What was Ireland's proudest moment?

Prodigious

There's enough depressing crap in the news everyday without indulging in self loathing on AH.

So what moments in our history were our proudest?

I thought Katie Taylor really did us proud at the Olympics last year.

Royal Irish

Italia 90'

HeidiHeidi

When Croke Park stood up and listened to/sang/didn't abuse God Save The Queen.

paulmclaughlin

This thread.

Talib Fiasco

AH comment: Getting rid of Fianna Fáil.

The Backwards Man

Tom Cruise emigrating in Far And Away.

deadybai

When we won the Rugby Grand slam in 2009 and Bernard Dunne won the world title the same day. Best day of my life.

apollo8

The signing of the good Friday agreement.

Mint Sauce

Stuttgart

Sergeant

Joining the EEC in 1973.

Dave0301

The tayto chocolate bar.....

Saab Ed

Chris de Burgh

Duckworth_Luas

The day Charlie Haughey gave Thatcher the teapot!

inmyday

Royal Irish wrote: »

Italia 90'

How? We didnt win anything, except for a peno shoot out. Celebrating failure???? I dont get it.

Why not go for Katie Taylor last year winning gold or Sonia O'Sullivan winning the world championships.

donvito99

For the very old boardsies it must surely have been Ronnie Delany, 1500m gold in Melbourne 1956.

My dad wasn't alive then so for me it has to be Sonia in Sydney or Katie Taylor's gold.

donvito99

inmyday wrote: »

How? We didnt win anything, except for a peno shoot out. Celebrating failure???? I dont get it.

Why not go for Katie Taylor last year winning gold or Sonia O'Sullivan winning the world championships.

[Dougal] Oh, that's very bold. [/Dougal]

Cd_doe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugailEn8U5o

This has to be up there

ONeill2013

forget all the sport nonsense. Battle of Clontarf 1014.

Manc-Red

inmyday wrote: »

How? We didnt win anything, except for a peno shoot out. Celebrating failure???? I dont get it.

Why not go for Katie Taylor last year winning gold or Sonia O'Sullivan winning the world championships.

Ridiculous comment - a small nation like ours getting to a quarter-finals of such a prestigious event at our first attempt, of course was a huge achievement & a major moment in our history.

Saab Ed

Cd_doe wrote: »

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ugailEn8U5o

This has to be up there

A Gob****e telling a dirty aul fecker to fcuk off!!! Not much pride in that.

monkeysnapper

the days i brought my 2 kids into the world, well the mrs sorry , because they,re gona get us out of all the mess were in . shes 3 now and can count to 30 so i reakon were sorted in next 3 years, ,,, hes only 6 months, ill have to get back to you in 6 months

Sam Kade

The day Bertie Ahern resigned

inmyday

Manc-Red wrote: »

Ridiculous comment - a small nation like ours getting to a quarter-finals of such a prestigious event at our first attempt, of course was a huge achievement & a major moment in our history.

Why not be proud of a small country like ours producing Champions like Katie and Sonia?
Is the Olympics and world championships not prestigious enough for you?

In Italia 90, we scored 2 goals in 5 games. And failed to win anything. The best thing about it was the p!ss up.
Not saying it wasnt a major moment for a lot of us, but not our proudest.

Dick phelan

Have to say the two that stick out are the signing of the good friday agreement and not booing god save the queen in croke park two moments that showed ireland had moved on from the past never felt more proud to be irish in my life

Duckworth_Luas

inmyday wrote: »

Why not be proud of a small country like ours producing Champions like Katie and Sonia?
Is the Olympics and world championships not prestigious enough for you?

In Italia 90, we scored 2 goals in 5 games. And failed to win anything. The best thing about it was the p!ss up.
Not saying it wasnt a major moment for a lot of us, but not our proudest.

Davy Keogh says goodbye!

Nodin

Saab Ed wrote: »

A Gob****e telling a convicted sex offender to fcuk off!!! Not much pride in that.

Stagg has never been convicted of a sex offence. Or charged with one.

OneOfThem Stumbled

Sam Kade wrote: »

The day Bertie Ahern resigned

And was replaced by um... Cowen... who wasn't even elected as Taoiseach.

Proudest moment?

What's more he resigned mainly due to the Lisbon referendum... :pac:

Saab Ed

Nodin wrote: »

Stagg has never been convicted of a sex offence. Or charged with one.

My bad.

Stagg did have his Phoenix Park moment though. Maybe he just claimed to be on his way to the Dail and that he was an asthmatic hence his breathlessness B-)

Lando Griffin

The day all the rail lines in Dublin that were ripped up in the 50s were replaced over the last couple of years and joined up; just like any major city with a metro; only overground.

inmyday

OneOfThem Stumbled wrote: »

And was replaced by um... Cowen... who wasn't even elected as Taoiseach.

But he was the leader of the FF, the majority in the Dail at the time. So therefore became taoiseach.

ColeTrain

Has to be this surely

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/PA-10862452.jpg

Turtyturd

The day we got rid of Louis Walsh.

Karl Stein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZvCK2o6Zbo

Nodin

Saab Ed wrote: »

My bad.

Stagg did have his Phoenix Park moment though. Maybe he just claimed to be on his way to the Dail and that he was an asthmatic hence his breathlessness B-)

Theres many that do and few that are caught. Presuming he was there to do what it appeared he was there to do, it would be one of the lesser sins carried out by a politician, if it was a sin at all....more sad than anything else.

wp_rathead

When we hosted The Special Olympics, opening ceremony in Croke Park was great and the signs around ireland of "this town is hosting country X"

Good times

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HeidiHeidi wrote: »

When Croke Park stood up and listened to/sang/didn't abuse God Save The Queen.

Cringe.

Augmerson

Sergeant wrote: »

Joining the EEC in 1973.

Jesus Christ.

I am pie

Catalina Prickly Ballpoint wrote: »

Cringe.

why cringe?

Riddle101

Probably anytime we've done well in sports. Italia 90, Six Nations 09 etc

padd b1975

The ending of the trade war with Britain.

colm911

As a nation I think the proudest moment is the fact we're Irish. Tell me one country in the world that doesn't like us or everybody in it.

funnights74

The smoking ban/ Mary Robinson being elected president giving FF a bloody nose in the process.

deadybai

colm911 wrote: »

As a nation I think the proudest moment is the fact we're Irish. Tell me one country in the world that doesn't like us or everybody in it.

Ireland

Celly Smunt

We once were kings of the Eurovision.

Anyone

The foundation of the state, considering who we broke from, and them being the military and financial powerhouse of the time.

Riverdance also....remember watching that the first time, and it made me feel very proud to be Irish.

HeidiHeidi

Anyone wrote: »

The foundation of the state, considering who we broke from, and them being the military and financial powerhouse of the time.

Riverdance also....remember watching that the first time, and it made me feel very proud to be Irish.

This. Also remember watching on the night, and the hairs standing up on the back of my neck (despite the crackly portable telly we were watching it on!).

skimpydoo

Telling Europe F you by sending them Dustin and Jedward twice to compete in the Eurovision.

matt-dublin

Colin faddel's porno

That's bleedin lush

IrishIrish

pmcmahon wrote: »

We once were kings of the Eurovision.

We just never seem to rock n roll........anymore

Sgt. Bilko 09

Tallafornia closely followed by fair city!

Judgement Day

2011 - Ireland beating England in the Cricket World Cup and watching it in a Wexford pub.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VioIBM2R824