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The Most Embarassed Moment You have Ever Felt to be Irish

Kaka10

Lets try to steer clear of the whole paedophile priests and IMF bail out malarky. Have you ever cringed at something a fellow countryman did abroad ?

My one :
I was in Austria in a skiing resort and the only pub was an English pub called the Londoner. There were an Irish family from Roscommon who used to come in for the Apres Ski every evening. Anyway, one evening the whole family start singing 'RA songs and started singing the fields of Athen Ri, screaming in their own contributions such as "hey baby let the free birds fly" (I am not joking about that one) and more worringly screaming at the top of their lungs "I R A". Everyone in the pub just looked at them bemused and ignored them.

Whats your one?

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kfallon

The Omagh bombing

Saila

the wearing the Gaa jersey abroad brigade

kfallon

Kaka10 wrote: »

Lets try to steer clear of the whole paedophile priests and IMF bail out malarky. Have you ever cringed at something a fellow countryman did abroad ?

My one :
I was in Austria in a skiing resort and the only pub was an English pub called the Londoner. There were an Irish family from Roscommon who used to come in for the Apres Ski every evening. Anyway, one evening the whole family start singing 'RA songs and started singing the fields of Athen Ri, screaming in their own contributions such as "hey baby let the free birds fly" (I am not joking about that one) and more worringly screaming at the top of their lungs "I R A". Everyone in the pub just looked at them bemused and ignored them.

Whats your one?

Also I have covered the above subject in some depth on the "Fav Irish Ballad" thread :pac:

Pauleta

When that mad Priest stopped that Brazilian guy from winning the Olympic Marathon :mad:

Chardee MacDennis

I'm fully expecting jedward at the eurovision to be top of my list once that happens!

mattjack

the two austrailian tourists killed by IRA on continent a few yrs ago...claimed they mistook them for soldiers..

FreeCheese4All

When this thread was created!

brummytom

Kaka10 wrote: »

Lets try to steer clear of the whole paedophile priests and IMF bail out malarky. Have you ever cringed at something a fellow countryman did abroad ?

My one :
I was in Austria in a skiing resort and the only pub was an English pub called the Londoner. There were an Irish family from Roscommon who used to come in for the Apres Ski every evening. Anyway, one evening the whole family start singing 'RA songs and started singing the fields of Athen Ri, screaming in their own contributions such as "hey baby let the free birds fly" (I am not joking about that one) and more worringly screaming at the top of their lungs "I R A". Everyone in the pub just looked at them bemused and ignored them.

Whats your one?

Have you never heard the Fields of Athenry sung like that before?!

fontanalis

Murphy Report, Ryan Report, some of the pretnetious nonsense that went on in recent years

mikemac

Kaka10 wrote: »

singing the fields of Athen Ri, screaming in their own contributions such as "hey baby let the free birds fly" (I am not joking about that one) and more worringly screaming at the top of their lungs "I R A".

You seem suprised.
Was it your first time hearing that version?

zuroph

went out for night with GF in Santa ponsa, met a bunch of lithuanian people and went back to theirs drinking. went to the chipper, and soem short drunk irish lad started mouthing off at one of the lithuanian girls. when one of the lads told him to shut up, he went off and came back with three mates, and tried to get a fight going. had to talk the soberest of them down, and explain what happened, while all the time the short prick is shouting all manner of racism his drunken mind could muster.
After being shown such a good night by our new friends, was very frustrating to see some pisshead ruin the evening for us.

Saila

Pauleta wrote: »

When that mad Priest stopped that Brazilian guy from winning the Olympic Marathon :mad:

and he ran across an F1 track with cars coming, total headcase :eek:

Celly Smunt

ask me in 23 days.

RayM

I get embarrassed quite easily, but I've never felt embarrassed (or proud) to be Irish.

fontanalis

Pauleta wrote: »

When that mad Priest stopped that Brazilian guy from winning the Olympic Marathon :mad:

Truely the worse thing an irish priest has done.

Trooperboyo

In one word: Eirigi

alexa5x5

Was in a pub in Portugal a few years ago when a few tables up some guys started singing rebel songs, wouldn’t been so bad but the pub was made up of mainly English people and it wasn’t that sort of place anyway. Have the place got up and left.

Caoimhín

The day the country had to go to the IMF (rest of the world), cap in hand, looking for "the few bob". Sure didnt we go and spend it all on de houses....

OutlawPete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XXuRHq15o

Eve_Dublin

St Patricks Day in Dublin when all the tourists come over to experience a Paddy's Day on the Mothership. The feckin' state of us! Cringe-arama.

Messi2

When they lifted up Gerry Adams after the election and started chanting "topped the poll." Cringe.

Ebbs

The Henry thing.

I couldnt be more of a football fan...but jesus these things happen...leave your hoover alone and grow up.

fee fi fo fum

Bono

vandriver

When the whole planeload of Irish tourists claps as the plane lands.This always has me squirming in my seat.

Dudess

Loads of things from Ireland have made me cringe but I can't say they've particularly caused me personally to feel embarrassed to be Irish.

arybvtcw0eolkf

When that bastard Cowen & his cohorts sold us out and the IMF/ECB gave us a Turkish Handshake.

Sie

Xpose on TV3

talla10

The day Brian Cowen had his infamous hungover incident when he was meant to be trying to save the country.

As mentioned Jedward, Crystal Swing but also give a mention to Daniel O' Donnell, Jackie Healy Rae, Ming Flanagan, Mick Wallace and Paul McShane!!

All make me cringe when i see or hear them!!!

cml387

I lived through IRA bombings and never really felt ashamed only because I think most British people realised it wasn't done in my name.

The moment that really stands out is when,before the special Olympics a few years ago,many people in my own town battered down the doors of local politicians complaining about those Hong Kong people coming over here,because they might bring SARS.

That went down pretty badly.

Wolfe Tone

talla10 wrote: »

The day Brian Cowen had his infamous hungover incident when he was meant to be trying to save the country.

As mentioned Jedward, Crystal Swing but also give a mention to Daniel O' Donnell, Jackie Healy Rae, Ming Flanagan, Mick Wallace and Paul McShane!!

All make me cringe when i see or hear them!!!

Hey, Mings a legend!