The Pope's reaction to Daniel O'Donnell's performance was absolutely brutal Poor wee Daniel. In terms of the weekend's most pertinent moments, Daniel O'Donnell's performance at Croke Park really doesn't hold the same significance as the Pope asking for forgiveness for the clerical abuses that were carried out in Ireland, or his acceptance that the church "had not been helpful" regarding the Tuam mother-and-baby home. Advertisement Aside from this, thousands of people gathered for the Stand4Truth demonstration in Dublin and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also called on Pope Francis to ensure "justice, truth and healing" for survivors of clerical abuse. Vincent Browne's critique of RTÉ's Papal Visit coverage as "propaganda for an institution that has been criminally complicit in the rape and buggery of children around the world" was also very telling. Over the course of the weekend, there was a plethora of important stories that highlighted Ireland's troubled history with Catholicism but we also saw some lighter moments. Mayo GAA fans will be wondering if the curse is now lifted and this lovely moment between Garda John Coen and a little boy called Joseph was fantastic to see. On that note, Daniel O’Donnell being identified as an 'onlooker' by Sky News raised some eyebrows, but one little moment during his performance at the Papal Mass has caught the eye - actually, it seemed like it got some minor stink eye from His Holiness. If you see wee Daniel, give him a hug. Take a look. Advertisement<doc-sep>He may have performed for Pope Francis at the World Meeting of Families festival on Saturday evening, but there’s many people who still don’t know who Daniel O’Donnell is. Sky News were reporting from Croke Park where the festival was taking place when they brought Daniel onscreen for an interview following his performance. Nonetheless, their title for Ireland’s national treasure has to be one of the best things we’ve seen onscreen since the Pope landed. Sky referred to Daniel as an ‘onlooker’ when interviewing the star who was privileged to be a part of the set-up. We have a feeling Daniel won’t be too happy with this reference!<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single day Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Pope Francis touched down in Ireland on Saturday for a historic two-day visit to Ireland. Almost 200,000 people travelled to see the pontiff as the country hosted one of the biggest events to be held in Europe all year. As such, both Irish and international media were heavily covering the event. Sky News was one of those and on Saturday they made a big blooper. In their TV coverage of the Croke Park concert, they interviewed headline performer Daniel O'Donnell and described him as an "onlooker". It wasn't long before the mistake was posted on social media. (Image: Sky news/Twitter/FergalBowers) "Seriously what is wrong with sky news - Daniel O’Donnell - onlooker !!!???!!!" one person wrote on Twitter. Another added: "Onlooker?" Meanwhile, many on social media also enjoyed the Pope's reaction to the country crooner singing. (Image: RTE/Twitter/markdaniel1990) (Image: RTE/Twitter/markdaniel1990) One clip from the concert left viewers in stitches and it appeared to show Pope Francis giving an unfavourable reaction to Daniel O'Donnell performing. Twitter user Mark Daniel initially shared the video on Twitter, captioning it: "The Pope reacting to Daniel O’Donnell performing has made my day #PopeInIreland⁠ ⁠ #PápaInÉirinn⁠ ⁠ #CrokePark." He added: "Doesn’t look impressed...eye rolls and all." It sparked a huge reaction and has since been liked more than 13,000 times. One person commented: "Yes, he was thinking what we were all thinking... " Another added: "I find myself wondering, who thought the Pope would enjoy this? In fact, who thought anyone would enjoy this?" (Image: AFP) (Image: PA) Someone else joked: "Funnily enough I have the same facial expression when someone is listening to Daniel O'Donnell." Another comment included: "Can’t see old Daniel getting a gig at Vatican in the near future....unless to scare away the pigeons."<doc-sep>
Pope Francis spent the weekend in Ireland as he presided over a number of events. Thousands travelled to see the pontiff as he visited the likes of Phoenix Park and Knock. On Saturday night, the 81-year-old was guest of honour at a cultural extravaganza in Croke Park. The sold-out 'Festival of Families' event saw music, song, dance and spoken word performed while the holy father delivered an address. Performers on the night included Andrea Bocelli, Riverdance, Daniel O'Donnell, Nathan Carter, The Priests and many more. But one clip from the concert left viewers in stitches and it appeared to show Pope Francis giving an unfavourable reaction to country star Daniel O'Donnell performing. (Image: RTE/Twitter/markdaniel1990) (Image: RTE/Twitter/markdaniel1990) Twitter user Mark Daniel initially shared the video on Twitter, captioning it: "The Pope reacting to Daniel O’Donnell performing has made my day #PopeInIreland⁠ ⁠ #PápaInÉirinn⁠ ⁠ #CrokePark." He added: "Doesn’t look impressed...eye rolls and all." It sparked a huge reaction and has since been liked more than 13,000 times. One person commented: "Yes, he was thinking what we were all thinking... " Another added: "I find myself wondering, who thought the Pope would enjoy this? In fact, who thought anyone would enjoy this?" Someone else joked: "Funnily enough I have the same facial expression when someone is listening to Daniel O'Donnell." Another comment included: "Can’t see old Daniel getting a gig at Vatican in the near future....unless to scare away the pigeons." Meanwhile Sky News aired a blooper from the Croke Park event. The broadcaster was interviewing Daniel O'Donnell inside GAA HQ and hilariously described him as an "onlooker".