Driving home for Christmas? Car covered with fairy lights cheers up drivers on motorway near Dublin Paul McMurray was driving north along the M1 towards Balbriggan in Co Dublin He spotted an SUV covered in fairy lights driving along the nearside carriageway He posted the video on Reddit where it was shared widely across the internet By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 16:02 GMT, 8 December 2021 | Updated: 16:02 GMT, 8 December 2021 Viewcomments An Irish motorists was filmed bringing festive joy to drivers on the motorway outside Dublin after covering their SUV in white Christmas lights. The dark-coloured SUV was covered in hundreds of bright white lights as it made its way along the inside lane of the M1 motorway approaching the junction of Balbriggan on the Dublin-Meath border. Paul McMurray has heading northbound on the motorway when he hooted at the motorist. Paul McMurray saw the SUV driving along the M1 motorway outside Balbriggan in north County Dublin on November 28 The jeep was covered in white strings of fairylights which were stuck to the bodywork The lights were wrapped along the side of the car and over the roof, tailgate and bonnet He later posted the footage to the internet. He said: 'No idea who was driving but I hope they have a good Christmas if they see this.' The video was filmed on a dashcam inside Mr McMurray's car at the end of last month. The footage shows part of the string of lights flapping in the wind. MailOnline has approached the Road Safety Authority of Ireland for a comment. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility