Irish celebs= embarrassing

Anna Nicole

Lately, I've noticed a growing trend with Irish celebs on tv shows particularly in Britain. They are a pure embarrassment. That Danny o Donaghue on the voice was atrocious. There he was sitting next to the legend that is Sir Tom Jones and he going on like he knew as much or had as much experience. Also on celebrity juice, st.paddys day gone by, they had Kian Egan and Amanda Byram, who came across as pure tits, really big headed, far from a lad that grw up in the arse hole of Sligo. These are just two examples. Are these people really the best exports we have? Because they are making a holy show of the country. What ye think?

SunnyDub1

watching Danny on the voice was just cringing , the whole fist pumping he was doing when acts where performing, what was that all about ? made me just want to give him a slap. He's a nob.

Kian Egan is big headed, another nob.

While Jedward are funny and all that, they are clowns. Irish clowns at that. A lot of people actually hate them. While all us Irish assume they are loved.
Was it really necessary to put the on the Eurovision 2 years in a row :rolleyes:

Ireland really has nothing going for it entertainment wise. The voice Ireland - shocking and cheap, no talent.
Fair city - fairly sh*tty. It's more like a comedy show, never seen acting so bad in my life.

We do have a few successful people though, U2 are one example.

Diabhal Beag

When you bring Fair City into an argument about Irish talent you're being unfair.

Anna Nicole

Ya you are dead right. The Irish tele is just cat. Do ya know another thing that is embarrassingly bad? 'As Seen On Tv' on tv3. The biggest pile of sh1te i ever had the misfortune of watching. Glad someone else noticed I was expecting to get the head taken off me!

Anna Nicole

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

When you bring Fair City into an argument about Irish talent you're being unfair.

How so? Some of them in fairness are just useless!

MrMojoRisin

What I've often noticed is that Irish 'celebs' on UK TV tend to really exaggerate their Irish accent when they speak.

One pleb who comes to mind who I notice doing that is the TV presenter Laura Whitmore.

"Oh, look at me and my really cute Oirish accent!" >grins ear to ear< >grins ear to ear< >grins ear to ear< followed by fake giggling. :mad: :rolleyes:

I know the following man gets a lot of flack now - and he probably does deserve some of it for the rampant cheating on his missus at least - but I think Ronan Keating tends to just speak normally and come across as natural whenever he's on English TV (not very often nowadays though). And whatever people say about his music, the man does have some bit of talent. I'm not a fan of his music at all, but I think he's alright nevertheless.

I think the likes of Andrea Corr, Daniel Day Lewis, Bronagh Gallagher (okay, so she's from Northern Ireland..) , Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy and (especially) Liam Neeson have always represented our country very well and have done us proud.

I've heard (from friends of mine who have met him - they're small-time actors) that Jonathan Rhys Meyers isn't very nice, but I have to say that the guy has talent. It's a pity his drinking problem has dragged him down.

The Edge in U2 always comes across really well but, then, he seems like a very nice bloke anyway.

Also, love her or hate her, Sinead O'Connor has really helped put Ireland on the map and she definitely isn't false/phony.

When I think about it, Ireland doesn't really have many 'celebrity exports' - especially those from the younger generation, i.e. age 20-30.

Agreed - Danny from The Script is a complete embarrassment to this country.

Degsy

This ****in eejit was in the paper as recently as yesterday

newmug

MrMojoRisin wrote: »

What I've often noticed is that Irish 'celebs' on UK TV tend to really exaggerate their Irish accent..........

Why the fluck have you a random picture of an alien in your post?

gubbie

There's a surprising amount of bitterness here...

Yes, Irish people who appear on reality tv shows to make a tit out of themselves are embarrassing, but they're not unusual - for every one Irish Georgia Salpa there are 10 British Towie cast members or 5 Kardashian-Hiltons.

clappyhappy

Degsy wrote: »

This ****in eejit was in the paper as recently as yesterday

Who is she? Obviously not up to date on the celeb scene.

xzanti

clappyhappy wrote: »

Who is she? Obviously not up to date on the celeb scene.

Big Brother 2006 contestant.

ChopShop

xzanti wrote: »

Big Brother 2006 contestant.

Orlaith Mcallister.


I couldn't remember it until you said what she was in.

mossy95

Talafornia makes Irish celeberties cool :rolleyes:

unreggd

Its a sham. Its all about who you know. Our PR is the same!

It just makes me sick that talentless gob****es [KIAN EGAN, KIAN EGAN, AND KIAN EGAN] are so arrogant, obnoxious and annoying, when you have genuinely talented people who are completely down to Earth

I cannot stand Jedward either. I think they have genuine mental health issues, and they've been downright bxstards to some people on chat shows in the past year

There's far too big a 'do you know who I think I am' vibe in Ireland

paddymayoman

Anna Nicole wrote: »

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

When you bring Fair City into an argument about Irish talent you're being unfair.

How so? Some of them in fairness are just useless!

Its not fair to include them in irish talent, however if it was lack of talent they are top of the list

paddymayoman

Degsy wrote: »

This ****in eejit was in the paper as recently as yesterday

Is that yer one from nationwide

Allyall

Anna Nicole wrote: »

Lately, I've noticed a growing trend with Irish celebs on tv shows particularly in Britain. They are a pure embarrassment. That Danny o Donaghue on the voice was atrocious. There he was sitting next to the legend that is Sir Tom Jones and he going on like he knew as much or had as much experience. Also on celebrity juice, st.paddys day gone by, they had Kian Egan and Amanda Byram, who came across as pure tits, really big headed, far from a lad that grw up in the arse hole of Sligo. These are just two examples. Are these people really the best exports we have? Because they are making a holy show of the country. What ye think?

Just curious, what age are you?

I don't mean that to sound any way other then the question itself..

Reason i ask, is because i have noticed that for a long time now, and i thought i was just a cynical d1ck.

So.. I gave them the benefit of the doubt, and decided i was being too harsh...
I couldn't build that bridge... The gap between me, and wannabe, or "are" celebrities, is too great.

Apart from maybe one or two, i dislike nearly every "celebrity" Irish or not.

So, to answer your question-ish.. I did think like that, but now think it's just ALL "New age" celebrities, not just the Irish ones, maybe we just notice our own, that little bit more.

Before someone says it. NO, IT'S NOT BEGRUDGERY, I just think most of them are %&$(£)"holes

Maybe our parents thought the same of people that tried to be more then they are, back in their day?

That's all "Calebrities" are.. Nobody's with a passion for trying to make people love them, for nothing. Doing nothing, being nothing, and maybe having a slight talent at singing (Acting doesn't require talent anymore, just looks)

I'm slightly drunk after the Match tonight, but i believe i will stand by this...

unreggd

MrMojoRisin wrote: »

I know the following man gets a lot of flack now - and he probably does deserve some of it for the rampant cheating on his missus at least - but I think Ronan Keating tends to just speak normally and come across as natural whenever he's on English TV (not very often nowadays though). And whatever people say about his music, the man does have some bit of talent. I'm not a fan of his music at all, but I think he's alright nevertheless.

Agreed! Music is pure cheese, but hes a genuinely sound bloke

and hes doin a lot to help unsigned Irish acts get off the ground

Rasheed

gubbie wrote: »

There's a surprising amount of bitterness here...

Yes, Irish people who appear on reality tv shows to make a tit out of themselves are embarrassing, but they're not unusual - for every one Irish Georgia Salpa there are 10 British Towie cast members or 5 Kardashian-Hiltons.

True but I think Ireland has more then their fair share of bigheaded twats. As someone else mentioned, the bigger a celeb you are, eg. Liam Neeson, seem to be more humble and down to earth they seem to be.

It's the ones like Kian Egan, who was basically a back up singer in a mediocre band reckoning he's the next Elvis Presley! Sorry to mention him again, he's getting an awful doing here! The sane goes for that Danny lad from the uk voice, virtually unknow before it, turned music mogul over night!

They do no favours for themselves or the country.

MrMojoRisin

newmug wrote: »

Why the fluck have you a random picture of an alien in your post?

Listen, that 'alien' (who I thought few people would know by her name alone - hence the accompanying, and yes, bit random, photo) has done pretty well for herself in the acting field, so she can thank her talent for that (as opposed to her, erm, 'unconventional' looks).

Larkenn

Graham Norton, Daragh O'Brian & Terry Wogan have done well for themselves over in the UK and not shamed us. I think maybe its the newer celebs who are the problem.

Rasheed

Larkenn wrote: »

Graham Norton, Daragh O'Brian & Terry Wogan have done well for themselves over in the UK and not shamed us. I think maybe its the newer celebs who are the problem.

Ya true, but I think these people have a genuine talent. It's more the people who reckon they're something special but aren't you know?

I don't know about anyone else but it's the people like Derek Mooney, Mark Cagney, Brian Ormond, Kian Egan, Jedward, Louis Walsh and I could go on and on.

IMO these people are embarrassing bad. I know were a small nation but surely we've better than Brian Ormond! We are lucky with some actors and the people you've mention but all leave and we're stuck with the flutes!

Sam Kade

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

watching Danny on the voice was just cringing , the whole fist pumping he was doing when acts where performing, what was that all about ? made me just want to give him a slap. He's a nob.

Kian Egan is big headed, another nob.

While Jedward are funny and all that, they are clowns. Irish clowns at that. A lot of people actually hate them. While all us Irish assume they are loved.
Was it really necessary to put the on the Eurovision 2 years in a row :rolleyes:

Ireland really has nothing going for it entertainment wise. The voice Ireland - shocking and cheap, no talent.
Fair city - fairly sh*tty. It's more like a comedy show, never seen acting so bad in my life.

We do have a few successful people though, U2 are one example.

Not all Irish assume jeward are loved :rolleyes:

U2 are successful but that wasn't the question Bono is the biggest embarrassment ever to come out of Ireland

Sea Filly

MrMojoRisin wrote: »

What I've often noticed is that Irish 'celebs' on UK TV tend to really exaggerate their Irish accent when they speak.

One pleb who comes to mind who I notice doing that is the TV presenter Laura Whitmore.

Chris O'Dowd, CHRIS O'DOWD!

Michael Weston

Dont forget Brendan O Carroll, Jesus what is wrong with the english people?

I dont think I have ever seen anything less funny or embarrassing and yet they love it.

Rasheed

Michael Weston wrote: »

Dont forget Brendan O Carroll, Jesus what is wrong with the english people?

I dont think I have ever seen anything less funny or embarrassing and yet they love it.

I really don't find that man funny. He's been round for years, was always Sh1te then he dresses in drag and he's funnier then Tommy Tiernan in the early days? Not a hope!

Michael Weston

Rasheed wrote: »

I really don't find that man funny. He's been round for years, was always Sh1te then he dresses in drag and he's funnier then Tommy Tiernan in the early days? Not a hope!

Agreed, walking barefoot on an upturned plug is funnier

Rasheed

Michael Weston wrote: »

Agreed, walking barefoot on an upturned plug is funnier

Good one!

faris kreshan

Degsy wrote: »

This ****in eejit was in the paper as recently as yesterday

the best

blueser

Rasheed wrote: »

I really don't find that man funny. He's been round for years, was always Sh1te then he dresses in drag and he's funnier then Tommy Tiernan in the early days? Not a hope!

Thank fcuk; I thought I was the only one who finds O'Carroll painfully unfunny, even embarrassingly so. And the British love Mrs Brown's boy (think it got a prime time saturday night slot on the Beeb, didn't it?). God help them. Oh yeah; Tiernan isn't funny either.

However;



Let's not be too hasty!

Directioner

yea alot of the celebrities are mad embarassing like i always cringe when jedwards on. But then we have U2 and bonos pretty good and Niall Horans deadly aswell comes across real good with fans and in interviews then a few of our tv host presenters arent too bad but yea generally were a pretty embarrasing nation :L

MrMojoRisin

All is not lost. I think Saoirse Ronan has done us proud.



Same for David O'Doherty (funny fücker, so he is).

and Ciaran Hinds (who doesn't get near-enough recognition, IMO):

Directioner

niall horan is one to be proud of and some of our presenters arent bad either but generally were pretty embarrasing!

wilddarts

All the trouble RTE got into over the Prime Time Investigates fiasco, yet they continue to give Craig (smug backstard) Doyle an income and no one says a word?????? Boggles the mind.

Rasheed

Directioner wrote: »

yea alot of the celebrities are mad embarassing like i always cringe when jedwards on. But then we have U2 and bonos pretty good and Niall Horans deadly aswell comes across real good with fans and in interviews then a few of our tv host presenters arent too bad but yea generally were a pretty embarrasing nation :L

But he called a gang on them cnuts at Dublin airport?? If thats good with fans, Id hate to see him bad.

wp_rathead

wilddarts wrote: »

All the trouble RTE got into over the Prime Time Investigates fiasco, yet they continue to give Craig (smug backstard) Doyle an income and no one says a word?????? Boggles the mind.

as much as I'v no time for Craig Doyle, I really can't compare it to falsely accusing a person of raping a woman and impregnating her

to be fair, I don't know anyone who likes Craig Doyle other than the RTE Executives and, well, Craig Doyle..

(I feel disgusted with myself, have used his name 3 times in one post:()

EDIT:
here are some Irish "celebs" we can feel proud enough off:



(ok, so Graham may not be a celeb in the traditional sense but he is still a f**king ledge)

Rasheed

wprathead wrote: »

as much as I'v no time for Craig Doyle, I really can't compare it to falsely accusing a person of raping a woman and impregnating her

to be fair, I don't know anyone who likes Craig Doyle other than the RTE Executives and, well, Craig Doyle..

(I feel disgusted with myself, have used his name 3 times in one post:()

Agreed. The man seems to be on everything, even if I'm watching a youtube video, the fcuker pops up at the start. Who is he riding in RTE? He'll be reading out the news next.

spud_gunner

MrMojoRisin wrote: »

What I've often noticed is that Irish 'celebs' on UK TV tend to really exaggerate their Irish accent when they speak.

One pleb who comes to mind who I notice doing that is the TV presenter Laura Whitmore.

"Oh, look at me and my really cute Oirish accent!" >grins ear to ear< >grins ear to ear< >grins ear to ear< followed by fake giggling. :mad: :rolleyes:

I know the following man gets a lot of flack now - and he probably does deserve some of it for the rampant cheating on his missus at least - but I think Ronan Keating tends to just speak normally and come across as natural whenever he's on English TV (not very often nowadays though). And whatever people say about his music, the man does have some bit of talent. I'm not a fan of his music at all, but I think he's alright nevertheless.

I think the likes of Andrea Corr, Daniel Day Lewis, Bronagh Gallagher (okay, so she's from Northern Ireland..) , Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy and (especially) Liam Neeson have always represented our country very well and have done us proud.

I've heard (from friends of mine who have met him - they're small-time actors) that Jonathan Rhys Meyers isn't very nice, but I have to say that the guy has talent. It's a pity his drinking problem has dragged him down.

The Edge in U2 always comes across really well but, then, he seems like a very nice bloke anyway.

Also, love her or hate her, Sinead O'Connor has really helped put Ireland on the map and she definitely isn't false/phony.

When I think about it, Ireland doesn't really have many 'celebrity exports' - especially those from the younger generation, i.e. age 20-30.

Agreed - Danny from The Script is a complete embarrassment to this country.

sinead o connor comes across as someone who has about three mental breakdowns per week

MrMojoRisin

spud_gunner wrote: »

sinead o connor comes across as someone who has about three mental breakdowns per week

I don't think so. The 'worst' thing I'd say about her is that she comes across as eccentric.

But so what if someone does have mental breakdowns anyway? Does that make you superior to them? You never know for sure what's going on in people's lives and how they're trying to cope with it as best as they can. Also, someone who's having a breakdown doesn't directly and negatively affect your life. If you don't want to see Sinead O'Connor on TV or whatever, you're free to change the channel or switch off the TV.

ChopShop

Perhaps i'm wrong, but for some reason or other coverage of O'Connor's personal life seemed to increase in the run up to the release of her most recent album...

pookiesboo

There was nothing cringier than those Meteor Awards when they used to be televised and watching Irish 'celebrities' embarrassing the nation in front of the actual famous International celebrities (well the ones Rte or whoever organised it) who attended. Same with those IFTA awards

Penny Dreadful

MrMojoRisin wrote: »

All is not lost. I think Saoirse Ronan has done us proud.



Same for David O'Doherty (funny fücker, so he is).

and Ciaran Hinds (who doesn't get near-enough recognition, IMO):

Totally agree and Ciaran Hinds is a superb actor.
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Brenda Fricker, Michael Fassbender, David Kelly (RIP), Miriam O'Callaghan, Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Bergin, Cyril Cusack, his daughter Niamh,Dervla Kirwin, Maria Doyle Kennedy,Stuart Townsend, Mick Flannery, Lisa Hannigan, Glen Hansard,............
and thats only naming a few people who have been very successful.
Z list celebs wherever they are from are a waste of space.
Lets support some of our high achievers eh and stop being down on anyone who may strive for a little more than average.

Paddy Cow

Penny Dreadful wrote: »

Z list celebs wherever they are from are a waste of space.

Quoted for truth

Drizzella

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

When you bring Fair City into an argument about Irish talent you're being unfair.

hahaha we have an equivalent in Scotland with River City... almost identical wee area with much the same cafe and scenery.. wonder if its the same companies who do these shows..must admit though you have two crackers in Jonathan and Henry from the Tudors...

quasimoron

Jeez how miserable can you lot get. Ireland the land of begrudgery and that's the truth. I heard of Danny from the script, great singer, great band.
I feel the problem is our collective inferiority complex and quick criticism of our own people before the dreaded Brits do so.
As for Jedward they are harmless and while I have seen them being degraded and bullied on chat shows I have not seen the opposite. If we felt better about ourselves as a nation, we would feel less need to invalidate and put down other Irish people in the media.
Build a bridge,get over it, and improve your own life.These people are a lot more successful than those who slag them off, so who is the fool.

JonathanAnon

newmug wrote: »

Why the fluck have you a random picture of an alien in your post?

Was that a reference to Jim Corr?

Richard Dower

Saoirse to turned into a fine lookin ting!

Drizzella

actually the Scottish do the same type of things by putting ourselves down, and belittling folk who get on, its quite sad really...

eisseb

You would be proud of someone who looks for 2k to visit a sick child in hospital ? ie. Mr Horan

xzanti

eisseb wrote: »

You would be proud of someone who looks for 2k to visit a sick child in hospital ? ie. Mr Horan

Where are you getting that from??