Mam's reaction to emigrant son's surprise visit is absolutely brilliant

This is the best thing you'll see today, folks.

Niall Quinn, from Newry, came back from the far side of the planet after two years away — but he didn't tell his mam he was coming home.

She goes absolutely ballistic in one of the funniest and most charming videos like this we've seen. Go on, have a look.

Oh, and mammy lets out a bit of bad language - much to the dad's shock - as she loses the run of herself.

Awwwwwwww. After you realise she's not freaking out over an axe murderer - such is her initial response - this is just brilliant.

It's not the first time we've seen this done – YouTuber extraordinaire Clisare did it last year – but it is absolutely brilliant.

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Found via Irish People Living in New Zealand, who, along with their counterparts Irish People Living in Australia, do a cracking job of uniting the diaspora down under.