Tom Jones praises Irish talent on The Voice UK as Cork and Galway natives take to the stage

Tom Jones has praised the mountain of Irish talent appearing on this year's The Voice UK as Cork native Elly O'Keeffe and Galway man Brian Corbett wowed the studio audience on last night's show.

31-year-old Elly's rendition of River by Leon Bridges was described as the "warm hug we all need" on social media where she was highly praised.