The Irish Times

Westlife announces new tour with first concert planned for Dublin next July

‘Major’ concert at Aviva Stadium will feature band’s greatest hits and fresh pop anthems

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 12:10

Westlife’s fans across Africa: ‘I listen to them every day’

The Irish boyband is incredibly popular across Africa - so why have they never toured there?

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00

Westlife bringing reunion tour back to Ireland in 2020

Tickets from €59.50 including booking fee go on sale this Friday

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 10:35

Metal Man in danger of toppling into sea, say campaigners

Sligo County Council accused of neglecting the well-known landmark in Rosses Point

Mon Aug 05 2019 - 01:30

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

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 23:34

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

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 06:01

Leo Varadkar is 40 today: here’s 40 pearls of wisdom he really should know

Lessons for Leo: never dye your hair, don’t become a Mamil but do invest in slip-on shoes

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 05:45

Westlife announce reunion tour and new album

Band confirm they have reunited by posting a short video on Facebook and Twitter

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 21:20

Warner Music Ireland pre-tax profit up 63%

Irish subsidiary of music giant credits online streaming for increase in turnover

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 06:15

Irish Eurovision hopes go up, up and away as Murray fails to make final

Vocalist, managed by Louis Walsh, says Kiev experience the ‘best 3 minutes of my life’

Thu May 11 2017 - 19:37

Ireland Now: the music that defines today’s Irish nation

In the run-up to St Patrick's Day, Irish Times writers select the acts that represent modern Irishness

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 05:00

Sligo-Leitrim: Fianna Fáil takes two seats as Eamon Scanlon returns

Tony McLoughlin of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny also elected

Sun Feb 28 2016 - 23:45

Homeless choir series hits top note for RTÉ Global

‘The High Hopes Choir’ and ‘Rachel Allen’s Coastal Cooking’ sold to UKTV

Thu Nov 19 2015 - 07:45

Life of Brian McFadden: don’t call it a comeback

The former Westlife star never packed in his pop career and you won’t find him with the ‘headbangers’ on ‘Big Brother’

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 11:45

Finbarr Filan confirmed to run for Renua Ireland

Brother of Westlife singer Shane Filan will run for election in Sligo-Leitrim

Mon Jul 27 2015 - 10:07

How will we burst this bubble in Irish economists?

The fact the State has its own Woodstock for economists shows just how obsessed Middle Ireland has become with fiscal matters

Fri Oct 10 2014 - 01:45

Westport Festival: Sinéad on top form – and swan paddle boats

The Co Mayo bash wasn’t exactly the wild west, but it was nice nonetheless

Fri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00

Literary Twitterati: Selina Guinness turned inside out

Our weekly round-up of recent literary happenings on Twitter

Mon Mar 24 2014 - 00:01

IBRC high-profile borrowers range from billionaires to bankrupts

Lists of ‘sensitive’ customers includes Seán Quinn, Keith Wood and Pat Kenny

Tue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00

Shane Filan: You and Me

Fri Nov 01 2013 - 00:00

Texan with Monaghan links named 2013 Rose of Tralee

Dancing in the dark and some codding as frenetic pace slackens a little in second half

Tue Aug 20 2013 - 22:13

Shane Filan: a man with nothing and everything

The success of Westlife was fast and vast and band member Shane Filan sought to bank for the future by investing in property. He lost everything spectacularly, including his reputation. Here, he puts the record straight

Sat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00

Louis Walsh company posts loss of €53,000

Fri Aug 09 2013 - 21:30

Shane Filan to miss out on windfall from Westlife tour firm

Singer’s bankruptcy trustee to take share of €2.38m from winding up of Bluenet

Wed Aug 07 2013 - 21:55

Do you know the way back from bankruptcy?

Despite selling millions of records, the singer Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy. She’s not the only star with messy finances

Sat Mar 30 2013 - 07:00