After One Direction, Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a heartbreaking end
One Direction singer’s death in Argentina came as he was seeking to follow up solo album with ‘more creative control’
Westlife
Saoirse Ronan wants to rewrite the script for new Cork home
Paddy McKillen’s wine embarks on a voyage to America; bread giants have a word about a word; while the National Gallery of Ireland is unsure about language requirements
Boy bands music quiz: Which Irish group once earned £2.5m for a private gig for the Sultan of Brunei?
Plus: What age was Robbie Williams when he joined Take That?
Tom Grennan: ‘I’ve got a big heart. And I’ve got a sensitive one, too’
The singer-songwriter says he feels he’s an arena artist and wants to be a global star – but he still finds time for a night of Guinness drinking with his Irish cousins
Westlife and Harry Styles concerts boost Aviva Stadium’s operating profit to €8m
Stadium operator’s accounts show a 63% rise in operating profit last year, with IRFU and FAI contributing €7m in revenue
Lucy Spraggan: ‘When sobriety marched through my front door I discovered a newfound respect for myself’
Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has always been a square peg in a round hole. "That’s me for the entire time I’ve been in music", she tells Tony Clayton-Lea.
The Music Quiz: Which Westlife song was used by the CIA as part of its torture program in Afghanistan?
Plus: Who is the British female solo act with the most entries in the UK Singles Chart?
Paintings by Ronnie Wood, Mark Feehily and other celebrities go under the hammer in secret auction
Jack and Jill Foundation launch this year’s Incognito sale – where buyers don’t know the artist until the collection sells out
Westlife star Mark Feehily sells stately south Dublin home for €2.425m
Five-bed period pile occupies prime end-of-terrace spot on sought-after Sandycove stretch
TV guide: 12 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight
Including George Michael: Outed, Réaltaí na Gaeltachta, The Dry and more
‘If you were ever to think of pulling out of being a full-time musician, January would be the time’
Thankfully Oisín Mac Diarmada, Mirella Murray, Noriana Kennedy and Donogh Hennessy have made it to February, and a nationwide tour
MCD ranks 11th globally among concert promoters with €155m in ticket sales in 2022
Garth Brooks gigs help Croke Park to 13th spot among world’s most successful concert venues in terms of box office receipts
Crowds to return to Dublin for first New Year’s Eve festival since Covid-19
40,000 people are expected to see Westlife, Gavin James and Lyra
Westlife at 3Arena: One miraculous resurrection, three fashion disasters and two astonished blokes in the crowd
Ireland’s pop princes are playing the former Point Depot for the 72nd time in their career, in the first of three sold-out concerts
Westlife at Croke Park: ‘Honestly, guys, I’ve cried about three times already today’
Shane Filan promises the best Westlife concert ever. I bet he says that to all the crowds
Backstage with Westlife: Patrick Freyne goes behind the scenes
The boy band turned ‘man band’ are back on tour, 20 years after they first got together
Culchie appropriation: How Michael Healy-Rae grabbed us by the gogglebox
The Kerry TD co-presented ‘The Tonight Show’ with Matt Cooper, cleverly infiltrating Dublin’s liberal media. What next, ghost-writing Fintan O’Toole’s column?
Family living with a flourish
A Hampton conservatory, cantilevered stairs and Versace tiled floors are strong selling points for this property’s estate agent owner
Four-bed in Carrickmines for €1.35m
Roncalli has all the scope and flexibility you could need for a growing family, and plenty of privacy too with secluded gardens
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