Ireland's most Loved person

Feckitt · February 19, 2018, 10:22:45 AM

I thought I would start a nice positive thread for a Monday morning. Who do you think is Ireland's most loved personality dead or alive?

Sporting heroes like Roy Keane are widely respected but not necessarily loved, ditto for Brian O'Driscoll who is widely regarded as one of our greatest ever sportsmen but not loved and adored by the nation at large.

Martin McGuinness is loved by many people but a large section of the population hold him in disdain due to his IRA past.

So who are the people that are uniformly loved and respected by the Irish Nation?

My nominations are,

Luke Kelly
Paul McGrath
Micheal O'Muircheartaigh

Taylor · February 19, 2018, 10:32:40 AM

Padraig Harrington

Dinny Breen · February 19, 2018, 10:32:53 AM

Micheal D

Hereiam · February 19, 2018, 10:34:50 AM

Gerry Adams

declan85 · February 19, 2018, 10:36:04 AM

I'd go for Bill O'Herlihy. He was widely loved and went far too soon after retiring.

WT4E · February 19, 2018, 10:40:24 AM

John Hume

Orior · February 19, 2018, 10:40:55 AM

Mick McCarthy

The Subbie · February 19, 2018, 10:43:56 AM

Larry Reilly
Lock the thread.

GetOverTheBar · February 19, 2018, 10:44:32 AM

Dermot Morgan worth a mention in something like this surely.

Hereiam · February 19, 2018, 11:03:47 AM

Dustin the Turkey

Syferus · February 19, 2018, 11:05:14 AM

Katie Taylor.

Rossfan · February 19, 2018, 11:10:17 AM

Between Larry and Daniel O'Donnell.

screenexile · February 19, 2018, 11:22:16 AM

Miriam

Avondhu star · February 19, 2018, 11:28:42 AM

Quote from: screenexile on February 19, 2018, 11:22:16 AM
Miriam

As someone posted before she is not universally popular and she does have her knockers

Hereiam · February 19, 2018, 11:30:41 AM

Any of them weather girls on TG4