Tears fall in Kilkenny as Bruce Springsteen pays moving tribute to Shane MacGowan

Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band had arrived, and the people of Kilkenny were going to make him feel as welcome as if he was at home in New Jersey

There was a buzz around Kilkenny, the kind you only get on a big match day. Flags were flying, albeit not in GAA colours but of the Stars and Stripes, and music was blaring from all corners.