Students from Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise took to the stage, at the Dunamaise Arts Centre, last week with their production of the hit show Mama Mia- The Musical.

He said Abba has ‘never allowed our music to be used for party political reasons’.

The ceremony was attended by QI host Sandi Toksvig.

The band have rarely been seen together in recent years and they have not performed on stage in decades.