A substantial contingent of Irish sports fans will invade Paris for the Olympic Games, and there to entertain them will be the internationally renowned Liam O’Connor and his supercharged playing.

O’Connor has been honoured with an invitation to perform live at the Team Ireland Supporters House at the legendary O’Sullivans By The Mill on Boulevard de Clichy.

O’Sullivan’s is next door to the famous Moulin Rouge, so visitors and locals will have a unique opportunity to savour key aspects of Irish and French traditional culture without crossing the road!

“To be part of the Paris Olympics is a real honour, but to be invited to play our music for Irish and international sports fans puts the icing on the cake. Wherever Irish sports fans go they create a wonderfully warm atmosphere and we’ll be proud to be there with them to cheer our athletes on,” said O’Connor.

Also appearing on what promises to be another momentous night will be O’Connor’s family featuring daughter Saoirse on vocals, concertina and keyboards, son Oisín, who plays guitars, keyboards percussion and drums, and son Cillian on drums and percussion.

The Paris Olympics will not be the first time O’Connor and his music will have graced major sporting occasions.

He has previously performed twice at the Ryder Cup golf tournament, at several All-Ireland Football and Hurling Finals and an international rugby clash at Thomond Park, Limerick!

Over a lifetime of dazzling music-making, O’Connor has become a major ambassador for Irish music.

His passion for live music performance has taken him around the globe, from Slane Castle to the Sydney Opera House, World Expo China 2010, Las Vegas, Radio City Music Hall in New York and a host of other key venues and events.

Cork-born Liam now lives in Killarney, Co Kerry.

His breathtaking performances blend Irish traditional music with a bewildering mix of blues, jazz, rock, reggae, samba, cajun and classical music.

Given the popularity of the accordion in France, his Paris Olympics audiences are likely to include a fair number of captivated locals.