RTE's Ireland's greatest person

paddyland · 17-09-2010 10:38AM

I can just imagine Bertie supping a pint of Bass with his face in his palm, genuinely wondering how he didn't make the list.

Perhaps we could have a special category just for him, Ireland's Greatest B******...

storm2811 · 17-09-2010 10:40AM

Someone else

recylingbin wrote: »

The shortlist is:

Bono;
John Hume;
James Connolly;
Michael Collins
and Mary Robinson.

Don't be complaining though, apparently, we chose this shortlist.

Bono, ffs.

"Ders more to Oireland, than dis."

Warper · 17-09-2010 10:41AM

As if Bono's ego wasn't big enough, now this

LordSutch · 17-09-2010 10:42AM

Another short lis might be . . .

Jonathan Swift
Ernest Shackleton
Arthur Wellesley
Mary Robinson
Peter O'Toole
John Redmond

Re the RTE poll, seems to me like Bono has stolen Geldof's clothes over the years, since it was Geldof (not Bono) who did Live Aid.

Dyr · 17-09-2010 10:44AM

If yer man Dave Fanning interviewed the greatest irish person in history they wouldn't get a word in edgeways with that muppet.

RhubarbCrumble · 17-09-2010 10:49AM

Dev

Laois_Man · 17-09-2010 10:56AM

recylingbin wrote: »

Don't be complaining though, apparently, we chose this shortlist.

I didn't know I chose any shortlist.
Let me guess....it is only a short listed version of another RTE shortlist??

up for anything · 17-09-2010 11:03AM

patmac wrote: »

At least that gay bloke from Boyzone who died isn't on it, he had made the top ten soon after his death, obviously people have forgotten about whatshisname since.

He's on the full list!

bryaner · 17-09-2010 11:08AM

Mary Robinson

Hunt down the 3 that voted for Bono and flog them in public.

El Siglo · 17-09-2010 11:10AM

Ernest Walton helped split the atom, Robert Boyle was one of founders of modern chemistry, T.K. Whitaker helped found the ESRI and modernise the economy back in the '60s... but obviousl Bono and Michael Collins have affected us more than these lads.

Laois_Man · 17-09-2010 11:14AM

bryaner wrote: »

Hunt down the 3 that voted for Bono and flog them in public.

I was actually about to say something similar about the 6 who voted for Noddy Robinson!!!

Tea 1000 · 17-09-2010 11:23AM

James Connolly

Laois_Man wrote: »

I was actually about to say something similar about the 6 who voted for Noddy Robinson!!!

Who bailed out of office the minute she got a better offer!
We voted her in for 7 years. Not 6 and a bit.

Nodin · 17-09-2010 11:24AM

Michael Collins

SoupyNorman wrote: »

Inanimate Carbon Rod.

Inanimate Carbon O'Rod, you mean.

Nodin · 17-09-2010 11:26AM

Michael Collins

In the the last thousand years, the best example of Irish womanhood they can come up with is Mary 'Big Bird' Robinson....?

Minstrel27 · 17-09-2010 11:29AM

elviscostello wrote: »

The full list is funny though - http://www.rte.ie/tv/irelandsgreatest/

What the **** is Stephen Gately doing on that list? Ronan Keating? Roy Keane? List is absolutely pointless.

orourkeda wrote: »

Arent Irish people wonderful?

We have short listed Michael Collins who , let's face it, practically invented guerrilla warfare.

Then we criticise someone for blowing the jaw off a dog. Marvellous

Look at you failing to be controversial.

pawrick · 17-09-2010 11:32AM

Mary Robinson

I'd have voted for Dr. Noel Brown off the longer version of the list, I think he had a huge impact on the life of ordinary people in Ireland.

darragh16 · 17-09-2010 11:33AM

Why is Mary Robinson on the list?

She became the president by default after P. Flynn made some rediculuous comments and Brain Lenihan got caught up in that whole tape scandal. She was basically in it for the ride, to see could a woman become president. Then she upped and left when offered a job at the UN showing where her intentions really were. She hasn't done much in that job either (like Kofi Annan)

Mary McAleese would be more fitting for this poll. She helped bring together communities from both North and South of the border and has been a fine representative abroad among other things....

banquo · 17-09-2010 11:33AM

James Connolly

It's gotta be John Hume.

aDeener · 17-09-2010 11:35AM

Mary Robinson

Nodin wrote: »

In the the last thousand years, the best example of Irish womanhood they can come up with is Mary 'Big Bird' Robinson....?

why yes, Countess Markievicz, has nothing on her for one......

from that shortlist, i'm stumped between connolly and collins - will have to draw the cork card though and go for the big fella!

VW 1 · 17-09-2010 11:36AM

Mary Robinson

El Siglo wrote: »

Ernest Walton helped split the atom, Robert Boyle was one of founders of modern chemistry, T.K. Whitaker helped found the ESRI and modernise the economy back in the '60s... but obviousl Bono and Michael Collins have affected us more than these lads.

In fairness Collins' affect on day to day life in this country has been pretty enormous, with you on the bono thing though

Notorious97 · 17-09-2010 11:48AM

Mary Robinson

Boards never ceases to amaze me, people actually bashing Michael Collins. I really don’t get it. This man led a campaign against at the time the most powerful empire in the world in order for his own people to exercise their right to self determination, organised the national loan, conducted his brief as minister of finance, oversaw IRB / IRA activities in the war of independence, developed an intelligence system at the same time as smashing the British one in Ireland all while riding around Dublin on a bike with 10K GBP on his head! We owe this man alot, he was ahead of his time, had a unique vision for the future of this state which i have come to appreciate from his writings. The claim that his legacy is he split the country is two is nonsense, Dev stitched him up, he never had a chance of bringing a 32 county republic home, but had he not died then who knows the direction this country might have taken. Politicians of our era need to look to the likes of him to see what a genuine Irish politician should be like as he genuinely loved Ireland and its people.

James Connolly is another favourite of mine, he done alot for this country other than the Rising, if him or Collins wins il be happy. But Bono! Holy fu*king God!! Il give up on Ireland if he wins lol

gollem_1975 · 17-09-2010 11:57AM

Fás Girl

Laois_Man · 17-09-2010 12:01PM

I voted Stephen Gatley!

Just to take the piss!!

Laois_Man · 17-09-2010 12:07PM

In the original list on rte.ie....I voted for Stephen gately!

Just to take the piss!

El Siglo · 17-09-2010 12:30PM

VW 1 wrote: »

In fairness Collins' affect on day to day life in this country has been pretty enormous, with you on the bono thing though

How so?

So splitting the atom, modern chemistry or economic development are not enornmous contributions by Irish people?

El Siglo · 17-09-2010 12:36PM

Notorious97 wrote: »

Boards never ceases to amaze me, people actually bashing Michael Collins. I really don’t get it. This man led a campaign against at the time the most powerful empire in the world in order for his own people to exercise their right to self determination, organised the national loan, conducted his brief as minister of finance, oversaw IRB / IRA activities in the war of independence, developed an intelligence system at the same time as smashing the British one in Ireland all while riding around Dublin on a bike with 10K GBP on his head! We owe this man alot, he was ahead of his time, had a unique vision for the future of this state which i have come to appreciate from his writings. The claim that his legacy is he split the country is two is nonsense, Dev stitched him up, he never had a chance of bringing a 32 county republic home, but had he not died then who knows the direction this country might have taken. Politicians of our era need to look to the likes of him to see what a genuine Irish politician should be like as he genuinely loved Ireland and its people.

James Connolly is another favourite of mine, he done alot for this country other than the Rising, if him or Collins wins il be happy. But Bono! Holy fu*king God!! Il give up on Ireland if he wins lol

Hmmm...

aDeener · 17-09-2010 12:39PM

Mary Robinson

El Siglo wrote: »

How so?

So splitting the atom, modern chemistry or economic development are not enornmous contributions by Irish people?

ever hear of a little thing called self determination? well yeah the big fella sort of kinda had a big part to play in that :rolleyes:

LordSutch · 17-09-2010 12:43PM

aDeener wrote: »

ever hear of a little thing called self determination? well yeah the big fella sort of kinda had a big part to play in that :rolleyes:

Two sides to that coin though! and maybe not fully embraced by all . . .

El Siglo · 17-09-2010 12:43PM

aDeener wrote: »

ever hear of a little thing called self determination? well yeah the big fella sort of kinda had a big part to play in that :rolleyes:

So did Wolfe Tone, but you don't see him in the top five.

VW 1 · 17-09-2010 12:55PM

Mary Robinson

El Siglo wrote: »

How so?

So splitting the atom, modern chemistry or economic development are not enornmous contributions by Irish people?

Obviously the achievments in science are extremly important, but you could argue the fact that without Collins there would have been no possibility of choosing our own economic policies, as that would still have been decided in Westminster.

As a single figure Collins surely had one of the largest impacts on the day to day life of the Irish people.

RTE's Ireland's greatest person

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