The Greatest Irish Sportsperson Ever!

[Tony Baloney]

3. Joey
2. BOD
1. Padraig Harrington

[Minder]

Padraig for winning 3 majors out of about 70 he has played in?

[longrunsthefox]

Good decision IMO... up with very best in the world and totally down to the individual to take all the pressure and responsibility rather than a team game

[Minder]

Good decision IMO... up with very best in the world and totally down to the individual to take all the pressure and responsibility rather than a team game

Two good summers?

[orangeman]

I was flicking channels - what was the top 10 ?

[longrunsthefox]

Has he not been in top five for longer than that... maybe not. Who would you give it to Minder?

[Tony Baloney]

I was flicking channels - what was the top 10 ?

Missed some and only seen the top 7:

7. Christy Ring
6. Sonia O'Sullivan
5. Roy Keane
4. George Best
3-1 as above

Dunno what the selection criteria was.

[Minder]

Probably Joey Dunlop or John O'Shea

[orangeman]

I saw Vincent O'Brien - no 8 I think he was.

Sean Kelly was there as well.

[longrunsthefox]

Probably Joey Dunlop or John O'Shea

Only saw the end of it myself. I thought Barry McGuigan would have been in the top three. Aye, I suppose Joey is a good shout and I'd be more inclined towards non-team sports people. Who the f** is John O'Shea by the way?... the boy that organises the GOAL game for the Third World?    or do you mean Jack O'Shea?   

[Tony Baloney]

Joey Dunlop must certainly rate higher than BOD and I wouldn't argue with anyone putting
him above a man with asterisks against his wins.

[Hoof Hearted]

was AP McCoy not in the top 10 ?

[orangeman]

was AP McCoy not in the top 10 ?

no.

[Hoof Hearted]

strange

The 9 sportspeople mentioned so far are excellent i agree, but surely he couldnt have been far away

[Tony Baloney]

strange

The 9 sportspeople mentioned so far are excellent i agree, but surely he couldnt have been far away

Strange indeed. Top 5 at least you'd reckon.