Barry blasts BA over lost luggage on way to the Oscars

BARRY KEOGHAN has criticised British Airways for its ‘bad customer service’ after losing his suitcase on the way to Los Angeles for the Oscars.

The 30-year-old actor, pictured right, said he was taking ‘tons of sentimental stuff’ for the show on Sunday but that the airline ‘can’t seem to be helpful’.

Dubliner Keoghan is nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 95th Academy Awards for his role in the dark comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin.

In a now-deleted tweet posted on Wednesday, he wrote: ‘Lost my suitcase with @British-Airways and they can’t seem to be any way helpful in one bit.

‘Here in LA for Oscars and had tons of sentimental stuff I wanted to wear and bring with me. Such bad customer service. Sent me to LAX to tell me they can’t help me. Tut tut.’ The airline later responded with an automated tweet.

Keoghan’s Best Supporting Actor nod is his first Oscars nomination, and he will go head to head with Banshees co-star Brendan Gleeson in the category. He previously won the Bafta award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film, in which he plays the dim-witted Dominic Kearney.

He dedicated that award to children from his native area of Summerhill in Dublin. Fellow Banshees Of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon are also nominated at this year’s Oscars, in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively. The film picked up a total of nine nominations, including a coveted Best Picture nod. The cast and crew will find out how many gongs they will actually take home this Sunday, when the ceremony takes place at the Dolby Theatre in LA.