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| Never mind the proverbial bull in a china shop – a goat in Northern Ireland has shot to internet fame after causing chaos at a County Antrim shop. | Never mind the proverbial bull in a china shop – a goat in Northern Ireland has shot to internet fame after causing chaos at a County Antrim shop. |
| Video footage of the rogue goat terrorising shoppers at a Eurospar convenience store in the coastal town of Carrickfergus, north of Belfast, has gone viral. | Video footage of the rogue goat terrorising shoppers at a Eurospar convenience store in the coastal town of Carrickfergus, north of Belfast, has gone viral. |
| During the incident at the weekend the billy goat headbutted a pensioner named Billy, munched on flowerbeds, and forced staff and customers to shelter in nearby cars as it reared up on its hind legs. | During the incident at the weekend the billy goat headbutted a pensioner named Billy, munched on flowerbeds, and forced staff and customers to shelter in nearby cars as it reared up on its hind legs. |
| The goat was eventually grabbed by the horns and removed from the scene. | The goat was eventually grabbed by the horns and removed from the scene. |
| Store manager Jonathan Smyth said the goat incident has been the “talk of the store” since it occurred at the weekend. | Store manager Jonathan Smyth said the goat incident has been the “talk of the store” since it occurred at the weekend. |
| After knocking on the store door the goat, according to Smyth, “was into the baskets eating all the plants and running round the car park. I thought: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’” | After knocking on the store door the goat, according to Smyth, “was into the baskets eating all the plants and running round the car park. I thought: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’” |
| Smyth told local paper the Carrick Times: “It has really captured people’s imagination. I’ve been fielding calls all morning from major papers and the BBC came out to do a radio interview. The goat’s gone viral, especially on Facebook!” | Smyth told local paper the Carrick Times: “It has really captured people’s imagination. I’ve been fielding calls all morning from major papers and the BBC came out to do a radio interview. The goat’s gone viral, especially on Facebook!” |