Alannagh McMullan, who played newborn Georgina Curley in the Irish cult classic, welcomed her second child at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin.

Speaking to RTÉ News from the hospital she said: “The weekend I had my first baby, The Snapper was on TV and then again, this Friday, it was on TV.

“This little man arrived, so it’s obviously my good luck charm.”

Her son, Jamie Dalton, was born on Sunday night at 10.48pm weighing just shy of 7lbs 12oz.

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Ms McMullan said she grew up watching her own on‑screen arrival.

“I used to have the video [of The Snapper scene] and I used to watch it. I definitely was too young to be watching it, but I’d watch it on repeat, and just replay myself all the time.

“But it was amazing to see at the weekend as well because there are so many resemblances of myself now that I see in him and in our first baby.”

She said she will “definitely” show the movie to both her children, as she described it as a “cool memory”.

“It’s just a really cool memory to have to see yourself being born, even though it wasn’t real. I think I was covered in Vaseline and food colouring at the time, is what I was told.

“It’s a full-circle moment that I was born in Holles Street and I was the baby in The Snapper and now they’ve another little baby born by The Snapper,” Ms McMullan said.

The National Maternity Hospital shared a photo of Ms McMullan and her baby with the hospital staff on Instagram, also describing it as a “full-circle moment”.

“In 1993, Alannagh McMullan made her acting debut as baby Georgina when Sharon Curley gave birth in Roddy Doyle’s film The Snapper,” they said.

“Fast forward to 2026 and Alannagh has welcomed her own little star with the safe arrival of baby Jamie at the NMH.

“Congratulations to Alannagh and Ross on their new leading roles as parents to gorgeous baby Jamie,” the hospital added.

The Snapper is part of Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown trilogy alongside The Commitments and The Van.

The beloved 1993 film follows the story of teenager Sharon Curley navigating an unexpected pregnancy.

The cult classic, starring Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe and Brendan Gleeson, became one of the most quoted films, with lines like “Is that a turkey or a baby?” echoing through maternity wards for decades.