The Orange Goat, Killester, Dublin 5 stalking thread

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A tremendous Louth accent also

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The Europa Conference League of celeb spotting threads.

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Dick Turpin without the maaaask.

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I saw Big Devin Toner today. He’s very tall.

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Too Tall Toner

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Spotted Wexford hurling talisman Rory O’Connor this morning and had a brief yet pleasant (from my perspective) conversation with him.

I was heading into The Orange Goat in Killester for a coffee at the completion of my 7km run this morning when I spotted ROC parking his car outside and going around to open the passenger door for his companion in a gentlemanly fashion.

I ordered an americano and was waiting for it when the duo entered the establishment and Rory ordered two (2) americanos. I was then prompted to collect my drink from the counter and ROC was served his drinks quickly after me. He was wearing a grey top and black/navy tracksuit bottoms and trainers.

Standing side by side by the milks/sugar/lids/spoons/sticks section provided me with ample opportunity to say hello and wish him good luck for the championship season ahead.

As a fellow high performance athlete, I know it’s not ideal to have strangers engaging you in sport related chit chat during downtime on match/event week so I kept it light and brief. He was polite and engaging but very respectful to the opposition in Leinster.

I went away delighted to have spoken to my favourite Wexford hurler since Larry O’Gorman.

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great to see people rejecting lattes for environmental reasons

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That’s a beautifully told spot all day long mate :clap:

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That’s a spot!

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Real men drink Americanos.

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Real men drink double espressos.

Americanos are the coffee equivalent of fruit cordial.

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I thought that was North Side Lattes?

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I asked for a latte twice in Italy and was given a cup of hot milk :slightly_smiling_face:

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The coffee in Italy is so much nicer. Is it the beans, the machine, the water?

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It’s the country. It’s the best country I’ve ever been to.

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I’d love to retire there.

La Dolce Vita baby.

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Me too for some of the year. Hurling season in Galway though.
I’m contemplating it.

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I’m told given how arid it has become, they’ve even started growing coffee beans in Italy now. A flourishing local industry burgeoning apparently.

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Rory is one of the nicest lads going. Had a few pints with him before in the off season, couldn’t meet a sounder chap.

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