It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish.
Douglas Hyde
Plays by people like Martin McDonagh and Brian Friel attract huge audiences, not because they're Irish, but because they're brilliant plays.
Garry Hynes
I have three older brothers. I'm Irish. I'm feisty.
Martha McSally
I'm Irish, yeah, but I don't need to get up on a soapbox about it.
Dylan Moran
You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a... →
Tracy Morgan
I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
Van Morrison