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Irish who are more famous/acclaimed abroad than here.

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  • #332
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Hello 2D Person Below wrote: »
    Eoin Morgan is different as he represented Ireland and decided to jump ship.

    Jack Charlton used to represent England, ended up jumping ship for Ireland, did very well for us too!

    Doesn't matter if people's allegiances are divided, specially if you have mixed parentage as per Eoin Morgan (English Mother). Katie Taylor could represent England if she wanted to (English Dad).

    When I think of all the English football players down the years who have "jumped ship" left England, and donned the green jersey.

    Nothing wrong with them either, specially if they had some kind of Irish connection.


  • #333
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    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...


  • #334
    riclad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    Aisling bea actress ,comedian, she mostly appears on uk tv panel shows.
    i,ve never seen her on irish tv.


  • #335
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    (Sir) Bob Geldof


  • #336
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    riclad wrote: »
    Aisling bea actress ,comedian, she mostly appears on uk tv panel shows.
    i,ve never seen her on irish tv.

    Fair city :)


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  • #337
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    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...


  • #338
    Humberto Salazar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Humberto Salazar


    Sheamus, the wrestler.


  • #339
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,927 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    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


  • #340
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,927 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Humberto Salazar wrote: »
    Sheamus, the wrestler.

    You could add Finn Balor, Becky Lynch and Finlay too


  • #341
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    titan18 wrote: »
    You could add Finn Balor, Becky Lynch and Finlay too
    And the Session Moth Martina.


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  • #342
    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    The guy who makes the hats.

    I don't even know his name.


  • #343
    Thrashssacre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭Thrashssacre


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


  • #344
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    The guy who makes the hats.

    I don't even know his name.

    Philip Treacy

    Which took a google for "Irish Milliner" to get.


  • #345
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    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


  • #346
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    The guy who makes the hats.

    I don't even know his name.
    The woman who designed the furniture. Big in Europe and Britain. We haven't a breeze about her here.


  • #347
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    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


  • #348
    its_steve116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭its_steve116


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    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

    Incredible!


  • #349
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ujz7qlqVAk


  • #350
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRQAMSjOZh4


  • #351
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,102 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    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.


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  • #352
    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.


  • #353
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,792 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Tullamore Dew whiskey.

    The late Michael Robinson, probably more famous in Spain as a commentator than as a player.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #354
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,792 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Colm Wilkinson, who played Jean Valjean in the original London cast of the musical Les Miserables.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #355
    its_steve116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭its_steve116


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.

    From Cabra, I do believe?


  • #356
    El Tarangu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭El Tarangu


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.

    I was sure you were messing there for a minute, but it seems that he is indeed.


  • #357
    Aongus Von Bismarck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭Aongus Von Bismarck


    L1011 wrote: »
    Philip Treacy

    Which took a google for "Irish Milliner" to get.

    A man whose name is associated with the G-Hotel in Galway - the most laughable excuse for a supposedly 5 Star hotel that I've had the displeasure of sleeping in.


  • #358
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »
    A man whose name is associated with the G-Hotel in Galway - the most laughable excuse for a supposedly 5 Star hotel that I've had the displeasure of sleeping in.

    Was it nice on opening day and then slowly degraded by the day?


  • #359
    Allinall
    Registered Users Posts: 6,524 ✭✭✭Allinall


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.
    its_steve116 wrote: »
    From Cabra, I do believe?

    Named after the last corner on the Top gear racetrack. :D


  • #360
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Des Lynam the sports commentator. Like Gambon, most people don't know he was Irish.

    Nutty Mary from Gogglebox.


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