I have watched the RTE series with great vigour. Who is Ireland's greatst statesman? - Michael Collins (Freedom Fighter and man of vision);James Connolly (1916 fame); John Hume (Civil Rights Hero); Mary Robinson (Human Rights Campaigner etc); and Bono of course for whatever reason!
Any of the first four would fit the bill as our greatest statesperson. It seems a pity that such a "competition" has been launched because a winner will be chosen. Collins, Connolly, Hume and Robinson are all excellent people and choosing a "winner" from the four would be like selecting the greatest book ever written. Obviously, everybody would have different reasons for the 1st Choice.
I hope no winner will be chosen.
I've never really seen why people think Mary Robinson is so great, after all, who did she beat to get elected, Brian Lenihan who shot himself in the foot in a major way and Austin Currie.
My vote would have gone to David Trimble who, IMO, put his political career and reputation on the line to help achieve a lasting peace in the North.
Ha ha ha ha ha!My vote would have gone to David Trimble who, IMO, put his political career and reputation on the line to help achieve a lasting peace in the North.
personally, there's a better argument for someone like lemass or parnell in my view
Arguing who is the greatest Irish Person on this forum is as stupid as what the programme tried to achieve. I am simply saying that I found the programmes on Robinson and Connolly very interesting because I found out a lot about them that I didn't know. They were very good stand alone documentaries if you ignore the competition aspect.
People still seem to think that Mary Robinson was simply the first female president (I admit I was ignorant). Her life was a lot more interesting than that I have to say. I recommend that you watch it. It won't make you think that she is Ireland's greatest ever person but it might make you appreciate her a bit more. Same with James Connolly.
Smells like sour grapes to me. You voted for Stephen Gately didn't you.
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