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Daysha · 09-12-2007 10:35PM

I gave an interview to MUTV in the Old Trafford megastore a couple of years ago after a match.

Holmer · 09-12-2007 10:53PM

One day I was in the Dundrum centre and Istood on the escalator beside Amy Huberman (Brian O' Driscoll's bird from The Clinic). She's a ride. Later on that morning I went to the Bewley's on the bottom floor there and Rene AND Bob from Fair City were there. A Galaxy of stars.

Also, I shot JR.

loodles · 10-12-2007 12:12AM

Was on a flight with Roy Keane. As we boarded the plane he fell up the stairs, twice. Instead of just laughing he tried to act all cool :cool: and pretend it didn't happen. Needless to say we laughed even more.

I also seen Leo from Fair City singing in the Harcourt Hotel - legend...

Senna · 10-12-2007 12:30AM

Worst claim to lame story. I refused to comp a drink for Daniel O'Donnell's sister (Margo, seemingly she sings too). She actually used the line 'don't you know who i am'.

Holmer · 10-12-2007 12:32AM

loodles wrote: »

Was on a flight with Roy Keane. As we boarded the plane he fell up the stairs, twice. Instead of just laughing he tried to act all cool :cool: and pretend it didn't happen. Needless to say we laughed even more.
I also seen Leo from Fair City singing in the Harcourt Hotel - legend...

In defense of Roy, my brother asked him for an autograph in the boarding hall of Manchester airport. He gave it to him, then an entire girl's schol tour group noticed him writing it for him and he had to sign for every one of them too. Poor Roy was very nice about it though

GerryRyan · 10-12-2007 12:36AM

Had a drink and shortish chat with Joe Dolan once - if that counts. Wasn't exactly star struck tbh. Was a bit tipsy and one of the lads had to quietly tell me who he was

Lockstep · 10-12-2007 12:43AM

Senna wrote: »

She actually used the line 'don't you know who i am'.

Oh mercy!

Jackz · 10-12-2007 12:44AM

Sold organic veggies to Miley in temple Bar.
Told Ryan Tubridy to " cop on ye ****" as he was trying to barge past me as I was carrying three pints in the Bailey (Waiting for mate who worked there to finish).
Was on the worst tv show of all time Gridlock (Replacement for Blackboard Jungle) I made a mistake and said bolloxs.

johnny_ultimate · 10-12-2007 12:46AM

Liam Gallagher was in a hotel lobby while my family was sitting there once. He even pointed stylishly at my little brother.

But I didn't know it. I was too busy playing Links Awakening.

Zapp Brannigan · 10-12-2007 12:47AM

I worked with Johnny Logan's son!!

Seen that Eoin McLove fella loads, he lives near enough to me.

10-12-2007 01:20AM

Brendan Gleeson came into the cinema I work in with his son. Went into to see United 93. I was working on ticket collection and ripped his ticket, then when his film had finished he bought ice-cream from me (really nice man), had he gone down the bar after that I would've served him there too.

Uhm, Lucia Evans also came in. But I had no idea who she was and when my workmate told me who she was I just laughed. Tony London from Liberty X was supposedly there too at some point. As well as Shane Lynch (maybe it was him or one of them other ones)

I met Matt Lauer when he was in Galway (I was also seen on tv standing behind him in multiple shots too.. ha ha). Chatted to Louis Walshe too, but didn't like him too much. He had shifty eyes (dun da dun dun)

colm_c · 10-12-2007 02:57AM

Dickie Rock's sons own/work in our canteen at work.

I also took a ryanair flight from Manchester to Dublin with Den Doherty sitting 2 seats up from me.

YeatsCounty · 10-12-2007 09:40AM

I was working on the sixth storey of a building in Montreal at the same time as Hillary Duff was on the first floor doing an interview for a local music TV station that encompassed the first 2 floors. It was hell trying to get into the building.....tweenagers everywhere.

A friend of mine is friends with Francis Boylan (he of "The Den" fame and currently of Ocean FM). My wife works in the same building as him at the moment.

togster · 10-12-2007 09:46AM

Eddie O'Sullivan was my PE teacher. Sound guy.

Met Kate Moss's best friend a few times 8hes sort of famous)and got Brendan O'Carrols autograph:(

And got Enyas autograph:cool:

peasant · 10-12-2007 09:58AM

I think I've got the lamest of them all...

Many, many years ago I did an English language course in Exmouth, Devon.

Or "teacher" was the brother of the actor who played Doyle in "The Professionals".

What's so particularly lame about this one is that in his first class, after introducing himself he asked the question "do I remind you of anyone?" ...and he only very, very vaguely looked like his brother anyway ... sad really

Saint_Mel · 10-12-2007 10:16AM

I once knew a fella who knew Sean Kellys bike!

seamus · 10-12-2007 10:40AM

I once checked out Martin King's grocery shopping.

Ger_Hankey · 10-12-2007 10:44AM

Many years ago I was in a cafe in London when a friend of my cousin asked would I keep an eye on her kid for a couple of minutes while she and my cousin went to a shop. As we were sitting there, a girl who knew the kid (and his mother) came over to say hello to him and told me I was very good with kids. It was Louise Redknapp (I think she was Nurding back then).

During the run up to the last election I nearly ran over Mary Harney. She was canvassing and she stopped outside my driveway to talk to somebody. I wasn't really looking as I backed my car out and she had to jump out of the way.

6th · 10-12-2007 10:55AM

I beat Johnny Vegas in an arm wrestling match.

l3LoWnA · 10-12-2007 11:02AM

dlofnep wrote: »

Who is Emma Watson?

I served yer man with the schmig in Fair City a few years back. Can't say I'm the type of person who gets starstruck.

Are actors from Fair City "stars"?

10-12-2007 11:04AM

Cool_CM wrote: »

I told glen hansard he was a c*nt to his face whilst in the brog, it was great

Legend!

I'd love to do that......

l3LoWnA · 10-12-2007 11:18AM

Mine are really crap haha:-

I was brought into Stephen Gatelys (from Boyzone) house by his mother when I was about 14 for a cup of tea, we (friends and I) had just knocked on the door (down Seville Place in Dublin) hoping to see Gr. Gately himself! She made his little bother walk us back to the station coz she thought we'd get mugged!

My cousins husband owns/runs hotel in Germany. Tom Cruise & Family stayed there for three months recently when they were shooting some film (a film where Cruise had to march, apparently, as he was practicing the march in recption of hotel alot!) Him & his wife and baby were supposedly really nice to deal with. She was apparently, "really beautiful and tall" but my cousin said she was so scared she'd fall because of the extremely high heels she was always teetering on whilst holding the baby. Very glam. The hotel had to lay new carpets, curtains & furniture before Cruises arrival (at their request) and I think it was worth abotu 3m to the hotel. The wife (forget her name?) wasn't allowed to go anywhere alone.

I'm told I'm a far out relative of Mrs. Doyle (Pauline McGlynn - from father ted) Ah go on.....go on....etc

Had a session with some "celebrities" who were over here for a charity football match thing - they included mainly soap stars from the UK, can't remember all but mostly cornation street (ashley, tyrone....) and The Royles?, and some hospital program, some sexy asian/spaish/itlian? guy tried to hit on me, from that prog, forget his name though....

Had a few sessions with some DJs who are kinda famous in their field, but most of ye wouldn't have heard of...

Got Eric Cantonas Autograph...

OH and had a drink in that Kerry footballers pub years ago - forget his name, he is always on the panel on RTE GAA programs.

peasant · 10-12-2007 11:36AM

memory isn't what it used to be ...just remembered ...

CJ Haughey bought me a pint once ...well ...me and everybody else in Dick Mack's in Dingle at the time...

So did Jürgen Klinsmann ...just not in Dick Mack's, nor in Dingle

KNS · 10-12-2007 11:59AM

Mine's pretty lame. Worked on a fun fair when I as in school for the summer. Put Roy Keane and Denis Irwin through the gost train. They didn't seem too impressed!!

_blank_ · 10-12-2007 12:11PM

Jackz wrote: »

Was on the worst tv show of all time Gridlock (Replacement for Blackboard Jungle) I made a mistake and said bolloxs.

I was on bbj.

I used to work in a large concert venue in Dublin, now closed for being done up.

I met loads of famousers in there.

I pissed beside Ryan Giggs the night before Bex's wedding, Fatboy Slim was playing. I met Phil Neville and called him Gary.

I used to work with Brendan Kilkenny.

Archeron · 10-12-2007 12:33PM

Gerry Ryan growled at me once when I held open the door for him at an off license in Clontarf while saying "howya Gerry". Horrible man.

I was at Eamonn Andrews Funeral.

Sir Oxman · 10-12-2007 12:35PM

I held a bus at a stop on College Green for Nina Persson from The Cardigans - I got a sexy smile and a thank you for that ;-)

Also spotted Blondie walking down Church Street just outside St Michins, gave her a 'howaya' and got a 'good day' and a smile back -

I feel really cheesy now...

Roar · 10-12-2007 12:37PM

cork hurlign legend tomas mulcahy was behind me in the queue at the garage once. he was buying bread. don't know if he got petrol or not.

it was soda bread, in case anyone was wondering

_blank_ · 10-12-2007 12:38PM

Remembered another one. I used to work in a large electrical retailers.

One Sunday, at five past six, we closed at six, I wouldn't let some bint in to make a purchase. I got the "do you know who I am" thing.

Apparently it was Samantha Mumba.

Pompey Magnus · 10-12-2007 12:43PM

I met Daniel O'Donnell outside Croke Park before the Donegal-Dublin All Ireland Final in 1992, I was 8 at the time and well impressed.
I also met Denis Irwin on a bus at Manchester Airport, met Colm O'Rourke during half time in some match in Croke Park, met Lisbon Lions Tommy Gemmill and Billy McNeill in Dublin last year, and I did a debating course with Rose Dugdale (she was an wealthy English titled aristocrat who joined the Provisional IRA and took part in the raid of Russborough House and the first helicopter bombing in British history) a few years ago.

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