Pierce Turner in chart-topping form

The film has also knocked Christopher Nolan's Inception off the top of the UK box office chart. A police parody with a budget of £56 million, it took in £22.3 million in its opening weekend in the UK.

After performing to a full house early this month at the Kilkenny Arts Festival, Turner heads to de Barras in Clonakilty, West Cork for a gig there on Thursday August 26.

On Saturday September 4 he plays a hometown gig at Wexford Arts Centre, followed by a visit to Áras Chronain, Irish Cultural Centre in Clondalkin, Dublin on Saturday September 11.