Barry Keoghan was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr he ‘couldn't look at him'

The 32-year-old is set to play the drummer in an upcoming four-part Beatles biopic.
Barry Keoghan has said he was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr that he couldn't even look at him.
The 32-year-old Dubliner is set to play The Beatles drummer in an upcoming four-part biopic.
'I sat opposite him and I could not look at him because I was nervous and his wife Barbara was there and she said, 'You can look at him',' he said at Fast Net Film Festival in West Cork this weekend.
'Every time I looked at him I saw myself in his glasses.
'I said to him: 'I am not coming here to quiz you. I am coming to find out what made you and how the contrast was going back to Liverpool after Beatlemania,' he continued.
'We can all do imitation but I wanted to know where it came from. He was so on the money.'
Ringo Starr
He described doing 'Beatles Bootcamp' as an 'absolute joy', sharing that he's been learning to walk and talk like the 84-year-old.
'It's a place of failing, a place of learning and trying. That's the process I'm in now. It's a playground for me.'
'The drumming is going great,' he continued.
'I've been doing it for like six, seven months. I've got blisters on my hands now.'
Keoghan will star alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.
Each of the four films, which will focus on one the members of the band, will be released in the same month as part of The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event.
Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison at the announcement of The Beatles films. Photo: PA
Keoghan has recently starred in box office hits such as Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Dunkirk.
Earlier this month, he revealed he was not allowed into a Dublin cinema while attending the premiere of Dunkirk, as he had previously been barred.
During a tour of the city with Hollywood Authentic, Keoghan revealed that he was known to staff in Cineworld, and when he showed up to the Dunkirk premiere, they didn't believe he was in the film.
'This is the main cinema I used to go to, on the mitch from school,' he said of the Parnell Street picture house.
Keoghan went on to explain that when he had no money to pay in he would break in through a back stairway, which eventually got him barred.
'I remember coming to the Dunkirk premiere, and getting in here, and them not knowing that I was in the film.
'They were like, 'You're not allowed in.'
'I said, 'It's my movie, though.'
'They were like, 'No, no. You're not allowed in.'
'It was a whole thing… It was just a turning point for me.'
'All the people in the cinema now, I know,' he added, pointing at a poster of Chris Hemsworth, adding: 'I just worked with him.'
Barry Keoghan
News in 90 Seconds - May 28th

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Irish Daily Mirror

4 hours ago

• Irish Daily Mirror

Conor McGregor's wild Ibiza trip with Katie Price and Kinahan associates

Conor McGregor enjoyed quite the trip to Ibiza this month as he partied hard on the Balearic island in the Mediterranean. The former two-weight UFC champion was pictured with Katie Price and Republic of Ireland stars Evan Ferguson and Troy Parrott. McGregor was also seen posing alongside Kinahan associates Graham 'The Wig' Whelan and Nathan 'Biggie' Little on the party island. Whelan did time in jail for money laundering for a criminal gang, while Little was previously identified by the Criminal Assets Bureau as being a member of the Byrne Organised Crime Group. Kinahan cartel boss Liam Byrne's son Lee Byrne, who has no involvement in crime, was also pictured partying with McGregor in Ibiza. A picture, posted on social media by McGregor, shows Byrne with close pal Little posing next to the MMA fighter. Price is also in the photo, sitting on McGregor's lap, while Ireland footballer Parrot is also pictured. 'The Notorious' paid to take all of his Black Forge Inn teammates to Ibiza to celebrate the pub's over 35 team winning the UCFL Premier Division title. However, footage shared online last week allegedly showed McGregor appearing to peer down to address an unidentified man in the middle of the dancefloor at Pacha nightclub. Moments later, the Dubliner appeared to throw two punches, with the man hitting the deck. McGregor, who is now understood to be holidaying in Majorca with his family, shared a number of photos online from his trip to Ibiza, which you can see below: 1 of 8 Conor McGregor with his Black Forge Inn teammates in Ibiza (Image: Instagram/ Conor McGregor) 2 of 8 Conor McGregor and Katie Price were spotted partying together in Ibiza (Image: Conor McGregor Instagram) 3 of 8 Conor McGregor with Graham 'The Wig' Whelan (Image: Instagram/ Conor McGregor) 4 of 8

Dublin Live

6 hours ago

• Dublin Live

Joe Duffy admits family begged him to retire from RTE

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Joe Duffy has revealed his family begged him to retire from RTE – despite the station wanting him to stay on as Liveline host. The legendary broadcaster has worked in RTÉ for 37 years, with 27 of those spent as host of the iconic call-in show. The Dubliner hangs up his mic on June 27 but the Ballyfermot native admitted RTE were keen for him to stay on – but his family were "adamant" that he retire. Joe said: "I'm not real, real gone but it was time for me to move on from Liveline after 27 years. My contract in RTÉ, already extended by two years, was due to finish at the end of June. "There was talk about going on for a bit longer. RTÉ were interested. But my family were adamant - adamant - that I go. I'm 69 and my daughter was saying that she was sick of seeing other dads retiring too late in life or not getting that chance to retire." Joe will miss discussing topical news stories and bringing issues to the public domain on Liveline every day. He hopes to keep working in some capacity, but doesn't know what that will look like yet. He said: "I was talking to a pal this morning about topical issues, and he said, 'When you're finished with the show, you'll be able to say that freely'. Now where I'll say it, I don't know yet. I have had offers of podcasts and newspaper columns, but I want to take it easy for a while." Joe's legacy will be Liveline, but his break in broadcasting came as a reporter for The Gay Byrne Show. His late friend and mentor often spoke of regretting sacrificing family time for work, but when Joe welcomed triplets Sean, Ellen and Ronan with wife June in 1995, his career hit a "rough patch". "Gay was thinking of retiring from the radio, and I was on the road all the time for his show. I was, well you know the line, 'Gay's representative on earth' and all that," he told the RTÉ Guide. "When Gay retired, I presented the show for two days each week, but I was told unceremoniously after a year that it was not working so I was dumped." Another late colleague of Joe's gave him some wise advice as he recalled "Gerry Ryan telling me at the time that the main thing was not to leave the RTÉ campus and tell management that you'll do whatever. So, I stuck in there." Joe will present Liveline for the final time on Friday June 27, but he doesn't want it to be an emotional show. He added: "I'd rather that day be a Funny Friday. I'd love to see all the old gang back - June Rodgers and Doc Savage and Frank Forde and all the rest - and just have a bit of fun. "I'd rather it was a roast than a toast, something to give me a good kick in the backside, something to say: 'Just get over yourself, Joe'." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.

Irish Times

11 hours ago

• Irish Times

Is there any such thing as a political genius?

You can tell an awful lot about a society by who it labels a genius. You can also learn from who it excludes from that category, who it enables and what it is prepared to tolerate from them. The tortured poet, the rebellious scientist, the monstrous artist, or indeed the tech disruptor. All of these archetypes feature in The Genius Myth, the new book by the journalist, author and podcaster Helen Lewis. She joins Hugh Linehan to talk about so-called geniuses, from Elon Musk to The Beatles, the modern influence of concepts like IQ, and what it takes to be a political genius.