dublin with crowds gathering on the streets as the await the arrival of pope francis at saint mary ‘s pro—cathedraltre. he is going to be travelling from their through the city centre in the batmobile, but most unmistakable of vehicles, to the centre where the homeless are cared for. you will have a private meeting with homeless families. and in his cathedral meeting he will be talking to couples who have recently been married or are preparing for marriage. and also a couple who recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary 50 years of marriage. so of course we will keep an eye on all of those images for you, a rather lovely view of dublin there and then back to street level with crowds gathering, an estimated 100,000 people on the streets of central dublin. we will see if we have an update on the figures later in the day when we have a clearer sense of how people —— how many people are out there hoping to get a glimpse of pope francis. meanwhile here at dublin castle i'm joined again by ursula hannigan, the former political editor of t3 in ireland and lgbt campaignerand political editor of