Who is the most talented Irish person alive or dead?

fatknacker · 25-07-2019 11:26PM

What's Tom Crean's 'talent'? Is being an explorer a talent?

TCM · 25-07-2019 11:27PM

Bertie Ahern.

Zaph · 25-07-2019 11:31PM

fatknacker wrote: »

What's Tom Crean's 'talent'?

Not dying?

fatknacker · 25-07-2019 11:38PM

Zaph wrote: »

Not dying?

He's still alive? :eek:
He good.

Tell me how · 25-07-2019 11:39PM

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

Qualified as a Barrister
Played inter-county football for Kerry
Played inter-county hurling for Kerry
Played International Rugby for Ireland
Rose to lead a political party
Held the office of Tanaiste for 3 years

To do any of the above indicates a degree of talent, to do them all means he deserves to be in the conversation. I'm not saying he was the best at any of these individual skills, but to do them all. Kudos.

Richard tea · 25-07-2019 11:40PM

Conor megregor. Up the Dubs

Leg End Reject · 25-07-2019 11:41PM

Zaph wrote: »

Not dying?

Not letting others die.

Hobosan · 25-07-2019 11:52PM

Fionn Mac Cumhaill if the stories are to be believed. His brother Harry also in with a shout for his Leeds United days.

Atoms for Peace · 25-07-2019 11:54PM

Charles Stewart Parnell

mark26ireland · 25-07-2019 11:56PM

Bertie Aherne

Franz Von Peppercorn II · 25-07-2019 11:58PM

Guy:Incognito
Shefwedfan

Franz Von Peppercorn II · 25-07-2019 11:59PM

Silentcorner wrote: »

Sinead O'Conner is a phenomenal talent, Mandinka is one of the best Irish Rock Songs in my opinion, and a very articulate woman aside from her personal demons, when you think back to that era between herself and Delores O'Riordan and Enya, Irish women all racking up well over 100 million of album sales between them...will we ever see the likes again.

Ireland is rich in a variety of immense talent, especially music talent, it is a personal thing which your favourite might be, some regions are way more prolific than others at producing that talent.

Total nutcase. Extraordinary singer.

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Pat Kenny.

But only if you consider him as a very lifelike wooden puppet

Pats fine on the radio or serious broadcasting. Light entertainment- not so much.

Tell me how · 26-07-2019 12:01AM

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

Pats fine exceptional on the radio or serious broadcasting. Light entertainment- not so much.

FYP.

We're going to miss him when he is gone.

Leg End Reject · 26-07-2019 12:18AM

Tell me how wrote: »

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

Qualified as a Barrister
Played inter-county football for Kerry
Played inter-county hurling for Kerry
Played International Rugby for Ireland
Rose to lead a political party
Held the office of Tanaiste for 3 years

To do any of the above indicates a degree of talent, to do them all means he deserves to be in the conversation. I'm not saying he was the best at any of these individual skills, but to do them all. Kudos.

And sported a very impressive moustache.

Tuco88 · 26-07-2019 12:23AM

Luke Kelly

jaxxx · 26-07-2019 12:26AM

Bono

Nope, couldn't say that with a straight face

Panthro · 26-07-2019 12:28AM

Bono isn't the most talented person in U2 never mind Ireland.

Sam Quentin · 26-07-2019 12:31AM

Liam Neeson
Graham Norton
Pierce Brosnan
Terry Wogan
Huge names in the World of entertainment.

bobbysands81 · 26-07-2019 12:32AM

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Shane McGowan would be up there surely. A tortured soul like Sinead.

I prefer Shane MacGowan.

Effects · 26-07-2019 12:35AM

Tell me how wrote: »

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

He loses all those positives based on him shilling for Eircom and convincing half the country to throw their money down the drain.

*Might have been mentioned already.

bobbysands81 · 26-07-2019 12:36AM

Tell me how wrote: »

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

Qualified as a Barrister
Played inter-county football for Kerry
Played inter-county hurling for Kerry
Played International Rugby for Ireland
Rose to lead a political party
Held the office of Tanaiste for 3 years

To do any of the above indicates a degree of talent, to do them all means he deserves to be in the conversation. I'm not saying he was the best at any of these individual skills, but to do them all. Kudos.

My favorite bit about Dick Spring was he was going to retire from politics but decided to keep going to try and keep Martin Ferris out. Ferris topped the poll and the electorate turned their back on Spring ensuring he retired earlier than planned.

More Head than Spring.

bodhrandude · 26-07-2019 12:55AM

Richard, D. James Aka Aphex Twin, the man is an electronica genuis.

Oberkon · 26-07-2019 12:57AM

dark crystal wrote: »

Francis Bacon, Oscar Wilde, W.B Yeats, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Phil Lynott, U2, Samuel Beckett, George Bernard Shaw...

....Graham Norton

Started humming the Ahouse song Endless Art reading that .

ILoveYourVibes · 26-07-2019 04:26AM

Bono.

26-07-2019 04:33AM

I was going to suggest Sinead O' Connor..but I see a few beat me to it..

Back in the day she was something else.. It's weird..I'm not one for celebrities or whatever, but Id like to meet her for some reason..

tedpan · 26-07-2019 07:43AM

Dara O'Briain or Terry Wogan

Oh wait no, they're English..

tedpan · 26-07-2019 07:44AM

Deleted User wrote:

I was going to suggest Sinead O' Connor..but I see a few beat me to it..

The OP was Sinead O'Connor

Shefwedfan · 26-07-2019 08:22AM

Richard tea wrote: »

Conor megregor. Up the Dubs

As you couldn’t even spell his name right I think we can discount both him and you

The Bishop Basher · 26-07-2019 08:25AM

Van Morrison and Shane McGowan are 2 of the greatest song writers of our generation in my view.

Each very different but both genius's in their own right.

Beasty · 26-07-2019 08:25AM

George Best

Who is the most talented Irish person alive or dead?

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