Kingfishr hand Cork the chorus in a surprise street set

RTÉ News captures hundreds singing "Grace" and "The Fields of Athenry" on the band's pop-up tour of Ireland.

Channel: RTÉ News Story of November 8, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 6,215 views.

Kingfishr play to fans in Cork city as part of surprise pop-up tour #RTÉNews #kingfishr

"Go on Cork!" calls Kingfishr's singer, and the crowd needs little encouragement. Outside the An Post office on Oliver Plunkett Street, hundreds have gathered for an acoustic set that turns the shopping street into a singalong.

RTÉ News's Short catches the microphone giving way to a much bigger chorus: the singer cues the audience during "Grace", phones rise above heads, and the camera pans across the packed street. By the closing stretch, the band and crowd are singing "The Fields of Athenry" together.

Cork was the third stop on a surprise itinerary whose locations were being revealed throughout the day. Galway came first, followed by Cruises Street in Limerick, with Dublin announced as the final destination. The clip has drawn roughly 6,200 views in its first twelve hours.

For the Irish indie-folk trio behind the chart-topping "Killeagh", this excerpt makes room for a different repertoire: familiar songs that the people on the pavement can carry themselves.

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The numbers

The Cork singalong reached thousands of viewers in its first hours online.

subscribers

256,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

183,323,705

views per day

300,643

typical day: 254,741

the video

views

4,977

likes

137

comments

5

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Sydney Morning Herald…

271,000

The Globe and Mail

266,000

RTÉ News

256,000

RNZ

254,000

Washington Week PBS

248,000

Royal Exclusive

244,000

As of November 8, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.