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Sarah Barrett

Cork publican explains decision to lift Colin Farrell ban after past 'outrageous' behaviour

A Cork pub that once barred Irish Oscar nominee Colin Farrell for his alleged ‘outrageous behaviour’ is now happily letting him visit again.

The Hollywood actor was banned from MacCarthy’s Bar back in 1997, but publican Adrienne MacCarthy has spoken about their special friendship that’s since developed, helped in part by his recent return to Castletownbere, Co Cork.

Speaking to PJ Coogan on Cork's 96FM on The Opinion Line talk show, Adrienne revealed she had initially booted the then 19-year-old out of MacCarthy’s Bar in the 1990s having ‘grown sick’ of his antics over a three-month period.

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