As me Da used to say ta me, there are only two types of people on Gawd's green earth, the Irish and all those who wish they were Irish. There's a special feeling that comes from being Irish, we've got all the culture and general fun loving attitude of the Scottish, only without the cross dressing. We're like the Hobbits of Europe, only with a better rugby team.

St Patricks day, that blessed of days when everyone pretends they have some Irish ancestry in their family tree, has recently passed. I would have made this post on the day but I was... occupied. Now that I've recovered from my hangover we here at That Aussie Game Site decided to list the top five Irish game characters of all time. Then we hit a wall. There aren't that many Irish game characters. So instead of the Top 5 Irish Characters in Video Games, here's the only five Irish characters in video games ranked for your pleasure. A collection of thugs, thieves, liars, killers, crooks and con artists. I love being Irish.