Hollywood film star Alicia Silverstone spotted on Galway/Mayo border

Hollywood actress Alicia Silverstone has been spotted on the Mayo/Galway border, staying at the Delphi Resort in the west of Ireland, as preparations get underway for the second series of smash-hit drama Irish Blood.

Nouman Zeb, the General Manager of Delphi Resort told The Mayo News that "we were delighted to welcome Alicia Silverstone to Delphi Resort. A truly kind, gracious and lovely lady. It was an absolute pleasure having her stay with us."

The second series of Irish Blood will again be set and produced in Ireland, consisting of six hour-long episodes, with production due to begin in early this year.

Silverstone stars as Fiona Fox, a hotshot Los Angeles divorce lawyer who travels to Ireland after receiving a cryptic message from her estranged father, Declan Murphy, whom she has not seen in 30 years. Intending to stay only a day to confront him, Fiona finds herself drawn into a web of family secrets when she discovers he has died — in circumstances that appear far from natural.

Joining Silverstone in the cast are Jason O'Mara and Ruth Codd, who appeared on Celebrity Traitors UK.

Silverstone, who is also an executive producer on the series, expressed her delight at returning for a second run. 

The actress, best known for her role as Cher in the 1995 teen comedy Clueless, previously appeared as Batgirl alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney in Batman and Robin (1997), and has spoken warmly of Clooney, saying he was like a "big brother" to her on set and "stood up for her."

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