The gardaí have finally caught Billy Murphy from The Young Offenders

They let him go after a selfie.

The notorious Billy Murphy from the hit show The Young Offenders has finally been apprehended by the gardaí.

Shane Casey, who plays the infamous Cork character, was a guest at the Ballinlough Summer Festival at the weekend and two gardaí got a snap with the actor.

Garda Walsh and Garda O'Neill briefly "detained" Casey to get a photo with the Corkman.

GardaInfo tweeted: "Fake Billy or Real Billy? Young Offenders actor Shane Casey was detained briefly by Garda Walsh & O'Neill at Ballinlough Summer Festival last weekend.

"'After All' that, the Gardaí settled for a selfie and set him free."

Fake Billy or Real Billy? Young Offenders actor Shane Casey was detained briefly by Garda Walsh & O'Neill at Ballinlough Summer Festival last weekend. 'After All' that, the Gardaí settled for a selfie and set him free.#YoungOffenders #Ballinlough #CommunityPolicing pic.twitter.com/ou7SNAc03k

— Garda Info (@gardainfo) August 27, 2018

The Ballinlough Summer Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary at the weekend and videographer Larry Cummins captured some of the sights and sounds.