Family of the man, Ian O'Sullivan, 24, is understood to be '

Irish man and American woman have now been fined 2000 baht - $57

An Irish man and an American woman have each been fined $60 for performing a sex act in public.

The couple were caught in the act just feet away from a packed street in Phi Phi Island, Thailand.

The apologetic pair, who have now parted ways, were each fined 2000 baht for acting inappropriately in public after handing themselves in.

Forgive us! The apologetic pair, who have now parted ways, were each fined 2000 baht for acting inappropriately in public after handing themselves in

They were asked to pray for mercy and forgiveness, according to the Sun.

A Thai police spokesmen said: 'The woman was a 21-year-old exchange student and the man was a 24-year-old tourist.'

'The two said they were drunk at the time of the incident, and that after they were confronted by locals they stopped. The man later left for Koh Tao, while the woman returned to Chiang Mai.'

The shocking incident was recorded by locals outside The Hussin House Hotel on Phi Phi Island.

Footage shows a woman wearing a white bikini crouched against a wall, performing a sex act on a man.

A friend of the man, named by The Sun as 24-year-old Ian O'Sullivan, said: 'We started to realise it was Ian when we saw the video on Saturday.

'It's really hard to believe it is him as he is a real upstanding guy.

'His family will be devastated.'

This is the moment a man and woman were caught in the middle of a sex act on a busy street in Thailand

They are interrupted by locals who are clearly angry at what they are seeing. The man then 'apologizes', before getting himself re-dressed.

'Why are you f****** outside here, man,' says one man.

'What are you doing here. What are you smoking, what are you drinking?'

After being threatened with the police, the man involved in the sex act says 'no', before it is pointed out that they are close to a busy street with people walking around.

The man can be seen apologising after being caught in the act, before he leads the American woman away

While the man appears apologetic after being 'caught int he act,' the woman in the white bikini, who is swaying, appears less repentant as she is heard saying 'get over it'.

The two, who are now stood up, are asked by one of the locals where they are from, to which the woman replies she is from 'America'.

The man then says that he is 'Irish'.