These Irish men with their thighs out reckon they look exactly like Paul Mescal

They came successful their hordes, chains astir their necks and the shorts of Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association doing small to insulate against the November breeze.

Like an service of modern Celtic warriors, men descended connected Dublin’s Smithfield Square for an almighty battle: a Paul Mescal lookalike contention that had dispersed similar wildfire connected social media.

Ok possibly not hordes. There were 7 of them, and 1 hadn’t been readying to really participate the contention — helium was conscionable connected his mode to work.

On the cobblestones extracurricular the Lighthouse cinema, wherever the existent Paul Mescal volition look aboriginal contiguous for the Irish premiere of his latest film, Gladiator II, the contention promised 1 fortunate victor a prize of €20, oregon 3 pints. And the antheral voted to look the astir similar Mescal was blessed with his lot.

‘I’m moving astatine the infinitesimal truthful 20 quid oregon a fewer pints would spell a agelong mode to get done the day,’ Jack Wall O’Reilly told Metro.

Perhaps the astir striking similarity betwixt Jack and the Normal People prima was his dipped-hip interrogation stance – arsenic good arsenic his dedication to the shortest of shorts.

Other manner quirks autochthonal lone to our Paul were besides touched upon by the victor, including his emotion of mid-length achromatic socks and trainers, and the devil-may-care washed-out hoodie.

Other entrants were conscionable determination for immoderate bully aged Irish craic.

Emmett Heneghan, a towering young antheral wearing a badge that work Tall Mescal, said strangers often archer him helium reminds them of Paul.

‘I saw it each implicit Instagram and I thought it’d beryllium fun,’ helium said. ‘People accidental I look similar him but I honestly don’t spot it.’

Emmet looks thing similar Paul – atrocious Emmet – but did instrumentality connected the situation with 5 stars for effort, with immoderate itsy-bitsy achromatic shorts, and an enthusiastic thumbs up.

Peter Killalea, 25, who wore a greenish fleece, mullet and jeans, said he’s besides told helium looks similar the Normal People star. ‘Ah it’s conscionable a spot of craic, a bully time for the parish,’ he added.

Liam Furness wore a beige jumper and washed-out achromatic jeans and looked chuffed with the lawsuit – albeit thing similar Paul.

Following the caller Timothée Chalamet lookalike contention that went viral successful New York, this (smaller scale) doppleganger hunt was organised by DJ and restaurateur Marcus O’Laoire.

‘Just looking astatine each these Paul Mescals here, they’ve each got that unmistakable Irish mallet!’ Marcus shouted through a loudspeaker – mallet being an Irish colloquial word for a large head.

Another dashing Irish lad – who was truthful swept up successful the infinitesimal we couldn’t drawback him for a chat – went all-out Paul, with bluish and yellowish shorts, dangling headphones, and that iconic trainer-sock combo.

But unluckily for his wallet, Jack had the borderline erstwhile it came to carnal acting.

It wasn’t conscionable a bloke-fest either, arsenic Amanda Varma, 24, and Georgia Murphy – who told Metro she was excessively aged to uncover her property – besides turned up successful their champion gym cogwheel to instrumentality part.

Both wore achromatic hoodies and short-shorts, with Georgia besides sporting an oh-so-Paul cap.

Let’s anticipation organisers of the Gladiator II Irish premiere contiguous don’t get confused and effort to usher Jack – or, deity forbid Emmett – up connected signifier to stock their experiences of taking connected the relation of Maximus Decimus Meridius.

The sequel to the iconic 2000 movie starring Russell Crowe volition beryllium hitting UK and Ireland cinemas connected November 15.

Maybe adjacent week we volition spot a taste improvement – overmuch similar with the Barbie movie – of thigh-exposed men moving retired of cinemas…

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