King of Pop Michael Jackson arrived in Ireland yesterday around 4pm amid speculation that he is to join Bob Dylan on stage tonight at his concert in Kilkenny.

The pop star arrived at Cork Airport yesterday afternoon on board an Aer Lingus flight from Paris. He arrived with his three children and his entourage. He was taken to the airports VIP lounge before being taken to a silver mini-van with tinted windows.

Michael is due to give a cameo performance at tonight’s Bob Dylan concert in Kilkenny before an expected audience of 20,000, according to sources close to the concert.

It has also been reported that Michael is staying with ‘Lord of the Dance’ star Michael Flatley.