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Finglas legend Christy Dignam treated his neighbours to a special socially distant concert form his garden last night.

The Aslan singer proved he's still got the pipes as he approaches his 60th birthday as he took to the front of his home to perform the Dublin band's hit Crazy World.

Neighbours join in as he belts out the iconic chorus, which peaked at number four on the Irish charts back in 1993 and still remains one of the most played classic tracks on Irish radio today.

The Dublin icon, who is battling a rare and terminal form of blood cancer, is due to turn 60 in May – though he may have to put party plans on hold.

Aslan rescheduled UK shows over coronavirus fears, citing Christy’s compromised immune system as the reason.

But in an interview with Mature Living magazine before the virus outbreak hit the nation, the frontman admitted he was looking forward to his seventh decade.

He said: “I never, ever thought I would ever see 60, and I’ll tell you another thing, I never thought I would be in a band at 60.

“When you reach a milestone like 60, whether you’re ill or not, you feel twinges in your bones, you’re not as fast as you used to be.

“Your teeth are not as white, your eyesight is not as good and you start feeling your age.

“You start to feel your mortality, but in your head you’re still 18.”

Christy has defied medics who gave him six months to live when they first diagnosed amyloidosis several years ago.

He spent nine months in hospital and when he got out was confined to a wheelchair for year. But he has fought his way back.

Christy revealed: “Cancer is a great focuser. I never thought I would get it and especially the cancer I got.

“Some people get cancer and they do chemo, or they get surgery and they cut the cancer out, but with mine I knew there was never going to be an end to it.

“I knew it was going to be a constant battle until I couldn’t fight any more. It was a tough one.”

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