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Sorry, Westlife fans, but if reports are true, the CIA aren’t exactly fans of the Irish pop group’s music – in fact, they feel playing one of their songs in particular qualifies as a method of torture. The tune ‘My Love’ was played repeatedly by the US intelligence service to torture prisoners in Afghanistan according to … Continued
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Westlife fans were left devastated in 2004 when Brian McFadden announced he was leaving the hugely successful boyband – but he has exclusively claimed to VIP that him going solo was the best thing to happen to the group. The singer, who features in an exclusive shoot with VIP this month, opened up to us about why ending … Continued
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Shane Filan has addressed the rumours of a Westlife reunion, and said there’s absolutely no chance the boyband are getting back together. Shane was spotted out with his friend and ex-band mate Nicky Byrne recently, and this lead to speculation that the group were reforming. Speaking to The Sun, the singer said, “When myself and … Continued
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Crushing all of our dreams, Shane Filan has ruled out Westlife reforming any time soon. The singer has gone on to have a solo career since the group split in 2012, but admitted that Ireland’s most successful boyband will not be getting back together.. Sigh! “They’re complete rumours, there are no plans for a reunion. We’ve only … Continued
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Shane Filan has revealed that Louis Walsh “lost it” and slapped him in the face following a bad audition with Simon Cowell during the early days of his music career. The former Westlife star described the incident as “crazy” and said he thought his life was over following Louis’ extreme reaction. Shane makes the revelation to Pat Kenny on … Continued
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There are several things that go hand in hand with the festive season – nights out, presents, turkey. And of course, great telly. We’ll all be wrapped up in front of the fire, bingeing TV with our family. RTÉ rings in the season with plenty of festive specials and a sleigh-load of unmissable entertainment! This … Continued
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For their 25-year anniversary tour, Westlife have now been booked for a 13-night concert residency at the 3Arena next year. This overwhelming demand checks out given that they hold the title as UK & Ireland’s top-selling group of the 21st century. With this appeal from Irish audiences, is it possible that more artists will follow … Continued
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Fake Saint is one of Ireland’s emerging alt-pop artists. He cites Teddy Swims and Lewis Capaldi as not only influences and contemporaries but pals as well. His music is truly beautiful, discussing self-doubt and failure. So when we sit down to chat with him, we expect him to be very serious. However, we’re left beaming … Continued
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We’re planning on staying in this Friday…Just us? Well, with a long weekend, we deserve to relax at least one night! Thankfully Patrick Kielty is on hand to help us unwind as the Late Late Show has a whole new slew of well known faces taking to the couch this Friday. And there’s only group … Continued
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2026 is already shaping up to be a brilliant year music-wise. Westlife has already announced 10 nights in the 3Arena and a further five in the SSE Arena. Now we have a massive concert to look forward to in Croke Park. The one and only Bon Jovi will take to the stage as part of … Continued