Boards.ie Irelands Greatest Person

Winty

OK

Sorry if my list is not perfect, but I think its a better list that RTE's

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055861483

Please Vote

Schism

What's this thread for?

Kiera

Schism wrote: »

What's this thread for?

Boards.ie Irelands Greatest Person

ejmaztec

Schism wrote: »

What's this thread for?

Boards.ie's worst lists poll with no poll or list.

NothingMan

Winty wrote: »

OK

Sorry if my list is not perfect, but I think its a better list that RTE's

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055861483

Please Vote

Where is your list? You just gave a link to a 200 post thread I am not bothered reading. Did you make a list somewhere in there? Or do you want us to make a list? How about we just take a step back a few hours and just keep talking about Boobie Bombs?

Winty

NothingMan wrote: »

Where is your list? You just gave a link to a 200 post thread I am not bothered reading. Did you make a list somewhere in there?

Its up now

It takes time to write 25 names

My name is URL

Robert Mugabe

Cookie_Monster

Where's Chuck Norris?

Begrudger wrote:

But he's not Irish!

You try telling him that and living

Co45

If your going to include a sporting figure surely it would be Brian O'Driscoll?
Only sporting figure we've ever had whos been considered the best in the world in his sport for over a decade.

Agricola

Pft, No Louis Walsh :rolleyes:

NothingMan

Winty wrote: »

Its up now

It takes time to write 25 names

You left out Stephen Gately!

genericguy

no no, it's definitely stephen gately, like come on people, he died! :rolleyes:

Biggins

Mr Michael Collins.

Hagar

Most of that list wouldn't know great if it bit them in the arse.

Willie Bermingham was great.

trad

Biran Boru is in twice.

phasers

The Uncrowned King of Ireland, Charles Stewart Parnell

(I voted for Louis Walsh on the real one cos there was no Bertie)

How come Oscar Wilde gets a full stop and the others don't?

me_right_one

You forgot Mary Robinson

Pherekydes

No Hammy, again!

But at least Christy Fcuking Moore is on it. LOL

Winty

trad wrote: »

Biran Boru is in twice.

Crap, can I change It to someone else?

Winty

phasers wrote: »

How come Oscar Wilde gets a full stop and the others don't?

I have fat fingers

Biggins

Winty wrote: »

I have fat fingers

Is that you Gerry?

Nichololas

Winty wrote: »

Its up now

It takes time to write 25 names

It didn't occur to you to write them out before making the thread?

I can imagine Oscar Wilde being a boardsie, although he'd probably get banned from AH.

Hagar

He'd only post in LGB.

Winty

Nichololas wrote: »

It didn't occur to you to write them out before making the thread?

I can imagine Oscar Wilde being a boardsie, although he'd probably get banned from AH.

I did have a list but I needed 2 minutes to copy and paste, its not easy with the AH mob on my back

Winty

Can a Mod help me

As you will see I doubled up on Mr. Boru, feel free to remove one and input your very own.

Cheers

Sorry I wrote Mob and not Mod, I have fat fingers

mathie

Winty wrote: »

Can a Mod help me

As you will see I doubled up on Mr. Boru, feel free to remove one and input your very own.

Cheers

Sorry I wrote Mob and not Mod, I have fat fingers

Remove one or add one?

Ah sure lets have a third Brian Boru.

sbsquarepants

What about Arthur Guinness?
Surely he has touched us all:D



(Not in the catholic priest/michael jackson sense)

Biggins

sbsquarepants wrote: »

What about Arthur Guinness?
Surely he has touched us all:D

Nope. 'Orrible stuff!
Road tar in a glass. Yuck!

samsemtex

Van Morrison
Rory Gallagher
Phil Lynnot
Christy Moore

why are these people on the list yet no member of U2 is? U2 are the biggest band in the world and do a huge amount of humanitarian work? Why does a cranky twat like Van Morrison belong on this list but U2 dont? You may prefer his music but he is renowned as a twat and has not been as influential.

There is no way you can make a list of greatest Irish people and include musicians but not include U2/Bono.

P.S. A musician can never be the greatest Irish person ever.

Degag

Co45 wrote: »

If your going to include a sporting figure surely it would be Brian O'Driscoll?
Only sporting figure we've ever had whos been considered the best in the world in his sport for over a decade.

Has he? First i heard of it.

K4t

No Michael Davitt option yet again? For shame!

phasers

samsemtex wrote: »

why are these people on the list yet no member of U2 is? U2 are the biggest band in the world and do a huge amount of humanitarian work? Why does a cranky twat like Van Morrison belong on this list but U2 dont? You may prefer his music but he is renowned as a twat and has not been as influential.

There is no way you can make a list of greatest Irish people and include musicians but not include U2/Bono.

P.S. A musician can never be the greatest Irish person ever.

Bono is the biggest twat to ever come out of Ireland and U2's music is far from influential, it's the same song over and over again

cosmic

Still no Norris? Tsk tsk.

Aphex Twin is actually Irish. I vote him. or Norris. Despite the fact that they're not on your poll...

Winty

samsemtex wrote: »

why are these people on the list yet no member of U2 is? U2 are the biggest band in the world and do a huge amount of humanitarian work?

When U2 pay tax in Ireland they can be on the list

samsemtex

phasers wrote: »

Bono is the biggest twat to ever come out of Ireland and U2's music is far from influential, it's the same song over and over again

In your opinion. they are the biggest band in the world by quite a distance therefore I would say they have been slightly influential. How could they not be? If you dont like them fair enough but there is no way you can claim they havent been influential.

Bono is a twat. fair enough. He still does a **** load of humanitarian work. Criticize him all you want but there is no way you can say he hasnt achieved way more than Van Morrison or Phil Lynnott.

fifth

No BOD?

Shocking!

Davidius

A bunch of musicians and the like being nominated over people who were actually important and made a difference.

You don't even have William Rowan Hamilton or O'Connell up there, for shame.

Co45

Degag wrote: »

Has he? First i heard of it.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/news-comment/odriscoll-leads-rugby-world-magazines-team-of-the-decade-1859654.html

Prof.Badass

samsemtex wrote: »

why are these people on the list yet no member of U2 is? U2 are the biggest band in the world and do a huge amount of humanitarian work? Why does a cranky twat like Van Morrison belong on this list but U2 dont? You may prefer his music but he is renowned as a twat and has not been as influential.

There is no way you can make a list of greatest Irish people and include musicians but not include U2/Bono.

P.S. A musician can never be the greatest Irish person ever.

Some things you don't admit to liking on boards;

1. Fianna fáil
2. The catholic church (or indeed any religion)
3. The daily mail
4. Bankers
5. Bono

Cheap Thrills!

samsemtex wrote: »

why are these people on the list yet no member of U2 is? U2 are the biggest band in the world and do a huge amount of humanitarian work? Why does a cranky twat like Van Morrison belong on this list but U2 dont? You may prefer his music but he is renowned as a twat and has not been as influential.

There is no way you can make a list of greatest Irish people and include musicians but not include U2/Bono.

P.S. A musician can never be the greatest Irish person ever.

This post is so full of FAIL I don't know where to start.

Rory Gallagher and Phil Lynott would comfortably p!ss all over ANY mediocre muck u2 ever produced.

Van Morrison is indeed a [EMAIL="TW@T"]TW@T[/EMAIL] of enourmous proportions but Philo and Rory can not be mentioned in the same breath as u pathetic 2.

That is all.

Jaxxy

Rory Gallagher ftw.

No John or Edward Grimes? They're doing for Ireland what the Cheeky Girls did for Romania.

Biggins

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Rory Gallagher ftw.

No John or Edward Grimes? They're doing for Ireland what the Cheeky Girls did for Romania.

Wot? Advocating anorexia?

podgemonster

Why in the name of fúck is Roy Keane not on the list!

Hes the greatest irish player to ever grace the field, hes a family man etc etc... dunphy-esque drunken rant.

Not Kevin Myers

George Bernard Shaw.

Co45

podgemonster wrote: »

Why in the name of fúck is Roy Keane not on the list!

Hes the greatest irish player to ever grace the field, hes a family man etc etc... dunphy-esque drunken rant.

You really want the man who abadoned his country on the world stage on the Ireland's Greatest Person list?

Jaxxy

Biggins wrote: »

Wot? Advocating anorexia?

I thought they just had tape worms

Liam Byrne

trad wrote: »

Biran Boru is in twice.

So is Tom Crean

El Guapo!

What about Barack Obama?? Apparently he's Fúkin Irish too. :rolleyes:








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brianthebard

Markievicz gets in but Connolly doesn't? Poor form.

Winty

Liam Byrne wrote: »

So is Tom Crean

Crap Crap, how do I edit a poll :mad:

Winty

brianthebard wrote: »

Markievicz gets in but Connolly doesn't? Poor form.

Can you change it add who ever you think
2 people are in twice