Franz Ferdinand hit Irish soil!

hotpress.com are pleased to bring you pictorial proof that Franz Ferdinand have arrived in Dublin and can't blimmin' wait for their sold-out show tonight, Friday April 16, at the Ambassador Theatre.

As soon as the tour bus had rolled off the ferry, the boys hotfooted it down to Merrion Square where they not only indulged in some shameless photo ops but told us about their recent trip to the States, drummer Paul Thomson's nuptials, their love of Oscar Wilde, meeting The Darkness in Paris, supporting Morrissey and much, much more!

Tune in to hotpress.com tomorrow and we'll bring you a full, ringside report on Franz Ferdinand's Ambassador gig…plus gossip on what they get up to after! By the way, if you can't make it along to the show, the boys will be on The Late Late Show beforehand.

Photo: Liam Sweeney