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Barcelona stars get a touching visit from Celtic’s Jay Beatty in Dublin

Published 15:51 30 Jul 2016 BST

Updated 11:18 2 Aug 2016 BST

Enda Conway
Barcelona stars get a touching visit from Celtic’s Jay Beatty in Dublin

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Pure class.

Jay Beatty has moved on from just Celtic super fan. He's even moved on from Goal of the Month winner. https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/572017326444441600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Armagh native is now a fully-fledged ambassador of the Celtic FC Foundation so, not that he wouldn't have been there anyway, going to Dublin for the Celtic-Barca match was simply an obligation. But, whilst he was in town, he was treated to a visit from some of football's biggest ever names. The Barcelona account posted pictures of Wee Jay with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi as well as club boss Luis Enrique before they took for Lansdowne Road. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/759369181703860224 The Catalan giants travelled to the Irish capital on Saturday to get their new season up and running and they didn't hold back with the names they brought for the occasion. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/759380254393765890 Their training though wasn't exactly rigorous... https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/759098029332914177 Listen to our GAA podcast with Colm Parkinson. Click here to subscribe on iTunes. https://soundcloud.com/sportsjoe-gaa-hour/personal-abuse-from-pundits-and-dull-quarter-finals

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