31/7/2003 - junior senior credit ronan!

Thanks to Ronan, Junior Senior (pictured) have become an instant success in the charts!  It all started when Ronan was on Danish TV saying how fantastic the dance tune, 'Move Your Feet' was.  As a result of this, Junior Senior's tune top the charts!  Junior Senior spoke about how thankful they were to Ronan: "Ronan heard our record on a TV show in Denmark and told Universal to sign us.  If it wasn't for Ronan, you would have no Junior Senior in the charts today. He had a very big influence and we owe him a lot."  They added that they would owe Ronan by perhaps writing a tune for him: "Maybe one day we'll write a special Junior Senior song for Ronan!"  With all this, Ronan is definitely an influential figure in music today! 

30/7/2003 - album update

It's been quite quiet from Ronan but rest assured that he is currently recording material for his new album!  He came back to the UK recently and is ready to record the vocals to the tunes he has written for the new album!  With all this coming up, we are expecting a brand new single and album to be released by the end of the year!  Keep it here at Ronan Keating World for further progress of the brand new material!!!

29/7/2003 - get rollercoaster on the BB cd!

Now you can get Ronan's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' on the brand new Big Brother 2003 double CD album!  Featuring all the tunes that have played since Big Brother 4 (UK) ever started!  Ronan's tune was not a choice for housemate Ray Shah, but nevertheless, the tune got played in the house eventually anyway!  So if you want something to reminisce the 64 days of Big Brother, then get this album, 'cos it's out now!!!  And here's what to find on the two CDs!

27/7/2003 - cameron wins BB!

We, at Ronan Keating World, would like to congratulate housemate Cameron Stout (pictured right with fourth place runner up housemate and very close friend, Steph Smith) who won this year's Big Brother UK!  He got a over 1.9 million votes that awarded him the prize money of UK£70,000!!!  We have featured this news story, much as it is a sideline news story, because you may recall in an earlier news story a couple of days back (19th July) when Cameron was having a late-night conversation with other BB housemates on a subject about Ronan Keating!  Cameron shared his knowledge mentioning to the housemates about Ronan doing his charity walk back in May.  Fair play to ya, Cameron!

25/7/2003 - 'if tomorrow never comes' is a popular tune in weddings!

In a survey conducted by hotels group, Corus, Ronan's number 1 tune, 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' is the fifth most popular tune to be played in wedding receptions!  The staff of over a 1,000 who work for the hotels were asked what songs were mostly played in the past 18 months for wedding receptions.  Robbie Williams 'Angels' came top of the list.  The top 10 tunes played in wedding receptions are listed below:

19/7/2003 - BB housemates talk ro

Late last night, a couple of Big Brother (UK) housemates were talking about Ronan Keating!  It started when housemate Ray Shah (pictured left) brought up the subject after trying to list the songs that he selected to wake housemates up (and not picking Ro's tune) the week before last when he took the role as Head of the House.  As he got through his list slowly but surely, he remembered the last tune played was not selected by him but was played by Big Brother and it was Ro's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'!  Ray said that they were "desperate" to get it played.  Fellow housemate Steph Smith (pictured middle) loved the tune and sang a couple of lines of the tune: "We've found love, so don't fight it..." and moved along with the tune!  Steph then asked the group as they chatted outside in the BB Garden whether Ronan was married.  Ray confirmed this and Steph went on to mention that Ro has two kids.  Ray said that although he didn't pick Ronan's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster', he mentioned "I have nothing against the bloke."  The subject then changed to Ronan's late mother, Marie who Ray informed fellow housemates had passed away from breast cancer.  Another fellow housemate, Cameron Stout (pictured right) mentioned Ronan's recent Walk Ireland '03.  Continuing on the family theme, Steph described how it was nice that Ronan had a nice family setup with his wife and children and described as "happy families".  Ray said that if it was all happy families for Ronan then with compliments "Fair play to him".  Looks like the housemates know a lot about Ro!

	Ray remembers that Big Brother eventually played Ronan's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' to wake the housemates up...they were "desparate" Ray recalls!
	Steph loves the "happy families" with Ronan being happy with his wife, Yvonne and two children.
	Cameron reveals some Ronan trivia by describing of Ronan's recent Walk Ireland '03.

13/7/2003 - ro's tune plays in the BB house!

It was bound to happen sooner of later, but yes!  On Saturday morning (12th July) in the Big Brother (UK) House, all the housemates were treated with Ronan's tune, 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'!  Though some found it quite a hard tune to get up to, the main thing is that it finally got the chance to be played in the house!  Housemate, Ray Shah (pictured) failed to picked the tune three times on previous occasions, but this time, there was no excuses!

12/7/2003 - ronan and keith in supposed bust-up

According to tabloids, there were rumours that Ronan and ex-Boyzone member Keith Duffy (pictured) had a what was a supposed near-fight after the Irish film premiere of 'Veronica Guerin'.  The two were both in an Irish nightclub having a couple of drinks.  Before it got worse, actor Colin Farrell, had to break up the fight.  We are unsure if this story is actually true as it has come out from tabloids.

11/7/2003 - ronan attends film premiere

Ronan along his wife, Yvonne attended a film world premiere for 'Veronica Guerin' last Wednesday (9th July) in Dublin, Ireland.  The film stars actress Cate Blanchett who plays the character role of the real-life journalist who was murdered because of her investigations in Irish crime.  Also starring in the film include Colin Farrell, Brenda Fricker, Ciaran Hinds and Gerald McSorley who all were there at the premiere.  The film is directed by Joel Shumacher.  Other guests to see the film included ex-Boyzone member Kieth Duffy, Bono and Ray Winstone.  Also, family members of the late Veronica Guerin were also present.  The film is released today in Ireland and is set to be released in the UK on 1st August.  Europe and the US will have to wait until the autumn for the film release.

10/7/2003 - is ro's tune ever going to be played in the BB house?

On Big Brother (UK) this morning, housemate Ray Shah unfortunately chose the Sugababes 'Freak Like Me' tune to wake up the housemates instead of Ronan's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' and what's worse is that it is the second time he hasn't chosen this tune!  The public today chose Ronan's tune, 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' once again for Ray to choose!  But he has another tune on offer as well, 'The Bad Touch' by Bloodhound Gang.  Why is he not choosing Ronan's tune?  Is Ray going to give Ronan's tune justice?  We really hope so!!!  And an interesting fact, it is exactly three years ago when Ronan's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' was first released in the UK - so come on Ray, pay tribute to this fact!

9/7/2003 - let ro give the housemates the wake up call!

On Big Brother (UK) this week, housemate Ray Shah (pictured) has been put in the position of Head of the House all week and has the sole responsibility to choose a tune to wake up the other housemates!  The public had to choose two tunes for housemate Ray to pick from!  The public decided that Ronan's 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' is one tune that should get the housemates in the groove, with the other being 'Freak Like Me' from the Sugababes.  What will Ray pick?  'Life Is A Rollercoaster' has been the only tune to be in the offering all week for the Big Brother housemate.  Yesterday, 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' lost out to the public chosen songs: 'Hot In Herre' by Nelly and 'Year 3000' by Busted while the day before, Ray decided to pick 'Don't Stop Movin'' by S Club 7 instead of 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'.  Will the 'Rollercoaster' finally see its light of day within the walls of the UK Big Brother House?

2/7/2003 - album progress...

It seems quiet at the moment but Ronan will be coming back from the US to fly to Dublin after successfully recording new material in Los Angeles and New York.  He will be recording the rest of the new material in Dublin, Ireland and will be working with his long time writing pal, Gregg Alexander as well as Rob Davis who has worked with Kylie Minogue and Atomic Kitten.

Keep it here at RKW as we will be getting more information about the new album!

1/7/2003 - welcome to the all-new RKW!

Welcome to the all-new Ronan Keating World!  We have given a bit of a facelift and as part of the new look, we will be introducing and improving many of the features of this website!  These include:

- Integrated information: The Boyzone and Westlife sections will now be part of Ronan Keating World and the two cafés will no longer exist.  This allows you to access these areas without leaving RKW!
- More content: We shall be adding more sections to the website including a review of the Walk Ireland '03 and finally information about Dublin & Swords
- More updates: We apologise for the updates, but in line with the improvements we will add all your quizzes, guest books and reviews!

So with all this coming, get ready for the best in Ronan Keating World!

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