I thought Ronan was absolutely fantastic. I am going to buy one of the Irish Tenors CD's today.
I was not online during the service because I wanted to give it my full attention. I was moved to tears & laughter more than once. This was a beautiful and heartwarming ceremony.
Tynan's become a tad "overexposed" especially in the NYC area..he sings America the Beautiful often at Yankee Stadium..it's almost like "typecasting" if you get my gist, and I'm not criticizing, BTW..The BEST EVER use of his magnificent voice was in one of the tributes to the FDNY after 9/ll..at the end of the program, they showed the pictures of all the Firemen who died in the WTC, with the background music of Tynan's "Danny Boy"...I wept continuously..
FWIW, MY take of Hillary's glumness, as she sits there, is thatthe realization HAS to creep up on her inner being somewheres that there's NO WAY she'll ever get into the WH..
It was as if God, Himself, sung Amazing Grace.
The one to get is titled "Ellis Island". It is superb.