Cringy Irish events

Yamanoto

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Strong sniff of post colonial mindset off this thread.

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Basically this is a "I don't like anything about Ireland that's different" thread.

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Ah threads for eternally embarrassed about Ireland shoe gazers

Ah give over will ya.

You're projecting all manner of your own insecurities there. If you'd a little more confidence in your own sense of Irishness, you'd more easily handle a little caustic humour.at the expense of the surreal, absurd & comically shoddy events that pepper Irish life.

ArnoldJRimmer

major bill wrote: »

Mass brawls on the pitch infront of kids referred to as a bit of Passion

The Maud Flanders style hysterical over-reaction by people every time there's a bit of pushing and shoving highlighted on the Sunday Game.

major bill

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

The Maud Flanders style hysterical over-reaction by people every time there's a bit of pushing and shoving highlighted on the Sunday Game.

People pay to watch a match they don't pay to watch a bunch of Gorillas hold a game up for 5 mins pushing, shoving and falling over each other

Peope can play it down all they want but it's scumbag behaviour, seems to be the only sport that accepts that kind of behaviour and only rightly so the GAA are starting to do something about it.

This ****e of GAA being some sort of tough sport is equally as cringe usually spouted by people with the same argument of My Dicks bigger than yours, fcuk off!!

Omackeral

partyguinness wrote: »

1. The Rose of Tralee
2. St Patrick's Day
3. Retards calling it 'Paddy's Day'
4. The entire Midlands
5. The border counties
6. Pretty much all of Connaught
7. 'Ireland's Call'
8. Enda Kenny
9. Most of our local yocal gombeen politicians.
10. The Guinness marketing department.
11. Brendan O'Carroll
12. Twink
13. Gay Byrne
14. Terry Wogan
15. Travellers

HA Jaysis!

fiachr_a

That show on RTÉ where you had to vote for Ireland's greatest. Great idea, except you had to choose from Bono, Michael Collins, John Hume, James Connolly, and Mary Robinson.
I wanted to vote for the guy from Dungarvan who split the atom and won the Nobel Prize in 1951 but I guess his achievements weren't as impressive as singing Sunday bloody sunday/getting shot dead while taking a ****/marching in civil rights parades/getting shot in a chair/waving hands about while talking.

Sam Kade

partyguinness wrote: »

1. The Rose of Tralee
2. St Patrick's Day
3. Retards calling it 'Paddy's Day'
4. The entire Midlands
5. The border counties
6. Pretty much all of Connaught
7. 'Ireland's Call'
8. Enda Kenny
9. Most of our local yocal gombeen politicians.
10. The Guinness marketing department.
11. Brendan O'Carroll
12. Twink
13. Gay Byrne
14. Terry Wogan
15. Travellers

Jaysus you are some gloom and doom merchant. Did you ever think of moving to a different country even though I doubt you'll find one that suits your needs. One thing I will agree though is that Terry Wogan is a gobsh1te.

Sam Kade

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

People believing in moving statues

Of course statues move, how do you think they get from where they're made to where they are erected?

Rough Sleeper

partyguinness wrote: »

1. The Rose of Tralee
2. St Patrick's Day
3. Retards calling it 'Paddy's Day'
4. The entire Midlands
5. The border counties
6. Pretty much all of Connaught
7. 'Ireland's Call'
8. Enda Kenny
9. Most of our local yocal gombeen politicians.
10. The Guinness marketing department.
11. Brendan O'Carroll
12. Twink
13. Gay Byrne
14. Terry Wogan
15. Travellers

16. **** reading comprehension (nice events m8).

Specialun

The irish ginger festival in crosshaven

ArnoldJRimmer

major bill wrote: »

People pay to watch a match they don't pay to watch a bunch of Gorillas hold a game up for 5 mins pushing, shoving and falling over each other

Peope can play it down all they want but it's scumbag behaviour, seems to be the only sport that accepts that kind of behaviour and only rightly so the GAA are starting to do something about it.

This ****e of GAA being some sort of tough sport is equally as cringe usually spouted by people with the same argument of My Dicks bigger than yours, fcuk off!!

Precisely the type of over-reaction I was talking about. The GAA is not perfect but is rightly getting tougher over ACTUAL scumbag behaviour such as dangerous tackles/hits and abuse of referees and officials. You're basically trying to say that instances such as the handbags that took place in Ballybofey a few weeks ago is comparable, which is nonsense.

partyguinness

whisky_galore wrote: »

You never hear any uk presenter asking if a foreign celeb likes Britain or if they tried British beer yet or if they have any British ancestors.

To be fair- they are not much better just a little more insidious. They do not want to know unless there is a British connection.

I am certain in the BBC there is a quota on the amount of time they must say the word 'British' in a given sentences. Defo must be said at least 5 times every 10 minutes. Look at how many programmes on UK TV have the word 'British' or adverts.

I also find it hilarious that some sections hate or simply refuse to acknowledge that some successful actor (for example) is Irish. Simply not mentioned. Recently I read about Saoirse Ronan in a review plus whole life story etc- not one single mention that she is Irish.- not one. She was referred to as 'New York born...'. just cldnt bring themselves to say it...:rolleyes:

Sure on Wikipedia, its just as bad- trying to claim everything.

ps I live in England.

partyguinness

Sam Kade wrote: »

Jaysus you are some gloom and doom merchant. Did you ever think of moving to a different country even though I doubt you'll find one that suits your needs. One thing I will agree though is that Terry Wogan is a gobsh1te.

I do live in England- I hate it even more over here. A right miserable bastard so I am- just ask the wife...:D

Sleveile

Any visiting dignitary and the obligatory pint of Guinness.

Does wonders for our reputation as a nation of drunks...

philstar

Any Wolfe Tones concert

whisky_galore

RobertKK wrote: »

Celebrating failure like 1916 which was a defeat, and led to the partition of the island which led to thousands dead, both with a civil war and the troubles.
Yet it will be commemorated as something that was good.

It is going to be very cringy, next Spring...

Commemoration is not intended to be a "celebration". Though I will agree that the govt's attempts at claiming 1916 and trying to be all things to all shades doesn't bode well. The govt sponsored publicity clip looked like a Failte Ireland ad without so much as a hint of bloodshed.

The Aussies and Kiwis commemorate Gallipoli, and that's hardly a feel-good success story? Likewise multiple disasterous battles are remembered. Sure the Allies won the WW1 but sowed the seeds for a bigger conflict and laid the foundations for the Middle Eastern sh*tstorm that plaques us to this day. By your logic, does that mean we shouldn't remember them?

Sam Kade

partyguinness wrote: »

I do live in England- I hate it even more over here. A right miserable bastard so I am- just ask the wife...:D

I see now why you mentioned the UK's adopted son if you should come across him give him a slap upside of the head for me