Ed Sheeran kicked off his time in Ireland in fashion yesterday by having fun with just a few pints in south Dublin.
The UK singer is performing in Croke Park this weekend within the first full capability gigs within the stadium since Covid-19.
He was within the Sandycove space final evening and ate dinner at Rasam Restaurant earlier than stopping by Fitzgeralds of Sandyove for a drink.
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Fitzgeralds co-owner Will Agar informed Dublin Live that he and his workers weren’t anticipating Ed to stroll via the door final evening.
“He was in Rasam, an Indian restaurant on the Glasthule Road,” Will mentioned.
“They recommended the Guinness up here and said if he wanted a local kind of pint then to drop up here.”
(Image: Will Agar)
Will mentioned that Ed bought behind the bar and was pouring pints for everybody.
“Normally if a celebrity comes in then we try to leave them alone to do their own thing but he wanted to have a bit of a buzz,” he mentioned.
“He asked to pour pints and he was having Jaeger bombs with us, it was great craic.
“He’s one of many nicest celebrities I’ve ever come throughout to be sincere.
“He was more than willing to have a bit of fun. So he was pouring a couple of pints of Guinness, a couple of pints of Island Edge and he poured the Jaeger Bombs for all of us before he realised he didn’t get me one so he had to do a second one.
“It was only a little bit of craic.”
(Image: Will Agar)
Will lately purchased Fitzgeralds after working as a barman there for 18 years.
The legendary pub was put up on the market in February 2020 and Will and his enterprise accomplice bought it originally of this yr.
“There has been a lot of support from locals which is great,” Will mentioned.
“A few of the old staff have come back as well so the old crew have gotten back together. We have an amazing group of staff at the moment.”
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