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Famous and liked

  • 06-09-2013 04:29PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭


    Is there anybody from Ireland that is famous and also is liked by most people?

    Bono, BOD, Robbie Keane, Ryan Tubridy, all pretty much hated for some reason or another (I think they're all great) but which famous person do you think has the biggest approval rating from the public?

    I struggle to think of anyone because famous people in this country seem to get an awful lot of stick. I was going to say Dustin the Turkey but I don't think he's even popular anymore...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Dara O Briain

    (Awaits the Dara bashing)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭BNMC


    Brian O'Driscoll.

    Don't get why people hate Robbie Keane, the man is an Irish legend.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Dermot Morgan

    Judging by AH, anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,926 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Dylan Moran.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,433 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Chris O' Dowd? Definitely liked in the majority I reckon.

    Graham Norton?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,533 ✭✭✭SV


    Colin Farrell? I've never heard anyone hate him.


    Then again, the reason you hear of most Irish people being hated on is down to Irish begrudgery tbh. Irish person does well? Fúck them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Just thinking of a few actors like Colin Meaney Liam Neeson and Brendan Gleeson. I don't usually hear people badmouthing them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭Mr McBoatface


    Gabriel Byrne - The actor, not to be confused with that other gimp


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,736 ✭✭✭Gannicus


    I've dealt with Brendan Gleason a couple of times in my old job and he is always an absolute gent. I'd say he'd be a bit of craic down the boozer for a few scoops.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    BNMC wrote: »
    Brian O'Driscoll.

    Yeah I haven't really talked to anyone who hates BOD.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    BNMC wrote: »
    Brian O'Driscoll.

    Don't get why people hate Robbie Keane, the man is an Irish legend.

    Thanks was for BoD


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭mackeminexile


    Niall Quinn


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭FatherLen


    liam neeson


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭The Dagda


    Seamus Heaney - RIP


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    I hear loads of people giving out about BOD and saying he's a prick...even though they've never met him. Mind you, I am from Munster. Colin Farrell comes in for a lot of stick too, especially when he started off and loads of women loved him. A lot of guys I know hated him then...I wonder why...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 Is CUMA liom.


    Bertie Ahern i d'ont get why he is not liked


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    lahalane wrote: »
    BOD [...] hated for some reason or another


    I don't understand why people don't like Brian O' Driscoll. He's a consummate sports professional and one of the most accomplished we've ever produced on this island.

    I get the feeling there's a bit of reverse snobbery going on because he comes from an upper-middle class background.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Paul McGrath


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Phil Lynnott, Paul McGrath and Clinton Morrison.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    I don't understand why people don't like Brian O' Driscoll. He's a consummate sports professional and one of the most accomplished we've ever produced on this island.

    I get the feeling there's a bit of reverse snobbery going on because he comes from a upper-middle class background.

    He comes across as arrogant imo


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    Festy wrote: »
    He comes across as arrogant imo

    Never got that impression from seeing him on the telly.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    Wee Daniel


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,970 ✭✭✭Lenin Skynard


    Imelda May seems quite likeable. I don't know why anyone would dislike her. Johnny Giles would be another.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    Eamon De Valera, Michael Collins, Padraig Pearce. All heroes.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    I don't understand why people don't like Brian O' Driscoll. He's a consummate sports professional and one of the most accomplished we've ever produced on this island.

    I get the feeling there's a bit of reverse snobbery going on because he comes from a upper-middle class background.

    People have stupid reasons for not liking people. He's a rugby player, one of the best in the world apparently (I don't know much about rugby) so that's what he should be judged on but he's not.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30,731 ✭✭✭✭princess-lala


    Joe Dolan was liked!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Cillian Murphy *swoons*

    Richard Harris


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32 blades.ofglory


    Pierce Brosnan, You cant beat James Bond


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    newmug wrote: »
    Eamon De Valera, Michael Collins, Padraig Pearce. All heroes.

    Strange having those two together.

    I'm with you on two of them, but Dev was a bit of a ****.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Pierce Brosnan, You cant beat James Bond

    Those stupid Sky broadband ads though..


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