Looks like Ed Sheeran may have been doing a recce for his Phoenix Park gigs next year, or maybe he was just enjoying a night out with his Irish pals.

Either way, the star was spotted in Dublin's Hacienda Bar (the infamous bar that you have to knock to get into) last night, as the below picture attests to.

The Hacienda posted the pic with their proprietor and friend-of-the-stars Shay to their Facebook page, with the caption "Great to welcome Ed Sheeran back to the Hacienda last night!"

Indeed, it seems that Sheeran was spotted by a few people out and about in Belfast in recent days, too - although it's not clear why he's in Dublin.

Ed - get in touch to let us know, pal.

EDIT: It seems that he's a guest on tomorrow night's Late Late Show, where he's expected to perform his cover of Fairytale of New York... god help us all.