2 Johnnies refuse to say if woman at centre of GAA catfish story is from NI
The 2 Johnnies have said they won't be drawn on whether the woman at the centre of their famous 'GAA catfish' podcast is from Northern Ireland.
Earlier this year, Dublin music teacher Niamh Farrell, from Portadown, said she had been falsely identified as the GAA catfish in a number of podcasts by the comedy duo.
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