very familiar music from riverdance for anyone who is used so that or has seen it's, perhaps.for ireland to showcase some of the best of its culture given the global interest in the papal visit. and in this we are seeing of course it just burst with and in this we are seeing of course itjust burst with the more serious m essa 9 es itjust burst with the more serious m essa g es of itjust burst with the more serious messages of this visit from pope frances, the more serious and reflective moments, something altogether more energetic. a crowd of around 80,000 watching this event tonight, i ticketed event. they scramble for the remaining tickets last few days i'm told. and what a show they are seeing even before the pope begins his speech. and a welcome now to our viewers on bbc world who are joining us for this continuing coverage of the pope frances visit to ireland. this is the culmination of day one of the two—day visit and this is the festival of families here at the park. which is a major stadium in dublin. and what you are seeing now on the stage, well, one of the most fami

there's a lot of music and riverdance and excitement. pope francis seems to be enjoying himself.e the church as a place where they can play and be close tojesus and the christian religion, because of course the church has done a of positive things and ireland over the yea rs positive things and ireland over the years when it comes to schooling, charity, compassion. the real message ofjesus, charity, compassion. the real message of jesus, that charity, compassion. the real message ofjesus, that people would like to see the church continue in that vein. at the same time, i mentioned earlier that social changes in this country have been immense and overwhelming in terms of the fact that the abortion referendum sought 67% of people voting in favour. a lot of those people would have to have been catholics, so they may look to the church for moral authority but they make decisions, where they can make their choices about social issues, so that is an important point to make as well. this is an opportunity for pope francis to speak irish catholics and catholics around the world, especial