Irish stars turn heads at annual Met Gala Ball


The theme of this year's ball was Garden of Time
Irish stars were out in force at the Met Gala in New York yesterday as Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott and Jamie Dornan lit up the red carpet.
Saltburn star Barry Keoghan put on a show-stopping performance as he twirled his top hat for the cameras, attending the event with his girlfriend, Espresso singer Sabrina Carpenter.


Barry Keoghan attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala
Meanwhile, US star Carpenter wore an Oscar de la Renta black velvet bodice with a voluminous blue satin skirt.


Andrew Scott, Donatella Versace and Jude Law
Law famously played played Dickie Greenleaf in the 1999 original film version of The Talented Mr Ripley, starring opposite Matt Damon, while Scott played Tom Ripley in the 2024 remake, opposite Johnny Flynn as Dickie.


Actor Jamie Dornan
He teamed a pale blue waistcoat and red tie with a dark jacket and pin-striped trousers.


Ariana Grande in a look by Irish designer Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Irish designer Sean McGirr also got a show of support at the Met, with Lana Del Rey sporting one of his looks for Alexander McQueen.
The Video Games singer attended the event with the creative director, wearing a nude corseted dress embellished with hand-embroidered sequinned branches.


Sean McGirr, left, and Lana Del Rey
The outfit referenced a look from the autumn/winter 2006 Alexander McQueen collection, which had similar tulle around the model’s head, but held up by ‘antlers’.
McGirr wore a black suit with a satin shirt teamed with black shoes with dramatic oversized leather tassels.