Any lady who has served her time on the Irish dating scene will recognise some or all of these lovely lads.
An Irish fella is a peculiar breed. Love ’em or hate ’em, you’ve definitely dated ’em.
Here, we’ve rounded up the eleven Irish lads you’ve definitely deleted on facebook dated.
The mammy’s boy
Psychologists will tell you that this is great and that the way he treats his mammy is the way he’ll treat you.
But we’re not so sure we want to schedule his dental appointments and rub his belly.
The GAA player
Whether he’s a senior county player or just loves to puck about down at the local club, these lads are always great craic.
However, you need to be aware that you will always come second to the sport and will probably get an elbow in the eye when his team wins. But aside from that, great craic.
The hipster
This guy has an unruly beard, refers to himself as a “foodie” and only drinks craft beers. You NEVER feel cool enough in his presence. You’re also a bit afraid he’s going to blog about you later on his amazingly high-speed broadband.
Your “meet on the green” boyfriend
AKA your secondary school boyfriend. Ah, the lovely lothario that you were officially “going out” with but only met up with twice on the green to chew face. You never spoke to each other but you ALWAYS sat beside each other in the group.
The ‘player’
The Irish player is a unique phenomenon. Incredibly cool and coveted in secondary school – it wears thin pretty quick. He’s read The Game and he calls girls “birds”. God love him he tries but it just doesn’t fly with Irish women. SKIP.
The lads’ lad
You know you’re seeing a lads’ lad when your cheeks hurt from pretending to laugh at what Murph/Welshy/Byrno did at Electric Picnic last year. Whatsapp messages from “the lads” group flood in all night and you know he’s dying to look. Every message preview reads “image”. You don’t want to know.
The comedian
His sense of humour is probably what attracted you to him. Boring work parties are suddenly amazing craic and you’ll make new friends wherever you go. Sometimes, SOMETIMES, the Irish comedian struggles to convey serious emotion, but you know once you open the floodgates, he’s a big softie underneath.
The posh guy
These guys are sneaky divils and usually manage to keep their posh-ness under wraps for a while. But then they say “supper” more than once and have their names sewn onto the insides of their jumpers. Meeting the parents is going to need some serious dutch courage. (Note to self – don’t mention the holiday caravan. Don’t mention the holiday caravan.)
The awkward tinder match
He’s a person, you’re a person. That’s about all you have in common. Buuuut you’re Irish so you won’t be having the awkward “you’re not for me” conversation. Instead, you’ll still rinse the bar and find some way to have a laugh with each other. (And send the awkward dump text tomorrow).
The rugger bugger
See the lads’ lad but swap Electric Picnic for Kinsale 7s. Also insert a little nametag-jumper-action from “the posh guy” and in some cases a dash of “the player”. Voila – the rugger bugger.
The lady’s man
… But not in the traditional sense. This guy is the exact opposite of the lads’ lad and seems to have exclusively female friends. “Emily said” this, and “Sarah came with me” to that. We’re not sure what’s going on here, but we’re suspicious.
***Honorary mention*** The one
Ok, let’s not get ahead of ourselves but he’s playing with a baby and our wombs are flipping.
No matter what category this guy fits into – no matter how much we take the mickey and call him a mammy’s boy or a hipster – he has our hearts.
Great, now we’re crying.
