5th episode of the 15th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"The Gang Goes to Ireland"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode
Episode no.
Season 15 Episode 5
Directed by
Megan Ganz
Written by
Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton
Produced by
Rob McElhenney
Glenn Howerton
Charlie Day
Michael Rotenberg
Nick Frenkel
David Hornsby
Megan Ganz
Rob Rosell
Cinematography by
John Tanzer
Editing by
John Drisko
Production code
XIP15005
Original air date
December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
Running time
21 minutes
Guest appearances
Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress
Sandy Martin as Mrs. Mac
Sam Lucas Smith as Conor
Episode chronology
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Next → "The Gang's Still in Ireland"
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"The Gang Goes to Ireland" is the fifth episode of the fifteenth season of the American sitcom television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the 159th overall episode of the series and was written by main cast members Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Glenn Howerton and directed by executive producer Megan Ganz. It originally aired on FXX on December 15, 2021, airing back-to-back with the follow-up episode, "The Gang's Still in Ireland".
The series follows "The Gang", a group of five misfit friends: twins Dennis and Deandra "(Sweet) Dee" Reynolds, their friends Charlie Kelly and Ronald "Mac" McDonald, and Frank Reynolds, Dennis' and Dee's legal father. The Gang runs the fictional Paddy's Pub, an unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia. In the episode, the Gang goes to Ireland after subduing Dee and using her first-class ticket to get them all "coach" tickets. There, Mac and Charlie debate about their Irish heritage while Frank needs to destroy evidence linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. The episode starts a story arc where the Gang goes to Ireland.[1]
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.285 million household viewers and gained a 0.13 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received very positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, performances and dark humor in the episode.
^Starkey, Adam (November 10, 2021). "'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' heads to Ireland in season 15 trailer". NME. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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