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US Star in Galway

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday March 20, 2003 11:54author by Pearse O'Brienauthor email pob144 at hotmail dot com

US Star films in Galway despite War

VILLAGERS in a down town part of rural Galway got an eyeful of an Uptown Boy when pop star Billy Joel jetted in to film his new video in a Galway Village today.

Inhabitants of the sleepy fishing village of Kinvara, which is more famous for quality oysters and mussels, got the surprise of their lives when they saw the New York star shooting the video for a single soon to be released.

The event has been kept secret until this morning. It is believed that filming will finish very quickly, possible by this afternoon.

An executive jet was seen landing at Knock Airport yesterday, although it was uncertain who who the passengers were.

There have been no protestes so far.

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No protestors so far?
author by Uptown Girl?publication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 14:21author address author phone

What exactly is there to protest about. Billy Joel films video in Galway. I can see that you mightn't exactly be a fan of his music, but isn't organising a demo against it, taking it a bit far.

Jesus
author by king mobpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 14:44author address author phone

my favourite bit is "a lane landed in an airport but we have no further news"....

Wow journalism in action.

If you see Billy Boy heave a rock, but thats just for "up town girl"

oysters?
author by jp maherpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 18:17author address author phone

Kinvara famous for it's oysters? my arse, One look into kinvara bay will tell you it ain't famous for it's oysters. If anything it's famous for floating shite in the water. Lovely town though...

sleepy
author by wee willie winklepublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 18:20author address author phone

by god it's sleepy. tis the sleepiest little town in the whole wide west. in fact i got some sleep in it myself once. it was under a currach tho. crinniu gon mad i tell you.

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