Yvonne Lynch and Jane McGorman met Fr Ray Kelly during the National Choir Competition in Mullingar Arts Centre on Thursday.

Westmeath priest to appear on the Late Late show

Fr Ray Kelly from Tyrrellspass is appearing on the Late Late show tonight (Friday)..

The affable cleric has become a world wide celebrity since a recording of him singing the Leonard Cohen classic Hallelujah at a wedding last Saturday in Oldcastle went viral on YouTube.

At the time of writing (Friday afternoon), the recording, which was posted on YouTube on Tuesday, had been watched an incredible eight million times.