Bruce Springsteen surprises fans with visit to Kildare ahead of Dublin gigs

Videos online show the star singing 'My Hometown' while in a pub in Rathangan

Springsteen has been spotted out and about while in Ireland for his RDS gigs.

Bruce Springsteen has been spotted out and about in Kildare as the singer connects with his Irish roots ahead of his three-night run at Dublin’s RDS.

The New Jersey singer’s great-great-grandmother, Anne Garrity emigrated from Rathangan, County Kildare during the Famine.