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Irish who are more famous/acclaimed abroad than here.

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    #122
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Brian Carney was considered a major name in Rugby League circles and represented the Great Britain side. Played on a serious Wigan team and was unfortunate to lose two Super League Grand Finals.

    Played Union professionally in Ireland also.


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    #123
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


    Annie Mac. Well known in radio in UK, probably mostly known here for Other Voices which doesn't get huge viewing figures.


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    #124
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    Kelly Family, still somewhat of a big deal in Germany... Or are least some of their members that now live there and live the life of a C-celeb.


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    #125
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


    LirW wrote: »
    Kelly Family, still somewhat of a big deal in Germany... Or are least some of their members that now live there and live the life of a C-celeb.

    Well they are German. Their Irish links are tenuous.


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    #126
    greenflash
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭greenflash


    darkdubh wrote: »
    Well they are German. Their Irish links are tenuous.

    Spanish?


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    #127
    bikubesong
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    Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick.

    Highly accomplished in his field, and has a Channel 4 show. Yet no-one in Ireland seems to have heard of him. Not saying he's an A-lister in the UK but definitely more successful/well known.


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    #128
    decky1
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    A Man is never a prophet in his own country.


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    #129
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    Rory Gallagher was more appeciated on the continent than he was at home .

    Was a name in Europe. Even has a street named after him in Paris.


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    #130
    shawki
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭shawki


    Ruth Negga has had quite a few U.S. roles since Love/Hate.

    Had a stint on Agents of Shield and is currently starring in Preacher which is a great series. Also has a movie coming out next year with Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.


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    #131
    Dots1982
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    Daniel day Lewis isn’t irish really. He lives here. Has no public profile here so it’s unlikely he’s significantly any less or more popular than anywhere else in the world.


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    #132
    Dots1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Dots1982


    It’s possible van Morrison’s genius is more recognized in the US than here, but that might also be because he was in his pomp in the 60s and 70s so just a time gap thing.


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    #133
    mycro2013
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭mycro2013


    Ed Byrne, the comedian..


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    #134
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Eileen Gray, architect and furniture designer. She is dead now but was one of the leaders of the modernist movement and her influence on design has carried through to many modern homes today. One of her chairs sold for over 25 million a few years back. There is a permanent display of her work in the National Museum but most Irish people would not know who she was.


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    #135
    greencap
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭greencap


    razorblunt wrote: »
    Thank you David O’Briain.

    :confused:

    discussion/2058195983/russia-threadbanned-users-in-op/p3135

    😁



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    #136
    CrabRevolution
    Registered Users Posts: 2,801 ✭✭✭CrabRevolution


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Eileen Gray, architect and furniture designer. She is dead now but was one of the leaders of the modernist movement and her influence on design has carried through to many modern homes today. One of her chairs sold for over 25 million a few years back. There is a permanent display of her work in the National Museum but most Irish people would not know who she was.

    To be honest, how many furniture designers can anyone name?


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    #137
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Littlehorny wrote: »
    Lucky Charms , they are massive in the states but hardly known here.
    they are an american product, i believe they were available for a brief period on the Irish market in the late 80s. today you can buy a single serving in Dealz for 1.50

    I wonder, do leprechauns have both male and female sexual organs?


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    #138
    bodhrandude
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Rory Gallagher was more appeciated on the continent than he was at home .

    Was a name in Europe. Even has a street named after him in Paris.

    Have you never heard of the Rory Gallagher festival in Ballyshannon County Donegal happening on 31st May to 3rd June. Wishbone Ash is one of the headliners.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #139
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Have you never heard of the Rory Gallagher festival in Ballyshannon County Donegal happening on 31st May to 3rd June. Wishbone Ash is one of the headliners.
    I was there myself back in 2012 when the Horslips and Mick Taylor headlined it.

    The festival came about after Rory's death.


    He had a higher profile on the continent than he did in Ireland during his prime after Taste as a solo artist.


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    #140
    somefeen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭somefeen


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    I was there myself back in 2012 when the Horslips and Mick Taylor headlined it.

    The festival came about after Rory's death.


    He had a higher profile on the continent than he did in Ireland during his prime after Taste as a solo artist.


    Most Irish people under 35 won't know he was, but he did play Rockpalast in Germany, which wasn't exactly a show for small up and coming acts. ( as far as I can tell anyway by the list of previous performers)


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    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    AnneFrank wrote: »
    Eoin Morgan the turncoat

    Eoin Morgan for sure. The England Cricket captain, a regular in the Indian Premier League, Pakistan Premier League, Australian Big Bash, Caribbean Premier League. He's arguably the most famous Irish Born sports person right now (probably excluding Conor McGregor). Yet the chap could easily walk down Grafton Street 10 times and not get recognized


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    #142
    War ensemble
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭War ensemble


    The original boyzone lad who didn't make it to the final lineup. He's one of the judges on Vietnam X factor


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    #143
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    War ensemble wrote: »
    The original boyzone lad who didn't make it to the final lineup. He's one of the judges on Vietnam X factor

    I want to believe this.


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    #144
    baylah17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 790 ✭✭✭baylah17


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Eoin Morgan for sure. The England Cricket captain, a regular in the Indian Premier League, Pakistan Premier League, Australian Big Bash, Caribbean Premier League. He's arguably the most famous Irish Born sports person right now (probably excluding Conor McGregor). Yet the chap could easily walk down Grafton Street 10 times and not get recognized

    You jest surely, Rory McIlroy would be far more famous than Morgan, as indeed would many others!


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    #145
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,294 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    I can't think of her name of the top of my head so probably right for this thread.


    She starred in Touched by an Angel and is now one of the most powerful women behind the scenes in Hollywood along with her husband they makes reality tv shows like Survivor and lots of religious shows.


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    #146
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users Posts: 15,011 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    I can't think of her name of the top of my head so probably right for this thread.


    She starred in Touched by an Angel and is now one of the most powerful women behind the scenes in Hollywood along with her husband they makes reality tv shows like Survivor and lots of religious shows.

    Roma Downey I think you are talking about, mentioned in the first few pages.

    But she is a perfect example.


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    #147
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,294 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    Roma Downey I think you are talking about, mentioned in the first few pages.

    But she is a perfect example.

    That's her.


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    #148
    Pentecost
    Registered Users Posts: 3,842 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    Caitriona Balfe of Outlander fame. She’s been nominated for awards such as Golden Globes on a regular basis but still not a very big star over here.


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    #149
    spyderski
    Registered Users Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭spyderski


    Sean Kelly. In the Top 5 best professional cyclists of all time, has godlike status in Belgium and would be very well known in many parts of Europe. I’d say 50% of people here wouldn’t recognise him.


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    #150
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    The Collinson brothers from Limerick. They're still quite young and have only been in silicon valley a few years and they already have a company worth over $100m and are having dinner meetings with Zuckerburg.


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    #151
    razorblunt
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    greencap wrote: »
    :confused:

    Bloody predictive text, that should have said Dara!


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