Dara O’Briain displays on watching All-Ireland soccer ultimate with TV stars
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ara O’Briain mentioned he was “delighted” to be a part of the primary BBC nationwide broadcast of an All-Ireland Gaelic soccer ultimate alongside TV stars Paul Mescal, Adrian Dunbar and Patrick Kielty.
The Irish comic, 51, shared an image with Oscar-nominated actor Mescal, Line Of Duty’s Dunbar and RTE’s new Late Late Show presenter Kielty after the 4 watched from the stands as Dublin edged rivals Kerry to reclaim the title at Croke Park in Dublin.
On Twitter, O’Briain wrote: “Wonderful afternoon at the All-Ireland football final yesterday.
“Delighted to be part of the first BBC national broadcast of the final, and to be in such good company.”
He joked: “Obviously after the final we all parted company quietly to return to our homes and reflect; and I am not HANGIN’.”
It comes after the group had been praised for his or her look throughout the BBC’s protection forward of the match.
Normal People star Mescal, who performed Gaelic soccer at a “high level”, mentioned he had lined up in opposition to a number of the Dublin gamers “for my sins”.
He informed the BBC: “For a lot of us, it was the defining factor of my childhood and teenage years. I’ve marked (players) Con O’Callaghan, (Ryan) Basquel and Cormac Costello.
“They are fantastic footballers, but they’re very difficult to mark.”
Mescal mentioned it was “so hard to quantify” how a lot he missed enjoying the sport, including: “The world of acting and Gaelic football don’t seem to match up very well.
“I broke my jaw two days before starting my final year of drama school and that was the nail in the coffin.”
Meanwhile, Kielty described the ultimate as a “bucket list event” for individuals in and outdoors of Ireland.
“This is the Irish Superbowl,” he informed the BBC.