Who's your favourite Irish person of all time and why?

Erranged

Mine is Paul McGrath

Because of his class

JasonStatham

Deranged. More like.

Quantum Erasure

Jack Charlton

buried

Stephen O'Malley

.anon.

That's easy. John Hume.

Doctors room ghost

Joey Dunlop because of his abilities on a bike, his humble ways and his humanitarian work that he never once advertised.

brilou23

Fr dougal McGuire. A great priest and pillar of the Catholic community. He helped a local priest win the golden cleric.

Five Eighth

.anon. wrote: »

That's easy. John Hume.

Totally agree. Refer to thread on John Hume's legacy.

Signore Fancy Pants

Aul Mr. Brennan

Vestiapx

My son, because he's my son.

Sam Quentin

A very hard question or a very easy one if we can mention our family members

buried

Vestiapx wrote: »

My son, because he's my son.

Errashareesh

Des Kelly the carpet man.

Tuco88

Bosco and Dustin the Turkey... Happy days and simpler times.

Thelonious Monk

Me Ma

Blondini

Robert Mugabe . Great fcucking Craic for a game of pool and a few beers. HON THE BOBBY!

Man with broke phone

Barrack O Bama

AllForIt

I can include myself when deliberating this?

E mac

Tom Crean proven hard as nails guy who saw parts of the world most of us will never see.

Mad_maxx

Fortycoats

Dayor Knight

My dad.
Easy answer but true. Would have been 100 next year!

buried

Yeah fair play to Tom Crean too, him going out there at that time was akin to lads going walking on the moon a few decades later. For some people probably still is.

13Ballymore

Dr Noel Browne

McGinniesta

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Me Ma

Your ma's your oul one.

Stevieluvsye

Grot bags

Parsnips

Fook that celebrity worship.

My Wife #1

McGinniesta

Ryan Tubridy.

For the uniquely punchable irish head on him.

Strumms

E mac wrote: »

Tom Crean proven hard as nails guy who saw parts of the world most of us will never see.

Must have had balls a big as Jupiter to undertake THREE separate expeditions to the Antarctic. He did the three and was actually away on expeditions for nine years in total. That’s mind blowing.. over 1901-1917 the three expeditions... back then, no googmaps, no internet, iPads, satellite phones, no anything apart from yourself, friends and resourcefulness.

Larbre34

Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin day centre for homeless people.

He does what I could not do, would not do. He does it selflessly and without ego. Unlike some of his counterparts in other housing charities, he seeks no limelight, stays out of politics, has spent his entire life dedicated to the care of others.

I'm not religious, but the fact he is, is irrelevant to me. He is the best of us.

Strumms

Larbre34 wrote: »

Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin day centre for homeless people.

He does what I could not do, would not do. He does it selflessly and without ego. Unlike some of his counterparts in other housing charities, he seeks no limelight, stays out of politics, has spent his entire life dedicated to the care of others.

I'm not religious, but the fact he is, is irrelevant to me. He is the best of us.

My Aunt works there and she’d concur 100%. His predecessor the late Fr Leonard Coughlan too was an absolute gent and a giant amongst men for the selfless work they are their teams did and do... for anybody who thinks that superheroes are just in Hollywood movies and comic books, just get yourself down to church st.

E mac

Strumms wrote: »

Must have had balls a big as Jupiter to undertake THREE separate expeditions to the Antarctic. He did the three and was actually away on expeditions for nine years in total. That’s mind blowing.. over 1901-1917 the three expeditions... back then, no googmaps, no internet, iPads, satellite phones, no anything apart from yourself, friends and resourcefulness.

Part of what I admire about him is also what is frustrating...he never spoke about his time at sea. What stories he must have had. Although I suppose he'd be wasted on us on the late late .."was it very cold in the Antarctic ?'

murpho999

Me.
Because I have to look after and love myself.

Apart from that, John Hume didn't seem bad.

Arghus

James Joyce.

Mad_maxx

Larbre34 wrote: »

Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin day centre for homeless people.

He does what I could not do, would not do. He does it selflessly and without ego. Unlike some of his counterparts in other housing charities, he seeks no limelight, stays out of politics, has spent his entire life dedicated to the care of others.

I'm not religious, but the fact he is, is irrelevant to me. He is the best of us.

Good call

rodders999

Mr. Tayto

Constance Markievicz. A true trailblazer.

French Toast

Nally.

circadian

.anon. wrote: »

That's easy. John Hume.

This but as others have mentioned Joey Dunlop (probably didn't identify as Irish) was an incredible person.

circadian

No shout outs for Matress Mick? He's an advertising genius.

touts

Arthur Wellesley. Military and Political genius. Commander in chief of the military in three countries UK, Spain and Portugal. Field Marshal in 5 other armies. Then served twice as Prime Minister and brought in Catholic Emancipation in Ireland.

Your Face

It's a draw between Hud Hastings and Gaint Reed.

Wibbs

Columbanus would be up there.

Mad_maxx

Big Joe Joyce

KungPao

Trevor Jordache.

Kaybaykwah

Wibbs wrote: »

Columbanus would be up there.

...and Columba, so. It's just that Columbanus had a continental air to him.

Kaybaykwah

George Bernard Shaw, he was a great proponent of vegetarianism. Am I a vegetarian? No. I do however like his plays, but does that even make sense? Hardly.

Church on Tuesday

In the past? a toss up between James Connolly and Michael Collins.

In recent times? John Hume.

Liamo57

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Big Joe Joyce

I agree wholehatedly. Big Joe rises at 5 wach morning, spends an hour on the punchbag, gives the wife a length before heading off to work and 8 hours of hard graft to feed his 10 children. Home at 6, daily rosary before sitting down with the family for dinner and off to bed to try and produce another heir to the throne and up again to start a new day. God bless you Joe. King of the KNa.....sorry, tinkers.

chrissb8

Tom Crean, lived an extraordinary life and put it all away to appreciate one of the simplest/humblest of existence afterwards.

That's true humility and class. To live such a filled life, for yourself and no one else.

Mad_maxx

Liamo57 wrote: »

I agree wholehatedly. Big Joe rises at 5 wach morning, spends an hour on the punchbag, gives the wife a length before heading off to work and 8 hours of hard graft to feed his 10 children. Home at 6, daily rosary before sitting down with the family for dinner and off to bed to try and produce another heir to the throne and up again to start a new day. God bless you Joe. King of the KNa.....sorry, tinkers.

"work" ?

Everlong1

Bono. For being a great singer, frontman and representative of the country long before it was cool.