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Daniel O'Donnell and Ms Majella McLennon, from Tipperary, who married at St Mary's Church, Kincasslagh, Co Donegal, yesterday. The bride wore an ivory dress and a silver tiara. The groom hugged and kissed some fans and waved, presidential-style, to others. Only the weather let them down, with wet and windy conditions greeting around 200 fans who began arriving at St Mary's Church three hours before the wedding was due to begin.

Daniel O'Donnell and Ms Majella McLennon, from Tipperary, who married at St Mary's Church, Kincasslagh, Co Donegal, yesterday. The bride wore an ivory dress and a silver tiara. The groom hugged and kissed some fans and waved, presidential-style, to others. Only the weather let them down, with wet and windy conditions greeting around 200 fans who began arriving at St Mary's Church three hours before the wedding was due to begin.


Photograph: Eric Luke

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