Talk:Dermot O'Leary

Nationality
Despite what he wants to consider his nationality, it is legally British. TomGreen 13:07, 9 July 2007 (UTC) FYI many born in UK, to Irish parents, carry an Irish passport, so makes us Irish. Can even be based on having a single grandparent..Stop telling us what we are maybe??

Mr. O'Leary is the holder of an Irish passport. That's legal enough for me.Belacqua Shuah 21:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

His favourite magazine is Attitude[citation needed], posing for the magazine front cover in January 2006.[citation needed] I'm not sure how we can decide his favourite magazine is attitude from the fact he has posed for them. Anyone any idea where this came from? Lukeyboyuk 22:29, 19 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Wherever it came from it's clearly not suitable material for an encylopedia article, so I'm going to remove it. Fanzine yes, encyclopedia no. Too much of this article reads like it was written by a star-struck fan without a proper grasp of the English language. In my opinion, of course. --Malleus Fatuarum 12:42, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

IT REALLY ANNOYS ME when all these famous personalities claim themselves to be 'Irish'. If you are so obsessed with your Irish heritage, MOVE BACK THERE THEN! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

Chill.We hjave a long shared history...Why be so nasty? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.27.12.219 (talk) 21:12, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I'm going to include in the opening para the fact that O'Leary was born in England. What is clear and certain is the fact that he is an Irish citizen. Passport, citizenship, quid pro quo.Belacqua Shuah 20:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * and not fegetting his irish heritage. Pro66 (talk) 16:41, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

This is just an insult so is removed. The man has an Irish passport so referring to him as a 'plastic paddy' is a racist slur.

The fact is, he is a legal Irish citizen and is legible for the Irish military and sports teams- if the English born footballers on here are listed as Irish, it is in the interests of continuity to label O'Leary Irish, surely? Dont the human rights act and good friday agreement list self determination as must have parts of a legal society? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.61.159.26 (talk) 20:06, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The mans legal nationality is "British" AND "Irish". This is a status under the Brtitish Nationality Act (Irish citizens are the only non-British parents whose children will automatically be born as British Citizens because they are born inside the Queen's dominion. All non-British and Non-Irish parented children acquire the status of their parents. E.g. If his parents were American and not Irish, he would have been born a foreigner in UK Law which is not based on ius soli, but on Ius Sanguinis, in common with most European states.

Irish law provides that anyone with an Irish grandparent born on the island of Ireland he is automatically Irish. So long as the birth of the children of Irish citizens is registered this is a status that can continue indefinitely through the generations.

Both countries recognise dual nationality, and under the Master Nationality Rule of International Law, he is to be considered British in Great Britain. And Irish, in the Republic of Ireland. In Northern Ireland, due to the Good Friday Agreement he can be recognised as either. To claim he is not Irish is rediculous, as if he was arrested by Irish authorities, he isn't even entitled to consular represtation from the UK.

Would folk who do not understand nationality law stop claiming things that are utter nonsense, and do us all a favour and keep quiet? 129.215.5.254 (talk) 16:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Firstly, it seems he is legally Irish. Secondly, nationality is more than simply a legal definition anyway and people have the right to define themselves as they wish. Thridly, he has Irish parents; they are not "British". But most obviously, he's called "Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary"! He may have dual nationality, fine, but he is most clearly Irish. Redemption Face (talk) 15:33, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

There are English people with Irish names and Irish people with English names. As far as I can tell, he was born, raised and continues to live in England. He speaks with an English accent - the clearest denotation of a person's acculturation and socialisation - and participates in life much as any English person would. By most people's understanding, this makes him English, whatever passport he may choose to carry. There are many English people with immigrant parents (i.e. in exactly the same situation as O'Leary) who are never considered to be anything but English. He is entitled to identify himself as anything he pleases, but this won't change the fact that by any layman's standard he is simply English, and his "Irishness" is an affectation.

The omission of a person's birthplace from the first line of their Wikipedia biography is a sure sign that it is an inconvenient truth for them. Any good reason why his birthplace isn't identified in the lead paragraph?Shiresman (talk) 22:21, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
 * He's Irish British. You know he is just from reading his personal life, don't be stupid people. Nationalist sentiment does not trump who this person is. Also illogical arguments - "legally Irish" - no source for this, just assumptions based on birthplace. The king of Thailand was born in America but is not American. Secondly, where is the evidence that he identifies as solely Irish? Looking at all the evidence, his English accent, his British political sidings, his following of British and Irish sport, his origin and the categories he's in, Irish-British seems a better description. Thirdly, amazingly ancestry and name does not dictate nationality, he's just Irish in your personal nationalist opinion. Sheesh. --Nutthida (talk) 21:23, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

BBC Radio Essex?
There are several problems here. The article says O'Leary was a "DJ at BBC Radio Essex". Firstly, there is no radio station of that name. It could be either BBC Essex or Essex Radio - which is it? Secondly, if it's meant to be BBC Essex, I have some knowledge of the station and do not believe he was ever a DJ there. He may have done work experience or helped behind the scenes, and maybe appeared on air occasionally, but I think we need a definite reference/citation. In the absence of such after a reasonable period, I think this reference should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.11.43.102 (talk) 01:06, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

It is now three weeks since the last statement, and nobody has clarified or provided reference/citation. I vote therefore that reference to 'BBC Radio Essex' be removed from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.11.43.102 (talk) 00:43, 29 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I think it is important to mention we presented Michael Jackson on the 5th of March 2009 when he annonced his London O2 comeback —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.100.183.24 (talk) 11:34, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Not upgraded to C class
This article needs a few more reliable sources and references before it can be moved to C-Class.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  22:50, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Raised in Colchester?
Like most Catholic secondaries, St Benedict's has a large catchment area. However, the catchment area of Marks Tey Primary School would not include Colchester proper, it would be Marks Tey/Stanway/Copford. It would probably be valid to link to the borough of Colchester, but not the town. Kevin McE (talk) 09:11, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Comedian?
His Wikipedia entry says Dermot O'Leary is a comedian but provides no evidence of this. Has he done a sit-com, sketch show or stand-up? Not to my knowledge. He is a talented and intelligent broadcaster, presenter and host. But he ain't no comedian. Jonathan Ross also suffers from this same mis-description.

Education
The article states he's got two GCSE's and went to university. I don't think so, unless they were A levels. Please clarify. Madgenberyl (talk) 22:11, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

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