88-year-old Irish woman enjoys a waltz with Bruce Springsteen on stage in Toronto

Irish woman Evelyn Raftery got the birthday present of a lifetime this week when she managed to wangle her way on stage with Bruce Springteen for a waltz.

88-year-old Irish woman enjoys a waltz with Bruce Springsteen on stage in Toronto

Evelyn Raftery, originally from Fatima Avenue in Sligo, who turned 89 yesterday, got up on stage with the Boss after he read her daughter’s sign asking would he dance with her mother.

The sprightly 88-year-old clambered up on stage and enjoyed a quick jive with the man himself in Toronto on Tuesday.

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