Minor Irish Celebrities who need to stay visible

Bellerstring

I wanted to see if anybody out there is aware of the constant publicity that some Irish celebs need, and seemingly spend a huge amount of time generating, with their friends in the press.

I'm particularly referring to Kathryn Thomas.
She seems to be in articles every second day with
non-stories about her baby's first Xmas, photos of her baby beside the Xmas tree, how her home used to be "party central" at Xmas, but this year is going to be a quiet family thing, about how she doesn't give a sh1t about turning 40, about how she's full steam ahead for her wedding next year...
Jesus, enough already.
This constant publicity actually makes me hate this woman.
I swear, I don't seek out these stories, they're constantly appearing in my news feed.
Anybody else with similar experiences..?

Ruraldweller56

Mconor. Jesus I abhor that man.

His face is everywhere.

what the hell!

Anna Geary. Good god.

razorblunt

Bressie.

He's waiting patiently for the next bandwagon

w/s/p/c/

Vogue Williams. The indo seem to write an article on her every time she has a bowel movement.

Angela Scanlon, radiates smugness from every pore.

Jrop

Pippa and Brian Ormonde

Tilikum17

Jrop wrote: »

Pippa and Brian Ormonde

Brian Ormonde lol. What an absolute ****bird.

freshpopcorn

Kathryn Thomas used be fine when she presented No Fronttears but ever since all she does is yells and shouts like and angry school teacher!

Jrop

Tilikum17 wrote: »

Brian Ormonde lol. What an absolute ****bird.

You're dead right. I had the misfortune of attending a charity do where he was the MC. Pinochio was less wooden

JohnnyFlash

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Angela Scanlon, radiates smugness from every pore.

Absolute minx.

vicwatson

Bellerstring wrote: »

I wanted to see if anybody out there is aware of the constant publicity that some Irish celebs need, and seemingly spend a huge amount of time generating, with their friends in the press.

I'm particularly referring to Kathryn Thomas.
She seems to be in articles every second day with
non-stories about her baby's first Xmas, photos of her baby beside the Xmas tree, how her home used to be "party central" at Xmas, but this year is going to be a quiet family thing, about how she doesn't give a sh1t about turning 40, about how she's full steam ahead for her wedding next year...
Jesus, enough already.
This constant publicity actually makes me hate this woman.
I swear, I don't seek out these stories, they're constantly appearing in my news feed.
Anybody else with similar experiences..?

Couldn’t agree with you more, sick to **** looking at and listening to her all over the place

freshpopcorn

Those Garrihy sisters especially the one who's appeared on the scene lately doing impressions. Which aren't any way similar.

vicwatson

Eoin McDermott - resorts to calling for a ban on fairytale of New York, a nobody wanting to be a somebody

Rows Grower

vicwatson wrote: »

Couldn’t agree with you more, sick to **** looking at and listening to her all over the place

I thought it was just me, she's like the new Twink or that other dopey one Brunker that won Miss Ireland in about 1922.

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Kathryn Thomas used be fine when she presented No Fronttears but ever since all she does is yells and shouts like and angry school teacher!

Kathryn Thomas was never fine..

vonlars

Jedward must be running low on funds of late. They've been searching 'Jedward' and DM'ing anyone who has tweeted about them to create a Jedward Renaissance of sorts

irishguitarlad

What would happen to these people if everyone in society decided to just ignore them? Do you think they could reintegrate into society and do normal Jobs? Or would they just slowly become less and less like a solid substance and vanish into the nothingness of which they spout and live by?

salmocab

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

Mconor. Jesus I abhor that man.

His face is everywhere.

Who? I presume you got caught by autocorrect but I can’t think who you mean, possibly Mc Gregor?

James Brown

I remember in the run up to one Christmas the Sunday Indo did a full two page spread on a Christmas dinner party consisting of people only famous for being in the Sunday Indo. Various names you'd only know from society/gossip columns written in the indo. There was about eight of them and it was their insights on current events and photos of them around a big dinning table. I remember genuinely not knowing anything about them other than they appeared in the Sunday indo from time to time having been out for a night or dating some other no mark. I suppose it's like Hotpress. Every few years theres a new shower the paper promotes for some reason, certainly not talent.

realdanbreen

Bellerstring wrote: »

I wanted to see if anybody out there is aware of the constant publicity that some Irish celebs need, and seemingly spend a huge amount of time generating, with their friends in the press.

I'm particularly referring to Kathryn Thomas.
She seems to be in articles every second day with
non-stories about her baby's first Xmas, photos of her baby beside the Xmas tree, how her home used to be "party central" at Xmas, but this year is going to be a quiet family thing, about how she doesn't give a sh1t about turning 40, about how she's full steam ahead for her wedding next year...
Jesus, enough already.
This constant publicity actually makes me hate this woman.
I swear, I don't seek out these stories, they're constantly appearing in my news feed.
Anybody else with similar experiences..?

What! Kathryn Thomas had a baby! God she kept that very quiet.

BarryD2

Bellerstring wrote: »

She seems to be in articles every second day with non-stories about her baby's first Xmas, photos of her baby beside the Xmas tree, how her home used to be "party central" at Xmas, but this year is going to be a quiet family thing, about how she doesn't give a sh1t about turning 40, about how she's full steam ahead for her wedding next year...

It takes two to tango. You could also point your finger at the media whether print, broadcast or social and their insatiable appetite for cheap & easy copy. The sort of light & fluffy stuff that's easy to churn out and easy for most people to glance over in the hairdressers or wherever. Fills up the pages.

These 'celebs' are just part of the media food chain and you're the customer/ consumer.

Ruraldweller56

salmocab wrote: »

Who? I presume you got caught by autocorrect but I can’t think who you mean, possibly Mc Gregor?

Yes that guy who does be in the wrastling

freshpopcorn

realdanbreen wrote: »

What! Kathryn Thomas had a baby! God she kept that very quiet.

I suppose I was a teenage lad and found her kind of hot on the beach in some foreign country.

BattleCorp

As long as I don't have to ever ever ever ever see or hear of Al Porter again, I'll be happy.

ohnonotgmail

BattleCorp wrote: »

As long as I don't have to ever ever ever ever see or hear of Al Porter again, I'll be happy.

I hadn't heard anything about him for months until you mentioned him.

AndyBoBandy

Do I recall seeing endless stories a few years ago from/about Katheryn Thomas about how she finally found love etc... and was singing from the rooftops about how happy she was. But then when she broke up with DreamLover she wanted her privacy respected? Was he a Garda or something?

We could also really do with another batsh1t crazy Danny Healy-Rae story about now!! It seems like an eternity since we heard from our man in the fairy circle!!

ToddyDoody

Bellerstring wrote: »

how her home used to be "party central" at Xmas, but this year is going to be a quiet family thing

Are you sure that was Kathryn Thomas? Sounds a bit like auto pilot.

padd b1975

Gerry Ryan's children.

All of them.

B0jangles

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Those Garrihy sisters especially the one who's appeared on the scene lately doing impressions. Which aren't any way similar.

They are seriously woeful - I saw a couple and it was about the standard you'd get in the average secondary school - but instead of an impression of that wagon of a geography teacher, it's Noirin O'Sullivan.


Just... awful, awful stuff.

AllThoseLies

Norah Casey

In recent years she has become a regular ‘misery slot’ celebrity due to her never ending catalogue of sad stories. No matter what you have experienced in your life you can be sure Norah has experienced it too. I reach for the remote as soon as she’s introduced as a guest on TV/Radio.

mikeym

what the hell! wrote: »

Anna Geary. Good god.

Red Fm just given her a slot.

https://radiotoday.ie/2018/11/anna-geary-joins-corks-red-fm-for-saturday-breakfast/

what the hell!

mikeym wrote: »

Red Fm just given her a slot.

https://radiotoday.ie/2018/11/anna-geary-joins-corks-red-fm-for-saturday-breakfast/

Yep Saturday morning breakfast- thank god I'm not up that early!

zapitastas

Matt Barrett wrote: »

I remember in the run up to one Christmas the Sunday Indo did a full two page spread on a Christmas dinner party consisting of people only famous for being in the Sunday Indo. Various names you'd only know from society/gossip columns written in the indo. There was about eight of them and it was their insights on current events and photos of them around a big dinning table. I remember genuinely not knowing anything about them other than they appeared in the Sunday indo from time to time having been out for a night or dating some other no mark. I suppose it's like Hotpress. Every few years theres a new shower the paper promotes for some reason, certainly not talent.

I think I might have seen the same article. Was a celebrity solicitor , think his name was Gerald Keane. Horrid little runt

AllForIt

we need to talk about Brendan Courtney

colm_mcm

zapitastas wrote: »

I think I might have seen the same article. Was a celebrity solicitor , think his name was Gerald Keane. Horrid little runt

The ladies love him for whatever reason, his current squeeze is a buxom 35 year old Swede.

zapitastas

colm_mcm wrote: »

The ladies love him for whatever reason, his current squeeze is a buxom 35 year old Swede.

I just googled him and that came up. WTF. He is in his 60s and looks like a rat in an over starched shirt

Sam Hain

colm_mcm wrote: »

The ladies love him for whatever reason, his current squeeze is a buxom 35 year old Swede.

Don't think he is, thought his new bird was some Irish/ Italian yank with 4 kids.

NIMAN

AllForIt wrote: »

we need to talk about Brendan Courtney

Regularly pimps his family out now for attention.

Add in our rugby players too, they are the new celebs. If they or their WAGs do anything, we have to hear about it.

colm_mcm

Sam Hain wrote: »

Don't think he is, thought his new bird was some Irish/ Italian yank with 4 kids.

You are correct, he was only going on about the last one a few months ago how great she was and that he was taking the house off the market.
He’s very much dressing more his age with the new one.

Actually, no the Swedish one is the one for the last 2 years, Italian one was before that.

Flesh Gorden

Eoghan McDermott and Bressie

I don't listen to him, but they've been playing ads for his show constantly at every ad break for the past few months on 2FM.

His numbers must be very low for the amount of forced promotion and attempts to show 'how much craic he is' on the air.


Absolute cringe worthy shíte in those ads and a lot of it is sucking up to his idol Bressie aka yer man who's always pouting at things.

Even calling Bressie an average musician is giving too much credit, when you hear the current standard of Irish music.

BattleCorp

BattleCorp wrote: »

As long as I don't have to ever ever ever ever see or hear of Al Porter again, I'll be happy.

bet soon enough he'll be on D'arcy's show or the LLs in the misery slot and he'll try the "depression" "alcoholic" "unable to get a grip with his sexuality" card and try to get sympathy and while people cant stand him, indo/rte and others will try and push him as a "conquering his demons hero"

B0jangles

B0jangles wrote: »

They are seriously woeful - I saw a couple and it was about the standard you'd get in the average secondary school - but instead of an impression of that wagon of a geography teacher, it's Noirin O'Sullivan.


Just... awful, awful stuff.

the female Cian Twomey....but uncle/godfather Ian Dempsey has her/her sisters back

Amy Huberman is always desperate to be visible ditto the so sue me wan and those "beauty/influencer" blogger twits who all seem to have an air of self importance and think theyre saving the world with their thoughts/life

Arghus

Ah, as long as Al Porter stays under that rock I can put up with nearly anyone else. If you don't listen to much radio or watch an inordinate amount of Irish TV then nearly all of these names are really, really easy to avoid.

fryup

ian o'doherty a journalist/social commentator who has the balls to speak his mind and go against the grain when needs be, i find myself nodding in agreement with him most of the time

Bellerstring

BarryD2 wrote: »

Bellerstring wrote: »

She seems to be in articles every second day with non-stories about her baby's first Xmas, photos of her baby beside the Xmas tree, how her home used to be "party central" at Xmas, but this year is going to be a quiet family thing, about how she doesn't give a sh1t about turning 40, about how she's full steam ahead for her wedding next year...

It takes two to tango. You could also point your finger at the media whether print, broadcast or social and their insatiable appetite for cheap & easy copy. The sort of light & fluffy stuff that's easy to churn out and easy for most people to glance over in the hairdressers or wherever. Fills up the pages.

These 'celebs' are just part of the media food chain and you're the customer/ consumer.

I agree it takes two to tango, but I just wonder about the time spent eeking out her crappy little "look at me and my wonderful life" philosophy.
Does her management, Noel Kelly, be on to her every day saying "stay in the limelight", "get more stuff out there"
"Make it seem like you're the only new Mother in the world and we're hanging on to every word"
Just wait til she gets married.
The best wedding everrrrr..