Friday 26 April, 2024

15 of the most delightfully Irish celebrity sightings ever

Celebs: they’re just like us!

1. A poignant sight.

Spotted Daniel O'Donnell buying a stack of Winning Streak scratch cards @ Cork Airport. Obv missing being centre stage on Sat nite telly 😂💃
— John Casey (@theferry99) December 15, 2015

John Casey / Twitter

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2. TELL US EVERYTHING

Just saw Anne Doyle off telly eating an ice-cream #minorcelebspotting
— Cllr Gary McKeown (@garymckeown) October 31, 2009

Gary McKeown / Twitter

Bloomsday Festival. Anne Doyle and Dustin reading passages from Joyce's Ulysses before announcing full details of the Bloomsday Festival programme today The Bloomsday celebrations run from the 13th to 16th of June at ve Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

3. RIP, Barcode. Gone but not forgotten.

Barcode: Where once I saw Mondo from Fair City, Samantha Mumba and Shane Lynch. IN THE ONE NIGHT.
I miss Barcode
— Caoimhe (@caoimherrr) April 23, 2015

Caoimhe / Twitter

18/12/2006. Sleeping Beauty Plays

4. Heya Bryan!

Saw Bryan Dobson in Bewley's today and waved. Sometimes I forget that television people don't know me.
— Sinéad White (@sineadwhite_) March 6, 2014

Sinéad White / Twitter

21/3/2016 Cystic Fibrosis National Awareness Week Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

5. Nice to see Domhnall Gleeson has developed no notions about himself anyway

Girl on my dart thinks she just saw Domhnall Gleeson (@DomhnallUpdates) and says: "He was in The Revenant, why is he on the dart?". 😌😌
— Stephen Costello (@Costsea77) July 5, 2016

Stephen Costello / Twitter

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6. IS THIS FUNNY TO YOU, RYAN?

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Tubridy stands in for Norton PA Archive / Press Association Images PA Archive / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

7. Ah yeah, Twink selling buns in Bushy Park. Nothing new there.

There's Twink selling cakes at Bushy Park food market.
She admired my mam's jewellery and her children. pic.twitter.com/v3AYAO1ySd
— David Mullane (@ScobieMullane) April 18, 2015

David Mullane / Twitter

8. Would be dining off this story for years if it happened to us.

Saw Amy Huberman in H&M! She thanked me for letting her pass first! ✌️
— Ruth (@Ruthdownes) October 25, 2014

Ruth / Twitter

9. Do you think Brian O’Driscoll likes Eddie Rocketts or…?

brian o driscoll in eddie rockets in dundrum!!
— Ciara_McG (@CiaraMcGarry00) May 4, 2012

Ciara_McG / Twitter

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10. Oh. My. God.

That time when mam saw paul o connell in dunnes but didn't know who he was and she asked him to carry her potatoes for her. And he did.
— SPORTS (@OrlaOreo) March 21, 2015

SPORTS / Twitter

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23/8/2012 TV3 Autumn Schedules Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

12. Oh, the glamour.

I once saw Louis Walsh in The Shelbourne where he was wining and dining Andrea Corr wearing a beige cardigan with a hole in it.
— Niecy O'Keeffe (@NiecyOKeeffe) August 28, 2016

Niecy O'Keeffe / Twitter

24/4/2014 Irish Film Premieres Of Frank Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

13. Former heads of state: they’re just like us!

Just saw former President Mary Robinson get off at Foxford Train Station #starstruck
— Sean Garvin (@garvinsean) February 1, 2013

Sean Garvin / Twitter

MARY ROBINSON PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

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Just got chased around Dunnes by a giant Mr Tayto because my mam shouted 'get her, she loves hugs' #NiceOneJackie
— Jessica Dunne (@JessDunne91) October 3, 2013

Jessica Dunne / Twitter

. Singer Samantha Mumba arriv Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

15. And finally… Aidan Gillen <3′s Camden Casket

Just saw Aidan Gillen in Camden Casket. Clearly his term as Master of Coin has stood to him. #GameofThrones #dublinlife
— Nick (@nick_donnelly) September 8, 2016

Nick / Twitter

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15 of the most delightfully Irish celebrity sightings ever

1. A poignant sight.

2. TELL US EVERYTHING

3. RIP, Barcode. Gone but not forgotten.

4. Heya Bryan!

5. Nice to see Domhnall Gleeson has developed no notions about himself anyway

6. IS THIS FUNNY TO YOU, RYAN?

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We couldn't find this Tweet

7. Ah yeah, Twink selling buns in Bushy Park. Nothing new there.

8. Would be dining off this story for years if it happened to us.

9. Do you think Brian O’Driscoll likes Eddie Rocketts or…?

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

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10. Oh. My. God.

11. :(

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12. Oh, the glamour.

13. Former heads of state: they’re just like us!

14. *shivers*

15. And finally… Aidan Gillen <3′s Camden Casket

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14. shivers