21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘We tried rubbing it off' – Tipp comedian Pat Shortt bumps into fan with ‘Cork Champions 2025' tattoo
TIPPERARY comedian Pat Shortt bumped into Michael John Murphy, possessor of the most infamous tattoo in the country at the moment.
Pat and Michael John stumbled across each other by O'Connell's bridge in Dublin's city centre following
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The 'Jumbo Breakfast Roll' singer alongside the Cork season ticket holder in Dublin
Credit: @PAT_SHORTT
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The Cork fan's infamous tattoo which has split opinions across the country
Credit: Skint tattoo studio
The 37-year-old
He got it as a part of a free flash deal in a tattoo studio in Cork who offered the tattoo to anyone who dared in the run up to the Tipperary clash.
Shortt took a selfie with the now hilarious tattoo and shared it to social media.
The Killinaskully star said: "We tried rubbing it off last night.
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"Condolences to all Cork Fans especially this one. But fair play to him, he was great craic."
The Skint Tattoo Studio - the studio in which the tattoo was created - just outside Cork city had said at the time of completing the tattoo: "Confidence is key.
"The 2025 is an easy fix to 2026 for next year anyway in case anything goes pear shaped Sunday, but I doubt it."
Unfortunately for Michael John and the county Cork, things did go fairly pair shaped for the Rebels in the second half.
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Cork lost their second consecutive All-Ireland final after losing their six point half-time lead to lose by 15 points to the Premier county.
The tattoo studio has since reacted to the result saying: "The better team won, Tipperary's win was well deserved.
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"Two points in the second half for Cork, I've never seen the likes of it. The better team on the day won, tipperary will be hard to stop in the future years, great young team.
"I'll be doing a GAA themed flash tattoo fundraiser before September for the Dillon Quirke Foundation.
"All money raised will be going to the foundation. I'm looking for people to come on board. Congratulations Tipperary, see ye again soon."
