Video: Frostbit star’s Ice Bucket sensation

Ruairi McSorley’s televised warning about the dangers of being out in the freezing weather has been viewed online more than one million times.

The 18-year-old, from the village of Park, is a budding impressionist and comedian but the thick, rural accent so popular with the viewing public is all his own - albeit a little hammed up for the camera.

“I seen it all over the internet, surely. I thought I would have been just talking about it to a few auld ones outside of the chapel but sure there you go,” he said.

He told the Derry Journal: “There’s millions and millions of views. From America and all over - even Japanese. There’s a GAA Club in Tokyo who were on to me and everything. I might have to take a wee run out there to give them a wee visit. Sure, I’ve a cousin once-removed lives out there. There’s not too many boys in Park Village with cousins once-removed in Tokyo.”

In his ice bucket video, Ruairi named most of his cousins, and half of the village, when nominating others for the challenge.