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Martin O'Neill on Irishness (Final part)
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 fifth and final part, Martin O'Neill talks about improved relations between the Irish and English, whether or not he thinks Irishness will become diluted by increased globalisation and his thoughts on the future of Irishness.
Hope you enjoy it along with the other parts.
Author: GerryDisthename
Keywords: Martin O'Neill Irishness Northern Ireland Republic Celtic Aston Villa Forest interview
Added: January 2, 2009
Martin O'Neill on Irishness (Part 4)
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 fourth part, Martin O'Neill takes more questions and discusses his own contribution to Irish culture, the ability of football to be a unifier and whether he thinks there could be an all-Ireland football team as well as the changes the GAA have made since he played Gaelic games.
Author: GerryDisthename
Keywords: Martin O'Neill Irishness Northern Ireland Celtic Aston Villa Forest interview all-ireland soccer team Best Republic
Added: January 2, 2009
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.
Author: GerryDisthename
Keywords: Martin O'Neill Irishness Northern Ireland Celtic Aston Villa Forest interview Republic NI
Added: January 2, 2009
Martin O'Neill on Irishness (Part 2)
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 talks about his disappointment in the GAA, the IRA bombing of the British mainland and the backlash it caused for Irish people, becoming captain of NI and his experience of the World Cup, his experience with Celtic and more. Enjoy.
Author: GerryDisthename
Keywords: Martin O'Neill Irishness Northern Ireland Celtic Aston Villa Forest interview Republic NI
Added: January 2, 2009
Martin O'Neill on Irishness (Part 1)
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 talks about growing up in a nationalist household, his experiences playing Gaelic games as well as how he became interested in soccer and the English league. Enjoy.
Author: GerryDisthename
Keywords: Martin O'Neill Irishness Northern Ireland Celtic Aston Villa Forest interview Republic NI
Added: January 2, 2009
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