As it's the weekend of St's Patrick's Day, there's a good chance you'll probably spot a recognisable figure or celebrity wandering around town for the festivities.
After all, Mark Hamill is in town as the international guest of honour (and even did a stint on the Late Late), but what about times when they're just... here? People on Twitter have been sharing their random encounters with celebrities in Ireland, and some of the stories have been very much that - random.
For example, imagine Dianne Wiest of Edward Scissorhands / Footloose / Parenthood fame eating sausage and chips in the Dunnes in Cornelscourt - and smoking inside, mind...
I served Dianne Wiest sausage and chips in Dunne’s Cornelscourt. She then started smoking and we let her! pic.twitter.com/rpmGsrjwNO
— Deirdre Savage (@DidgeyS) March 16, 2018
...or Carol Vorderman randomly driving through an estate in Cork looking for directions to Douglas?
Walking down the hill to the village by my housing estate in suburban Cork - car pulls up and asks for directions to Douglas. It was Carol Vorderman. Still no idea what she was doing there.
— Steph F (@Stephanenny) March 16, 2018
...or how about Damien Duff picking up a nudey mag in a Texaco?
Years ago I sold Damien Duff a nudey mag in Texaco.
— Liam Murray (@MrLiamMurray) March 16, 2018
Here's a few more.
When I worked in Tower Matthew McConaughey came in & bought a rake of CDs & asked me did I ‘kiss my Momma with that mouth’ when I said ‘fuck’
— Jenn Gannon (@jennpops) March 16, 2018
Brian dobson. On the dart after having two naggins of jager. He pinky promised me toy show tickets and i never got them
— sibheal toner (@im_smallfry) March 16, 2018
Asked Ronnie woods then 19 year old girlfriend to take a photo of my friends and I with Ronnie , it went well
— John Carroll (@johncarroll1988) March 16, 2018
Doing security at Witness. Got a call my nan had died. Was crying sitting against a fence and Robert Smith from The Cure and the Scissor Sister's came over and asked if I was ok. Thought I was having a grief induced hallucination.
— Andy McCarroll (@Andymc1983) March 16, 2018
Sinead O'Connor. While working on the cash desk in one of the main banks. Not her branch. She wanted to withdraw cash so I had to ask her for ID. Just following procedure! Morto 🙈🙈
— Audrey O' Reilly (@AudReillo) March 16, 2018
I was working in a video shop in the late 90s and a young woman came in and asked if I could recommend a good period / historical film. I picked up a copy of Michael Mann's Last of the Mohicans and asked is she had seen it. She said she had. And she was in it! It was Jodhi May. pic.twitter.com/uBuwGvCyy6
— JJ Halford (@Doubledown1138) March 16, 2018
I sold Pauline McLynne a tea pot in Debenhams once
— Colm Hanley (@hatchetcol) March 16, 2018
We played a cover gig for Prince Albert of Monaco in Kildare. He got up and played drums with us for a song or two. Nice guy...not great on the drums tho :/
— Planet Parade (@PlanetParade) March 16, 2018
Was asked to make coffee for a meeting in the office & when I went in it was one of my co-workers talking to The Edge
— Officer Dolbert (@dolmeeo) March 17, 2018
Sold Jared Leto a pile of audiobooks in Waterstone’s Dawson St - all Irish stuff - he was looking to work on his accent.
— Steve Boylan (@SteveBoylan) March 17, 2018
I once served Angela Lansbury breakfast in bed. I was working in The (new) Hibernian Hotel at the time. It's now the Dylan. Even at 7am, in a terrycloth dressing gown, she was fabulous.
— Leo O’S (@leoie) March 17, 2018
I once sold Gael Garcia Bernal a pair of black hi top Converse in a Grafton st shoe shop.
— Vicki Notaro (@vickinotaro) March 17, 2018
Via Twitter
