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Man Knighted for riding a bike - should we have an Irish Honours system?

Malibu Sunshine

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20852564

Cyclist Bradley Wiggins has been knighted in the New Year Honours list after winning the Tour de France and then gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

He's now a "Sir" at the age of just 32!

Should we have a similar system in Ireland for honouring people?

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Malibu Sunshine

Sitec wrote: »

I think we should, instead of "Sir" we could use "Boss". That'l learn em.

It actually sounds better.

I just said it in my head with my name and it made "Sir" sound like an episode of Glee.

ejmaztec

WileyCoyote wrote: »

Lord Mountcharles is a "Lord" by heriditary title.
A knighthood is a life honour bestowed on a person, different things.
That said I dont see why we should recognise forigen heridary titles, Mountcharles conveniently didn't use his "title" when he ran for Dail Eireann in 1992. He was a FG candidate in Meath.

Fuckin Gentry?

mattjack

Yes, yes there should.

I would like to be known as Sir Admiral Mattjack , Deputy Manager the fifth ,southern command.

Death and Taxes

mikemac1 wrote: »

If there are no honours in Ireland then why is Lord Henry Mountcharles on the radio every year hyping up his plans for Slane

Lord Mountcharles is a "Lord" by heriditary title.
A knighthood is a life honour bestowed on a person, different things.
That said I dont see why we should recognise forigen heridary titles, Mountcharles conveniently didn't use his "title" when he ran for Dail Eireann in 1992. He was a FG candidate in Meath.

3ndahalfof6

man rides big woman who used to know a lot about health, 2 knight hoods and the purple cross.

Our man in Havana

WileyCoyote wrote: »

When it suits him, it doesn't suit him when it comes to paying irish taxes for instance!

Naturally. A simple flag of convenience for him.

decisions

Yer man who did the illustrations for the roald dahl books is also getting one.

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Our man in Havana wrote: »

Sir Anthony is also an Irish citizen.

When it suits him, it doesn't suit him when it comes to paying irish taxes for instance!

mikemac1

If there are no honours in Ireland then why is Lord Henry Mountcharles on the radio every year hyping up his plans for Slane

Our man in Havana

mikemac1 wrote: »

Sir Anthony O'Reilly

WileyCoyote wrote: »

He is British! Bob geldolf on the other hand...

Sir Anthony is also an Irish citizen.

Corruptedmorals

Louis Smith was too, where's the indignation for that? I want to see 'man knighted for doing flippy things and swinging around bars'. Excellent sportsmen/women are more deserving of that honour than other celebrities who get them, most of the time so I don't see the issue.

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mikemac1 wrote: »

Sir Anthony O'Reilly

He is British! Bob geldolf on the other hand...

Icepick

mikemac1

Sir Anthony O'Reilly

MagicMarker

finnharpsboy wrote: »

arise sir enda kenny

hehe...

Sir Enda Sir Enda Sir Enda Surrender

ejmaztec

We should just award people with sh1tehoods.

finnharpsboy

arise sir enda kenny

charlemont

And who will have to pay for it ?? And it will probably entail setting up a new committee to oversee it staffed with political cronies, So a big No from me.

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Malibu Sunshine wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20852564

He's now a "Sir" at the age of just 32!

Should we have a similar system in Ireland for honouring people?

No, it would just be abused by the politicans :mad: