iamwhoiam wrote: » No , they wernt , what he meant was you had to do Irish as a subject and you had to pass it in your Leaving , failing Irish meant you failed the Leaving regardless of what you passed .
Eamo71 wrote: » The term British Isles has long been removed from Irish Geography books. It's an outdated term since we are no longer in the British Empire. The more correct term is "These Islands".
mosesgun wrote: » Thought it was a great advert for Ireland as a tourism destination. A full hour of prime time British television solely dedicated to Ireland. Should be a great boost for tourism now when we need it most. Fair dues to you Terry.
Wolfe Tone wrote: » He has spent the past decades pretending he is British
Amazotheamazing wrote: » How did you end up following a British football team? Like it or not, Ireland has close links with Britain, it's given good jobs and good lives to millions of Irish people from Roy Keane and Terry Wogan right down to brickies and sparkies. Wogan has always been proud of his Irishness.
FlutterinBantam wrote: » Stop it man!!! Don't you know these types don't respond to raw logic. They like to wallow in a 'put upon' attitude which harks back to long before they were born, but it seems to give them a reason for existence, which of course they seem to think makes them more patriotic than the rest of us. Unfortunately they exist,and I suppose the rest of us can only hope that the light of reality eventually dawns on them and they finally realise that they are nothing but misguided air heads.
Wolfe Tone wrote: » How is my supporting Manchester Utd even slightly relevant to this discussion?
Tordelback wrote: » Has Terry Wogan ever been anything less than honest about where he came from, and where he's called home for the last 40-odd years (after being dropped by RTE, I might add)? Must all emigrants eschew citizenship and acclaim of the countries they end up in to make the stay-at-homes happy? I'm not a fan by any means, but he's never been anything less than a positive factor in how British people see this country, and that's right through some very dark times. Anyway, anyone who doesn't think that this country still has a unique pub culture, plus an unhealthy smattering of statue-botherers and gombeens mustn't get out much.
Dostoevsky wrote: » There's a long list of academics who now avoid using the term "British Isles" and instead use "Atlantic Isles", "Atlantic Archipelago" "Britain and Ireland", "Iona" among other terms. They can be found here. Those of you who think "British Isles" is "the name" of this archipelago need to update your knowledge banks, and look at the sort of people who use that term today.
Stinicker wrote: » He's spot on, Tralee is like the hybrid child of Ballymun and Moyross together. They should rename it Tra-veller-lee
Debthree wrote: » I enjoyed it. But I did notice when he was in The Gaeltacht he told the students that when he was young he didn't enjoy Irish because it was compulsary at the time. But it's the same these days so I thought it was odd that they left that in.
realies wrote: » re the British isles as far as i know its still the term used when speaking about Ireland in a geographical sense.
Paparazzo wrote: » Some of the posters here are funny. As if there's something wrong with going over to England to accept the "queens shilling".
Dostoevsky wrote: » Has anybody ever heard an Irish person use the term "British Isles" to describe Ireland? I certainly haven't.
Stinicker wrote: » I watched it on BBC1 HD as it was ony after Top Gear and I just spotted it then. In fairness it was quite a neutral show, making no references to Fianna Fail or the economic depression, alot of it was about Terry retracing his childhood roots and then going on a quaint Irish tour, the Ring of Kerry was dissapointing as it was raining and foggy, although this is the reality for alot of tourists so it is a good reflection I suppose. He made Limerick actually look normal and not like downtown baghdad. There was no mention of Catholics or Protestants (besides the ejits at Ballinspiddal) and he only made reference near the end about how for the 1st time in 15 years Emigration has resumed normal service. Part two is on next Sunday night and he goes up the West coast into Ulster and Belfast. A good documentary and makes for positive viewpoints on Ireland besides the International headlines zanu-FF have been causing. Although I would admit that it made Irish people look like diddly eyed gombeens.
phasers wrote: » Terry Wogan took British citizenship so people would call him "sir" Terry... Hate him, he's so smug and he clearly thinks he's hilarious. I didn't see the programme though so can't comment on whether it was good or not.
Tchaikovsky wrote: » No room for 'Misery Porn' on the BBC. ....
Sonovagun wrote: » This imagine of Ireland sells. If it gets tourists over here then i am all for it.
Nodin wrote: » ....Eastenders?
HyperSkypeWiper wrote: » A crowd of drunk village idiots, crowding around moving statue, won't bring any tourists to Ireland. Especially English ones. Which is the audience the program was aired to.
nosey rosie wrote: » He's an Englishman now... and he has kept up interest in Ireland, as much as the average English person has... thats what the programme, seemed to show
Latchy wrote: » Making a programme for tv ( 72 hrs of footage to work with but had to be edited into two hrs ) showing the beauty of your native country and some of it's quirks , while checking out your roots at same time is a quite a bit of interest no ? Maybe a 4 hr programme covering a few more towns of interest , with chat from the locals and historians alike might have being a better idea .
