Ferrell a huge hit during UCD appearance
Top Hollywood star Will Ferrell last night appeared in University College Irish capital to take a prestigious award in front of 1,D students.
The 40-year-old star of 'Anchorman' was dressed in the full Irish rugger outfit as he accepted the Jesse James James Joyce Laurels from the Literary and Historical Society for his outstanding contribution to comedic performing.
Ferrell had a packed O'Reilly Charles Martin Hall in stitches throughout his forty minute language where he joked: "As I calculate come out at this crowd, I realize the future tense of Republic of Ireland, the hereafter of Europe. And let's fount it, the future looks fairly bleak."
The star also spoke around his two-week trip of Emerald Isle with his brother St. Patrick and beginner Roylee, whose category hail from Co Longford.
He said: "The head trip has been a minute of craic and I'm not talk around talk and laughter, I'm actually talking about crack cocaine."
During his vacation Ferrell travelled to Galway, Mayo, Capital of Northern Ireland, Bushmills, Cork, Waterford and Longford. He joked: "The photos ar altogether over Bebo if you want proof."
Ferrell added: "I'm so committed to my Irish whisky roots that I think to persist in wearing this outfit (rugby outfit) upon my reelect to the US. I volition also continue to drive on the left hand slope of the road.
"Will it be dangerous? Yes. Is it illegal? Highly. Just that's just now how committed I am."
His speech besides touched on what he believes are his similarities to Jesse James Joyce; Westlife and a dig at UCD's equal Sacred Trinity College Dublin.
Generating huge clapping he said: "The accuracy of the matter is those guys ar departure to be working for you."
The star, wHO commands $20m a moving picture, joins other public figures honoured by the L&H, including United Nations weapons examiner Hans Blix, academic Noam Chomsky and former South African president FW De Klerk.
Ferrell told the L&H: "I'm in truth honoured to be in the sami company as previous recipients".
