New Years honours list

[Tony Baloney]

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.

[T Fearon]

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.

[stew]

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.

[red hander]

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

[longballin]

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

[Main Street]

Although it is a personal recognition award, MO'N explicitly stated that he was  accepting the OBE on behalf of Celtic fc

[longballin]

First post of 2018 on GAA Board!  Do I get an award? 

[Jim Bob]

First post of 2018 on GAA Board!  Do I get an award? 

Yes. Free training at Garvaghey for the Ladies in 2018

[longballin]

First post of 2018 on GAA Board!  Do I get an award? 

Yes. Free training at Garvaghey for the Ladies in 2018

Good idea.. unlikely though

[BennyCake]

First post of 2018 on GAA Board!  Do I get an award? 

£5 off a foam roller.

[Avondhu star]

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

[T Fearon]

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?

[Rossfan]

Heads of State of visit each others States. Usual protocols etc.
A person becoming a "Commander of the British Empire" is a different matter.

[seafoid]

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.

[stew]

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.