Who's your favourite Irish person of all time and why?

Erranged · 03-09-2020 09:56PM #1

Mine is Paul McGrath

Because of his class

JasonStatham · 03-09-2020 09:59PM

Deranged. More like.

Quantum Erasure · 03-09-2020 10:07PM

Jack Charlton

buried · 03-09-2020 10:09PM

Stephen O'Malley

.anon. · 03-09-2020 10:10PM

That's easy. John Hume.

Doctors room ghost · 03-09-2020 10:11PM

Joey Dunlop because of his abilities on a bike, his humble ways and his humanitarian work that he never once advertised.

brilou23 · 03-09-2020 10:12PM

Fr dougal McGuire. A great priest and pillar of the Catholic community. He helped a local priest win the golden cleric.

Five Eighth · 03-09-2020 10:14PM

.anon. wrote: »

That's easy. John Hume.

Totally agree. Refer to thread on John Hume's legacy.

Signore Fancy Pants · 03-09-2020 10:14PM

Aul Mr. Brennan

Vestiapx · 03-09-2020 10:15PM

My son, because he's my son.

Sam Quentin · 03-09-2020 10:17PM

A very hard question or a very easy one if we can mention our family members

buried · 03-09-2020 10:17PM

Vestiapx wrote: »

My son, because he's my son.

Errashareesh · 03-09-2020 10:18PM

Des Kelly the carpet man.

Tuco88 · 03-09-2020 10:18PM

Bosco and Dustin the Turkey... Happy days and simpler times.

Thelonious Monk · 03-09-2020 10:18PM

Me Ma

Blondini · 03-09-2020 10:21PM

Robert Mugabe . Great fcucking Craic for a game of pool and a few beers. HON THE BOBBY!

Man with broke phone · 03-09-2020 10:23PM

Barrack O Bama

AllForIt · 03-09-2020 10:25PM

I can include myself when deliberating this?

E mac · 03-09-2020 10:26PM

Tom Crean proven hard as nails guy who saw parts of the world most of us will never see.

Mad_maxx · 03-09-2020 10:27PM

Fortycoats

Dayor Knight · 03-09-2020 10:32PM

My dad.
Easy answer but true. Would have been 100 next year!

buried · 03-09-2020 10:34PM

Yeah fair play to Tom Crean too, him going out there at that time was akin to lads going walking on the moon a few decades later. For some people probably still is.

13Ballymore · 03-09-2020 10:35PM

Dr Noel Browne

McGinniesta · 03-09-2020 10:37PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Me Ma

Your ma's your oul one.

Stevieluvsye · 03-09-2020 10:37PM

Grot bags

Parsnips · 03-09-2020 10:38PM

Fook that celebrity worship.

My Wife #1

McGinniesta · 03-09-2020 10:41PM

Ryan Tubridy.

For the uniquely punchable irish head on him.

Strumms · 03-09-2020 10:51PM

E mac wrote: »

Tom Crean proven hard as nails guy who saw parts of the world most of us will never see.

Must have had balls a big as Jupiter to undertake THREE separate expeditions to the Antarctic. He did the three and was actually away on expeditions for nine years in total. That’s mind blowing.. over 1901-1917 the three expeditions... back then, no googmaps, no internet, iPads, satellite phones, no anything apart from yourself, friends and resourcefulness.

Larbre34 · 03-09-2020 10:51PM

Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin day centre for homeless people.

He does what I could not do, would not do. He does it selflessly and without ego. Unlike some of his counterparts in other housing charities, he seeks no limelight, stays out of politics, has spent his entire life dedicated to the care of others.

I'm not religious, but the fact he is, is irrelevant to me. He is the best of us.

Strumms · 03-09-2020 11:06PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin day centre for homeless people.

He does what I could not do, would not do. He does it selflessly and without ego. Unlike some of his counterparts in other housing charities, he seeks no limelight, stays out of politics, has spent his entire life dedicated to the care of others.

I'm not religious, but the fact he is, is irrelevant to me. He is the best of us.

My Aunt works there and she’d concur 100%. His predecessor the late Fr Leonard Coughlan too was an absolute gent and a giant amongst men for the selfless work they are their teams did and do... for anybody who thinks that superheroes are just in Hollywood movies and comic books, just get yourself down to church st.

E mac · 03-09-2020 11:11PM

Strumms wrote: »

Must have had balls a big as Jupiter to undertake THREE separate expeditions to the Antarctic. He did the three and was actually away on expeditions for nine years in total. That’s mind blowing.. over 1901-1917 the three expeditions... back then, no googmaps, no internet, iPads, satellite phones, no anything apart from yourself, friends and resourcefulness.

Part of what I admire about him is also what is frustrating...he never spoke about his time at sea. What stories he must have had. Although I suppose he'd be wasted on us on the late late .."was it very cold in the Antarctic ?'

Who's your favourite Irish person of all time and why?

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