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Met loads but Mick Flannery would definitely be the nicest person I've met, though very shy.
Weller was as expected.
Keith Wood was a gas and Mick Galway took the piss.
Guy from The Christian's was a dude 
Gaby Roslin said No!
Danny Baker is sound.
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14th Dalai Lama, had a quick conversation, the usual, polite hello how you doing kinda thing. What I liked about the Dalai lama he sat in the front seat of his limo after refusing to sit in the back. Thought that was very cool. |
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"14th Dalai Lama, had a quick conversation, the usual, polite hello how you doing kinda thing. What I liked about the Dalai lama he sat in the front seat of his limo after refusing to sit in the back. Thought that was very cool."
A Dalai-ema for the driver then...we will get our coats |
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"Bono... He's a pompous prick."
Hope that didn't surprise you ??..cause l've never met him but l wouldn't have to ,to realize that, I think it drips off him ( and no l'm not a critise " your own " type guy ,good luck to him for making it big and rich etc through his music but one trait he hasn't is humility.) |
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Walked around Fota golf course for a few holes with Paul Mcgrath following the golf at the 2002 Irish open. He was there on his own and fell into our group.
He was an absolute gentleman and he was pestered by people the whole time.
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Had a conversation with friends about this a little while ago... Someone I knew was looking for a 'celebrity' to appear at a charity event and looking for ideas/contacts. People were throwing names out as suggestions, and I was sitting there racking my brains trying to think of anyone, until I realised the table had gone quiet and everyone was looking at me... My best mate patiently reminded me of several famous people I know quite well, have worked with in the past, or have at least had enough contact with to be able to ask to make a guest appearance... The event manager thought I was holding out on him, but the truth is, I tend to forget that somebody is 'somebody'... To me they're just x, y or z that I happen to know or have known at some point 
So to answer your question OP, I suppose most of them are just pretty decent people, as I can only ever really recall two utter diva experiences... Both were back in the late 80's/early 90's when I recall a certain portly American rockstar/actor being quite demanding, obnoxious and reducing a poor young waitress to tears, and the other incident wasn't actually the famous person himself, but his brother who had tagged along on tour and was prone to throwing his weight about and using the 'do you know who I am?' line to ride his brother's coat tails. I didn't stay in touch with either of these people. |
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Met Sir Stirling Moss a few years back at a classic F1 event. An absolute gent, incredibly switched on.
Still kicking myself that I was a metre away from Senna, in Silverstone '89 he was chatting to spectators, but we were Mansell fans and at the time, he was the enemy, so I turned my back and wandered off..... |
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"They were Famous to me. I could write an A4 page on each.
A book on Gerry, in a Good Way... Miss ya a Legend XXXX 2FM was and is never the same.  XXXX"
Yea Gerry was a legend |
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Joe Dolan - went out with his niece she did back stage one night in the greville Arms in Mullingar and got to meet the legend backstage really nice fella chatted for a bit and as I had an English accent told me a few stories about working and touring in England. |
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While in Silks restaurant in Malahide I hit Ronan Keating in the back of the head with a door as I was leaving. He was cool with it until I said “shorry”. Then he looked rather pissed off. |
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Em....here’s some of the nicest famous people I’ve met. The nicest was Brendan GraceRIP(my mam cooked for him), Joe Dolan(also ate my mam’s food and the became great friends)June Rogers(she’s my cousin) Brendan O’Carroll( my cousins friend)most of the cast of Mrs. Brown,Daniel O’Donnell(served him in work), Pat Kenny(same as Daniel) Professor Green + Millie Mackintosh(served him in work, she’s a snobby bitch),Damian Duff(served him in work), Robbie Keane(he tripped up a set of stairs in front of me) ,Jim Bartley(drinks in my local) and most of the Fair City cast, Ryan Tedder and the rest of OneRepublic now they were absolutely lovely.
To name but a few.... |
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Bob Geldof's sister and dad who were waiting on him at Dublin airport years ago.
Paul Daniels backstage in London in 1981.
Davy Jones from the Monkees in Epcot Florida.
A couple of the cast of Glenroe but can't remember their names.
Alex Higgins twice.
Denis Taylor and Terry Griffiths.
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"While in Silks restaurant in Malahide I hit Ronan Keating in the back of the head with a door as I was leaving. He was cool with it until I said “shorry”. Then he looked rather pissed off.
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To be fair imagine how often he hears that..... |
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"While in Silks restaurant in Malahide I hit Ronan Keating in the back of the head with a door as I was leaving. He was cool with it until I said “shorry”. Then he looked rather pissed off.
To be fair imagine how often he hears that....."
What? The sound of a solid piece of timber smashing the back of his head? Not often enough in my opinion.  |
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I met the Edge who was also up his own ass.
Have met a good few. Cillian Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Moby, Elijah Wood, Saoirse Ronan, John Mahoney from Frasier, was drinking with Aidan Gillen... probably more bits that's all I can think right now. The Edge was the most unpleasant |
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I had a load of celebs who were customers of mine.
Lots of sports stars
Metal bands
A few rap artists.
I've even drank with a few celebs. And despite how much I think he's a arse bandit. Bono is actually a really nice guy in Person |
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"While in Silks restaurant in Malahide I hit Ronan Keating in the back of the head with a door as I was leaving. He was cool with it until I said “shorry”. Then he looked rather pissed off.
To be fair imagine how often he hears that.....
What? The sound of a solid piece of timber smashing the back of his head? Not often enough in my opinion. "
It would explain the speech slurring.. |
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Sig Hansen from deadliest catch. He was a bit disappointed sitting beside me in the airport that i didnt notice who he was. He introduced himself and told some great stories |
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"While in Silks restaurant in Malahide I hit Ronan Keating in the back of the head with a door as I was leaving. He was cool with it until I said “shorry”. Then he looked rather pissed off.
To be fair imagine how often he hears that.....
What? The sound of a solid piece of timber smashing the back of his head? Not often enough in my opinion.
It would explain the speech slurring.."
“You shay it besht when you shay nothing at *thud*........ |
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"Em....here’s some of the nicest famous people I’ve met. The nicest was Brendan GraceRIP(my mam cooked for him), Joe Dolan(also ate my mam’s food and the became great friends)June Rogers(she’s my cousin) Brendan O’Carroll( my cousins friend)most of the cast of Mrs. Brown,Daniel O’Donnell(served him in work), Pat Kenny(same as Daniel) Professor Green + Millie Mackintosh(served him in work, she’s a snobby bitch),Damian Duff(served him in work), Robbie Keane(he tripped up a set of stairs in front of me) ,Jim Bartley(drinks in my local) and most of the Fair City cast, Ryan Tedder and the rest of OneRepublic now they were absolutely lovely.
To name but a few...."
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I have met a few over the years and still bump into some of them and have the odd pint or two
Daniel Day-Lewis, the lads from U2, Paul McGuiness, Sharon Corr, Clanad, Brian Kennedy, Paul McGrath, Mick McCarthy
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"Who is the most famous person you have met AND had a conversation with ?"
I have only ever had one sexual experience with a celebrity, it was a long time ago, and I dont really like to bring it up,,,,, Jimmy Saville |
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"Who is the most famous person you have met AND had a conversation with ?
I have only ever had one sexual experience with a celebrity, it was a long time ago, and I dont really like to bring it up,,,,, Jimmy Saville "
He fixed it for me to milk a cow blindfolded. |
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With my job I’ve meet quite a few but the best to meet and have conversation with was are very own Brendan Gleason and Colin Farrell also Tom van lawlor Harvey keitel I’ve also meet some ppl I thought were cool but no they were not Connor mc Gregor been one asshole |
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Princess royal (I cooked for her when I was 17)
Bono (I cooked for him on hit yacht cyan)
Stellios, easy jet owner (I cooked for him on his yacht)
Had a chat with all
Nice people, didn’t treat me like a servant like the rest of the wealthy do! |
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I shared a bag of chips with Sinead O Connor on the wall across from Dunnes Stores in Bray in the mid 90’s, sound as a pound and seriously the prettiest eyes |
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Met Sara Jessica Parker in a restaurant in Donegal. She has a holiday home up there right on the ocean. My mate drove me out to see it the day after. We just exchanged hellos. She had a lovely smile. |
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Have met quite a few, for the ladies Brad Pitt when he was in Belfast trying to work on his Belfast accent for The Devils Own. For the men Elle Macpherson in New York when a friend was chatting up her mate, really nice person and a good laugh
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starting from the bottom des bishop, sean o'brien (went to school with my ex) the lads from aslan, kathryn thomas (she's a rude woman to say the least) the lads from dirty sanchez, linford christie. |
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Met Jimmy McGee in a house I was working in once, he just walked in as he was close friend of the owners and a regular visitor. An absolute gent, very friendly and full of chat a by feck he did know his sport
Met Mundy after attending a gig he was playing. Was sat in the rrsidents bar of the hotel he played with a group of fends when he walked in, we got a bit i
of banter going with him and he joined us for a couple of pints...now he's a sound lad and great craic |
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Just a load of politicians really. And I was interviewed on the Late Late and Claire Byrne Live once! I think famous people mostly are underwhelming. They're just normal like. |
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Two people. Norman wisdom in birmingham where I was working in a shop..he was doing panto and asked me for directions to the theatre and was delighted that a young man (I was in late teens back in the early 90s) recognised him. He stood talking about his love for acting and his tv career. Great great man. And the second was sue pollard.. again was in the shop I worked and wanted a roll of 135mm film developing in the 1 hour service. She stood chatting about how film was developed and how she loved working with her friends on hi-de-hi. She was exactly dressed and mad as her character was on the show. |
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"Had a few drinks with Russell Crowe he was sound
Also met President Bush lovely man
Mel Gibson is a dick "
Found Mel Gibson brilliant when I worked as an extra on Brave heart some of the fondest moments in my life |
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"Had a few drinks with Russell Crowe he was sound
Also met President Bush lovely man
Mel Gibson is a dick
Found Mel Gibson brilliant when I worked as an extra on Brave heart some of the fondest moments in my life"
I served him in a hotel many moons ago and he wasn’t very nice but maybe he was having an off day  |
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Went to a divine comedy gig a few years ago and during the gig Neil Hannon came out into the audience and over to me and said nice tits, then afterwards we ended going to the same nightclub as them and ended up drinking with them for the night and he tried to kiss me a few times.
Also met Mark from Westlife in a nightclub and spent the night drinking with him and his friend |
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Mcconnauaghey at a movie rap party 2002. I was as a stage boy. It was in lillies free drink for night. And he was stealing others from tables to talk to was cool. Travis fimmel is a part animal and my fav was rod steward carried to his van d*unk ireland scotland game aviva. Work in film and security industry;) |
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"Who is the most famous person you have met AND had a conversation with ?
Bill Murray twice on a golf course,
Was he searching for beaver "
Ahh lol
The gas thing was it was about 5 holes in before my boss told me who he was,, grey as Fffk when not acting, but very sound, normal guy, and serious golfer,
Second round I was aware of who he was,, |
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My dad works in a local hotel so growing up i was pretty lucky to meet alot of celebs. I met Britney, christina Aguilera, pussycat dolls, Tom hanks, Robbie Williams, boyzone and Westlife (they loved in the hotel for 2 weeks at a time selling out the odyssey) , Jessica biel, shania. Been pretty lucky in that sense.
Outside of the i met slipknot outside the odyssey at their Feb gig, Robert pattinson in bangor ( i hadnt seem SOA so didn't recognise his partner in crime at the time) and tom hiddleston walking along the pier in bangor. |
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