Lisa O'Neill review: Cavan singer closes the year with superb gig at Vicar Street 

Audience members at the Lisa O'Neill gig included David Simon of The Wire 

Lisa O'Neill on stage with Spider Stacy at Vicar Street, Dublin. 

 Lisa O’Neill, Vicar St, Dublin ★★★★★

 Lisa O’Neill had the audience in the palm of her hands on a memorable night at Vicar Street for her final concert of the year. There wasn’t room to roll a gobstopper in your mouth, to borrow a border counties expression, at the sold-out gig. People stood in a cordon around the balcony area swinging in ecstasy as the Cavan folk singer rolled through numbers from her back catalogue, which included a goosebumps rendition of Old Note, a homage to the late Co Clare button accordionist Tony MacMahon and the glory of the slow air.