Dutch woman goes viral for videos of her Irish boyfriend's love for Guinness
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She’s raising a pint to her Irishman’s beer — and cracking open the internet.

Juul Heijnen, a 27-year-old woman from the Netherlands, gained popularity on TikTok under the username “Juul & The Irish boyfriend.” She is known for sharing videos featuring her boyfriend Patrick Mulligan, also known as Paddy, and his love for Guinness beer.

One of their most popular videos, titled “My Irish boyfriend teaching my Dutch stepdad how to test a Guinness,” went viral with 31.2 million views. The video was filmed during a vacation with both of their families, where they were trying out the famous Irish drink.

Explaining the process, Juul mentioned, “There’s certain tests that you do to a Guinness and one of them is a tilt test. You tilt it, and if the foam falls over the glass, it’s a bad Guinness.”


Juul Heijnen and Patrick Mulligan
Juul Heijnen met Patrick Mulligan when he was studying in the Netherlands. Juul & The Irish Boyfriend/ Instagram

“So he made my stepdad do that test and I videoed it and it got a lot of views quite immediately.”

Another of her videos — “You’ve been with your Irish boyfriend 2.5 years so he finally lets you pour his Guinness” — garnered 17.4 million views.

In the clip, she deftly turns her beer glass upside down over the can and then turns the can over, allowing it to froth — a delicate Guinness-pouring skill she learned by watching her Irish boyfriend.

Heijnen is able to poke fun at her man’s love for the famed Dublin-born stout — and on Valentine’s Day posted a video of him chugging it, with the caption “my Irish boyfriend and his Valentine.”

The playful pair met when Mulligan, 23, a native of Laois, a county in the middle of Ireland, came to the Netherlands — where they now live — to study physiotherapy, and they both ended up working at the same restaurant.

They will be celebrating their three-year anniversary on March 16.

“He asked me to be his girlfriend the day before St. Paddy’s Day so that he wouldn’t forget when we got together,” she said, laughing.


Juul Heijnen and Patrick Mulligan in a bar hugging with hijnen looking up at mulligan, who is wearing goggles and smiling at the camera
Mulligan asked Heijnen to be his girlfriend on March 16, the day before St. Patrick’s Day. Juul & The Irish Boyfriend

Many have expressed their disapproval at Mulligan being the focus of Heijnen’s TikTok page, but she just gulps down the negativity.

“Is your only personality trait that your boyfriend is Irish?” one hater asked, to which she wrote back:

“and that he drinks Guinness!”

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