Irish person who caused social change in Ireland in the last 30 years

acon2119

Can you think of any Irish person who caused social change in Ireland in the last 30 years. Someone that there would be lots of info on. Doesn't matter if it was social change for the good or bad. Not necessarily someone in politics. Any ideas????????

boobar

Brendan Kilkenny....revival of the scissors kick

Sir Osis of Liver.

Dana Rosemary Scallions.

Joe prim

Sir Dooyer Owen Ecker.

Nodin

acon2119 wrote: »

Can you think of any Irish person who caused social change in Ireland in the last 30 years. Someone that there would be lots of info on. Doesn't matter if it was social change for the good or bad. Not necessarily someone in politics. Any ideas????????

Pat The Hat.

glic71rods46t0

acon2119 wrote: »

Can you think of any Irish person who caused social change in Ireland in the last 30 years. Someone that there would be lots of info on. Doesn't matter if it was social change for the good or bad. Not necessarily someone in politics. Any ideas????????

Homework?
How about gay Byrne. Mary Robinson. Bishop Casey. Ian Paisley. Mark Zuckerberg. Use your imagination OP.

kupus

Charlie f88king we must tighten are belts Haughey.
Bertie the boll!x Ahern

snubbleste

David Norris
Mary Robinson
Micheal Martin
Gerry Adams
Dustin

Timberrrrrrrr

Zig and Zag

sabat

Bishop Eamon Casey did so inadvertently-you could probably trace the beginning of the end of the Church here to that scandal.

feichin

Mary Robinson - John Hume - Bob Geldof - Michael O'Leary - Denis O'Brien.

padma

That dublin chap who did a lot to highlight the drugs problem in dublin in the 80s..died a few years ago...forget his name..

eyescreamcone

Roy Keane
For showing us that second rate is no longer acceptable

Collie D

David Norris is the first to come to mind. Helped repeal a law that criminalised 10% of the population

Mr. Incognito

Charlie McCreevys economic policies single handedly caused the property bubble

Sir Osis of Liver.

padma wrote: »

That dublin chap who did a lot to highlight the drugs problem in dublin in the 80s..died a few years ago...forget his name..

Tony Felloni?

boombang

Somebody already mentioned Michael O'Leary - his influence should not be underestimated

Dermot Morgan might have done more than we realised

boombang

padma wrote: »

That dublin chap who did a lot to highlight the drugs problem in dublin in the 80s..died a few years ago...forget his name..

Tony Gregory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Gregory

Aimeee

Mary Robinson.

cometogether

This legend of a woman, it cannot be overstated how much this country owes her http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Buckley

padma

boombang wrote: »

Tony Gregory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Gregory

Thats the chap...it came to me after me man mentioned tony felloni

acon2119

Thanks for your suggestions. Not too fond of politics but I like some of the other suggestions. Thanks again

acon2119

t9oisa0cr1764l wrote: »

Homework?
How about gay Byrne. Mary Robinson. Bishop Casey. Ian Paisley. Mark Zuckerberg. Use your imagination OP.

I do have a shortlist of names already but i thought it would be no harm to ask the good people of Boards.ie for more suggestions. I don't think forums would last long if people didn't participate in discussions. If you were offended by my lack of imagination you should not have wasted your time reading and replying to my post. But thank you for your wonderful input.

Czarcasm

acon2119 wrote: »

I do have a shortlist of names already but i thought it would be no harm to ask the good people of Boards.ie for more suggestions. I don't think forums would last long if people didn't participate in discussions. If you were offended by my lack of imagination you should not have wasted your time reading and replying to my post. But thank you for your wonderful input.

Well, if that's your attitude... :rolleyes:

gw80

john gilligan, brought about the CAB:D

Capt'n Midnight

Willie Birmingham

efb

Veronica Guerin

SureYWouldntYa

Father Ted

Merkin

Twink

efb

Ray McSharry

TomoBhoy

cometogether wrote: »

This legend of a woman, it cannot be overstated how much this country owes her http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Buckley

Plus a million

Mayo Yid

Jackie Healy Rae

Dirty Dingus McGee

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Roy Keane
For showing us that second rate is no longer acceptable

:rolleyes:

O.A.P

P Flynn made a lot of people wake up as to what was going on, not enough to stop them before it was to late though.

MRnotlob606

judice penning.

Lapin

G.B.

No, not the one who famously interviewed P. Flynn above, (although he deserves his place on the list).

The other G.B. who's name cannot be mentioned because everyone (including myself) is sick of hearing his name after the shenanigans this Summer.

But he did make an inadvertant contribution to social change in relation to the upholding of planning laws.

4zn76tysfajdxp

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Roy Keane
For showing us that second rate is no longer acceptable

Now he's an assistant manager.

TomoBhoy

I'd prefer if I could include Donagh o Malley for bringing in free education and Noel Browne for introducing the mother & child scheme.
Mary Robinson, David Norris, Niamh Breathnach also worthy mentions.

eyescreamcone

Rylan Fluffy Groceries wrote: »

Now he's an assistant manager.

And?

c_man

Hard to get past Mary Robinson. But Chief O'Brien comes a close second. Really paved the way for the peace process in the North, by showing how he could get over his hatred of the Cardassians.

CrabRevolution

While it was certainly a step forward for human rights in the country and in the right direction for equal rights/marriage etc. I dont think the work of David Norris and the decriminalization of homosexuality really caused that much of a social shift in the country. I reckon it was more a correction of an anachronism than a sudden liberation of oppressed masses.

Lapin

Rylan Fluffy Groceries wrote: »

Now he's an assistant manager.

In two jobs !

Dirty Dingus McGee

eyescreamcone wrote: »

And?

If he never accepted second rate surely he wouldn't want to be an assistant and have the balls to be a manager.Being an assistant manager is second rate by definition.

fryup

Bob Geldof

esp when he appeared on the late late show back in the 80s, and told like it is regards ireland of the time...that it was a backward insular corrupt country and he had no desire to live here, he expressed the feelings of lots of young people back then

eyescreamcone

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

If he never accepted second rate surely he wouldn't want to be an assistant and have the balls to be a manager.Being an assistant manager is second rate by definition.

...in your opinion!

Karl Stein

Big Joe Joyce King of the Gypsies.

donegaLroad

Michael Martin when he introduced the smoking ban in pubs.

bmm

fryup wrote: »

Bob Geldof

esp when he appeared on the late late show back in the 80s, and told like it is regards ireland of the time...that it was a backward insular corrupt country and he had no desire to live here, he expressed the feelings of lots of young people back then

And Gaybo for having the balls to bring him onto the show.

Mary Robinson.

foggy_lad

Nell McCafferty and her condom trains.

Morag

acon2119 wrote: »

Can you think of any Irish person who caused social change in Ireland in the last 30 years. Someone that there would be lots of info on. Doesn't matter if it was social change for the good or bad. Not necessarily someone in politics. Any ideas????????

Mary Robinson.

too_little

michael o leary , made regular air travel available to the masses