@Mac has thrown a serious spanner in the works
The Celebrity Spotting Thread Part Twee (or help Flatty identify the celeb he just spotted) (Part 1)
This isnāt shite like Hawkeye weāre dealing with here. The spotter logged the spot and the Adjudicator affirmed it. The eagle eyed observer who affirmed the Biffo sighting at St.Andrews circa 8-30 / 9-15 is also correct. Thereās a solution somewhere in the middle but the airstrip is a good clue.
Itās unlikely the TFKCSA will alter his judgement in this case but keeping lads on their toes is critical.
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Sean the taxi driver mentioned above was a great man for the story. I had inquired in a previous post as to how you get around the islands. The taxis are actually all minibuses that will take several different groups of passengers at the one time. You can ring them. All private drivers.
I asked SeĆ”n where the got the diesel as there was no petrol station on the island. He said the coop sell it. He admitted he runs it on green diesel. They get tipped off by the ferry operators when the customs lads (wearing plain clothes) are on the boats. After the tip-off they fill up with red diesel and get a receipt. If stopped they have the tank locked and claim the key is at home on the other side of the island, producing the receipt that the bus is being run on red diesel. Perhaps an auld yarnā¦
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Why a UK reg instead of hiring an Irish vehicle ?
Car Hire in Ireland?
Shane was playing golf in Fingal at the weekend (Saturday) and in St.Andrews on Sunday evening as per his Instagram. I doubt he zoomed over to whichever Inish it was for a Spar baguette in the meantime.
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The standard of vehicle on the island was very poor in general. I didnāt see a newer vehicle (bar the English Range Rovers) than a 13 over the weekend. Theyād be no call for a rental company over there for the ordinary tourist. SeĆ”n said thereās over 10,000 bicycles on the island. Iād believe him. Seat belts arenāt worn. Max speed Iād say is 20mph.
Iād imagine if you were a wealthy golfer preparing for the British Open that youād base yourself on the mainland and hire a British chauffeur company to ferry you around wherever you want to go. Let them look after the logistics.
Iāve seen no proof of this.
Sounds like a tall tale to me
No. I can confirm he was in fingal. I met him on the beach in portmarnock sunday morning. He was wearing a pair of speedos and signed a couple of autographs. He then took out a tupperware container of oxtail soup and ate it cold. I asked him to keep an eye on the kids while i went for a swim and he obliged. Decent fella. He threw on one of them dryrobes after and got into a big black landrover thing with yellow plates.
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Iām talking about him seen on the aran islands in a UK reg vehicle. porky pies.
Fair enough.
As I said, it is on his Instagram. He was in Portmarnock on Friday, Donabate on Saturday and in St Andrewās on Sunday
Ermā¦ā¦wellā¦ā¦upon further reflection perhaps this sleeping dog is best left, ermā¦ā¦sleeping.
Iām sure theyāve both moved on from that misunderstanding and forgotten about it. Or maybeā¦ā¦
The adjudicator will have about as much credibility left as Hawkeye if he allows the Lowry spot to stand here.
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Here he comes. Sticking his nose in, pointing out errors.
I got the same sniping from you when I was in the chair.
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Oversight and accountability is needed on this most august of threads.
You were the Boris Johnson of celeb adjudicators
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Have you ever done the gig bro?
As some great man once said, āeasy from the cheap seatsā.
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I managed to stay alive for 36 years, baby!
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