Piers Morgan warmed up The Late Late Show crowd last night by telling viewers that he was Irish.

The straight talker told Ryan Tubridy: "I’m Irish. Let’s get this on the table right away.

"My father was from Galway and the family moved to Banagher in Offaly. I am one of you."



He didn't just decide to share little known facts about himself - he said that George Clooney “drinks like a bloody fish” and that Hugh Grant is a “ghastly little man”.

At the end of the night, he took to Twitter to say: "Really enjoyed jousting with Ryan. Great interviewer. @RTELateLateShow"

He later added: "Genuinely touched by all the nice reaction to my @RTELateLateShow interview. Felt like home. #ireland"

He also seemed impressed that he was trending in Ireland on Twitter: "Still trending in Ireland at 03.48am. Nice.@RTELateLateShow."

Then he posted a post-show selfie of himself with Tubridy: "The night is young. . #tubridy #dublin #guinness"



Before heading off into the night, he wrote: "Off into the nightlife of Dublin. I fully intend to crack the craic."

Regardless of the late night, Morgan was up today playing golf in Carton House and tweeted: "I was 4 up after 9 in a tornado @padraig_h - and my Aussie opponent quit. Don't know what you were so worried about. @CartonHouse #Kildare."

Watch the full interview here

Piers Morgan talks about working with David Hasselhoff here:

Really enjoyed jousting with Ryan. Great interviewer. @RTELateLateShow — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 6, 2015

Genuinely touched by all the nice reaction to my @RTELateLateShow interview. Felt like home. #ireland

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 6, 2015

Still trending in Ireland at 03.48am Nice. @RTELateLateShow — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 7, 2015

Off into the nightlife of Dublin. I fully intend to crack the craic. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 7, 2015