Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard O'Shea
as noted passes the  and the win has since generated controversy, including http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0120/1224262713747.html one exchange on national radio (that radio show has had http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0515/1224246567433.html "massive" interest from listeners as recently as last year and stands as the http://www.emigrant.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71503&Itemid=36 second most popular radio show in a country where radio is a big deal). The nominator's rationale is unconvincing as the sources do not focus on an "adult mentor" so referring to one would violate  and I'm not sure how deleting this because another competition in another country does not have a similar article is an appropriate argument. Also the nature of the win as a national contest which gets significant coverage each year in the papers, radio, television, internet (arguably similar to the winner of any reality television competition) where the winner goes on to compete at European level (seems like a Eurovision Song Contest for scientists
— User:Candlewicke, 22:08, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:ORIGINAL (Wikipedia:Notability)