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09 Apr 2026

Limerick farmer’s horseplay over Coldplay gig’s infamous kiss-cam clip

Peter Hynes is from Crecora but farms in County Cork with wife Paula and family

Limerick farmer’s horseplay over Coldplay gig’s infamous kiss-cam clip

Happy couple: Paula and Peter Hynes reenact the pose that has gone viral

A WELL-KNOWN Limerick dairy farmer and his wife have put their own spin on the infamous Coldplay kiss-cam moment!

Peter Hynes took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a photo of he and wife Paula in a similar pose to the shell-shocked man and woman who were caught on camera at a Coldplay gig. The clip of the CEO of an American company and a work colleague, who were married to others, went viral in the days after the concert.

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Peter, from Crecora but farming in County Cork, posted the pic with the caption: “Thirty years since we started dating and it still feels like we're at our first Coldplay concert.”

The Hynes’ photo got dozens of “likes” and thousands of views which is a lot less than the original photo but that’s a good thing!

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