Person | What they're famous for |
| Boyzone | Boy band |
| B*witched | Girl band |
| Sinead O'Connor | Singer |
| The Corrs | Folk/Pop band |
| Mike Gallagher | Principal male dancer in Riverdance |
| Ardal O'Hanlon | Stand-up comedian, plays "Dougal" in TV's "Father Ted" |
| Eddie Irvine | Formula 1 racing driver |
| Eddie Jordan | Formula 1 team owner |
| James Joyce | Author of "Ulysses" |
| Henry Kelly | Classic FM DJ |
| Pauline McLynn | Actress, plays "Mrs Doyle"in Father Ted |
| Dermot Morgan | Late actor, played "Father Ted" |
| Iain Paisley | Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party |
| St. Patrick | Chased all the snakes out of Ireland (not actually Irish though) |
| Mary Robinson | Irish President, United Nations President for human rights |
| Stephen Roche | World Champion cyclist |
| David Trimble | First Minister of Northern Ireland |
| U2 | Rock band |
| Westlife | Boy band |
| Oscar Wilde | Writer and poet |
| Terry Wogan | TV presenter (Children in Need / Eurovision Song Contest), Radio 2 DJ |
| William Yeats | Writer |
