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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Roisin Butler

Christy Moore classic makes its way to Iranian border thanks to Irish duo's sneaky move on bus

Two Irishmen created an unlikely scene on a bus journey abroad after hacking into the vehicle’s Bluetooth and playing Christy Moore hit ‘Lisdoonvarna’ for all passengers to hear.

A video of the incident was uploaded to Twitter showing the two men proudly smiling as the bus blared out the Irish hit.

Gareth and Darren were travelling in Iran after an excursion to climb Mount Ararat, a peak in Turkey which straddles the Iranian border. They decided to introduce the song to their fellow passengers during a six hour bus journey that was taking them to the airport for their flight home.

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