Students and teachers were apparently left terrified after a group of people dressed as clowns arrived onto the grounds of Newpark School in Blackrock, Co Dublin. That wasn’t all, apparently the clowns were carrying what appeared to be a chainsaw.
Speaking this morning on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday October 10, Tubridy said: "Funny thing is, I was driving between radio and TV gigs on Friday afternoon and I saw these guys. They were wearing clowns [costumes], one of them had a chainsaw in his hand.
"What happened was, these guys dressed up as clowns – its a new craze, people dressing up as clowns, roaming the streets and scaring people. People were in cars around us, looking at them, phones out, the whole lot.
"The phenomenon known as Creepy clowns started in the US and is spreading worldwide. I really don’t know if there’s anything other than a creepy clown. Aren’t all clowns...anyway you get the idea but staff at Newpark School in Dublin called Gardaí when three members of a Halloween promotion company called up with a prop that onlookers say looked identical to a chainsaw."
Listen back to The Ryan Tubridy Show here - Great opening to the show given the second American presidential debate last night and Tubs talks clowns at 12.30 minutes in
Tubridy added: “As a witness who saw the chainsaw said, it was a chainsaw, it wasn’t a prop that looked like one. [He said laughing before adding...] Or maybe it was a really good prop, I may be wrong but they looked the business.
"I’m glad it was daylight, if I saw them coming at me anytime after midnight, I probably would have been [worried]."
The promotion company had not been given permission to give out the leaflets on school property or to approach students according to The Independent.
However Tubridy added: "Tell me that the students didn’t think that was hilarious?
"I’m sure they weren’t quite frightened or traumatised but I suppose you have to have permission if you’re going to come onto school grounds if you’re dressed up as a clown with a chainsaw in your hand – that bit I do understand."
