Ferrell a huge hit during UCD appearance
Top Hollywood star Will Ferrell last night appeared in University College Capital of Ireland to accept a prestigious award in front of 1,five hundred students.
The 40-year-old star of 'Anchorman' was dressed in the full Irish whiskey rugby football kit as he accepted the James River Joyce Awarding from the Literary and Historical Society for his outstanding donation to comedic playacting.
Ferrell had a packed O'Reilly Hall in stitches end-to-end his XL minute of arc speech where he joked: "As I wait out at this crowd together, I see the futurity of Ireland, the future of European Economic Community. And let's face it, the future looks fairly bleak."
The lead as well wheel spoke around his two-week head trip of Hibernia with his brother St. Patrick and don Roylee, whose mob come from Co Longford.
He said: "The trip has been a spot of craic and I'm non talking about talk and laughter, I'm actually talking about crack cocain."
During his holiday Ferrell travelled to Galway, Mayonnaise, Belfast, Bushmills, Cork, Waterford and Longford. He joked: "The photos ar totally over Bebo if you need trial impression."
Ferrell added: "I'm so committed to my Irish people roots that I intend to persist in wearing this turnout (rugby football kit) upon my riposte to the US. I will also continue to force back on the left hand side of the road.
"Volition it be dangerous? Yes. Is it illegal? Highly. Just that's simply how committed I am."
His address likewise touched on what he believes are his similarities to James River James Augustine Aloysius Joyce; Westlife and a dig at UCD's rival Sacred Trinity College Irish capital.
Generating huge applause he said: "The truth of the matter is those guys ar loss to be working for you."
The star, world Health Organization commands $20m a moving picture, joins other public figures honoured by the L&H, including United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix, faculty member Noam A. Noam Chomsky and former Due south African chair FW De Klerk.
Ferrell told the L&H: "I'm sincerely honoured to be in the saame company as previous recipients".
