Kamal Ibrahim, Mr Limerick, Mr Ireland, and now MR. WORLD!

zuroph · 27-03-2010 5:19pm #1

Congrats to Kamal Ibrahim, won Mr. World this morning in Korea, fantastic achievement for a local lad, very deserving too.

Jigga · 27-03-2010 6:39pm

Kamal Ibrahim, traditional limerick name alright :rolleyes:

Nigerian father and Italian mother sure!

zuroph · 27-03-2010 6:40pm

your point is? Born and raised in Limerick, as local as they come.

flutered · 27-03-2010 6:48pm

nice to see it happening, seanie bullman, and another guy jimmy butler tried for years, the old begrudgery is still alive i see, if posters bedgrudge success in this city how can it grow out of its shell.

Jigga · 27-03-2010 6:53pm

zuroph wrote: »

your point is? Born and raised in Limerick, as local as they come.

I know, I'm only joking I actually know him. Well done Kamal!

zuroph · 27-03-2010 7:02pm

flutered wrote: »

nice to see it happening, seanie bullman, and another guy whos name escapes me but his first name is jimmy tried for years, the old begrudgery is still alive i see, if posters bedgrudge success in this city how can it grow out of its shell.

I'd say you're thinking of the other Mr world competition, this aint the bodybuilding one, this is the "looking good and being sound" one.

cruiser178 · 27-03-2010 7:27pm

this is the "looking good and being sound" one

I laughed at that^^^^anyway well done Mr Kamal.

Harpy · 27-03-2010 7:37pm

well done to him..
i think i remember reading the paper a few weeks ago that he very nearly didn't get to go cause he had no one to sponsor his flights and then a pub sponsored his flights in the end...

zuroph · 27-03-2010 7:42pm

Original Sponsor didnt book his flights, left him high and dry, so old quarter stepped in and paid for his flights.

Jigga · 27-03-2010 7:48pm

zuroph wrote: »

Original Sponsor didnt book his flights, left him high and dry, so old quarter stepped in and paid for his flights.

Who was the original sponsor?

zuroph · 27-03-2010 7:55pm

Prob wouldnt be smart of me to say his name online.

Raiser · 27-03-2010 10:39pm

Jimmy Butler?

Is he ex-Docs?

- Shocked he didn't walk it any year he entered.......

migozarad · 27-03-2010 10:43pm

WELL DONE Mr. Ibrahim;a positive story emerging from Limerick is welcome.

Kess73 · 27-03-2010 11:29pm

Raiser wrote: »

Jimmy Butler?

Is he ex-Docs?

- Shocked he didn't walk it any year he entered.......

Yep that Jimmy. Little man who was as broad as he was tall.

But when you consider that guys the size of Lou Ferringo or a young Arnold Schwarzenegger competed in the Mr Olympia/Mr Universe contests, then it is not really a surprise that Jimmy did not get far.

On topic, fair play to Kamal for winning Mr World (The male version of the Ms World beauty Pagent, before it gets mixed up with bodybuilding again

). His win should should bring some good publicity to Limerick.

Vertigo100 · 28-03-2010 12:56am

zuroph wrote: »

Prob wouldnt be smart of me to say his name online.

Haha no surprises he left him high and dry though is it?

PARKHEAD67 · 28-03-2010 1:02am

Jigga wrote: »

Kamal Ibrahim, traditional limerick name alright :rolleyes:

Nigerian father and Italian mother sure!

I think he lives in Shannon now. CO CLARE.:cool:

Tech3 · 28-03-2010 2:36am

Fair play to him, sound lad actually was in the same course as him in LIT.

iguana · 28-03-2010 3:05am

Aren't the ladies of Limerick lucky indeed. Not only do we have Mr World in the city, but such rich pickings have we that even Mr World isn't sexy enough to feature as one of Limerick's 50 sexiest men.

A few reminders, just in case you've forgotten, prepare yourself ladies;

Number 9
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Number 7

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Number 4

http://www.limerickleader.ie/city-life/Limerick39s-Sexiest-Man-revealed.5521773.jp

phill106 · 28-03-2010 9:03am

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

I think he lives in Shannon now. CO CLARE.:cool:

think so too! didnt he have use of some sponsored car last year?
pretty sure he lived across the road...

zuroph · 28-03-2010 2:45pm

He had a sponsored Fiat as part of his Mr Ireland package which was also taken off him before the year was out! lol, lots of people sickened today gladly.

goes to show how stupid that top 50 list was

flutered · 28-03-2010 7:32pm

sure there is no accounting for taste.

Itsdacraic · 29-03-2010 9:52am

Up Limerick

Berty · 29-03-2010 9:55am

Just heard him on the Radio with Gerry Ryan after getting off a flight.

He is adamant he was born and grew up in Limerick City.

syklops · 29-03-2010 9:57am

Berty wrote: »

Just heard him on the Radio with Gerry Ryan after getting off a flight.

He is adamant he was born and grew up in Limerick City.

He was born and grew up in limerick. I know him well, and he is Limerick through and through.

Kess73 · 29-03-2010 11:18am

Berty wrote: »

Just heard him on the Radio with Gerry Ryan after getting off a flight.

He is adamant he was born and grew up in Limerick City.

Didn't his parents live around the Thomondgate area when he was born? Pretty sure it was the Limerick Maternity Hospital in which he was born as well.

The lad is originally from Limerick, and if he wants to point that out to people, then fair play to him.

Roadend · 29-03-2010 11:27am

He's more Limerick than Andy Lee

Kess73 · 29-03-2010 12:28pm

Roadend wrote: »

He's more Limerick than Andy Lee

Hard for him not to be seeing as Andy was born in London

Still, Andy has been a great ambassador for Limerick. Regardless of where he fights, he always makes sure to mention Limerick before and after the fight. Lovely fella who is a credit to his family and sport.

Berty · 29-03-2010 1:25pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Didn't his parents live around the Thomondgate area when he was born? Pretty sure it was the Limerick Maternity Hospital in which he was born as well.

The lad is originally from Limerick, and if he wants to point that out to people, then fair play to him.

I never knew his parents.

I wasn't there when he was born either.

I was simply pointing out what he said on the radio as somebody above had suggested he was from Shannon.

Kess73 · 29-03-2010 1:46pm

Berty wrote: »

I never knew his parents.

I wasn't there when he was born either.

I was simply pointing out what he said on the radio as somebody above had suggested he was from Shannon.

Chill Berty, I mixed you up with the poster that said they knew him when I hit quote, which is why the Thomondgate bit was a question, and not a statement of fact.

Raiser · 29-03-2010 2:09pm

Roadend wrote: »

He's more Limerick than Andy Lee

If he seriously wants to pass as a Limerick Man he needs to change his name to 'Macca'

For the record - I was not there when he was born and I don't know either of his Parents.

- Does he still write 'articles' impartially plugging Limerick Business's in the free advertising rags newspapers?

When I first arrived at <INSERT NAME> I was so impressed, the carpets were sheer heaven and and I just knew I needed to eat all of the food from their reasonably priced menu to enjoy their great service and value, I plan on eating here twice a day until I grow old and die......

irishproduce · 29-03-2010 2:14pm

Raiser wrote: »

If he seriously wants to pass as a Limerick Man he needs to change his name to 'Macca'

For the record - I was not there when he was born and I don't know either of his Parents.

- Does he still write 'articles' impartially plugging Limerick Business's in the free advertising rags newspapers?

When I first arrived at <INSERT NAME> I was so impressed, the carpets were sheer heaven and and I just knew I needed to eat all of the food from their reasonably priced menu to enjoy their great service and value, I plan on eating here twice a day until I grow old and die......

Fantastic summary of that column, its in the independent. I read it once and was left thinking exactly as you have put it, it is basically an advertising column.

Kamal Ibrahim, Mr Limerick, Mr Ireland, and now MR. WORLD!

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