Fed up of hearing about Shane Lowry

Former Observer · 25-07-2019 10:43pm

Absolutely sick of hearing about this prick now too. Face all over the front pages again today.

Stevieluvsye · 25-07-2019 10:46pm

Former Observer wrote: »

Absolutely sick of hearing about this prick now too. Face all over the front pages again today.

How is he a prick? Ye prick

Sharp MZ700 · 25-07-2019 10:52pm

Former Observer wrote: »

Absolutely sick of hearing about this prick now too. Face all over the front pages again today.

Fish n chips for supper again?

26-07-2019 12:23pm

Listening to end of Miriam O'Callaghan. Panel is talking about Tusla authority and the Hide & Seek Creche.
....Cue Miriam announces major change of topic..............

..........lo & behold more kind words around Shane Lowry...............

Crunching my gears..........

arybvtcw0eolkf · 27-07-2019 4:08pm

Personally I'm tired of it, but I'm not a golf person and wouldn't know the lad from the man on the moon.

But his win has lifted the country and that's always a good thing, and if he inspires other's to pick up some golf sticks and get off their asses for a bit of exercise well that's brilliant.

But me and golf, I couldn't give a toss.

Technique · 27-07-2019 4:24pm

I was listening to the 6 o'clock news on Newstalk last Monday and thought that the main headline was a bit strange. "Locals in Clara insist that Shane Lowry won't let Open Championship win go to his head."

Because that's the main thing about the whole thing, it's great winning one of the major prizes in golf but don't go around thinking that you are somebody. We like our sportspeople and celebrities to be successful, but not so successful that they become pleased with themselves.

Motivator · 27-07-2019 4:28pm

Given the hours and hours of wasted air time given to natuonal embarressments such as Conor McGregor or that insufferable, boring cow Katie Taylor I cant believe people are taking issue with Shane Lowry. Funnily enough the only people who seem to be annoyed by it are the ones who know absolutely nothing about the sport of Golf and therefore can’t grasp just how significant what he has achieved is.

Lowry won the most famous and arguably the most difficult tournament in the sport of golf. Another reason there has been such a reaction to what he has done is the fact that he is a normal fella. He’s 32, has a young family and has fought back from some personal issues over the last 18 months or so. He’s very relatable for most people across Ireland and he’s a genuinely nice fella. Look how much class and dignity he has and the way he has carried himself over the last few days has been brilliant. Good luck to him.

YFlyer · 27-07-2019 8:24pm

Cecilia Juicy Mime wrote: »

Personally I'm tired of it, but I'm not a golf person and wouldn't know the lad from the man on the moon.

But his win has lifted the country and that's always a good thing, and if he inspires other's to pick up some golf sticks and get off their asses for a bit of exercise well that's brilliant.

But me and golf, I couldn't give a toss.

Tiger would have brought the game from the fat man to the fit man. Same as Ronnie O'Sullivan in the snooker. There is still a few sports where fitness is still lacking mainly golf, cricket and baseball.

Greyfox · 27-07-2019 8:38pm

Motivator wrote: »

He’s very relatable for most people across Ireland and he’s a genuinely nice fella. Look how much class and dignity he has and the way he has carried himself over the last few days has been brilliant. Good luck to him.

I could say the same about Katie Taylor

YFlyer · 27-07-2019 9:23pm

Motivator wrote: »

Given the hours and hours of wasted air time given to natuonal embarressments such as Conor McGregor or that insufferable, boring cow Katie Taylor I cant believe people are taking issue with Shane Lowry. Funnily enough the only people who seem to be annoyed by it are the ones who know absolutely nothing about the sport of Golf and therefore can’t grasp just how significant what he has achieved is.

Lowry won the most famous and arguably the most difficult tournament in the sport of golf. Another reason there has been such a reaction to what he has done is the fact that he is a normal fella. He’s 32, has a young family and has fought back from some personal issues over the last 18 months or so. He’s very relatable for most people across Ireland and he’s a genuinely nice fella. Look how much class and dignity he has and the way he has carried himself over the last few days has been brilliant. Good luck to him.

How is it the most difficult tournament? The weather?

goose2005 · 27-07-2019 10:39pm

YFlyer wrote: »

How is it the most difficult tournament? The weather?

It's contested on a links course, which has its own challenges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(golf)

Motivator · 27-07-2019 11:21pm

Greyfox wrote: »

I could say the same about Katie Taylor

Give me a break. She’s a miserable cow with as much personality as a wet towel. Half the country fawning over her, it’s an embarrassment. Instead of media coverage they should give her a good wash, she looks like she could do with it.

Dr. Bre · 27-07-2019 11:26pm

He was at Croke Park today. No doubt he will show up in Croker tomorrow lol. Milking it...if the late late was on he would also have appeared on that

MrMusician18 · 27-07-2019 11:28pm

Motivator wrote: »

Given the hours and hours of wasted air time given to natuonal embarressments such as Conor McGregor or that insufferable, boring cow Katie Taylor I cant believe people are taking issue with Shane Lowry. Funnily enough the only people who seem to be annoyed by it are the ones who know absolutely nothing about the sport of Golf and therefore can’t grasp just how significant what he has achieved is.

Lowry won the most famous and arguably the most difficult tournament in the sport of golf. Another reason there has been such a reaction to what he has done is the fact that he is a normal fella. He’s 32, has a young family and has fought back from some personal issues over the last 18 months or so. He’s very relatable for most people across Ireland and he’s a genuinely nice fella. Look how much class and dignity he has and the way he has carried himself over the last few days has been brilliant. Good luck to him.

The most difficult tournament in golf is the US open, the rest of them are set up to be birdie fests.

I don't think anyone is taking issue with Lowry himself, just the disproportionate amount of coverage his win seems to have generated. Even he himself seems to be taken aback by it.

But the only reason it was such a major story was because it's the summer and there's nothing else happening.

Greyfox · 27-07-2019 11:33pm

Motivator wrote: »

Give me a break. She’s a miserable cow with as much personality as a wet towel. Half the country fawning over her, it’s an embarrassment. Instead of media coverage they should give her a good wash, she looks like she could do with it.

Nonsense, if you can say that I can say golf is boring and I'm sick of hearing about Shane. Also that's not how you speak about one of Ireland's best sporting hero's, show some respect

Water John · 27-07-2019 11:36pm

Links is the home of golf. One doesn't have to denegrate other sports people, to praise Lowry.

GreeBo · 27-07-2019 11:36pm

kneemos wrote: »

It's the ****ing endless deification of himself.

Ah I didn't realise he had shat himself...explains the dark trousers though I suppose.

Motivator · 28-07-2019 8:23am

Greyfox wrote: »

Nonsense, if you can say that I can say golf is boring and I'm sick of hearing about Shane. Also that's not how you speak about one of Ireland's best sporting hero's, show some respect

That’s just an embarrassing comment from you, it really is. How on earth is she a sporting hero? I cringe when I hear that statement being bandied about.

Her “achievements” are no more graceful then sticking two ugly dogs in a cage and letting them at it for a few minutes.

Greyfox · 28-07-2019 9:57am

Motivator wrote: »

That’s just an embarrassing comment from you, it really is. How on earth is she a sporting hero? I cringe when I hear that statement being bandied about.

Her “achievements” are no more graceful then sticking two ugly dogs in a cage and letting them at it for a few minutes.

Nope, your completely wrong.
She's the female lightweight world champion therefore she IS a sporting hero. Her personality is thankfully the opposite to McGreggor. Regardless of the competition it takes a huge amount of work and dedication to achieve what she did, most people are not willing to work that hard. Irish people should be proud when Irish people do well rather than slagging them off

Motivator · 28-07-2019 10:25am

Greyfox wrote: »

Nope, your completely wrong.
She's the female lightweight world champion therefore she IS a sporting hero. Her personality is thankfully the opposite to McGreggor. Regardless of the competition it takes a huge amount of work and dedication to achieve what she did, most people are not willing to work that hard. Irish people should be proud when Irish people do well rather than slagging them off

Nobody appreciates actual sporting achievements by Irish people more than I do.

Harrington, Lowry, Sonia O’ Sullivan back in the day, Dan Martin or any of the lads Cycling etc. the list is endless but those are just a few off the top of my head. Also, the rugby team have been senasational over the last decade or so and I wouldn’t be a fan of rugby at all but I appreciate their achievements and what they do for sport in Ireland.

I point blank refuse to acknowledge McGregor or Taylor. To me, they don’t represent sport in this country. Both are pin up stars for an activity predominantly dominated, literally, by knackerś in this country. Some laugh.

JohnnyFlash · 28-07-2019 10:47am

I remember when that knacker McGregor was being vaunted as a role model for young people. A coked up scumbag who used to kick people in the face for a living isn’t someone any kid should aspire to be. Lowry has more class in his eyebrows than McGregor and his entire entourage of pikeys.

ben.schlomo · 28-07-2019 11:56am

Motivator wrote: »

Greyfox wrote: »

Nope, your completely wrong.
She's the female lightweight world champion therefore she IS a sporting hero. Her personality is thankfully the opposite to McGreggor. Regardless of the competition it takes a huge amount of work and dedication to achieve what she did, most people are not willing to work that hard. Irish people should be proud when Irish people do well rather than slagging them off

Nobody appreciates actual sporting achievements by Irish people more than I do.

Harrington, Lowry, Sonia O’ Sullivan back in the day, Dan Martin or any of the lads Cycling etc. the list is endless but those are just a few off the top of my head. Also, the rugby team have been senasational over the last decade or so and I wouldn’t be a fan of rugby at all but I appreciate their achievements and what they do for sport in Ireland.

I point blank refuse to acknowledge McGregor or Taylor. To me, they don’t represent sport in this country. Both are pin up stars for an activity predominantly dominated, literally, by knackerś in this country. Some laugh.

Your posts are indeed some laugh. Dan Martin as an example of someone with more sporting success than Katie Taylor is priceless stuff. He won a monument and a couple of grand tour stage races, a Volta Catalunya win and that's it bar minor races. Whether you regard boxing or MMA as sports is irrelevant as they are, you're ignorance doesn't change that fact. Go watch the 'Katie' documentary and educate yourself on the sacrifice and work she's put into her career, if that doesn't open your eyes some then there's no helping you.

YFlyer · 28-07-2019 12:56pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

He was at Croke Park today. No doubt he will show up in Croker tomorrow lol. Milking it...if the late late was on he would also have appeared on that

It is not even a week.

Motivator · 28-07-2019 1:01pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Your posts are indeed some laugh. Dan Martin as an example of someone with more sporting success than Katie Taylor is priceless stuff. He won a monument and a couple of grand tour stage races, a Volta Catalunya win and that's it bar minor races. Whether you regard boxing or MMA as sports is irrelevant as they are, you're ignorance doesn't change that fact. Go watch the 'Katie' documentary and educate yourself on the sacrifice and work she's put into her career, if that doesn't open your eyes some then there's no helping you.

Classic.

JohnnyFlash · 28-07-2019 1:03pm

It’s difficult to warm to Katie Taylor though. That thin smile and annoying voice are hard to get past.

Collie D · 28-07-2019 1:05pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s difficult to warm to Katie Taylor though. That thin smile and annoying voice are hard to get past.

That may be true but she’s not a “national embarrassment” as another poster called her.

Greyfox · 28-07-2019 1:33pm

Motivator wrote: »

I point blank refuse to acknowledge McGregor or Taylor. To me, they don’t represent sport in this country. Both are pin up stars for an activity predominantly dominated, literally, by knackerś in this country. Some laugh.

Nobody cares what you want to acknowledge. The fact is Katie represents the sport of female boxing in Ireland, that's not an opinion, thats a fact. If you don't think so you need to read up on what is and isn't a sport as your knowledge on sport appears to be lacking

valoren · 28-07-2019 3:59pm

irishproduce wrote: »

I've no idea of the significance of the tournament he won but Jesus the coverage is a bit much.
Local lad wins over a million quid playing a game. Well done.
Ole ole ole. For him yeah but I don't understand where the hangers on are getting the enthusiasm from. Its a game for individuals.

Let's just say every golfer has at some point when out playing and about to take a putt has said to themselves "this to win the Open".

ben.schlomo · 28-07-2019 7:16pm

Motivator wrote: »

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Your posts are indeed some laugh. Dan Martin as an example of someone with more sporting success than Katie Taylor is priceless stuff. He won a monument and a couple of grand tour stage races, a Volta Catalunya win and that's it bar minor races. Whether you regard boxing or MMA as sports is irrelevant as they are, you're ignorance doesn't change that fact. Go watch the 'Katie' documentary and educate yourself on the sacrifice and work she's put into her career, if that doesn't open your eyes some then there's no helping you.

Classic.

Wonderful, I see your argument is now fully backed up due to my predictive text error. Thanks for confirming you had no leg to stand on.

abff · 28-07-2019 7:50pm

Jaysus lads! Have youse nothing better to do than take potshots at each other?

Fed up of hearing about Shane Lowry

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