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    #32
    Easily_Irritated
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Easily_Irritated


    In the paper today, it had the guy who played Blacky Connors brother in Glenroe (also the guy who was in man about dog) who has taken numerous dublin pubs to court for discrimination trying to have their licence renewal applications declined.


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    #33
    NotMe
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    Easily_Irritate wrote:
    In the paper today, it had the guy who played Blacky Connors brother in Glenroe
    Johnny Conners wasn't it? He came to my school to teach us some juggling tricks when I was in transition year.


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    #34
    Easily_Irritated
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    NotMe wrote:
    He came to my school to teach us some juggling tricks when I was in transition year.


    WHAT?? lol to teach ye juggling tricks? thats insane! Why did he do that? He doesn't grab me as the circus preforming type!

    yea, it was Johnny Connors - Ahhh Glenroe! His real name is Michael Collins. Slightly memorably, that.


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    #35
    Easily_Irritated
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    hahah Glenroe.com is a website for 'Manufacturer of quality orthodontic products' lol how fitting.


    Also, does anyone remember the episode of Glenroe where Biddys mam ate magic mushrooms by mistake and was off her face? Very amusing. That and Blacky Connors calling people 'settled' the whole time are my two Glenroe memories!


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    #36
    Sarky
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    I met Mick Lally on Shop St. in Galway earlier today.

    OMG LOIKE!!!1


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    #37
    Easily_Irritated
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    Sarky wrote:
    I met Mick Lally on Shop St. in Galway earlier today.

    oh MY god, Im so jealous! lol


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    #38
    seo-ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭seo-ireland


    Miley and Fidelma in the hay. The dirty feckers!

    Anyone find Fidelma strangely attractive or was that just due to the lack of talent in the show? (i hope it was the latter)


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    #39
    YeatsCounty
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    Sarky wrote:
    I met Mick Lally on Shop St. in Galway earlier today.

    OMG LOIKE!!!1
    Well Holy God!

    :)


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    #40
    Larianne
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    Worked with a guy who had a 'biggish' storyline in Glenroe. (I won't name names..) and he said that they used to milk as much money outta RTE. They'd film as slow as they could so they would get more days work so more pay. And if they were in an episode for say even a minute, they'd get paid for a full episode!! Madness!!


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    #41
    seo-ireland
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    Primadonnas. Worse than the cast of Deperate Housewives :D


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    #42
    Larianne
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    nah, not really. Just clever. Its hard being an actor in Ireland so having a paid weekly job, you're gonna milk it!!


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    #43
    marshmallow
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    ah glenroe.. I woulda been really young when this was on but I still remember watching it!


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    #44
    silenoz
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    Hey, where the **** can I find the lyrics for "Byroad to Glenroe"? I had the song on tape -I actually bought the single- many many years ago. The tape is long gone but I still remember the song quite well, I can't think of all the lyrics, so I'd like to find them. Google was no help really.

    Can anyone help me out?


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    #45
    kizzyr
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    When I was a kid my parents really knew how to live it up on a Sunday evening. It went like this: Where in the World (before this Murphy's Microquizim) presented first by Marty Whelan and then Teresa Lowe, then it was a quick 2 minute break for talking and toilet breaks then Glenroe, after that the kettle went on and bread onto grill for toast (no slice pan rubbish in my parents house), tea and toast was served while watching RTE news at 9pm, weather and then we were all shoved off to bed. Would you have been able to stand the excitement??


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    #46
    emeraldstar
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    Glenroe?? Twas ****e!! Happy the day it ended :)


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    #47
    ferdi
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    blackie connors was ace

    as was the scene with miley and fidelma rolling around in the hey

    ihead2_010120.jpg
    "Well Holy God!"


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    #48
    Mrs. MacGyver
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    kizzyr wrote:
    When I was a kid my parents really knew how to live it up on a Sunday evening. It went like this: Where in the World (before this Murphy's Microquizim) presented first by Marty Whelan and then Teresa Lowe, then it was a quick 2 minute break for talking and toilet breaks then Glenroe, after that the kettle went on and bread onto grill for toast (no slice pan rubbish in my parents house), tea and toast was served while watching RTE news at 9pm, weather and then we were all shoved off to bed. Would you have been able to stand the excitement??

    It was the same story in our house. I used to have a crush on the Rector that was married to Fiona March (thats not the only reason i miss it) I met him when i started college and nearly fainted (on a shopping trip to Tesco).

    I used to love the antics of George Manning and Des and Nuala (from the garage, stevens son and his wife).
    Couldnt stand the who Fidelma/Doctor thingy though.


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    #49
    colm_mcm
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    My favourite Glenroe moment was when Biddy was driving down the road in a 1996 (ish) Ford Escort, next thing, it's changes into a 1986 one and she drives over this ramp which is placed behind a tractor carrying a ridiculously small trailer, car flips over a few times and Biddy gets a pair of wings and a halo.


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    #50
    dregin
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    Loller comment: "Does anyone know where I can I can get hold of Mick's version of "Smack My Bitch Up" ? "


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    #51
    Trafford Lad
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    And you just know that George and Teasy had Swinging parties in their fancy house, George you dirty old dog:)


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    #52
    Ann22
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    Gawd yeah, Glenroe on a Sunday night after Where in the world and school the next day.....:(. I got to stay up to watch Spitting Image though.
    Remember Mary -biddy's ma was having an affair with Dick Moran way back years ago before she married him. Then she was beaten up, black eyes and all and it turned out it was Michael the auld husband.


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    #53
    Vas_Guy
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    Larianne wrote: »
    well it was far better than Fair City. But that isn't very hard. Glenroe being on just reminded me that I had to be back in school the next day! :(

    Same for me, the next day we were all talking about the last nights episode

    Remember Chuck and Frogey, the time Miley crashed the car about 1987 or 88


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    #54
    padd b1975
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    best character was Sylvie (David Kelly). Faked his own death then turned up at the pub and gave his widow a heart attack (teasy she was called) also remember him being a burglar alarm salesman (the sylvie system).


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    #55
    mental07
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    What kind of a name is Teasy anyway? Is it short for something?!

    Where in the World was great :D I then used to read the atlas during Glenroe


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    #56
    mike65
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    Theresa I think.


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    #57
    Firetrap
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    I stopped watching it a few years before it was cancelled - I don't know if it was because the show got worse or if I'd grown up a bit and realised it was a load of rubbish. I have some fond memories of it though - Fr Devereux's greyhound getting impregnated by some Heinz 57, Fiona asking around in the pub for some grass (Miley thought she was on about silage), Dick Moran up to no good.

    Like plenty of others here, the theme tune sounded an ominous tone and I didn't have ANY of my homework done.


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    #58
    Super-Rush
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    Loved this


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    #59
    Tchaikovsky
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    Never got over Biddy and Miley's divorce :(


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    #60
    Firetrap
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    Biddy and Miley divorced?? :eek:


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    #61
    hairymick
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    I thing i could never understand.Remember the priests housekeeper,the oul nosey wan?After several years in the show they introduced a teenage son into her house with no mention of him before hand.Then a few years later she had a daughter as well,who were led to belive was with her all along.Kind of like the slacker dude in the "poochie" episode of the Simpsons whos there with no explanation.


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