it to one third ,that is every figure they mention, i heard not so long ago that he was worth 7.9bn at the height of the boom,

so he lost 1bn in anglo did he drink the other 6.9bn

again maybe not a hero in everyones eyes but ,every young lad around leitrim,cavan area wants to be him when they grow up, with the green lorries on every road in the country and all the quarries, and so on

how do you think i ended up in the trade im in, i put the day dreaming into action at a young age, and now i have my own green lorries

Onearmedbandit

Niall Melon

For setting up the charity building so many houses in Africa

Fratton Fred

I'm on a mobile so I can't google for him, but the guy who lost a daughter in the Eniskillen bomb and then dedicated his life to bridging the gap between the communities.

todolist

I can't think of anyone from the British Isles that inspire me.

bigeasyeah

How did I forget-Steve Collins.
I heard he used to box aswell

leitrim lad

steve stuanton

ironictoaster

Roy Keane and Niall Quinn

regob

michael collins definetly one of the greatest irish heroes

Paddy Samurai

Scrambled egg wrote: »

Im fairly sure he is dead, just apart from his revolutionary activities his teaching methods (he was a school teacher) were ahead of his time and he played a major role in keeping the Irish language alive. (sure its a bitch to learn lol )

Its also a bitch learning to read,the hero has to be alive.Read the post.

FernandoTorres

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

i mean bring a tear to your eye, if your the sensitive type.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqVsD_eK-4

What a man! That's got me all nostalgic, now watching us play is like a chore. Hopefully we can see the likes of this again in the not too distant future.

Rented Mule

Barry McGuigan ....no one makes spuds like Finbar Patrick McGuigan.

Ulysses Gaze

i mean bring a tear to your eye, if your the sensitive type.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqVsD_eK-4

Greatest player ever to come out of the Ireland.....

irisheddie

leitrim lad wrote: »

i would have said sean quinn

now i am open to opposition on this

but like myself he started with sweet dam all, and made how many billions, and created thousands of families with incomes, who could live a bit more comfortable

to turn around and loose nearly it all to a corrupt bank, and still keep his head above water, with minimal effect on his employees,

now people from outside cavan,fermanagh,leitrim, longford, cork,galway,dublin and probably a few other counties he is in, probably wont realise what he has done for the people of these counties,

and should take into account how he saved 300 jobs in cork 2 years ago, and how he created employment in places like cavan and leitrim

2 counties that never had employment,

in alot of peoples eyes he is their hero ,and then you will get the begrudgers who will tell you that he deserved to go bust with the anglo thing

Good choice my aul lad grew up with him and my family have had a good few functions in that slieve russell of his allways does a good deal created alot of work outta feck all.

classifiedband

There are no heroes alive today in this country. There have been a few martyrs named on this thread, and a few who did live up to the title of hero, but these are now deceased. One or two semi-famous people have been named, including sports stars; few of which ever displayed anything remotely resembling heroic-like qualities. When I say ‘qualities’, I don’t simply refer to the person’s skill, but also their ability to inspire others through their actions and outstanding character. I am talking about qualities also intrinsic of a true leader.

Look at our political system for example. Our Taoiseach is a man who rose in the ranks of a party dogged by decades of intrigue and corruption. He became Taoiseach after the leader of the party resigned-under shameful circumstances. He never led the party in an election and was therefore not the choice of the people. He is a solicitor. Our Taoiseach’s tend to be Ministers for Finance before assuming the role of leader. Thus, they tend to be solicitors and accountants.

Firstly ask yourself, “Do I trust solicitors or accountants?”

Then ask “do solicitors or accountants – paper pushers – tend possess even the slightest hint of charisma so vital in leadership?”

Now ask yourself “why do we put up with this system?”

The words of a leader in Modern Ireland: “As long as I am running this Government I will run the Government as I see fit...as I believe in, based on my philosophy! … I will run the country on the basis of how I see it.”

The other parties fail to offer difference, change or hope. They fail to offer a strong alternative.

Truth: in a country that has no real political leaders there can be no inspiration for the ordinary classes. Without that inspiration, no grassroots campaign to create real leaders can occur.

We will be devoid of heroes until we can amend our situation unless there arises a hero to fix the problems we now face. Or am I just daydreaming?

Terry

todolist wrote: »

I can't think of anyone from the British Isles that inspire me.

Really? Nobody asked for that.

U2 are heroes whether you like them or not.
They have done more for tourism in this country over the past 30 years than anyone or anything else.
It's not cool to acknowledge it, so I don't expect anyone to do so publicly. You all know I'm right though.

Blah blah blah taxes holland bone blah blah ****ing blah. Heard it all before . Move along.

Highsider

Bob Geldof

Birdie086

Yer man that tripped ove his foot and landed in the fountain!!

No seriously, I have great faith in the Irish nation - even though I'm form Limerick, and personally our elders have an awful lot of wisdom to bestow on us. Plenty of men/women in their 70/80/90's are completely ignored. No harm to take a few seconds to listen, living heroes. Not all of em but some are quality, just like every other aspect of life but they are ALL compeletely ignored
Just my little opinion

Black Swan

Jonathan Swift is not dead. He's a parody!

Terry

Birdie086 wrote: »

Yer man that tripped ove his foot and landed in the fountain!!

No seriously, I have great faith in the Irish nation - even though I'm form Limerick, and personally our elders have an awful lot of wisdom to bestow on us. Plenty of men/women in their 70/80/90's are completely ignored. No harm to take a few seconds to listen, living heroes. Not all of em but some are quality, just like every other aspect of life but they are ALL compeletely ignored
Just my little opinion

Actually, you make a great point about our soldiers.
They risk their lives in war torn regions of the world for the sake of peace and are mostly ignored.
Many have died in the name of peace and they they should be recognised as the heroes that they are.
They don't go in to conquer a country. They are there just trying to help.

RATM

Laugh you may but I'm saying Johhny Logan purely because the night Johnny brought it home for Ireland was the night I lost my virginity. We both got plastered drunk and staggered into bed singing 'Hold Me Now, don't cry, don't say a word...' And so began a quick five minutes of fumbling passion


On a more serious note I'd say John Hume. Absolute legend, he did way more for the peace process than many others take credit for. Anyone who has ever met him cannot fail to be stricken by his statesmanlike presence, understanding and humility.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Terry wrote: »

Actually, you make a great point about our soldiers.
They risk their lives in war torn regions of the world for the sake of peace and are mostly ignored.
Many have died in the name of peace and they they should be recognised as the heroes that they are.
They don't go in to conquer a country. They are there just trying to help.

Thanks Terry.

Here's the lads in Chad (Africa)..

And our lads in Kosovo..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1Vbs5L0t4

East Timor..

And Liberia..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqLxQwko3pg

And those who went before todays young lads CLICK HERE (I think this one is pretty moving since I served with some of these lads when they were killed)


These clips are worth watching guys.

But sadly I feel these clips and their significance will be ignored by the majority here who have no idea, 'nor will they ever have an idea, what it means to serve oversea's in the service of peace.

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K-9

Ray McSharry. Without him, there'd have been no Celtic tiger.

The rest we messed up ourselves.

Connolly and Parnell, but we are going back 100/130 years.

kumate_champ07

Upward Spiral wrote: »

also Patrick Rocca.. he's an hero

...too soon?

thats not even funny.