NUIM Graduate wins Ireland's Greatest

r3nu4l

John Hume has been voted Ireland's Greatest

So now we can add that to our list of achievements that includes:

A Nobel Peace Prize Winner(John Hume)
A Eurovision Song Contest Winner (Eimear Quinn, The Voice)
A Miss Ireland Winner (Niamh Redmond)

banquo

My constant texting worked!

*high fives leopoldbloom*

LeixlipRed

Woo, he beat Bono's ass :rolleyes:

Absolute Zero

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Woo, he beat Bono's ass :rolleyes:

Bono came last, thank fcuk.

lemansky

r3nu4l wrote: »

John Hume has been voted Ireland's Greatest

So now we can add that to our list of achievements that includes:

A Nobel Peace Prize Winner(John Hume)
A Eurovision Song Contest Winner (Eimear Quinn, The Voice)
A Miss Ireland Winner (Niamh Redmond)

And Nicholas Callan.......if nothing, it fleshes out the list a bit!

micktrim

well deserved imo and as long as Bono came last all is good

Sardonicat

Is he not graduate of Pat's? NUIM only came into being in 1997. Still, it's great an all.

r3nu4l

Sardonicat wrote: »

Is he not graduate of Pat's? NUIM only came into being in 1997. Still, it's great an all.

Meh, I did my degree in St Pat's for three years then all of a sudden in 4th year I was an 'NUIM student' and amongst the first class of graduates from NUIM.

Mere technicality Sardonicat, mere technicality.

r3nu4l

lemansky wrote: »

And Nicholas Callan.......if nothing, it fleshes out the list a bit!

We can also add Mary O'Rourke to that list

/desperate

Sardonicat

They'll have to update the montage of his life in JH now.

Sardonicat

r3nu4l wrote: »

We can also add Mary O'Rourke to that list

/desperate

Richard Boyd Barret (though, I'm open to correction)

rcaz

lemansky wrote: »

And Nicholas Callan.......if nothing, it fleshes out the list a bit!

Er, if it wasn't for Callan we wouldn't have cars, heavy machines, anything else that you need a big voltage to start... I think that does a little more than flesh out the list a bit! :cool:

(Or at least we wouldn't be able to have them so available and easy-to-use...)

lemansky

El Pr0n wrote: »

Er, if it wasn't for Callan we wouldn't have cars, heavy machines, anything else that you need a big voltage to start... I think that does a little more than flesh out the list a bit! :cool:

(Or at least we wouldn't be able to have them so available and easy-to-use...)

And there was me, an experimental physics student, thinking that all he did was give his name to an uncomfortable lecture hall and a building that is never quite at the right temperature. I guess you learn something new everyday...........:rolleyes:

XxMCRxBabyxX

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Woo, he beat Bono's ass :rolleyes:

Why was Bono even in the running?!

Norrdeth

Because he does charity and all that stuff, and sold a load of cds.

XxMCRxBabyxX

Norrdeth wrote: »

Because he does charity to get lots of attention without having to spend his own money and all that stuff, and sold a load of cds.

FYP

rcaz

lemansky wrote: »

And there was me, an experimental physics student, thinking that all he did was give his name to an uncomfortable lecture hall and a building that is never quite at the right temperature. I guess you learn something new everyday...........:rolleyes:

And there was me, mathematical physics student, just thinking out loud not knowing your background at all, and not having a go or assuming anyone's ignorance, thinking that all I was doing was contributing to an interesting discussion. Touchy?

Norrdeth

The fact is that he and other members in U2 have contributed to charity work and raising the awareness of social issues. Even if it just was for publicity reasons, it still brings these issues to the public's attention.
Also what about the 5m musicians fund that was announced?
http://www.musicnetwork.ie/news/details/major_philanthropic_gift_for_music_announced/

Kiwi_knock

You can debate Bono's merits all day long but to include him in the Top 5 Irish people of all time is pretty laughable, but what is even more shocking is that Stephen Gately was in the Top 10. To be fair to John Hume, he is a deserved winner but the inclusion of certain people on this list has made the honour seem less prestigious.

squishykins

IMO They put them there just to fill the gaps :P Top 4 people doesn't sound as good =/

XxMCRxBabyxX

Norrdeth wrote: »

The fact is that he and other members in U2 have contributed to charity work and raising the awareness of social issues. Even if it just was for publicity reasons, it still brings these issues to the public's attention.
Also what about the 5m musicians fund that was announced?
http://www.musicnetwork.ie/news/details/major_philanthropic_gift_for_music_announced/

Why is it the only person from U2 who we hear about this work from is Bono though? he knows he's getting personal gain from it and it's quite obvious that the other members are embarrassed by him when he starts all this.

I have no problem with charity work, I fully support it and I know that it's bringing the issues to the public eye but I'd rather see Bono shut his mouth, donate some of that money that he should be paying tax on and let people see the issues that way instead of listening to him preach constantly.

I have a much closer link with some of the issues he goes on about than he does.

r3nu4l

Jayziz, a thread about the most prestigious graduate from our campus turns into a thread about Bono. Is there anything Bono doesn't get involved in?

lemansky

El Pr0n wrote: »

Touchy?

Nope, not at all.