Who is/was Ireland's most famous sports star?

Beechwoodspark · 27-03-2019 10:54PM

Omackeral wrote: »

You have any comment on Kurt Angle being an Olympic Gold Medalist, no? Or Mark Henry being the world's strongest man? Or Ronda Rousey being an Olympic medalist and UFC Women's champion? Why did you ignore all of that?

Also, it hasn't been called WWF in close to 20 years. Educate yourself.

I’ve no interest in “sports entertainment”. I stopped watching it aged around 12 like most half normal ppl.

It’s a joke shop “sport” for clowns who no know better.

No doubt mcg will end up there and good riddance

27-03-2019 10:54PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

He won gold in 1996. Good luck winning in 2020 in his 50s.

The poster said they're not real athletes who'd make it in real sports. Plenty of them have. Pro Wrestling isn't a sport but they're very athletic and what they do isn't easy at all.

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 10:55PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I’ve no interest in “sports entertainment”. I stopped watching it aged around 12 like most half normal ppl.

It’s a joke shop “sport” for clowns who no know better.

No doubt mcg will end up there and good riddance

Ah so you've no interest in actual discussion, good to know.

27-03-2019 10:57PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I’ve no interest in “sports entertainment”. I stopped watching it aged around 12 like most half normal ppl.

It’s a joke shop “sport” for clowns who no know better.

No doubt mcg will end up there and good riddance

Yeah that's great and all but are you happy to admit that some of the performers have and do make it in real sports? Are you honest enough to do that? To admit you were talking pony?

Doctors room ghost · 27-03-2019 10:57PM

Joey dunlop was famous worldwide and was a gentleman to go with it.hed be my number one vote.
Ye May keep mcgregor

lbc2019 · 27-03-2019 10:58PM

Michelle de Bruin

27-03-2019 10:58PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Ah so you've no interest in actual discussion, good to know.

Quite possibly the worst debater I've ever encountered on here. Just repeats stuff ad nauseam and won't properly or honestly engage.

L'prof · 27-03-2019 10:59PM

R.F. wrote: »

Hands up who had to google Eoin Morgan

And then instantly rolled their eyes

Citizenpain · 27-03-2019 11:01PM

L'prof wrote: »

And then instantly rolled their eyes

Yes and yes
Eddie Irvine would likely be up there

odyssey06 · 27-03-2019 11:05PM

Citizenpain wrote: »

Yes and yes
Eddie Irvine would likely be up there

I think the Irish guy with his name in the team might have been more famous at the time...
Im not sure of the global profile of F1 with the average joe in India, Japan, China, US, Russia, Africa though.

rafatoni · 27-03-2019 11:07PM

lbc2019 wrote: »

Michelle de Bruin

easily, she should piss it in...

Beasty · 27-03-2019 11:10PM

JohnFalstaff wrote: »

Arkle

Sorry, but Shergar is much more famous

Of course, this depends on when "is/was" is. Back in 1896 I reckon Harry Reynolds was quite high on the list

Larbre34 · 27-03-2019 11:12PM

Its Tony McCoy. Every day and ten times on a Sunday. It just is.

If you consider his Norn Iron status being British rather than Irish, then its Brian O'Driscoll, then Paddy Harrington.

Statistically, Ireland's most decorated ever sportsperson is Rob Kearney oddly enough!

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 11:14PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Its Tony McCoy. Every day and ten times on a Sunday. It just is.

If you consider his Norn Iron status being British rather than Irish, then its Brian O'Driscoll, then Paddy Harrington.

Statistically, Ireland's most decorated ever sportsperson is Rob Kearney oddly enough!

We're talking about worldwide fame. I'm a huge AP fan but no, just no.

Larbre34 · 27-03-2019 11:21PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

We're talking about worldwide fame. I'm a huge AP fan but no, just no.

Ok, so if we're talking purely about someone who simply might be or might have been recognised by the most number of people around the World its probably a toss up between McGregor and McIlroy or perhaps Roy of the Keanes when United were selling a trillion jerseys in Asia. Otherwise Georgie Best at one time?

OOnegative · 27-03-2019 11:23PM

Vincent O Brien.

Spleerbun · 27-03-2019 11:28PM

Are we claiming McIlroy now btw? Few people mentioning him, seems a bit like when the BBC and the likes try to claim Irish sports stars as British

enricoh · 27-03-2019 11:31PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Joey dunlop was famous worldwide and was a gentleman to go with it.hed be my number one vote.
Ye May keep mcgregor

Watched a documentary on him, massive crowds in japan to greet him. I think his funeral was one of the biggest ever in ireland. True legend.

aaaaaaaahhhhhh · 27-03-2019 11:32PM

Becky "The Lasskicker" Lynch ..... Its still real to me DAMNIT

odyssey06 · 27-03-2019 11:35PM

Spleerbun wrote: »

Are we claiming McIlroy now btw? Few people mentioning him, seems a bit like when the BBC and the likes try to claim Irish sports stars as British

Yeah we swapped him for Eoin Morgan!

normanoffside · 27-03-2019 11:39PM

Omackeral wrote: »

You have any comment on Kurt Angle being an Olympic Gold Medalist, no? Or Mark Henry being the world's strongest man? Or Ronda Rousey being an Olympic medalist and UFC Women's champion? Why did you ignore all of that?

Also, it hasn't been called WWF in close to 20 years. Educate yourself.

Henry was not the world’s strongest man by any metric.
That was a gimmick

Mantis Toboggan · 27-03-2019 11:40PM

Spleerbun wrote: »

Are we claiming McIlroy now btw? Few people mentioning him, seems a bit like when the BBC and the likes try to claim Irish sports stars as British

Tyson Fury ftw

AMKC · 27-03-2019 11:40PM

Eddie Irvine or Eddie Jordan.

d8491prj5boyvg · 27-03-2019 11:43PM

Nicky Byrne

OOnegative · 27-03-2019 11:45PM

normanoffside wrote: »

Henry was not the world’s strongest man by any metric.
That was a gimmick

He was the “self proclaimed” Worlds strongest man. Never competed in the sport of Strongman as far as I know, fantastic weight lifter.

27-03-2019 11:49PM

normanoffside wrote: »

Henry was not the world’s strongest man by any metric.
That was a gimmick

OOnegative wrote: »

He was the “self proclaimed” Worlds strongest man. Never competed in the sport of Strongman as far as I know, fantastic weight lifter.

Gimmick when he began, granted. Then he took a hiatus and actually made it a reality. Documentary about his entire career dropped last month and it's really fantastic.

eagle eye · 27-03-2019 11:49PM

Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Conor McGregor are the top three most famous Irish sports stars no doubt. After that you can argue over the next two with Roy Keane, George Best, Stephen Roche, Sean Kelly, Barry McGuigan and Stephen Collins all worthy of consideration.

normanoffside · 27-03-2019 11:50PM

OOnegative wrote: »

He was the “self proclaimed” Worlds strongest man. Never competed in the sport of Strongman as far as I know, fantastic weight lifter.

Went to 2 Olympics. Was the biggest man in the competition, never finished higher than 10th.
Guys 100+lbs lighter than him lifted more.

GottaGetGatt · 27-03-2019 11:51PM

Worldwide? Conor McGregor end of. Like him or not

normanoffside · 27-03-2019 11:52PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Gimmick when he began, granted. Then he took a hiatus and actually made it a reality. Documentary about his entire career dropped last month and it's really fantastic.

That’s not the world’s strongest man competition and he had coined his moniker long before that.

Who is/was Ireland's most famous sports star?

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