When Irish eyes are smiling

[Weston Super Saint]

First post? Not a great start - unless you are the Irish bidder. Come on - own up Mr Eire.

 

And he's had two years to think about it :shock:

[St Chalet]

So whose claiming that they actually know the name(s) of the latest Irish bid - who is going to be the first to post, come on all you ITK'ers, time to put money where your mouth is and give us the info.

 

You heard it here first.

 

1 (1) Hilary Weston and family £4,089m (€6,195m) Retailing

2 (2) Sean Quinn and family £3,050m (€4,621m) Quarrying, property and insurance

3 (3) Sir Tony and Lady O’Reilly £1,672m (€2,533m) Food, media and inheritance

4 ( Denis O’Brien £1,493m (€2,262m) Mobile phones and investment

5 (5) Dermot Desmond £1,400m (€2,121m) Finance

6 (4) John Dorrance £1,390m (€2,106m) Inheritance

7 (6) Tony Ryan and family £1,010m (€1,503m) Airline

8 (47) Kevin and Michael Lagan £928m (€1,406m) Civil engineering

9 (9) John Magnier £723m (€1,095m) Bloodstock and property

10 (7) Thomas Flatley £667m (€1,010m) Property

11 (16) Eugene and Brendan Murtagh £639m (€968m) Building products

12 (10) Frank Dunne £606m (€918m) Retailing

13 (29) Sean Mulryan and family £583m (€883m) Property

14 (19) Thomas and Ann Roche and family £573m (€868m) Hotels and toll roads

15 (11) Martin Naughton £569m (€862m) Industry

16 (12) J P McManus £561m (€850m) Gambling

17 (53=) Liam and Roisin Carroll £540m (€818m) Construction

18 (18) Lord Ballyedmond £500m (€757m) Pharmaceuticals

19 (14) Margaret Heffernan £492m (€745m) Retailing

20 (13) U2 £487m (€738m) Music

21 (15) Sharon, Brian, Paul and Sean McMahon £475m (€720m) Retailing and inheritance

22 (20) Michael O’Leary £420m (€636m) Airline

23 (22) Sir Michael Smurfit and family £416m (€630m) Packaging and property

24 (17) Michael Flatley £377m (€571m) Entertainment

25 (27) Ray O’Rourke and family £370m (€560m) Construction

26 (New) Sam Morrison £350m (€530m) Property

27 (25) Michael and Nigel O’Flaherty £329m (€498m) Vehicles

28 (30) Gerard O’Hare £308m (€467m) Property

29 (23) James Mansfield £277m (€420m) Hotels

30 (31) George, Henry and John Sisk and family £272m (€412m) Construction

31 (24) Larry and Kitty Goodman £262m (€397m) Meat

32 (32=) Patrick Doherty £261m (€395m) Property

33 (26) Sir Allen McClay £255m (€386m) Pharmaceuticals

34 (49) Jim McGettigan £238m (€360m) Hotels and property

35 (50) Bernadette and John Gallagher and family £231m (€350m) Hotels and utilities

36= (32=) Charles Gallagher and family £230m (€348m) Construction

36= (129=) Stephen Vernon £230m (€348m) Property

38 (21) Pat McDonagh £226m (€343m) Computers

39 (28) Sir David McMurtry £225m (€340m) Computers

40 (35) Anne Dunne £219m (€332m) Retailing

41 (46) Peter Sutherland £217m (€328m) Finance

42 (New) Peter and Alicia White £211m (€319m) Property

43 (181=) Harry Crosbie £208m (€315m) Property and entertainment

44= (61=) Johnny Ronan £207m (€313m) Property

44= (61=) Richard Barrett £207m (€313m) Property

46 (34) Philip Berber £200m (€303m) Day trading

47 (39=) Joseph and Jean Brennan and family £192m (€291m) Baking and property

48 (36) Barry O’Callaghan £186m (€282m) Computers, publishing

49 (68=) Bernard McNamara £185m (€280m) Construction and property

50 (37) George Moore £184m (€279m) Software

[Eire Saint]

Jeff Kenna

 

Okay, too late on that one!

 

Leon Best

[krissyboy31]

First post? Not a great start - unless you are the Irish bidder. Come on - own up Mr Eire.

 

Unless he is Jeff Kenna and wanted to make sure he wasn't forgotten?

[hypochondriac]

But rather like our potential suitors better to sh!t or get off the pot in my book...

 

Nah. Better to suggest things regarding the validity of a rumour than to get any sources into trouble.

[saint_stevo]

Mods, please place a life ban on saint_stevo for one of the most objectionable posts ever.

 

Thought you all might like my post

[Delmary]

and another to say it isn't an Irishman, but a company called WH Ireland..........

 

nice massage

Sicko

[kpturner]

quote=Whitey Grandad;310529]Alan Bennett... Tony Byrne.... Colin Clarke.... Eamonn Collins.... Alan McLoughlin... Stehen O'Halloran... Iain Dowie (does he count?)[/quote

Only up to 10 apparently.

You haven't quite got the hang of this quoting lark have you?

[Micky]

You heard it here first.

 

1 (1) Hilary Weston and family £4,089m (€6,195m) Retailing

2 (2) Sean Quinn and family £3,050m (€4,621m) Quarrying, property and insurance

3 (3) Sir Tony and Lady O’Reilly £1,672m (€2,533m) Food, media and inheritance

4 ( Denis O’Brien £1,493m (€2,262m) Mobile phones and investment

5 (5) Dermot Desmond £1,400m (€2,121m) Finance

6 (4) John Dorrance £1,390m (€2,106m) Inheritance

7 (6) Tony Ryan and family £1,010m (€1,503m) Airline

8 (47) Kevin and Michael Lagan £928m (€1,406m) Civil engineering

9 (9) John Magnier £723m (€1,095m) Bloodstock and property

10 (7) Thomas Flatley £667m (€1,010m) Property

11 (16) Eugene and Brendan Murtagh £639m (€968m) Building products

12 (10) Frank Dunne £606m (€918m) Retailing

13 (29) Sean Mulryan and family £583m (€883m) Property

14 (19) Thomas and Ann Roche and family £573m (€868m) Hotels and toll roads

15 (11) Martin Naughton £569m (€862m) Industry

16 (12) J P McManus £561m (€850m) Gambling

17 (53=) Liam and Roisin Carroll £540m (€818m) Construction

18 (18) Lord Ballyedmond £500m (€757m) Pharmaceuticals

19 (14) Margaret Heffernan £492m (€745m) Retailing

20 (13) U2 £487m (€738m) Music

21 (15) Sharon, Brian, Paul and Sean McMahon £475m (€720m) Retailing and inheritance

22 (20) Michael O’Leary £420m (€636m) Airline

23 (22) Sir Michael Smurfit and family £416m (€630m) Packaging and property

24 (17) Michael Flatley £377m (€571m) Entertainment

25 (27) Ray O’Rourke and family £370m (€560m) Construction

26 (New) Sam Morrison £350m (€530m) Property

27 (25) Michael and Nigel O’Flaherty £329m (€498m) Vehicles

28 (30) Gerard O’Hare £308m (€467m) Property

29 (23) James Mansfield £277m (€420m) Hotels

30 (31) George, Henry and John Sisk and family £272m (€412m) Construction

31 (24) Larry and Kitty Goodman £262m (€397m) Meat

32 (32=) Patrick Doherty £261m (€395m) Property

33 (26) Sir Allen McClay £255m (€386m) Pharmaceuticals

34 (49) Jim McGettigan £238m (€360m) Hotels and property

35 (50) Bernadette and John Gallagher and family £231m (€350m) Hotels and utilities

36= (32=) Charles Gallagher and family £230m (€348m) Construction

36= (129=) Stephen Vernon £230m (€348m) Property

38 (21) Pat McDonagh £226m (€343m) Computers

39 (28) Sir David McMurtry £225m (€340m) Computers

40 (35) Anne Dunne £219m (€332m) Retailing

41 (46) Peter Sutherland £217m (€328m) Finance

42 (New) Peter and Alicia White £211m (€319m) Property

43 (181=) Harry Crosbie £208m (€315m) Property and entertainment

44= (61=) Johnny Ronan £207m (€313m) Property

44= (61=) Richard Barrett £207m (€313m) Property

46 (34) Philip Berber £200m (€303m) Day trading

47 (39=) Joseph and Jean Brennan and family £192m (€291m) Baking and property

48 (36) Barry O’Callaghan £186m (€282m) Computers, publishing

49 (68=) Bernard McNamara £185m (€280m) Construction and property

50 (37) George Moore £184m (€279m) Software

 

I take it thats the consortium that MJ is putting togeather - if so, we should win the Champions League in 2 years time - we'll have a few bob thats for sure...!!

[Weston Super Saint]

You haven't quite got the hang of this quoting lark have you?

 

Oh the ironing

[SB]

I'm not putting anything else in this thread. Hope it all goes through. We will know more soon.

 

 

 

Since when have you got anything correct..

 

Regardless of that, Husssh.

[kpturner]

Okay, too late on that one!

 

Leon Best

You are getting worse. How much money have you got then?

[miserableoldgit]

You haven't quite got the hang of this quoting lark have you?

 

I think that I have, but my laptop has had too much Guiness tonight!

[Mole]

Nah. Better to suggest things regarding the validity of a rumour than to get any sources into trouble.

 

Would you say the fat lady is warming her vocal chords?

[SaintDonkey]

Hilary Weston - born in Ireland emigrated to Canada. The Irish and Canadian links rolled into one?

[Scudamore]

Well i'm glad i discovered this tonight...because wading though what will probably be double figures of grammar discussion when i got to work tomorrow would have been pretty frustrating...start at page six tomorrow it is! And here's hoping we start getting some facts...sooner rather than later...

[miserableoldgit]

Would you say the fat lady is warming her vocal chords?

 

Don`t tell me that Susan Boyle is involved.

[krissyboy31]

I think that I have, but my laptop has had too much Guiness tonight!

 

Guinness old boy, Guinness. If we are talking spelling and grammar, one thing sure to upset the Irish is the misspelling of Guinness.

[Mole]

Don`t tell me that Susan Boyle is involved.

 

lol, nah it's a reference to a famous quote from Saintlee.

[Whitey Grandad]

I take it thats the consortium that MJ is putting togeather - if so, we should win the Champions League in 2 years time - we'll have a few bob thats for sure...!!

I'm sorry to water your bonfire but won't it take 4 years?

[miserableoldgit]

Guinness old boy, Guinness. If we are talking spelling and grammar, one thing sure to upset the Irish is the misspelling of Guinness.

 

I`m going to claim that one as a typo!!

[Eire Saint]

First post? Not a great start - unless you are the Irish bidder. Come on - own up Mr Eire.

 

 

My fortune at the moment is about 10 euro, some change and a bit of lint.

Hasn't put other people off making enquiries I suppose, but it's not me I'm afraid.

[saint_stevo]

 

 

Edited 26 May, 2009 by saint_stevo

[hypochondriac]

Since when have you got anything correct..

 

Regardless of that, Husssh.

 

I have a couple of times

[happiness stan]

so there is at least another Saints fan in Dublin other than me (or should I say myself , for the budding linguists). Actually I live near Enniskerry to be precise :-)

 

Hey, back of the queue for the season tickets!

All we need is to build a new stadium in Dublin, how hard can that be?

[kpturner]

My fortune at the moment is about 10 euro, some change and a bit of lint.

Hasn't put other people off making enquiries I suppose, but it's not me I'm afraid.

Thats enough I'll wager. I'll front your bid if you promise to give me a place on the board.

[benjii]

FCEK.

[docker-p]

My fortune at the moment is about 10 euro, some change and a bit of lint.

Hasn't put other people off making enquiries I suppose, but it's not me I'm afraid.

 

You would have trumped my bid if you had.:-s

[happiness stan]

Unless he is Jeff Kenna and wanted to make sure he wasn't forgotten?

 

Not forgotten, although his day job isn't going that well.

 

http://www.stpatsfc.com/

[Mole]

A pre season tour of Ireland would be fun.

[eelpie]

Who's there?

owen

 

Owen an awful lotta money Saints

[St Chalet]

A pre season tour of Ireland would be fun.

 

I will settle for surviving until pre-season.

[sotonist]

It had better not be Bono.

[SFC Forever]

Guinness old boy, Guinness. If we are talking spelling and grammar, one thing sure to upset the Irish is the misspelling of Guinness.

 

A pint of porter will do nicely

[Pilchards]

It had better not be Bono.

 

 

U2 think that?

[St Chalet]

U2 think that?

 

It would be The Sweetest Thing

[Red and White Russ]

This thread is taking me over the Edge

[St Chalet]

This thread is taking me over the Edge

 

It beats Veritgo.

[dubsaint]

I know i dont post often,but i thought i would share my news.Their is an Irish consortium that have today paid the £500,000 required to enter a period of exclusivity,and a deal is done at £15,000,000,subject to nothing untoward being found.As we were a PLC,working under strict guidlines hopefully none will be found.

The Pinnacle bid is still very much in the hunt and this new interest from the 2 Irish guys might force there hand one way or the other.Hopefully within a matter of days we will have a club to be proud of once again.

 

Dont think any one here in Ireland has any money, all the high rollers have taken serious hits with the down turn.

[dubsaint]

You heard it here first.

 

1 (1) Hilary Weston and family £4,089m (€6,195m) Retailing

2 (2) Sean Quinn and family £3,050m (€4,621m) Quarrying, property and insurance

3 (3) Sir Tony and Lady O’Reilly £1,672m (€2,533m) Food, media and inheritance

4 ( Denis O’Brien £1,493m (€2,262m) Mobile phones and investment

5 (5) Dermot Desmond £1,400m (€2,121m) Finance

6 (4) John Dorrance £1,390m (€2,106m) Inheritance

7 (6) Tony Ryan and family £1,010m (€1,503m) Airline

8 (47) Kevin and Michael Lagan £928m (€1,406m) Civil engineering

9 (9) John Magnier £723m (€1,095m) Bloodstock and property

10 (7) Thomas Flatley £667m (€1,010m) Property

11 (16) Eugene and Brendan Murtagh £639m (€968m) Building products

12 (10) Frank Dunne £606m (€918m) Retailing

13 (29) Sean Mulryan and family £583m (€883m) Property

14 (19) Thomas and Ann Roche and family £573m (€868m) Hotels and toll roads

15 (11) Martin Naughton £569m (€862m) Industry

16 (12) J P McManus £561m (€850m) Gambling

17 (53=) Liam and Roisin Carroll £540m (€818m) Construction

18 (18) Lord Ballyedmond £500m (€757m) Pharmaceuticals

19 (14) Margaret Heffernan £492m (€745m) Retailing

20 (13) U2 £487m (€738m) Music

21 (15) Sharon, Brian, Paul and Sean McMahon £475m (€720m) Retailing and inheritance

22 (20) Michael O’Leary £420m (€636m) Airline

23 (22) Sir Michael Smurfit and family £416m (€630m) Packaging and property

24 (17) Michael Flatley £377m (€571m) Entertainment

25 (27) Ray O’Rourke and family £370m (€560m) Construction

26 (New) Sam Morrison £350m (€530m) Property

27 (25) Michael and Nigel O’Flaherty £329m (€498m) Vehicles

28 (30) Gerard O’Hare £308m (€467m) Property

29 (23) James Mansfield £277m (€420m) Hotels

30 (31) George, Henry and John Sisk and family £272m (€412m) Construction

31 (24) Larry and Kitty Goodman £262m (€397m) Meat

32 (32=) Patrick Doherty £261m (€395m) Property

33 (26) Sir Allen McClay £255m (€386m) Pharmaceuticals

34 (49) Jim McGettigan £238m (€360m) Hotels and property

35 (50) Bernadette and John Gallagher and family £231m (€350m) Hotels and utilities

36= (32=) Charles Gallagher and family £230m (€348m) Construction

36= (129=) Stephen Vernon £230m (€348m) Property

38 (21) Pat McDonagh £226m (€343m) Computers

39 (28) Sir David McMurtry £225m (€340m) Computers

40 (35) Anne Dunne £219m (€332m) Retailing

41 (46) Peter Sutherland £217m (€328m) Finance

42 (New) Peter and Alicia White £211m (€319m) Property

43 (181=) Harry Crosbie £208m (€315m) Property and entertainment

44= (61=) Johnny Ronan £207m (€313m) Property

44= (61=) Richard Barrett £207m (€313m) Property

46 (34) Philip Berber £200m (€303m) Day trading

47 (39=) Joseph and Jean Brennan and family £192m (€291m) Baking and property

48 (36) Barry O’Callaghan £186m (€282m) Computers, publishing

49 (68=) Bernard McNamara £185m (€280m) Construction and property

50 (37) George Moore £184m (€279m) Software

 

You can put a line thru anyone involved in property or construction

[Red_No_7]

3 irish were in reception first thing this morning, one stayed at the ground ("the businessman") the other 2 ("the football guys") went to the training ground...at some point, and driven by dave jones.

 

fingers crossed something happens...

[buctootim]

Dont think any one here in Ireland has any money, all the high rollers have taken serious hits with the down turn.

Thats what they'd like you to think. Its not a good diplomatic move to go around saying 'yeah I'm still stonkingly loaded' when theres a recession on. Also cuts you some slack from the begging letters.

[westofshannonsaint]

Jeff Kenna...

 

We might have started something here now....!

 

Jeff Kenna had a great season last year keeping Galway Utd in the League of Ireland top flight as manager and bit part player, on a very tight budget. Unfortunately not going as well as expected with St Pats (SAINTS) this year.

 

 

Leon Best

 

howaya Éire

I'd really like Leon to pull on the Irish Shirt but think it will be a while.

 

can I have this as an avatar please?

 

can we please stop the grammer lesson, I am really excited, just imagine loads of tri-colours at SMS & the fields of Athenry being sung I think it would bring a tear to my eye.

[SaintJackoInHurworth]

Boy, I still haven't found what I'm looking for on this thread. It could all end in War. Still, let's hope we're not still here in October, with Sunday as the new Friday... cos you know what they'll be saying then don't you: "Sunday, Bloody Sunday!" Hopefully instead they will have the grace to get it done in a little while, or we will just be stuck in a moment you can't get out of.

 

Anyway, with or without you and your support (and you know, sometimes you can't make it on your own) I wonder if it would result in the unforgettable fire-ing of Mark Wotte. And how much would it cost? But how much more might we be worth in a few years? 40 million maybe. That would surely bring a lot of Pride in the name of love for the saints badge. Yes! The Saints are coming!

 

Let's just hope that the Electric Co. don't switch off the lights before it all goes through, cos it really could turn out to be a beautiful day and each day is one step closer to when we sing our adulation in God's country to the city of blinding lights that is southampton and also to Bono, declaring that it's 'all because of you'.

 

Yes, when I look at the world, that really could be a great outcome!

 

(U2 can waste ur time quoting song titles from songs!!!)

[Nineteen Canteen]

I think it's more entertaining than page after page of "It's all /Wilde's/Crouch's/Lawrie's/ (delete as necessary) fault!

 

..

[RinNY]

Is there any definite confirmation of this?? I see nothing on the OS, the Echo site, or SkySports. Can anyone give a secure source that this is genuinely happening??

 

I'm bloody delighted if it is real, of course!

[buctootim]

Persoanally I'd give the original poster some credence, if only for his lack of posting history and 'look at what I know' style. Funny to read the subsequent 'yeah I heard that too' posts tho.

[Nineteen Canteen]

It had better not be Bono.

 

Doubt it. Must be 20 years now and he still hasn't found what he's looking for. Flucking sunglasses can't help.

[RinNY]

Persoanally I'd give the original poster some credence, if only for his lack of posting history and 'look at what I know' style. Funny to read the subsequent 'yeah I heard that too' posts tho.

 

Oh, I'm not doubting the OP: I'd just like to see some definite confirmation from some kind of official source or named source.

 

Is Channon8 Mick Channon's son, by any chance? I seem to recall him posting on this board or S4E under some such name a few years back. If so, he'd be likely to have some real knowledge ...

[buctootim]

Doubt it. Must be 20 years now and he still hasn't found what he's looking for. Flucking sunglasses can't help.

 

It could be him. Apparently he affectionately wrote 'Where the streets have no shame' about Derby Road.