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# Giant Inflatable Minion Causes Chaos on Dublin Road

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## Sarah Begley


Aug 3, 2015 11:01 PM UTC

by 

[Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/)


## Sarah Begley


Aug 3, 2015 11:01 PM UTC

A 40-foot inflatable character from the movie _Minions_ [got loose](http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/giant-40foot-minion-balloon-causes-traffic-chaos-in-dublin-31424185.html) from a Dublin fairground on Monday and caused confusion when it blocked a road.

The minion, which blew away during strong winds, seems not to have injured anyone, but did cause some traffic confusion.

A local resident who witnessed the incident told the Irish _Independent_ that “everyone seems to have had a bit of fun from it,” but one Dublin city councillor took the accident more seriously, tweeting, “Escaped Minion at Omni in Santry may seem hilarious but its a dispicable breach of health & safety.”

> [](https://twitter.com/PaulMcauliffe/status/628251155697676288)

It’s unclear whether the councillor’s choice of words was intentionally referring to the original movie the Minions characters appeared in, _Despicable Me_.

\[[_Irish Independent_](http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/giant-40foot-minion-balloon-causes-traffic-chaos-in-dublin-31424185.html)\]

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