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Irish celebrities who suddenly vanished out of the spotlight

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  • #1952
    RabbleRouser2k
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    paw patrol wrote: »
    yeah the broadsheet was fairly woke - before I was banned from posting

    Pity though they did good articles at times but it was insufferable in its' attitude. I assume it hasn't changed.

    I rarely use broadsheet for anything. Stopped going to Journal.ie after it went 'safe space', claiming it was for their users...

    Really it was for themselves. I think it's slowly killing off the comment section too.


  • #1953
    skooterblue2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    I rarely use broadsheet for anything. Stopped going to Journal.ie after it went 'safe space', claiming it was for their users...

    Really it was for themselves. I think it's slowly killing off the comment section too.

    If you cant debate an article in the comments section, whats the point?


  • #1954
    HBC08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,531 ✭✭✭HBC08


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    I'd say someone in RTE got tired of Aisling Bea... her woke crap was often the signal anything she was in was gonna die.

    Never knew Aisling Bea was ever in RTE never mind they got tired of her and sent her on her way.If that is true she should be thanking that person as she's doing big things in the uk for the last 5 years or more.She seems sound enough aswell

    Edit,just saw she was in a clip on the Savage Eye,think she's gone on to bigger things and not sure why she was brought up on this thread


  • #1955
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,359 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    skooterblue2 wrote: »
    Out of curiosity is that a look of at the end admiration or disgust for performing that feat?

    Now there's a question... genuinely curious about that now. :eek:
    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    To ensure her #wokeness credentials are up to date Bea is also going to be in the #woke remake of Home Alone.......

    That's been quietly shelved, for the time being, at least. On account of everything going on.
    Disney are producing the remake (for Disney +, their streaming service) but unfortunately they've lost a LOT of money during the pandemic (the closure of the theme parks alone has lost them billions. Loss of revenue on their films, and having to move known money makers like Pixar films to Disney + at a massive loss isn't helping).

    So I imagine Disney will have to reassess their projects. May end up scrapping the idea of a remake.


  • #1956
    RandomViewer
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    paw patrol wrote: »
    yeah the broadsheet was fairly woke - before I was banned from posting

    Pity though they did good articles at times but it was insufferable in its' attitude. I assume it hasn't changed.

    They've hitched their wagon to the anti-masker, no second wave brigade,


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  • #1957
    paw patrol
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    RandomViewer wrote: »
    They've hitched their wagon to the anti-masker, no second wave brigade,


    oh really?
    , there may be hope for them yet:)


  • #1958
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    To ensure her #wokeness credentials are up to date Bea is also going to be in the #woke remake of Home Alone.......

    I take it there'll be no young ones in school uniforms any more then.


  • #1959
    Radio5
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    Louise Duffy. I expected her to get a presenting gig with Virgin One eventually. Maybe only covering for others or whatever but I thought she was a sure bet for a move to TV.


  • #1960
    RabbleRouser2k
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    Radio5 wrote: »
    Louise Duffy. I expected her to get a presenting gig with Virgin One eventually. Maybe only covering for others or whatever but I thought she was a sure bet for a move to TV.

    She wasn't able to keep a gig on radio, so I'd say TV was going to be a hard sell.

    Actually, speaking of presenters. Jenny Buckley, from UTV, disappeared from tv completely after UTV folded.


  • #1961
    Hangdogroad
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    Jack L.. Seems to have dropped off the radar in recent years


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  • #1962
    RabbleRouser2k
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    Hangdogroad wrote: »
    Jack L.. Seems to have dropped off the radar in recent years

    He still tours, was meant to be doing a few places in Ireland.

    Could never stand his voice, honestly. Wasn't he related to Susan Loughman?

    Or was that just a bad joke she made one time?


  • #1963
    Water John
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    Is he not a brother of Christy Moore?


  • #1964
    ButtersSuki
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    Water John wrote: »
    Is he not a brother of Christy Moore?

    You’re thinking of Luka Bloom.


  • #1965
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,513 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Water John wrote: »
    Is he not a brother of Christy Moore?

    you're thinking of luka bloom


  • #1966
    George White
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,319 ✭✭✭George White


    Shane Brolly - another Irish actor in Hollywood, did a few things, but hasn't worked in years judging by his imdb


  • #1967
    skooterblue2
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    George White wrote: »
    Shane Brolly - another Irish actor in Hollywood, did a few things, but hasn't worked in years judging by his imdb

    Who?


  • #1968
    treade1
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    Al Porter!


  • #1969
    skooterblue2
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    treade1 wrote: »
    Al Porter!

    You were looking for his career? It left the morgue last week and its now in the cemetery.


  • #1970
    George White
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    skooterblue2 wrote: »
    Who?


    He was in the Underworld films, appeared in a Skinemax show called chromiumblue.com, there seemed to be a point about 15 years ago that he might become a straight to video action star, and did an Irish film called 48 Angels. He was kind of an even cheaper Stuart Townsend.


  • #1971
    Beechwoodspark
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    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    He still tours, was meant to be doing a few places in Ireland.

    Could never stand his voice, honestly. Wasn't he related to Susan Loughman?

    Or was that just a bad joke she made one time?

    I never bought into the RTÉ hype about him or Brian fcekin Kennedy grrr


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  • #1972
    RabbleRouser2k
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    I never bought into the RTÉ hype about him or Brian fcekin Kennedy grrr

    Brian was 'safe', so to speak. Boring as hell, but safe.

    With Jack L, you'd be told all about how he was such 'a great singer, and a great songwriter'... yet every time he released a new song he'd written, he'd turn up on TV singing a cover of someone else's song (and making a cack hand of it).

    It's like he knew he was bad, so tried to hide it singing someone else's music.


  • #1973
    George White
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,319 ✭✭✭George White


    Brian Kennedy in many ways was a slightly hipper Daniel O'Donnell. But doing soul rather than country/50s rock and roll/easy listening.


  • #1974
    RabbleRouser2k
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    George White wrote: »
    Brian Kennedy in many ways was a slightly hipper Daniel O'Donnell. But doing soul rather than country/50s rock and roll/easy listening.

    That and he was a backup singer for Van Morrison for a long time.

    Folks thought he'd 'dish the gossip' on Van...

    nope.


  • #1975
    skooterblue2
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    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    That and he was a backup singer for Van Morrison for a long time.

    Folks thought he'd 'dish the gossip' on Van...

    nope.

    You have to admire him for that and in return when it was a bit taboo to be gay, Van Morrison didnt treat him any differently. Ivan George doesnt give media interviews.
    It would be so easy to dish the dirt on Van Morrison in his twilight years. I dont think Brian Kennedy is in the best of health, he had his colostomy due to cancer and was recovering.


  • #1976
    RabbleRouser2k
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    skooterblue2 wrote: »
    You have to admire him for that and in return when it was a bit taboo to be gay, Van Morrison didnt treat him any differently. Ivan George doesnt give media interviews.
    It would be so easy to dish the dirt on Van Morrison in his twilight years. I dont think Brian Kennedy is in the best of health, he had his colostomy due to cancer and was recovering.

    Yeah-him and his brother were battling cancer at the same time.

    Brian survived... his brother, sadly did not. I think Brian will have the Colostomy bag for life. (He had a section of his bowel or intestine removed).


  • #1977
    skooterblue2
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    George White wrote: »
    Brian Kennedy in many ways was a slightly hipper Daniel O'Donnell. But doing soul rather than country/50s rock and roll/easy listening.

    My parents think butter wouldnt melt in Daniel O Donnells mouth. At least Brian was honest what he was about. Daniel O Donnel is the less likeable version of Eoin McLove


  • #1978
    George White
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    Brian Kennedy was the Catherine Cookson to Daniel O'Donnell's Barbara Cartland.


  • #1979
    Radio5
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    The lady who used to read news on UTV Ireland for its short lifetime, Alison Comyn.


  • #1980
    ohnonotgmail
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    Radio5 wrote: »
    The lady who used to read news on UTV Ireland for its short lifetime, Alison Comyn.

    working for Sky News now


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  • #1981
    ButtersSuki
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    Radio5 wrote: »
    The lady who used to read news on UTV Ireland for its short lifetime, Alison Comyn.

    She did 2 weeks of Liveline covering for Joe Duffy on one of his many, many, many, many breaks; but obviously did too good a job as she hasn’t been back since.

    She also updated her bio to say she was the host of Liveline 5 seconds after her 2 weeks ended.

    Her biggest problem? She’s not represented by Noel Kelly.


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