Irish violinist Martin Hayes and US singer songwriter Paul Simon rehearsed together at Dublin's National Concert Hall before the Seamus Heaney tribute concert
Irish President Michael D Higgins (centre) was among the guest speakers at the concert celebrating the life and work of Seamus Heaney
The concert organisers produced a commemorative booklet for the event
Uilleann piper Liam OFlynn, who worked with the Nobel Laureate over the years, was also among the performers
The Dublin National Concert Hall event was completely sold out
Earlier on Wednesday, an specially-commissioned tapestry was unveiled in Dublin Airport as a tribute to the NI-born poet
As he unveiled the artwork, Paul Simon said Heaney's poetry "has a beauty and a wisdom that nourishes anyone who reads it"
Paul Simon met Seamus Heaney's widow Marie (right) and daughter Catherine Heaney at the unveiling of the tapestry
