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Who is the most popular, and least popular person in Ireland?

  • 19-02-2011 12:05PM
    #1
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭


    Least popular... Bertie Ahern. Especially as he seems to have no shame for what he's done :mad:

    Most popular? Thats difficult... maybe someone like Dara O'Briain? I can't think of an Irish person who is universally liked, outside of comedy :confused:


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  • #2
    TheFullDuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭TheFullDuck


    Inb4 least popular : OP


  • #3
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭nosey rosie


    TheFullDuck wrote: »
    Inb4 least popular : OP
    :D


  • #4
    ItsAWindUp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭ItsAWindUp


    Me and me.


  • #5
    Quackles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Quackles


    I think the Irish public have a short memory span and I'd put Brian Cowan higher on the hated list than Bertie for a lot of people.

    Personally, I love Marty Whelan :D Marty for president!


  • #6
    barbarians
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 833 ✭✭✭barbarians


    I absolutely despise Blaitnid Ni Chofaigh and Amanda Brunker and apparently I'm not in a minority.

    I'd say Grainne Seoige would be well liked by many.






    (Yes I recognise the Ireland Has No Talent Show theme)


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  • #7
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭nosey rosie


    Quackles wrote: »
    I think the Irish public have a short memory span and I'd put Brian Cowan higher on the hated list than Bertie for a lot of people.

    Personally, I love Marty Whelan :D Marty for president!
    Aye... its hard to dislike Marty Whelan. I personally think he's under-utilised... and he'd be a great president :)


  • #8
    eagle10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭eagle10


    Least: Blaitnid Ni Chofaigh
    Most: Gay Byrne?


  • #9
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭nosey rosie


    Badgermonkey wrote: »
    My Least: Twink

    My Most: Imelda May
    Oh great choices .... damn, wish I'd thought of them!


  • #10
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    eagle10 wrote: »
    Least: Blaitnid Ni Chofaigh
    Most: Gay Byrne?

    Gay Byrne is a bollix


  • #11
    tommyboy2222
    Closed Accounts Posts: 914 ✭✭✭tommyboy2222


    Most: Georgia Salpa
    Least : Brian Lenihan


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  • #12
    chillywilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    nosey rosie wrote: »
    Aye... its hard to dislike Marty Whelan. I personally think he's under-utilised... and he'd be a great president :)

    I find it probably the most easiest thing in the world to dislike Marty Whelan.


  • #13
    myflipflops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭myflipflops


    Sean Fitzpatrick and Bertie neck and neck.

    Personifications of everything that went wrong with the country.


  • #14
    Kells...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭Kells...


    Least:Brian Cowen
    Most:Pat Kenny?


  • #15
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    nosey rosie wrote: »
    Oh great choices .... damn, wish I'd thought of them!

    Well, I removed them as they're personal choices but in terms of the wider public:

    Least: The Flynnstones (Padraig and Beverly)

    Most: Brian O'Driscoll (Bring on the wrath)


  • #16
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Most: Zig
    Least: Zag


  • #17
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Most popular: John Least popular: Edward


  • #18
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    Most, John.

    Least, Edward.


    FTW

    Edit, ffs Pighead, too quick ^^


  • #19
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭nosey rosie


    Maybe this is in poor taste, but another least popluar suggestion is Gerry Ryan's daughter... the one who simply walked into a career at RTE. I really cannot stand her... nor the system she exemplifies ( blatant nepotism, its not what you know, but who you know in Ireland ).


  • #20
    Pompey Magnus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Pompey Magnus


    Most popular: Probably John Hume
    Least popular: A close one between Bertie, Seanie Fitz or Larry Murphy.


  • #21
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭nosey rosie


    chillywilly wrote: »
    I find it probably the most easiest thing in the world to dislike Marty Whelan.
    Meh! You're just jealous of his luxuriant moustache.


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  • #22
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    Cowen would be the least popular...good calls on Brunker and the ginger thing though.

    Most popular is tougher because anyone with any degree of fame is gonna be hated by a lot of people but I will go with Mr Tayto.


  • #23
    Belle E. Flops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 747 ✭✭✭Belle E. Flops


    Least : Bertie or maybe David Drum

    Most : Daithí Ó Sé maybe?


  • #24
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    orourkeda wrote: »
    Gay Byrne is a bollix

    In fairness he left on a good note with the Late Late. If he never got involved with the RSA i would have a lot more respect for him


  • #25
    nosey rosie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭nosey rosie


    Turtyturd wrote: »
    Cowen would be the least popular...good calls on Brunker and the ginger thing though.

    Most popular is tougher because anyone with any degree of fame is gonna be hated by a lot of people but I will go with Mr Tayto.
    Mr Tayto... on the old packets they used to have a comic strip about "Tayto Castle" :) ... I think that would be a better seat of Government than what we have... I'm not even joking :(


  • #26
    Buceph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭Buceph


    Badgermonkey wrote: »
    Most: Brian O'Driscoll (Bring on the wrath)

    Ronan?


  • #27
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    Least popular: A close one between Bertie, Seanie Fitz or Larry Murphy.

    Giving Larry a 'dig out' wasn't as creepy or sinister.


  • #28
    davyjose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    Daegerty wrote: »
    In fairness he left on a good note with the Late Late. If he never got involved with the RSA i would have a lot more respect for him

    Yeah, the gall of him trying to reduce the number of people who die in road accidents in this country?

    What a cùnt!


  • #29
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    davyjose wrote: »
    Yeah, the gall of him trying to reduce the number of people who die in road accidents in this country?

    What a cùnt!

    Its not that, its that he preaches about road safety when he never passed a driving test, he got his license when there was a massive backlog and there were people just being handed them.


  • #30
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,967 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Least popular, Anna Nolan.
    I've read her articles, they're bitchy and scathing about most of her colleagues. I'd say she dines alone in the canteen

    Most popular; John Hume, a shame he won't run for President. He'd cruise in and be a worthy choice


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  • #31
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Belle E. Flops wrote: »

    Most : Daithí Ó Sé maybe?

    Maybe not.


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