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Dara O'Briain publicity shot.JPGComedian Dara Ó Briain gets stolen bike back in eBay sting
Irish comedian and TV presenter Dara Ó Briain has got his stolen bike back in time for the new year after apparently launching a sting operation on the thief trying to sell it on eBay – and says he may save the full story for his stand-up routine.
The comic, who has a home in west London, took to Twitter to announce the recovery of his bike this morning, adding some further detail in a second message on the social network.
Well, a pleasant end to 2015. Hounslow branch of @metpoliceuk recovered my stolen bicycle. Thank you very much Officers, much appreciated.
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) December 31, 2015
There's a longer version to this, involving eBay, and me using a false name online, but I suspect it may end up as a routine...
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) December 31, 2015
The initial tweet has received nearly 500 ‘likes,’ with responses including this one from actress and comedian Tara Flynn.
@daraobriain @metpoliceuk If that isn't the pilot for a new Sunday teatime show, I'm out of this crazy business.
— Tara Flynn (@TaraFlynn) December 31, 2015
The news also provoked a bit of teasing from some of his followers.
@daraobriain You got your bike back and BBC online went down. Did they use your bike to power their servers?
— Peter Andersson (@swe_wolfis) December 31, 2015
@daraobriain @metpoliceuk Did they also find the glittery pink tassels?
— Kieran Lucky (@KieranLeCam) December 31, 2015
@daraobriain can't imagine you on a bicycle
— Lorraine (@adultdiversion) December 31, 2015
@daraobriain @metpoliceuk thank god, considering all that heroin hidden in the handlebars.
— Dovil (@Dovil) December 31, 2015
@daraobriain Well that's the first miracle sorted. Lemmy's on the road to sainthood...
— Des Columb (@DesColumb) December 31, 2015
O’Briain didn’t reply to any of those, but he did respond to one from near-namesake, Daragh O’Brien.
Way to harsh my buzz, man. https://t.co/okBR1AROoG
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) December 31, 2015
@daraobriain Police have just released this footage of you reclaiming your bike. pic.twitter.com/qCRAgI8Ke6
— Daragh O Brien (@daraghobrien) December 31, 2015
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Yeah. Because you have to be rich and famous to setup an ebay account with a false name to sting a thief.