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DALKEY’S FAVOURITE ADOPTED son had a special message for the students at the local Loreto Abbey secondary school on their graduation day today.
Actor Matt Damon wished the girls at the school the best as he congratulated them on their big day.
“Hey, this is Matt Damon,” he said. “I just want to say congratulations to the Loreto Abbey graduating class of 2020. You guys are awesome.
I’m sorry you have to do all this from quarantine. But congratulations, what an achievement. Good for you guys. I’m thinking about you.
The Oscar-winner has been staying in Dalkey in south Dublin for the duration of the pandemic after filming he was doing here stopped due to the lockdown.
His presence in Dublin has been a bit of a curiosity during the Covid-19 outbreak and the New York Times reported that ‘A Seaside Irish Village Adopts Matt Damon’.
Damon was even pictured going to a local swimming spot with a Super Valu bag.
He praised the area in an interview on Fully Charged with Graham and Nathan on Spin 1038 earlier this week, calling it “one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever been”.
“So we feel guilty we’ve got this kind of incredible setup in this place which is, I mean, it’s just absolutely gorgeous,” he said.
“Even in the lockdown, you’ve got to stay within two kilometres of your house, I mean two kilometres of here there’s trees and forests and woods and ocean and I mean it’s just I can’t think of any place you’d rather want to be in a two kilometre radius of.”
With reporting from Rónán Duffy
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No D4 accent yet, stay strong!
@Paddy Flynn: Roight on !
@Paddy Flynn: Or Folksrowk with it mony roindabites
@Paddy Flynn: Dalkey is 26km from D4. Not to split hairs or anything.
@Paddy Flynn: that’s cos it’s not D4, it’s Co. Dublin!
@Conor Nolan: reverse classism – fantastic. Everyone should be like you.
Can we just keep him?
@Seán Ó Briain: yeah.swap him for bono!
@Trish O’Leary-Dunne: I’m happy to have both.
Fair play to him. He always comes across as being fairly sound. He stuck miles from home and knows he’s in a privileged position, so hes just rolling with it.
Ah hes a class act
He can grow spuds and get home from Mars by himself.his no chance in getting out of dublin with a supervalu bag.
@tuco: that’s very good on the ball
@tuco: no he didn’t!!! Jessica Chastain had to jump out of the space ship with a rocket pack on her back to catch him while they flew past.
@tuco: hats off, actual LOL at that.
Ah isn’t he only a great guy all the same..
I remember meeting Matt Damon , Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg during the making of Saving Private Ryan near Taghmon Co Wexford in 1997 where some scenes were filmed. Filming was mostly in Curracloe and took two months. Matt Damon played the part of Private Ryan.They were all very friendly and allowed us to take photos with them.
Honorary Irish passport…
Fair play to him he’s making an effort and well done class of 2020 every we’re
Ah isn’t he only marvellous all the same..
@Sean Dermody: we got it the first time … still looking for attention ?
@Jen Gordon: Really sorry Mammy, thought I didn’t post the first one so I did it again. How many lines are you going to give me. I must never seek attention…
@Jen Gordon: Doesn’t let you delete posts which is strange
@Sean Dermody: I think you can hide posts?
Surely he’s calling himself Mattie by now, no?
@Johnny 5: or Damo
Fair play to actor matt damon
Matt for President.get rid of the hobbit.
@Stan Kowalskis: Well he’s a lovely guy no doubt about it, but he thinks that Leo is our president & he’s gone back to being a doctor on the “ front line “ . You have to wonder where he gets his info from!!
Thinking about schoolgirls the dirty fecker
@SkepticalHippoEyes: He’s only wishing them well, it’s you who brought up (your own?) dodgy thoughts in relation to schoolgirls….
Totes awks why he’s still here?
Kinda why not fukd off home loike?
@Maurice Dodd: stop being a knob, they obviously can’t
@Atlas’ burden: whoosh!
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