RTE presenters discuss who should be voted Ireland's Greatest

Dave Fanning, Miriam O'Callaghan, Joe Duffy, Michael McDowell and David McWilliams each believe that their candidate for Ireland's Greatest deserves your vote. What do you think? Watch the full show and the Ireland's Greatest series with RTÉ Player http://www.rte.ie/player/#

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• Ireland's Greatest
• The Late Late Show
• Bono
• James Connolly
• Mary Robinson
• John Hume
• Michael Collins
• Dave Fanning
• Miriam O'Callaghan
• Joe Duffy
• Michael McDowell
• David McWilliams

[ruairi52]

Dave Fanning...You Fucking Gobshite..Bono my hole !

[mickser101]

I think Collins will win, but the original 40 was laughable how in gods fucking name did stephen gately, ronan keating, daniel o'donnell and louis walsh of all people get on this list ahead of Michael Davitt, Robert Boyle, Dan Breen, William Rowan Hamilton, Patrick Sarsfield, Robert Emmett, James Stephens, Ernie O'Malley, Ernest Walton, John and Sean MacBride, George Best, William Brown, John Barry. It's a shambolic attempt at getting our 40 best but i expect nothing less from RTE

[kiesma]

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[quinbrady]

I feel sorry for the three panelists, having to accept a gobshite like Tubridy as moderator. And McWiliams is wrong about Robnson being the only internationalist, Connolly was working to improve the lot of all American workers, whlst the IRB were running around cadging money for arms.

[rossdarragh]

@DJEMMEY25 Each individual on the list have altered Ireland in some way or another either Musically Politically or spiritually. You can not say that Ireland wouldn't the country it is today without Collins what about the influential individuals who went before him, which probably shaped Irish history and Collins personality. Life and the world is not made up of individuals that make an impact but a sum of individuals.

[shanenolan3k]

bonos head after this must be ready to implode

[caoimhin1111]

Also, it sickens me to see an Anti-Republican tan like Michael McDowell representing a true Irish Republican like Michael Collins. Sickening.

[seanogcarey]

shud ov been collins

[theedge2009]

Bono does pay taxes. You idiotic children have to stop listening to everything you hear in the paper! Besides, he's a man who uses his Rock-star reputation for good. He sets a good example for young generations by raising money for charity and making them aware of the stupid poverty in the world, while other celebrities are out there sleeping with prostitutes, dealing drugs and getting arrested. Bono did deserve to win as much as the other 4 candidates, so stop saying he didn't.

[spooner2020]

Bono doesn't pay tax in Ireland. U2 moved their taxes to Holland.

[madfortrad5958]

i agree hes a tosser

@ruairi52