Irish who are more famous/acclaimed abroad than here.

Shane Lynch.

its_steve116 wrote: »

Are they from Blackpool in England or Blackpool in Cork?

from Dublin. they moved to Blackpool in england. colleen is the only one not born in dublin.

In a way Daniel O'Connell fits the bill. While his exertions in the cause of extending the franchise and repeal of the Union are well recognised here, he had a second, equally important string to his bow which most Irish people seem to know little or nothing about. He was in his time one of the foremost opponents of slavery, and his principled opposition to it cost him considerable support among Irish-Americans, including much-needed financial support. His contribution to abolition is well recognised in America where he occupies a place in the abolitionist pantheon on a par with Frederick Douglass and William Wilberforce.
Despite the fact that he took a bunch of destitute, illiterate peasants off their knees and made a nation out of them, he is demonized by Irish so-called "republicans" because, like John Hume, he abhorred violence, having seen it at first hand in France where a bloodthirsty elite hijacked the revolution commenced by the poor, and also because, recognising economic exigencies at a time when emigration was becoming a huge reality in Ireland, he encouraged people to drop the Irish language in favour of English. Interest in language revival had barely been conceived at the time, and it didn't greatly exercise a starving populace.
Our great " patriots" would prefer to honour a slaver like John Mitchell.

Oberkon wrote: »

Vnv nation

Ronan Harris Is a Dub and They have played huge concerts in Europe

Check out the song Illusion
It’s majestic

https://youtu.be/MVHT-EJyqGI

Believe it or not I was just trying to remember the band name.
Roisin Murphy hasn't been mentioned yet. Moloko were very good and has a few decent solo albums

tigerboon wrote: »

Believe it or not I was just trying to remember the band name.
Roisin Murphy hasn't been mentioned yet. Moloko were very good and has a few decent solo albums

The Germans like their electronic acts —and why not !

AnneFrank wrote: »

Eoin Morgan the turncoat

Eoin Morgan's mother is English. The rules allowed him to declare for England. Your problem is with the rules, not with Eoin Morgan.
Would you call any of the following turncoats: rugby players C. J. Stander, Bundee Aki; hockey player Elena Tice; footballers Mark Lawrenson, John Aldridge, Mick McCarthy, Andy Townsend, Jason McAteer, Steven Reid, Chris Hughton, Gary Breen?
Unless you are consistent in also calling all of these turncoats your post can only be seen as being based on tribalism of the kind you sometimes see on football terraces in deprived parts of England or, more charitably, perhaps you haven't thought this through.

CNN reporter Donie O'Sullivan

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

CNN reporter Donie O'Sullivan

Think you have it the wrong way around

shawki wrote: »

Think you have it the wrong way around

what do i have the wrong way around?

Problem with the jumping from Ireland to England is... you are deserting your country, when they’ll pick you, because you value more lucrative career prospects elsewhere...England didn’t need Morgan but by snapping him up it certainly enhanced their success in the one day format of the game, as a cricketer and captain.

How many of the English or Scottish born footballers who went on to declare and play for us, would have been regular English or Scotland internationals.. say 20+ caps ?

Mark Lawrenson, Ray Houghton, John Aldridge (possibly). I can’t think of any others really...

(Sir) Bob Geldof

There's a singer from Kerry called Rea Garvey who is effectively unknown here, but fairly well known in Germany - multiple top five albums etc. I only became aware of him due to him doing vocals for a better known German artist.

edit: mentioned a few months ago, must read thread before posting...

Thing with Eoin Morgan is at the time Ireland weren't allowed to play test cricket which is the highest form of cricket. Morgan and Ed Joyce both moved to play for England cos the rules were if you hadn't played that internationally you could move.

Joyce moved back and was given dispensation to do so earlier, but Morgan stuck on as he was doing so well in Odis for England

Primordial and cruachan celtic metal bands play too much bigger crowds abroad then here (particularly in Eastern Europe/Russia)

Actually I forgot this but I was in Amsterdam last year to see the breeders and there was a huge queue so I sat outside a bar and waited for it to die down then I realised the breeders were playing next door and the big queue was for Gavin glass from Sandyford

He has a show on nova too


Incidentally during the gig Kim deal pointed out gavin was next door and years before he was producing them and she spilled a pint on his console

Thrashssacre wrote: »

Primordial and cruachan celtic metal bands play too much bigger crowds abroad then here (particularly in Eastern Europe/Russia)

Yeah I saw a primordial gig on YouTube at a festival and there must have been over 50k there at least, that’s Metallica in Dublin level

the purple tin wrote: »

The woman who designed the furniture. Big in Europe and Britain. We haven't a breeze about her here.

Eileen Gray. Her stuff is beautiful.