At the end of 2009 Ipsos/ MRBI, the independent market research agency, conducted a survey amongst a nationally representative sample of Irish respondents aged 15+.
Quotas were set by gender, age, social class and region to ensure a representative sample of the population was achieved. Eligibility was based on Irish Citizenship rules and in the interests of balance & fairness, serving politicians and RTÉ personalities were excluded from the survey.
On Monday March 22nd the top 40 names from this survey were put up on the RTÉ website (in alphabetical order), and people were then given the chance to vote for their greatest Irish person from that Top 40.
Two weeks later, the web vote closed and the Top Ten was announced. They were (in alphabetical order): Bono, Dr. Noel Browne, Michael Collins, James Connolly, Stephen Gately, John Hume, Phil Lynott, Padraig Pearse, Mary Robinson and Adi Roche.
Now, after thousands of public votes on the RTE Website, the search for Ireland's Greatest has been narrowed down to the final five: Bono, Michael Collins, James Connolly, John Hume and Mary Robinson.
Now it's time for you to cast your vote in the search for Ireland's Greatest!
From five contenders, just one will be crowned Ireland's Greatest. To help you decide each Monday, from 20th September, you'll hear the case for each contender in an hour-long documentary championed by a well-known personality. Five individual documentaries will air on RTÉ One from 9.30pm each week.
In addition, Ryan Tubridy will be joined by a panel of guests on RTÉ's The Late Late Show to debate the subject and officially open and close the voting lines on 17th September and 22nd October respectively.
How to vote
You can vote by call or text for the individual you want to see crowned Ireland's Greatest!
Voting line will open during RTÉ's The Late Late Show on Friday, 17th September and will close during RTÉ's The Late Late Show on Friday, 22nd October, 2010. Please tune into each show for exact vote window open and close times. Do not vote outside of the advertised vote window as you will be charged for your vote, but your vote will not count.
To vote by SMS, text the word GREAT followed by the number associated with the individual you want to vote for to 53125 (ROI & NI).
To register a call vote, dial the 1513 (or from Northern Ireland 0901) number associated with the individual you want to vote for.
The final list:
Michael Collins
Bono
James Connolly
John Hume
Mary Robinson
Who would (will?) ou vote for?
Quotas were set by gender, age, social class and region to ensure a representative sample of the population was achieved. Eligibility was based on Irish Citizenship rules and in the interests of balance & fairness, serving politicians and RTÉ personalities were excluded from the survey.
On Monday March 22nd the top 40 names from this survey were put up on the RTÉ website (in alphabetical order), and people were then given the chance to vote for their greatest Irish person from that Top 40.
Two weeks later, the web vote closed and the Top Ten was announced. They were (in alphabetical order): Bono, Dr. Noel Browne, Michael Collins, James Connolly, Stephen Gately, John Hume, Phil Lynott, Padraig Pearse, Mary Robinson and Adi Roche.
Now, after thousands of public votes on the RTE Website, the search for Ireland's Greatest has been narrowed down to the final five: Bono, Michael Collins, James Connolly, John Hume and Mary Robinson.
Now it's time for you to cast your vote in the search for Ireland's Greatest!
From five contenders, just one will be crowned Ireland's Greatest. To help you decide each Monday, from 20th September, you'll hear the case for each contender in an hour-long documentary championed by a well-known personality. Five individual documentaries will air on RTÉ One from 9.30pm each week.
In addition, Ryan Tubridy will be joined by a panel of guests on RTÉ's The Late Late Show to debate the subject and officially open and close the voting lines on 17th September and 22nd October respectively.
How to vote
You can vote by call or text for the individual you want to see crowned Ireland's Greatest!
Voting line will open during RTÉ's The Late Late Show on Friday, 17th September and will close during RTÉ's The Late Late Show on Friday, 22nd October, 2010. Please tune into each show for exact vote window open and close times. Do not vote outside of the advertised vote window as you will be charged for your vote, but your vote will not count.
To vote by SMS, text the word GREAT followed by the number associated with the individual you want to vote for to 53125 (ROI & NI).
To register a call vote, dial the 1513 (or from Northern Ireland 0901) number associated with the individual you want to vote for.
The final list:
Michael Collins
Bono
James Connolly
John Hume
Mary Robinson
Who would (will?) ou vote for?
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