Kamal Ibrahim, Mr Limerick, Mr Ireland, and now MR. WORLD!

zuroph

Congrats to Kamal Ibrahim, won Mr. World this morning in Korea, fantastic achievement for a local lad, very deserving too.

Jigga

Kamal Ibrahim, traditional limerick name alright :rolleyes:

Nigerian father and Italian mother sure!

zuroph

your point is? Born and raised in Limerick, as local as they come.

flutered

nice to see it happening, seanie bullman, and another guy jimmy butler tried for years, the old begrudgery is still alive i see, if posters bedgrudge success in this city how can it grow out of its shell.

Jigga

zuroph wrote: »

your point is? Born and raised in Limerick, as local as they come.

I know, I'm only joking I actually know him. Well done Kamal!

zuroph

flutered wrote: »

nice to see it happening, seanie bullman, and another guy whos name escapes me but his first name is jimmy tried for years, the old begrudgery is still alive i see, if posters bedgrudge success in this city how can it grow out of its shell.

I'd say you're thinking of the other Mr world competition, this aint the bodybuilding one, this is the "looking good and being sound" one.

cruiser178

this is the "looking good and being sound" one

I laughed at that^^^^anyway well done Mr Kamal.

Harpy

well done to him..
i think i remember reading the paper a few weeks ago that he very nearly didn't get to go cause he had no one to sponsor his flights and then a pub sponsored his flights in the end...

zuroph

Original Sponsor didnt book his flights, left him high and dry, so old quarter stepped in and paid for his flights.

Jigga

zuroph wrote: »

Original Sponsor didnt book his flights, left him high and dry, so old quarter stepped in and paid for his flights.

Who was the original sponsor?

zuroph

Prob wouldnt be smart of me to say his name online.

Raiser

Jimmy Butler?

Is he ex-Docs?

- Shocked he didn't walk it any year he entered.......

migozarad

WELL DONE Mr. Ibrahim;a positive story emerging from Limerick is welcome.

Kess73

Raiser wrote: »

Jimmy Butler?

Is he ex-Docs?

- Shocked he didn't walk it any year he entered.......

Yep that Jimmy. Little man who was as broad as he was tall.

But when you consider that guys the size of Lou Ferringo or a young Arnold Schwarzenegger competed in the Mr Olympia/Mr Universe contests, then it is not really a surprise that Jimmy did not get far.

On topic, fair play to Kamal for winning Mr World (The male version of the Ms World beauty Pagent, before it gets mixed up with bodybuilding again ). His win should should bring some good publicity to Limerick.

Vertigo100

zuroph wrote: »

Prob wouldnt be smart of me to say his name online.

Haha no surprises he left him high and dry though is it?

PARKHEAD67

Jigga wrote: »

Kamal Ibrahim, traditional limerick name alright :rolleyes:

Nigerian father and Italian mother sure!

I think he lives in Shannon now. CO CLARE.:cool:

Tech3

Fair play to him, sound lad actually was in the same course as him in LIT.

iguana

Aren't the ladies of Limerick lucky indeed. Not only do we have Mr World in the city, but such rich pickings have we that even Mr World isn't sexy enough to feature as one of Limerick's 50 sexiest men.

A few reminders, just in case you've forgotten, prepare yourself ladies;

Number 9


Number 7


Number 4


http://www.limerickleader.ie/city-life/Limerick39s-Sexiest-Man-revealed.5521773.jp

phill106

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

I think he lives in Shannon now. CO CLARE.:cool:

think so too! didnt he have use of some sponsored car last year?
pretty sure he lived across the road...

zuroph

He had a sponsored Fiat as part of his Mr Ireland package which was also taken off him before the year was out! lol, lots of people sickened today gladly.

goes to show how stupid that top 50 list was

flutered

sure there is no accounting for taste.

Itsdacraic

Up Limerick

Berty

Just heard him on the Radio with Gerry Ryan after getting off a flight.

He is adamant he was born and grew up in Limerick City.

syklops

Berty wrote: »

Just heard him on the Radio with Gerry Ryan after getting off a flight.

He is adamant he was born and grew up in Limerick City.

He was born and grew up in limerick. I know him well, and he is Limerick through and through.

Kess73

Berty wrote: »

Just heard him on the Radio with Gerry Ryan after getting off a flight.

He is adamant he was born and grew up in Limerick City.

Didn't his parents live around the Thomondgate area when he was born? Pretty sure it was the Limerick Maternity Hospital in which he was born as well.


The lad is originally from Limerick, and if he wants to point that out to people, then fair play to him.

Roadend

He's more Limerick than Andy Lee

Kess73

Roadend wrote: »

He's more Limerick than Andy Lee

Hard for him not to be seeing as Andy was born in London


Still, Andy has been a great ambassador for Limerick. Regardless of where he fights, he always makes sure to mention Limerick before and after the fight. Lovely fella who is a credit to his family and sport.

Berty

Kess73 wrote: »

Didn't his parents live around the Thomondgate area when he was born? Pretty sure it was the Limerick Maternity Hospital in which he was born as well.


The lad is originally from Limerick, and if he wants to point that out to people, then fair play to him.

I never knew his parents.

I wasn't there when he was born either.

I was simply pointing out what he said on the radio as somebody above had suggested he was from Shannon.

Kess73

Berty wrote: »

I never knew his parents.

I wasn't there when he was born either.

I was simply pointing out what he said on the radio as somebody above had suggested he was from Shannon.

Chill Berty, I mixed you up with the poster that said they knew him when I hit quote, which is why the Thomondgate bit was a question, and not a statement of fact.

Raiser

Roadend wrote: »

He's more Limerick than Andy Lee

If he seriously wants to pass as a Limerick Man he needs to change his name to 'Macca'

For the record - I was not there when he was born and I don't know either of his Parents.

- Does he still write 'articles' impartially plugging Limerick Business's in the free advertising rags newspapers?

When I first arrived at <INSERT NAME> I was so impressed, the carpets were sheer heaven and and I just knew I needed to eat all of the food from their reasonably priced menu to enjoy their great service and value, I plan on eating here twice a day until I grow old and die......

irishproduce

Raiser wrote: »

If he seriously wants to pass as a Limerick Man he needs to change his name to 'Macca'

For the record - I was not there when he was born and I don't know either of his Parents.

- Does he still write 'articles' impartially plugging Limerick Business's in the free advertising rags newspapers?

When I first arrived at <INSERT NAME> I was so impressed, the carpets were sheer heaven and and I just knew I needed to eat all of the food from their reasonably priced menu to enjoy their great service and value, I plan on eating here twice a day until I grow old and die......

Fantastic summary of that column, its in the independent. I read it once and was left thinking exactly as you have put it, it is basically an advertising column.

Melion

Berty wrote: »

I never knew his parents.

I wasn't there when he was born either.

I was simply pointing out what he said on the radio as somebody above had suggested he was from Shannon.

They said he lives in Shannon.

Im from Shannon, lived there for 24 years. I now live in Corbally but im not going to claim im from here all of a sudden.

Raiser

Berty wrote: »

I never knew his parents.

I wasn't there when he was born either.

I was simply pointing out what he said on the radio as somebody above had suggested he was from Shannon.

Melion wrote: »

They said he lives in Shannon.

Im from Shannon, lived there for 24 years. I now live in Corbally but im not going to claim im from here all of a sudden.

There is absolutely no suggestion that Berty knows Melion's Parents or that he cried for 20 minutes after cutting her Umbilical Cord when he was present at her birth.....

irishproduce wrote:

Fantastic summary of that column, its in the independent. I read it once and was left thinking exactly as you have put it, it is basically an advertising column.

Yeah its a funny territory aimed at separating Idiots from their disposable income.

- What I find much worse is when Business Owners pay an actual 'Journalist' (I know, am using the term loosely) to write about how they experienced fantastic value/service/products etc. etc. in whatever Restaurant or Shop - Strangely in the Limerick Papers they often forget to add the tiny, played down "Advertising Feature" caption that is supposed to be clearly visible to the reader.

zuroph

he's not on that column, that'd be greg ryan. Kamal writes for the chronicle, its more a fashion column.

missyfirefly

Just saw this feature about him winning this in the chronicle.

Phwoaaaarrrr is all I have to say about that Thomondgate hottie!!!

Raiser

zuroph wrote: »

Original Sponsor didnt book his flights, left him high and dry, so old quarter stepped in and paid for his flights.

I too was gutted when my sponsor didn't book my flights, leaving me high and dry, I kept waiting for another sponsor to step in as I patiently oiled my Abs and flexed my huge coconut Biceps

Kess73

Raiser wrote: »

I too was gutted when my sponsor didn't book my flights, leaving me high and dry, I kept waiting for another sponsor to step in as I patiently oiled my beerbelly and flexed my huge peanut Biceps

Fixed that for you.:p

banjobongo

Kess73 wrote: »

Fixed that for you.:p

one of the funniest things Ive ever read on boards.ie, thanks for that!

Cherrycoke

Congrats to Kemal! I have to say, I've had the pleasure of working with him before, and he's a really nice guy, so down to earth and sound out

Shame on the sponsor that let him down, I'm sure they're kicking themselves now..

Let's hope he makes the most of his position and gets some great oppertunities from it

Cherrycoke

Kess73 wrote: »

Yep that Jimmy. Little man who was as broad as he was tall.

But when you consider that guys the size of Lou Ferringo or a young Arnold Schwarzenegger competed in the Mr Olympia/Mr Universe contests, then it is not really a surprise that Jimmy did not get far.

They're all nearly a foot taller than Jimmy, so would be in a different weight division anyway

He ranked 11th in the world in his division at one point, so not so bad from a Limerick man

Kess73

Cherrycoke wrote: »

They're all nearly a foot taller than Jimmy, so would be in a different weight division anyway

He ranked 11th in the world in his division at one point, so not so bad from a Limerick man

His highest ranking was a good achievement full stop.

Cherrycoke

Kess73 wrote: »

His highest ranking was a good achievement full stop.

Indeed

Kess73

Cherrycoke wrote: »

Indeed

Am chuckling away now at the thought of the size difference between Jimmy and a peak Lou Ferrigno.


Paint Jimmy green so that they could be Hulk and son.

Munster_Gal

Well Done Kamal! Proud to know ya kiddo

Who by the was WAS BORN and GREW UP in LIMERICK!!!!

There's always someone who wants to bring Limerick and Limerick people down! tut!

shinny

This was on RTÉ 2 tonight. Came across as a really genuine guy and had a great rapport with all the lads. Well done.