Marty Whelan tattoo

2022 - 8 - 15

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'I'm strangely flattered', Marty Whelan says in response to Marty ... (Lovin.ie)

A lost bet has turned into a story for the ages.If you've seen Marty Whelan trending and wondered why, I'm sorry to report it's not the return of Winning ...

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm)August 15, 2022 — Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm)August 15, 2022 The pic will only get better as it settles down toopic.twitter.com/mzSJnk4qzu — Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly)August 14, 2022 The rules were as follows: — Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly)August 14, 2022

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'The honour's all mine' - Man gets massive Marty Whelan tattoo after ... (Newstalk)

A man who got a tattoo of Marty Whelan's face on his thigh after losing a bet says he's delighted to honour 'an icon of Irish broadcasting.'

I suggested he might get one of me, but I don’t think he’s going to go for it.” He left it to his wife Kim to choose where to put it and now, he has a seven-inch tattoo on his thigh. He said his friend chose the broadcaster “because he is a legend to be fair.” “Now it wouldn’t have been my first choice for a tattoo but a bet’s a bet, so it had to be done.” He’s a lovely fella. “He got on to me and we had a chat on his show this morning.

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Marty Whelan Responds To Fan's Tattoo (Extra.ie)

Phil O'Kelly took to Twitter yesterday to reveal how he had lost a bet, and had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo as a result. Today's top videos. STORY CONTINUES ...

Phil was told that his initial placement choice, his bum, would not work well for a portrait. He added: 'Marty's the only man for me.' Harvey Barnes, who'd been in and out of the Leicester team...— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) August 14, 2022 Sharing a series of photos of Marty Whelan, Phil noted that there was 'no shortage of suggestions' for picture of Marty. He added: 'The man, after all, is extremely photogenic... Phil explained how the bet was against a pal of his. Phil and his friend's Fantasy Football league was 'unbelievably tight' last season - 'bizarrely so,' he adds. He says 'a bet's a bet' and get's in touch with Temple Bar tattoo studio Live Fast Tattoos, who he has previously got tattooed from. The initial idea was that Phil would have Marty with a microphone, but on learning the intricacies with such a tattoo, he settled with just the RTÉ Lyric FM breakfast host's face. Phil joked that his father-in-law had a moustache and white hair, and he definitely didn't want to 'end up with a tattoo of him!' He was told: 'Basically, you would have a tattoo of a guy with a moustache but you would need to tell people it's Marty Whelan.' He revealed to the tattoo artist, Kit that he lost a bet. A legend...

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How one man ended up with a Marty Whelan tattoo on his thigh (Irish Examiner)

A man on Twitter has lost a bet, and as a result, he now has a tattoo of beloved Irish broadcaster Marty Whelan. Phil O'Kelly shared a hilarious thread ...

Marty's the only man for me.— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) August 14, 2022 The pic will only get better as it settles down too— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) pic.twitter.com/mzSJnk4qzu August 14, 2022 But a bet's a bet, so I get in touch with the lads at Live Fast Tattoos in Eustace St in Temple Bar (— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) https://t.co/qN6vUV5KqX) . I'd been to them before to get something done and they were great so figured I'd go to them again. 2 - Winner got to choose a tattoo for the loser 3 - Loser got to choose where the tatt went 2 - Winner got to choose a tattoo for the loser

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RTÉ's Marty Whelan responds after man loses bet and gets tattoo of ... (FM104)

Twitter user Phil O'Kelly lost a bet to his friend and as a result, "had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo." Explaining what had happened, Phil tweeted: "So I ...

Winner got to choose a tattoo for the loser. What's all this about...?" "I'm honoured to be on Phil's leg... So I lost a bet and had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo...— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) pic.twitter.com/WBdNjGleJT August 14, 2022 Explaining what had happened, Phil tweeted: "So I lost a bet and had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo... Twitter user Phil O'Kelly lost a bet to his friend and as a result, "had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo."

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Marty Whelan "strangely flattered" by tattoo resulting from Fantasy ... (JOE)

One man has been left with a permanent reminder of his defeat to his friend with a massive portrait of Marty Whelan tattooed on his thigh. Phil O'Kelly shared ...

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 15, 2022 — Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 15, 2022 — Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) August 14, 2022 — Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) August 14, 2022 "At the start I told him the most important thing was to capture his smile (I definitely didn't want a grumpy Marty on my leg forever more) and Kit absolutely nailed it," O'Kelly said. Phil O'Kelly shared the whole epic saga in a Twitter thread on Sunday (14 August).

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Marty Whelan says he is 'flattered' after fan gets tattoo of the ... (Irish Mirror)

Phil O'Kelly revealed on Twitter how he had lost a bet in Fantasy Football and had to get a tattoo of the popular Winning Streak presenter as a result. Speaking ...

Sharing a series of photos of Marty, Phil noted that there was “no shortage of suggestions” for pictures of Marty. He added: “The man, after all, is extremely photogenic... Phil, who works for Spinal Injuries Ireland, went on to say: “He made the offer, I said no. A legend... He explained: “Foolishly I made a bet with my friend Tom at the start of the football season”, to which Marty quipped: “This is a fantasy football thing you do?”. Phil O’Kelly revealed on Twitter how he had lost a bet in Fantasy Football and had to get a tattoo of the popular Winning Streak presenter as a result. Marty Whelan has said he is “honoured and flattered” after he discovered someone got a tattoo of his face on his leg.

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Man unveils tattoo of Marty Whelan after losing bet (RTE.ie)

Phil O'Kelly shared his story on Twitter, after losing a bet with a friend over their Fantasy Football teams.

After three and a half hours of tattooing, O'Kelly walked away with a smirking Marty on his thigh. In the end, they went with "classic Marty": RTÉ Lyric FM mic firmly in one hand, the other raised in a jaunty gesture of invitation. The loser, however, could decide where it would go, and the tattoo had to be no smaller than a €2 coin. forever". A dilemma quickly emerged: five or six inches wouldn't be big enough to do justice to Marty's magnificent mug, as Kit explained. "Also, the €2 coin thing... From a moustachioed Marty posing up a storm with Sade, to him reclining seductively beside a car, the options were seemingly endless. "At the start I told him the most important thing was to capture his smile (I definitely didn't want a grumpy Marty on my leg forever more), and Kit absolutely nailed it", he wrote. — Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly)— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) pic.twitter.com/HzA9itKeta August 14, 2022 So I lost a bet and had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo...— Phil O'Kelly (@PhillyOKelly) pic.twitter.com/WBdNjGleJT August 14, 2022 "So I lost a bet and had to get a Marty Whelan tattoo..." Phil O'Kelly lit up the social media platform with his story of committing to a massive tattoo of living legend Marty Whelan's face on his thigh, after losing a bet with a friend in a Fantasy Football show-down.

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That Marty Whelan tattoo? If I were Gay Byrne, up in heaven, I'd be ... (The Irish Times)

Rosita Boland: Phil O'Kelly lost a bet. I'd say he's paying a high price for it.

Now, Marty. You know what you have to do. I don’t know why this size was specified, but I guess all tattoos have to start somewhere. What’s all this about...?” a confused Marty Whelan tweeted on Monday.

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