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A YOUNG schoolboy from County Clare has become an online sensation following his appearance of The Late Late Toy Show on Friday night.
Sporting a cool mullet, Sheamie Garrihy from Kilfenora was one of the multitude of 'toy testers' who featured during the two-and-a-half hour extravaganza.
Having arrived at the RTÉ studios in "the big smoke" to demonstrate some of his Lego collection the seven-year-old went onto to steal the show as he revealed some family secrets.
At the outset, Sheamie also informed presenter Patrick Kielty that they pair shared something in common.
"After today when I met you I was thinking to myself I bet you didn't know you had something in common with a seven-year-old from the country in Clare."
Patrick then replied "And what do we have in common?"
The young man, who has two sisters, explained: "That it's both our first toy show Patrick."
Our hero, Sheamie ♀️ ❤️ #LateLateToyShow #RTE pic.twitter.com/wxLmUB2hCu
— The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) November 24, 2023
As the segment progressed, Sheamie explained to the host how his grandmother had been collecting Lego for a long time and that she allowed him to bring her collection with him to the Toy Show.
"So my granny let me bring that up. She won't let me bring that up to my own house but she let me bring it up to the big smoke."
When Patrick asked if he had received any help with the Lego, Sheamie replied: "My uncle had to take a Lego day off work," later adding that it may have been two days and he may have taken a Monday off school.
Petition to get Sheamie a regular rural affairs slot on Radio 1 ✍️#LateLateToyShow pic.twitter.com/JAI3hUYh1n
— RTÉ Radio 1 (@RTERadio1) November 24, 2023
Following his appearance, many Toy Show viewers took to social media to express their appreciation with some describing him as "iconic" and others suggesting he had stolen the show.
One user on X, formerly Twitter, also commented by simply saying: "Sheamie for Taoiseach."
Pictures: Andres Poveda
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