Wealth of native talent on show left all in attendance green with pride

NOT quite London’s Palladium, but Dublin’s brand new National Convention Centre came pretty close last night as it hosted an Irish-style Royal Variety Performance to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland.

The eye-catching building on the banks of the Liffey played host to its first royal guest in what constituted a farewell show for the British monarch on the final evening of her state visit.

The Queen may not have rattled her jewellery as once daringly suggested by John Lennon but she probably found it impossible not to have allowed an occasional tap of the royal foot with the musical fare on offer.