Now, at the moment, people do appreciate the fact that the show is happening, and that is the overwhelming reaction, that they are just grateful to be out and seeing the show. And I love dancing - I love it. I've danced all my life, but the dancing on that, it's just another ball game altogether. O'Donnell with Strictly pro dance partner Kristina Rihanoff Read more: Louise Morrissey on home life with husband Johnny, their wedding and his recent cancer battle

I’m not a million miles from 40 years ago, really, I am still singing My Donegal Shore, it sits in there along with Down at The La De Dah, you know. But Kathleen, my sister... she just died very suddenly. So especially for her own children and her husband, they just... it's just so hard for them. As I said, that happens a lot of people. So what can you do? That's the way.

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Daniel O'Donnell has thanked his fans after his latest album debuted at No 16 in the UK albums charts, the 35th consecutive year he has achieved chart success in Britain. It was great fun. A lot of people watched it, and I'm sure it'll get another boost again this year for Halloween. And when you’re touring, if one of us gets the virus, the whole show is gone, so we have to be mindful about things like that too.” It's so sad. They did a great job and every night now since they got beat, I sing The Fields of Athenry for them – I sing it in the show as a tribute to them.

Years ago, I was asked to do that, but I wouldn't - I just wouldn't be able for that, I wouldn’t put myself through it. With the US leg of his tour about to close, O’Donnell is preparing to release his new work and is looking forward to the fans’ reaction. It seems to be amazing and I think it's fantastic to see somebody from Ireland like U2 there - they're on the cusp of the whole music scene, they're on the top of the wave… it's just amazing, after all the years doing what they're doing. And they say the show is out of this world so you'd have to be proud of them. Majella’s mum was well, you know, she was older, my sister was a lot younger (67), and I mean for Majella and all of us, it's sad about Marion but Marions's health had disimproved. So I suppose in a way, there's a greater acceptance for a death of an older person who maybe is not in full health. Irish country music star Daniel O'Donnell is celebrating after his latest album has become a top five chart hit in the UK.

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They were super. It's just a shame they didn't get through. But listen, what a great lift it is, all these things - I mean be it on the national stage or like when Donegal is in the All-Ireland - it means so much to the people. It really does lift people.