Damien Dempsey was holding back tears during an emotional appearance on the Tommy Tiernan Show as he remembered a friend and music legend.
The ballad singer appeared on the comedian's popular RTE chat show. The 47-year-old singer songwriter almost started crying when the conversation turned to a the late Seamus Begley, who is a traditional Irish music legend.
It all began when Tommy asked: "When is the last time you cried?" Damien answered: "When the mighty Seamus Begley passed... a great friend.
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"I stuck on a song that we did a duet on off his mighty album The Bold Kerryman. The two of us singing [then there were] streams of tears.
"I had been remembering him. We went to see the Pecker Dunne in Clare. Pecker was playing the fiddler and sing songs. But he (Seamus Begley) had a great life. He really lived."
He added: "He is still around, you can feel him. He was a great man. I feel blessed to have met him and sang wit him.
"I learned the gra for it [from him]." Fans praised the two men for having an open conversation about crying on national television.
One person wrote on social media: "What a beautiful soul you have Damien Dempsey, a gentle giant with a deep love of Ireland."
"Have never really listened to Damien Dempsey, but just loved that interview and song," another viewer said.
"Hearing Tommy & Damien talking about listening to music and crying is so refreshing. It's so important to cry & not to be ashamed about talking about it Let it all out," wrote a third social media user.
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