The Irish rugby team are currently in training camp in Galway, preparing for the Rugby World Cup which gets underway in September.
Joe Schmidt has them training hard, but it’s not all work and no play – the lads were treated to a comedy night last night.
The performer was a secret – Cian Healy posted a picture of an empty stage, captioned: “Somebody take the mic! CampGuest”.
Galway-based comedian Tommy Tiernan turned out to be the mystery guest – and judging by their reactions on social media his set went down a treat.
What a man……some craic Popped into hotel to put on a show for the team, brilliant pic.twitter.com/EXlK0Xue7m
— Sean Cronin (@SeanCronin2) July 13, 2015
Nice to have comedian Tommy Tiernan in to do a set for us, very funny indeed!
— Craig Gilroy (@cgilroy14) July 13, 2015
Jamie Heaslip said in his Instagram post: “Massive surprise of Tommy Tiernan coming in tonight. F*cking hilarious! Serious treat!”.
Even retired Irish players were commenting on the show.
There was no way he was getting out of there without a signed jersey under his arm!!! https://t.co/fCDQh3wC58
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) July 13, 2015
The Irish team are holding an open training day in the Sportsground today – rugby fans will be able to see the full squad in training from 10.30am.