Ringo Starr - for services to music
Darcey Bussell - for services to dance
Marc Almond - for services to music
Tony Fearon - for services to hell
Kieran McGeeney - for services to Down
Nigel Dodds -for services to taking the piss
Jeffrey Donaldson for inadvertant service to a united Ireland
Irish Independent - for services to the Royal Family
Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
The farmers paper, that's one of your best ones yes Sphillis.
Quote from: Syferus on December 30, 2017, 03:52:45 PM
Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
Who said Seaf is a farmer or is from a rural part if Galway?
I too think the Independent is a disgraceful rag.
Seafoid- For services to Fantasy Economics and Unionist outreach!😂😂
Would you take one if it were offered?
Personally, not a chance, and I often feel disappointed in one way, yet strangely proud in another, when I see people I know get named.
I'd love to know the stats on the refusal rate by area.
Quote from: Rois on December 30, 2017, 11:30:39 PM
Would you take one if it were offered?
Personally, not a chance, and I often feel disappointed in one way, yet strangely proud in another, when I see people I know get named.
I'd love to know the stats on the refusal rate by area.
No chance id accept one.
Quote from: Rois on December 30, 2017, 11:30:39 PM
Would you take one if it were offered?
Personally, not a chance, and I often feel disappointed in one way, yet strangely proud in another, when I see people I know get named.
I'd love to know the stats on the refusal rate by area.
I'd say I appreciate the recognition but don't want to participate in this bizarre game where privileged aristocrats dish out titles as if that's a legitimate reward. The Nobel Prize has far more dignity IMHO.
"I disapprove strongly of any introduction into England of the system of distinctions conferred by Government upon individuals... whose merits can be so much better marked by public opinion."
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
He basically designed and built much of the infrastructure that Britain's wealth was built on. He died unhonoured.
Disclaimer: The only source I can find for this quote is Twitter.
Quote from: Syferus on December 30, 2017, 03:52:45 PM
Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
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Quote from: Syferus on December 30, 2017, 03:52:45 PM
Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
Post of the year.
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Quote from: Syferus on December 30, 2017, 03:52:45 PM
Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
Post of the year.
He left it late!
Quote from: Rois on December 30, 2017, 11:30:39 PM
Would you take one if it were offered?
Personally, not a chance, and I often feel disappointed in one way, yet strangely proud in another, when I see people I know get named.
I'd love to know the stats on the refusal rate by area.
No. Leaving aside the British/Irish politics I fundamentally disagree with people getting an honour for doing a job they were already rewarded for. A relative of the wife got one for being a school headmaster wrapped up as "services to education". A load of oul bollocks as it was HIS JOB. IMO they should be for voluntary sector only.
I have plenty of friends from our side of the house as they crudely say who have been honoured including one this year.
Did Seamus Heaney not turn down one of thesethings?
If anything could emphasise the core difference between Irishness and Britishness it would be this statue.
Www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/30/irish-embassy-threatened-over-gift-of-queen-victoria-statue-to-sydney-papers-reveal
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Did Seamus Heaney not turn down one of thesethings?
Don't know but he definitely turned down the Poet Laureateship (sp?).
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Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
Who said Seaf is a farmer or is from a rural part if Galway?
I too think the Independent is a disgraceful rag.
Me too. Even if it has all the funerals . The slavering attention paid to the UK branch of the Saxe Coburg family is typical. What did Liz Windsor ever do for small farmers?
Quote from: T Fearon on December 31, 2017, 01:03:40 PM
I have plenty of friends from our side of the house as they crudely say who have been honoured including one this year.
They are sellouts! Each and every one of them.
Stew, a former school classmate of mine has been honoured this year.He is and always was one of the nicest blokes you could know,who I have never heard a bad word said against.He has been recognised for his long career,providing a vital service,a live saving service,a career which although remunerated requires extraordinary commitment,courage and skill.He was also widowed a few years ago,in his early 50s.
If he so wishes to be honoured like this, I for one would have nothing only respect for his decision,as I do for the likes of Pat Jennings and Martin O'Neill.
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Quote from: Syferus on December 30, 2017, 03:52:45 PM
Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
Post of the year.
He left it late!
Better late than never.
Eamonn Holmes and all the rest of those forelock tugging west Brits can stick their wee medals where the sun don't shine, pathetic tossers
I reckon Fearon would accept one no bother.
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Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
Post of the year.
He left it late!
Better late than never.
Eamonn Holmes and all the rest of those forelock tugging west Brits can stick their wee medals where the sun don't shine, pathetic t**sers
You would have no room for one with all the chips on your shoulders
For first time possibly I kind of agree with Tony.... can't for the life of me imagine why a nationalist would accept such an 'honour' but is their right if they so choose. Man I know got MBE or OBE or watever a few years ago and as it seemed to mean a lot to him so I congratulated him but really I was very surprised he accepted it... but he did and have to allow him that freedom of choice.
Maybe it is just nice to have your efforts over a long period recognised and rewarded.I know another guy,a schoolteacher,who was honoured for his efforts to amateur drama over many decades.I joked that he should have held out for a Lordship!
I assume all those objectors here will also turn down their British pensions etc?
Quote from: T Fearon on December 31, 2017, 06:04:39 PM
Maybe it is just nice to have your efforts over a long period recognised and rewarded.I know another guy,a schoolteacher,who was honoured for his efforts to amateur drama over many decades.I joked that he should have held out for a Lordship!
I assume all those objectors here will also turn down their British pensions etc?
A pension is something you contribute to and then receive.
Becoming a Relic of the British Empire is a political stance and a disgusting one.
Quote from: longballin on December 31, 2017, 05:54:25 PM
For first time possibly I kind of agree with Tony.... can't for the life of me imagine why a nationalist would accept such an 'honour' but is their right if they so choose. Man I know got MBE or OBE or watever a few years ago and as it seemed to mean a lot to him so I congratulated him but really I was very surprised he accepted it... but he did and have to allow him that freedom of choice.
I don't think you can be a nationalist if you accept an award like Member of the British Empire, or Order of the British Empire. How can you be? And don't get me started on the likes of Geldof.
Receive one then hand back your passport.
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Quote from: longballin on December 31, 2017, 05:54:25 PM
For first time possibly I kind of agree with Tony.... can't for the life of me imagine why a nationalist would accept such an 'honour' but is their right if they so choose. Man I know got MBE or OBE or watever a few years ago and as it seemed to mean a lot to him so I congratulated him but really I was very surprised he accepted it... but he did and have to allow him that freedom of choice.
I don't think you can be a nationalist if you accept an award like Member of the British Empire, or Order of the British Empire. How can you be? And don't get me started on the likes of Geldof.
Aye I tend to agree with you... Geldof is a total Brit. I have no hostility to man I know who accepted it just cant understand it... same with Martin O'Neill
To be a total Brit one would have to be born and brought up there instead Geldof was born and brought up in Dún Laoghaire.
Quote from: T Fearon on December 31, 2017, 06:04:39 PM
Maybe it is just nice to have your efforts over a long period recognised and rewarded.I know another guy,a schoolteacher,who was honoured for his efforts to amateur drama over many decades.I joked that he should have held out for a Lordship!
I assume all those objectors here will also turn down their British pensions etc?
Doing it should be reward enough. Those from a Nationalist background accepting these awards are obviously doing so for reasons of pure vanity.
But you are nominated by others,can there be anything more satisfying than recognition from your peers by virtue of the fact they've made an effort to submit an application on your behalf.
I respect the decision of anyone to accept or reject these awards.
Quote from: T Fearon on December 31, 2017, 05:32:02 PM
Stew, a former school classmate of mine has been honoured this year.He is and always was one of the nicest blokes you could know,who I have never heard a bad word said against.He has been recognised for his long career,providing a vital service,a live saving service,a career which although remunerated requires extraordinary commitment,courage and skill.He was also widowed a few years ago,in his early 50s.
If he so wishes to be honoured like this, I for one would have nothing only respect for his decision,as I do for the likes of Pat Jennings and Martin O'Neill.
Tony, these men know what the brits have done here, the queen is the figurehead of the so call british empire, to accept an award from her, to me, is a slap in the face to those who died at the hands of the british forces in Ireland and abroad, and this comes from a man who was far from a shinner.
Its just opinion, if I knew him I would not respect him any less, I would be disappointed in him certainly but the award is not worth losing friends over, that said I would not be congratulating him on it and if he asked me what I thought I would tell him I thought he should have declined it and why.
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Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
Post of the year.
He left it late!
Better late than never.
Eamonn Holmes and all the rest of those forelock tugging west Brits can stick their wee medals where the sun don't shine, pathetic t**sers
You would have no room for one with all the chips on your shoulders
Who wears a medal on their shoulder? Another classic from the biggest oxygen thief on the board
Quote from: Captain Obvious on December 31, 2017, 07:23:00 PM
To be a total Brit one would have to be born and brought up there instead Geldof was born and brought up in Dún Laoghaire.
sorry... west Brit
Although it is a personal recognition award, MO'N explicitly stated that he was accepting the OBE on behalf of Celtic fc
First post of 2018 on GAA Board! Do I get an award? 8)
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First post of 2018 on GAA Board! Do I get an award? 8)
Yes. Free training at Garvaghey for the Ladies in 2018
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First post of 2018 on GAA Board! Do I get an award? 8)
Yes. Free training at Garvaghey for the Ladies in 2018
Good idea.. unlikely though
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First post of 2018 on GAA Board! Do I get an award? 8)
£5 off a foam roller.
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Interesting that the Indo offends you so much because it's not so socialist that it supports proto-communism. It's left of centre on social issues just like most mainstream publications.
It's sad a supposedly west of Ireland man would be so disconnected from his own people to actively hate the farmers' paper.
For someone so arrogant your stupidity is quite awesome.
Post of the year.
He left it late!
Better late than never.
Eamonn Holmes and all the rest of those forelock tugging west Brits can stick their wee medals where the sun don't shine, pathetic t**sers
You would have no room for one with all the chips on your shoulders
Who wears a medal on their shoulder? Another classic from
the biggest oxygen thief on the board
Make sure to collect your Giro
The Queen was welcomed to Ireland in 2011.Michael D Higgins willingly undertook a state visit two years later.How can anyone condemn anyone accepting British Honours List awards?
Heads of State of visit each others States. Usual protocols etc.
A person becoming a "Commander of the British Empire" is a different matter.
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 04:34:20 AM
The Queen was welcomed to Ireland in 2011.Michael D Higgins willingly to undertook a state visit two years later.How can anyone condemn anyone accepting British Honours List rewards?
Germans don't get OBE's.
Irish pepole shouldn't either.
Judging by the photo you got OBESE.But that is different.
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 04:34:20 AM
The Queen was welcomed to Ireland in 2011.Michael D Higgins willingly undertook a state visit two years later.How can anyone condemn anyone accepting British Honours List awards?
Mickey D and the shinners are west brits, they fawned over Lizzie and it was sickening to see, it is very simple Tony, the brits should hand out honours to british people, you can deal in semantics all you want however the fact remains a lot of people have issues with those that take these gongs from the brits, me included.
Martin O'Neill took his award and said it was for Celtic FC, he took the award, he got the award not Celtic and he should have declined the award, in my opinion, since my opinion does not matter, he was happy to accept an OBE and it is a direct reflection on himself, not Celtic FC.
Quote from: stew on January 01, 2018, 11:24:18 AM
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 04:34:20 AM
The Queen was welcomed to Ireland in 2011.Michael D Higgins willingly undertook a state visit two years later.How can anyone condemn anyone accepting British Honours List awards?
Mickey D and the shinners are west brits, they fawned over Lizzie and it was sickening to see, it is very simple Tony, the brits should hand out honours to british people, you can deal in semantics all you want however the fact remains a lot of people have issues with those that take these gongs from the brits, me included.
Martin O'Neill took his award and said it was for Celtic FC, he took the award, he got the award not Celtic and he should have declined the award, in my opinion, since my opinion does not matter, he was happy to accept an OBE and it is a direct reflection on himself, not Celtic FC.
Lizzie-fawning (early contender for word of the year) was a bit cringeworthy tbh, but it's trying to normalise such things in this cesspit. And if anything, shows up unionist politicans for their petty behaviour if they don't reciprocate.
Had the Celtic hierarchy anything to do with Martin accepting? The bigger picture, and all that.
No nationalist should countenance British Rule in Ireland,but the vast majority of nationalists, North and South, exhorted to do so by every one of their political leaders,voted for British Rule in the North in 1998.
To criticise someone for accepting a New Years Award is laughingly hypocritical therefore😂😂😂
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 01:55:33 PM
No nationalist should countenance British Rule in Ireland,but the vast majority of nationalists, North and South, exhorted to do so by every one of their political leaders,voted for British Rule in the North in 1998.
To criticise someone for accepting a New Years Award is laughingly hypocritical therefore😂😂😂
So what would happen if you waned to vote down south Tony?
We in the six have no choice in what elections we vote in, we dont get a vote down south therefore we have to play by the rules of the british, there is no other option, therefore there is no hypocrisy Tony, simply political reality!
Stew, during the GFA negotiations the United Ireland option wasn't even on the table? Why
The agreement which formally endorsed British Rule in the North and removal of Articles 2 and 3 of the constitution,relinquishing all claims on the North by Dublin were affirmed by separate referenda North and South in which all nationalist leaders,Hume,Adams and Ahern urged nationalists to vote for British Rule in the North.
This was far more shameful than anybody accepting a meaningless award,enjoying five minutes of fame and a big day out in London.
I take it Tony has now given up on "northernirishness"??😀
Not in the slightest.Just laughing at nationalists complaining about people from a nationalist background accepting Honours from the British Queen when they themselves voted for Britain to have sovereignty over the North!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Here's an example of the British honours system. Ladies and gentlemen and others, I give you Lord Kilclooney
https://twitter.com/kilclooneyjohn?lang=en (https://twitter.com/kilclooneyjohn?lang=en)
QuoteWhat an incredible victory of Ulster over Munster - albeit assisted by a few non Ulstermen
QuoteJust as I would like to see Englishmen on theEngland Test Cricket Team I would like to see Leinster men playing rugby for Leinster; Ulstermen playing for Ulster etc. Alas money now prevails and these teams are no longer entirely local!
QuotePiers Morgan is one of a minority who wrongly thinks that England is a country - in fact it is one of 4 nations in the country known as the UK. I do not reduce myself to his level by insults but simply try to educate him. A Chinese born in England is Chinese and not English!
Best reply to his rant about the Ulster rugby team including non-ulster men was that he should follow the GAA, lol.
Quote from: Orior on January 01, 2018, 08:17:11 PM
Here's an example of the British honours system. Ladies and gentlemen and others, I give you Lord Kilclooney
https://twitter.com/kilclooneyjohn?lang=en (https://twitter.com/kilclooneyjohn?lang=en)
QuoteWhat an incredible victory of Ulster over Munster - albeit assisted by a few non Ulstermen
QuoteJust as I would like to see Englishmen on theEngland Test Cricket Team I would like to see Leinster men playing rugby for Leinster; Ulstermen playing for Ulster etc. Alas money now prevails and these teams are no longer entirely local!
QuotePiers Morgan is one of a minority who wrongly thinks that England is a country - in fact it is one of 4 nations in the country known as the UK. I do not reduce myself to his level by insults but simply try to educate him. A Chinese born in England is Chinese and not English!
Best reply to his rant about the Ulster rugby team including non-ulster men was that he should follow the GAA, lol.
Orior your naming of the proposed stadium at the maze on owc, 'The orange Bowl' cracked me up, especially after the planters went absolutely ape shit and banned you after it, simply brilliant comedic timing and it provoked the tremendously funny reponse, it was an iconic moment on there, one of the few, the other one that stands out is the bloke who thought the five year old who won a blue Peter competition but got the Ulster fleg wrong was another.
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 01:55:33 PM
No nationalist should countenance British Rule in Ireland,but the vast majority of nationalists, North and South, exhorted to do so by every one of their political leaders,voted for British Rule in the North in 1998.
To criticise someone for accepting a New Years Award is laughingly hypocritical therefore😂😂😂
I disagree, the GFA was a peer based decision.
The awards are a not.
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 06:47:41 PM
Not in the slightest.Just laughing at nationalists complaining about people from a nationalist background accepting Honours from the British Queen when they themselves voted for Britain to have sovereignty over the North!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Is that why you were commenting in the Belfast Telegraph last week that joint rule was now the only option? How does that square with your cheerleading for an independent statelet?
Quote from: red hander on January 04, 2018, 04:54:49 PM
Quote from: T Fearon on January 01, 2018, 06:47:41 PM
Not in the slightest.Just laughing at nationalists complaining about people from a nationalist background accepting Honours from the British Queen when they themselves voted for Britain to have sovereignty over the North!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Is that why you were commenting in the Belfast Telegraph last week that joint rule was now the only option? How does that square with your cheerleading for an independent statelet?
He adjusts the WUM message to the audience.
The GFA was not a vote for British rule. It was a vote to accept it for the time being but agree to a means by which it can be ended. The wording of the referendum was not "Do you want to join a sovereign united Ireland right now?"