IRISH STARS JUST LOVE TO TURN THE AIR BLUE

SWEARIN' GO BRAGH

- BY SEAN MURPHY

WHEN Colin Farrell dropped the F-bomb due to his love of Tayto crisps this week, he confirmed what the world says about the Irish and swearing - they f**king knew it.

We have a reputation across the globe for being champion swearers, from Bob Geldof during Band Aid in 1985 to Fr Jack Hackett in Fr Ted in the 1990s.

Former Ballykissangel star Colin, 49, from Dublin, is the latest to do us proud.

He was on American TV show Today to promote his new film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with Aussie costar Margot Robbie, 35.

Farrell had told producers that he made Robbie a crisp sandwich on the movie set, so they made him one - and he enthusiastically bit into in on live TV.

He said on Tuesday: "That's not bad. Is that Tayto? That is Tayto. Is that Tayto? It is. I f**king knew it."

Farrell's funny telly misstep follows hot on the heels of some of the contestants on RTE's series The Traitors cursing like troopers.

Popular contestant Paudie said before he was voted off the reality show: "I'm not a f**king hugger".

Even the programme's co-presenter Kevin McGahern, 38, who hosts the aftershow Uncloaked, was struck by the level of cursing.

He told this paper: "I've noticed a few differences straight off the bat. First of all, the cursing. I couldn't get over the sheer amount of cursing that we do.

"I don't think it's nerves. I think it's just the way we talk, we do tend to curse a lot and it's something like this show that makes you realise that swearing is very much part of our vocabulary."