Garron Noone
Garron Noone | |
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| Born | 5 June 1994 Dublin, Ireland |
| Known for | Instagram, TikTok and YouTube videos |
Garron Noone (born 5 June 1994) is an Irish musician, comedian, spokesmodel, and TikToker.[1] He is known for his reviews of foods and Irish towns.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Noone was born in Dublin, but when he was one year old the family moved to be closer to his mother's family, who run a sheep farm in Mayo.[4] Noone and his three younger siblings grew up in Ballina, County Mayo.[4][5]
Noone suffers from agoraphobia, which led to him being housebound for three years.[4][6] Due to this, Noone dropped out of school at 15.[4] He returned to Youthreach at 21 to earn his Leaving Certificate.[4] Noone overcame his agoraphobia through exposure therapy, starting with taking 10 steps outdoors and expanding that over time.[4]
Noone does not drive, preferring to travel by train.[4]
Music career
[edit]Noone's mother played the guitar and his father sang in an Elvis tribute band, sparking his interest in music as a child.[4] As a teenager, he got his first gigs playing the guitar in pubs and taught himself music production.[4]
When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out he returned from Galway to Ballina.[4] He started uploading tutorial videos on creating dance music and music production, which led to people asking him for private lessons.[4] A university in the United Kingdom also asked him to teach modules for their master's course.[4]
In 2024, Noone played the Acts of Big Love concert on Grafton Street in Dublin to support those with mental illness.[4]
Social media
[edit]Noone was named one of Ireland's "breakthrough stars" for 2023 on TikTok.[7][4] He rose from having just a few thousand followers in early 2023, while posting music tutorials, to over a million in February 2024 after transitioning to comedy.[4] As of March 2025 he has 284,000 subscribers and 75 million views on YouTube, 1.8 million followers on Instagram, and 1.8 million followers and 54.2 million views on TikTok.[a]
His catchphrase, "Follow me, I'm delicious" came about when he made a video that he did not think was particularly funny, so he randomly added it to the end.[4] When he made future videos without it, he got comments from viewers asking for it.[4] People now shout the phrase at him on the street and send him photos of objects with the word "delicious."[4] The phrase was the inspiration for an ad campaign for a coffee company where Noone served as spokesman.[8]
In 2024, Noone won the Gossie Award for newcomer of the year.[9] Later that year, Noone released his podcast Listen, I’m Delicious, named after his catchphrase.
Anti-Immigration Controversy
[edit]On March 21, 2025, Noone deactivated his social media accounts following backlash over a video in which he discussed immigration.[10] In that video Noone claimed that, "There absolutely is an immigration issue in Ireland" and followed up these comments by claiming that “our towns and especially our cities are becoming much less safe”.[11]
Three days later, Garron returned to social media, stating that he stood by his statements but they were misinterpreted.[12]
Support for his views came from controversial personalities such as Katie Hopkins and Tristan Tate[13]
Comedy
[edit]Noone's stand-up comedy was featured on the BBC program, Big Comic Energy.[14][15]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Telford, Thoams (22 June 2023). "Irish shop serving 'weirdest roll' as 'not great' food combination 'offensive'". Galway Beo. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Watch: A great Mayo man reviewed this Tipperary town, and it was epic". Tipperary Live. 13 July 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "TikToker's 'guide' to ordering Chinese food in Ireland". Irish Independent. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Laffan, Dee (14 February 2024). "Garron Noone: 'follow me, I'm delicious'". Irish Farmers Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Heffernan, Michelle (January 24, 2023). "Tiktoker Garron Noone reviews the South-East". Beat. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Alan Clarke (May 28, 2023). Garron Noone 'Follow Me....I'm Delicious' (podcast). Big News Coming Soon. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "TIKTOK UNVEILS TOP TRENDS, ARTISTS, CREATORS AND VIDEOS IN IRELAND FOR 2023". Gossie. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Ballina TikTok Sensation Stars in New Local Billboard Campaign". Western People. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Rischke, David (5 March 2024). "'Mayo for Gossies': Alan Clarke and Garron Noone win national awards". MayoLive. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Garron Noone deactivates social media accounts after backlash over immigration video". 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/03/24/why-is-irish-social-media-star-garron-noone-at-the-heart-of-a-controversy-on-immigration/
- ^ "Garron Noone back on social media posting nine minute video reply". 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/03/24/why-is-irish-social-media-star-garron-noone-at-the-heart-of-a-controversy-on-immigration/
- ^ "Big Comic Energy". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Mayo TikToker's comedy debut leaves BBC audience in hysterics". Connaught Telegraph. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-09-06.