Rabbitte: 'Is Feidir Linn' should be our national motto

demanufactured

"Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has said we have no choice but to adopt "Is Feidir Linn" as our new national motto.

Mr Rabbitte described the last week in Ireland as "extraordinary", hailing the visits of Queen Elizabeth II and US President Barack Obama as huge successes.

He said the open-air concert and speech by Mr Obama last night in Dublin's College Green will live in our memories forever, and that Mr Obama's Irish translation of his famous campaign catchphrase 'Yes we can' should be adopted by us all.

Minister Rabbitte also said he got a chance to speak to the US President yesterday and asked him whether he had enjoyed his pint of Guinness in Hayes' pub in Moneygall.

"He said it was delicious," Mr Rabbitte said.



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Fup off

The King of Moo

MUST...NOT...TYPE..."THE...IRISH:...A...GREAT...BUNCH...OF...LADS!!"

AnonoBoy

demanufactured wrote: »

"Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has said we have no choice but to adopt "Is Feidir Linn" as our new national motto.

I'm pretty sure we do have a choice.

Just because he's Communications Minister does he automatically think he gets to win the Suggest A Motto Competition?

What about my suggestion?

"Ireland. Sure everything will be grand!"

Sanjuro

What a ridiculous thing to propose. Irish politicians once again prove themselves devoid of creativity.

Mr. Denton

That or "Yes We Can't"

stovelid

In years to come, the last week will be known as the Great Era Of Haymaking.

The bigwigs have gone now, lads. Put away the flags and get back to the job you were elected to do.

Krusader

Shouldn't it be "Is Féidir Linne" , if i was to be a grammar nazi

I prefer "Go Fúck Yourselves Merkel and Sarkozy"

Big Nasty

Is Bra Liom (I am bra):eek::eek:

mikemac

Shure twill be alright on the day, quit yer stressing, twill be grand

Dravokivich

"Sure t'is neigh not a bother, just throw it up on the back there and we'll see to it bai, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, bye, bye, bye, bye, happy out, bye"

Thatnastyboy

BAH to all of ye,

I think its funny and nice, sure why not use it? Its better than "sure the country's fukced"

Its easier to listen to than all of the anti-Irish bolox that's been spilling out lately.

FOOK the begrudgers.


Is Feidir Linn

jester77

So what does it mean?

copying the "yes we can" slogan? no thanks

AnonoBoy

Thatnastyboy wrote: »

BAH to all of ye,

I think its funny and nice, sure why not use it? Its better than "sure the country's fukced"

Its easier to listen to than all of the anti-Irish bolox that's been spilling out lately.

FOOK the begrudgers.


Is Feidir Linn

Ah now this isn't begrudgery. It was a good speech and all but a suggestion that we make it our national motto is only sh*te talk.

Actually - do we have an official national motto?

TheZohanS

Not in my name.

mikemac

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Actually - do we have an official national motto?

A good question and the best I can find is wikipedia

No offical moto but we have
Éire go deo (Ireland forever)
Fé Mhóid Bheith Saor (Sworn to be free)

I'm dubious, I've never heard either of these

Surprise surprise, local politician piggybacking on the goodwill generated by Obama.

He can go and shove his 'national motto'.

evercloserunion

Not nearly cynical enough for Ireland. With an attitude like that we could eventually get back on our feet, and what would we have to complain about then?

Dyr

Crosáidí wrote: »

Shouldn't it be "Is Féidir Linne" , if i was to be a grammar nazi

I prefer "Go Fúck Yourselves Merkel and Sarkozy"

We can compromise: Is Féidir libh go **** sibh féin Merkel agus Sarkosy

thebigbiffo

jesus h christ on a f'ucking bike - i just spent the last hour arguing for the level of hype surrounding the Obama visit, now i have to come in here and state:


It's gone too far - stop the madness!!!

AnonoBoy

feelingstressed wrote: »

A good question and the best I can find is wikipedia

No offical moto but we have
Éire go deo (Ireland forever)
Fé Mhóid Bheith Saor (Sworn to be free)

I'm dubious, I've never heard either of these

Neither have I.

Do all countries have a national motto?

What's the USA's one? "Everything's bigger over here."

What's England's? "We'll colonise you but we don't want you here."

What's Andorra's? "Hey! We're a country too!"

Minstrel27

Pat Rabitte would want to STFU.

Sinfonia

Thatnastyboy wrote: »

FOOK the begrudgers.

How about

Ireland: **** the begrudgers

or better yet

Ireland: Begrudge the ****ers

orourkeda

What a bag of horseplop

MagicMarker

Ireland - Ah go on go on go on.

Thatnastyboy

A lot of negative neddies around here.


Mr.O'Bama and Roger Rabbitte are just trying to instil a positive attitude on us, whether it be "is feidir linn", "i.m.fooked" or "we've got our lipstick on", it's just an attempt to restore some national pride and remove the total negative attitude and outlook that we've been clouded with lately.

Look at all the negative threads on here, You dont half see many praising stuff.

Im jumping on this positive attitude bandwagon anyways. Sick of negativity.


And if you disagree, dont worry the gloom and doom will be back soon.

EverEvolving

evercloserunion wrote: »

Not nearly cynical enough for Ireland. With an attitude like that we could eventually get back on our feet, and what would we have to complain about then?

Don't worry we will always have the weather to complain about.

It's a bit like hearing the 'cool' kid at school say something and you copy it hoping you will be cool too. But you're not cool. You're lame.

AnonoBoy

I demand my suggestion also be considered. :mad:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I Óir muinín againn

(probably gramatically wrong, don't give a ****)

chin_grin

TheZohan wrote: »

Not in my name.

Naaaaan elevunnnnn, naaaan elevvvuuuuuuun.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Yvan eht nioj?

c_man

Ireland: Never say die and never think things through

Morlar

Ireland: " We do what the eu tells us to, because they know best. "

sensibleken

what happened to 'Chucky Urlár'?

AudreyHepburn

To be honest I think it is about time we started thinking more positively. This country far too fond of this 'woe is us' crap.

We never going to make things better if we spend our time feeling sorry for ourselves and begrudging every positive thing that happens.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

We never going to make things better if we spend our time feeling sorry for ourselves and begrudging every positive thing that happens.

It's nice, but a little too long.

AudreyHepburn

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

It's nice, but a little too long.

Lol.

Tbh I think we need to start thinking 'Yes We Can' instead of the usual 'No We Can't And We Never Will'.

orourkeda

Thatnastyboy wrote: »

A lot of negative neddies around here.


Mr.O'Bama and Roger Rabbitte are just trying to instil a positive attitude on us, whether it be "is feidir linn", "i.m.fooked" or "we've got our lipstick on", it's just an attempt to restore some national pride and remove the total negative attitude and outlook that we've been clouded with lately.

Look at all the negative threads on here, You dont half see many praising stuff.

Im jumping on this positive attitude bandwagon anyways. Sick of negativity.


And if you disagree, dont worry the gloom and doom will be back soon.

There you go. We will forget about this sojourn. Then we'll all have our lives to go back to.

orourkeda

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Yvan eht nioj?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw

AudreyHepburn

orourkeda wrote: »

There you go. We will forget about this sojourn. Then we'll all have our lives to go back to.

In all fairness a lot of people seem to panic when the country gets a lift and starts smiling for while.

sensibleken

Ders more to Oirland den dis!

orourkeda

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

In all fairness a lot of people seem to panic when the country gets a lift and starts smiling for while.

Then reality returns.

I was under the impression that "Careful Now" and "Down With That Sort of Thing" were our national mottoes?

The Scientician

Ireland: We'll complain either way.

Iwasfrozen

I like it, it's positive yet distinctly Irish. (even if it was copied)

sensibleken

Ireland: We're all gorgeous. Send your women!

AudreyHepburn

The Scientician wrote: »

Ireland: We'll complain either way.

Ireland: We're never happy.....unless we are unhappy!

Nodin

Ireland - Would you ever fuck off?

Ireland - Ta Pian I Mo Gee

Ireland - Nil Is Agam

Ireland - Maybe, maybe not.

jimthemental

My turn for a motto - I swear I'll have the money for you on Tuesday, just don't hurt my family

slarkin123

Obama stealing bob the builders motto and selling it as his own. I'm shocked.

That_Guy

Ireland - Accepting blacks EST. 2011