Conan O'Brien makes Irish TV series debut after tracing family roots in Limerick
US TV host and comedian Conan O’Brien has made his Irish TV series debut after tracing his family roots in Limerick - with the help of a local man.
Ros na Rún’s village rogue and publican, Tadhg Ó Direáin is faced with a feisty delivery man who’s having none of Tadhg’s arrogant nonsense.
Standing his ground, Conan O’Brien, the new Ros na Rún delivery man is certainly no push over for Tadhg, as a war of words is declared between the two in Tigh Thaidhg.
On the set, Conan was helped by Limerick’s very own Kevin Hussey, the series’ production assistant and Irish language consultant.
Kevin helped the comedian with the Gaeilge and Irish phenetics, as well as with cue cards for his lines.
Loyal fans of Ireland’s only rural based TV drama will have to watch on April 30 at 8.30pm to see if the publican Tadhg throws Conan out of his pub.
Conan O’Brien and HBO Max visited Ireland in January to record one of their unique travel shows as part of the Conan O’Brien Must Go series. His primary focus was to trace his family roots in Limerick while taking in some of Ireland’s most unique features.
For his travel show, Conan Without Borders, the comedian made his way to Galbally, where he explained that his great-grandfather was from, before leaving in the 1870s.
At the time of his visit, he also shared on social media that he was working with Limerick Genealogy to trace his roots while in the country.
Ros na Rún Series Producer, Marion Ní Loingsigh and her production team were thrilled to cast Conan O’Brien upon his request.
Never shy of a challenge, Ros na Rún scriptwriters, producers and directors created a fun script for the world-famous comedian.
Ros na Rún is broadcasted twice-weekly on Tuesday and Thursday at 8.30pm on TG4 with an omnibus on Sunday evening at 7.30pm and is also available on the TG4 and RTE players.