What Irish person would you most like to have a chat with over a few pints?

iamstop · 30-01-2023 10:47PM #1

For me, probably Colm Meaney. This is probably 'too easy' and an obvious choice but I think it'd be gas all the same.

pgj2015 · 30-01-2023 10:50PM

Eamon Dunphy, he would be good craic to have pints with.

Count Dracula · 31-01-2023 12:13AM

Rosanna Davison

Lewis_Benson · 31-01-2023 12:19AM

My grandfather back in his day.

The man had some stories.

massdebater · 31-01-2023 01:00AM

Michael D, if he brings his dog

Gregor Samsa · 31-01-2023 10:08AM

Bosco

"And c'mere, I'll tell you another thing that was fcuking uafásach..."

brokenbad · 31-01-2023 10:20AM

Liam Neeson

31-01-2023 10:44AM

Does Ian Bailey count as Irish?

hoodie6029 · 31-01-2023 12:25PM

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No, Marie Farrell would be much better to talk to. The stories she could tell. None of them true of course but entertaining nonetheless.

corner of hells · 31-01-2023 12:40PM

Spike Milligan or Hitlers half Irish nephew.

Maybe the two of them together.

artanevilla · 31-01-2023 12:49PM

Tom Crean.

Stephen_Maturin · 31-01-2023 12:51PM

Richard Harris

31-01-2023 01:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120181700#Comment_120181700

Great shout. He'd have a few scéalta that would put everyone else in the ha'penny place.

I'd go with him, or Trevor Deeley

Mad_maxx · 31-01-2023 02:33PM

Joe Duffy

just to see if he’s as big a dope in person?

jojofizzio · 31-01-2023 03:35PM

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Michael D if he brings the dog and then he(Michael D ) leaves..

in other words,Michael D’s dog

dinorebel · 31-01-2023 03:38PM

Enoch Burke but only if he brings his sister.

Strumms · 31-01-2023 03:39PM

I’d say Colm Meaney too… I’d say he’d be pretty easygoing company…

FortuneChip · 31-01-2023 04:00PM

For a bit of good natured craic: Dara O'Briain, Colin Farrell & Jamie Dornan all seem like well natured sorts.

To talk about their profession etc: Tom Crean, Roy Keane, Sonia O'Sullivan, Veronica Guerin

I'm sure there's plenty of others that I'd happily be a on fly on the wall listening to their stories, gossip & scandal

Strumms · 31-01-2023 04:16PM

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I wouldn’t say there is any harm in him but I’d say he’d be as tough on the old ears and brain in real life, considering he doesn’t have an ‘off’ switch.

” go on, yeah yeah, now tell me, is it going to be one or two pints at last orders, I don’t know, I’ll be up all night going to the toilet a an an the missez won’t be comfortable with that now, jayziz, maybe a drop of jemmie to eahhhh, sure I’ll get a package of Tayto, I have an unmerciful gooo on me for a package of crips, now if we only had a sliced pan, wha! “. “ they only have King ? Jaysizzz merciful hour, what’s the world coming to ?”

Larbre34 · 31-01-2023 04:23PM

Sharon Horgan.

kabakuyu · 31-01-2023 04:25PM

Dermot Bannon,for a free consultation.

weemcd · 31-01-2023 04:57PM

By all accounts Brendan Gleeson is a wonderfully pleasant man.

iamstop · 31-01-2023 05:10PM

I wonder if Roddy Doyle would be as interesting in real life as some of the characters in his writings.

31-01-2023 05:24PM

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He's a bit of a grumpy sod in real life, you'd see him the odd time in a few pubs around (Dublin) town and the North Inner City (regularly drops into Madigan's beside the Savoy on O'Connell street for example). While I wouldn't call him out as being a nasty person, he's not exactly approachable. Maybe it's the years of having to put up with people shouting "Georgie Burgess" etc. at him while going about his business.

He was a right prick of a teacher, though, by all accounts.