Martin O'Neill on Irishness (part 3)

Here is the Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill addressing Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland, speaking on the theme 'What it means to be Irish'. This was a lecture conducted in December '08 on the Irish identity to an audience made up largely of young college students as well as President Mary McAleese.

The Villa manager discusses amongst other things growing up in a nationalist family, his experiences playing for Northern Ireland and his overall thoughts on his Irish identity.

In this part Martin O'Neill concludes his speech, takes questions from the audience, comments on how British people view the Irish nowadays and the differences between how the people of Ulster and the people of the south of Ireland view Irishness. Enjoy.

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[JohnAdams198805]

best thing is he is prond to be irish well said martin outstanding manager and a great man

[toneyabone]

I agree with John Adams i am also prond to be irish

[bachgammon1]

Thank you very much for sharing. He is a really interesting and inspiring gentleman.

[FinuteD1]

erin go brath

[BlackMountainScar]

@toneyabone lol We are all prond as fuck... hahahahaha

[chimbrannagh]

very touching

[mikeygormley]

I'm sorry to say the view is very cold...