30/11/2004 - golfing in south africa

Ronan recently played at the Nelson Mandela Invitational Golf Tournament in South Africa.  The event took place at the Arabella Resort in Cape Town.   Ronan teamed up with pro golfer Ian Poulter.  However the team was beaten Lee Westwood and model Ines Sastre.  But nevertheless, Ronan got the chance to perform the ever popular, 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'.  But to add some funny backing were the golfers Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter - what fun it must have been!

28/11/2004 - 'father and son' single details!

We have some exclusive information about Ronan's forthcoming single, 'Father And Son' in collaboration with Yusuf Islam.  The proposed single artwork is shown on the left (although not officially confirmed).  The single will be released on 2 CDs. The 2 track CD features an exclusive spanglish version of 'When You Say Nothing At All', the enhanced maxi-CD contains a remix plus 2 videos, 'I Hope You Dance' and 'Father And Son'!  The proposed release date is now 13th December 2004 (the week for Christmas No.1) - this is still unconfirmed at the present time.  The tracklisting is shown below:

2 Track CD
1. Father And Son (featuring Yusuf)
2. When You Say Nothing At All (Spanglish Version)

Maxi-CD
1. Father And Son (featuring Yusuf)
2. Father And Son (Metrophonic Mix)
3. I Hope You Dance (Video)
4. Father And Son (Video)

As soon as official info comes out, we'll tell you here at Ronan Keating World - so come back soon!!!

19/11/2004 - 'father and son' to be released as a single!

There has been rumours about this recently, but it's official!  Though stated quite briefly, Ronan and Yusuf Islam's (formerly Cat Stevens) version of 'Father And Son' will be released as the next single.  We do not have an official release date at present even though sources point to a possible release on 6th December 2004.  However, for now, the full length video for the new single is available online to see on the Official Ronan Keating Website.  In order to view the video, you'll need to register.  Keep it here at Ronan Keating World for more details as they come! 

19/11/2004 - ronan talks band aid exclusion

Ronan has made comments over the fact that Sir Bob Geldof (pictured) did not invite him to sing for Band Aid 20's version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.    Speaking to Richard & Judy on their Channel 4 show, Ronan said: "They're not going for pop acts, they want credible cool acts.  If that works, fair enough, but at the end of the day they want to make money for the cause so they should think about that."  Also, Westlife's Nicky Byrne commented and said to the Daily Star: "We couldn't compete with U2 or Coldplay but it would have been fantastic to have been part of it. We'd have given anything to be on that record."

18/11/2004 - pipe bands join ronan

Ronan will be in Belfast tomorrow evening for perform 'Amazing Grace' live.  He'll be joined by six pipe bands as they walk down Great Victoria Street to join Ronan at the Blackstaff Studios.  This is all part of this year's BBC Children In Need appeal.  The event will take place tomorrow (19th November).  So, tune in to BBC1 (UK) for all the coverage and Ronan performing too!

14/11/2004 - another betting update

According to bookmakers William Hill, Ronan & Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens) collaboration of 'Father And Son' is favourite to be the Christmas No.2.  The Christmas No.1 favourite is Band Aid III with their version of 'Do You Know It's Christmas?'.  Ronan's single is currently 7/1.  Behind this is Tony Christie at 14/1, Donny Osmond and The X Factor Winner at 16/1 and Joss Stone, Robbie Williams and X Factor Finalist Rowetta Satchell at 20/1.  Of course, there is no confirmation whatsoever that 'Father And Son' will be released at all, neither is there is confirmation that it will be released on 6th December 2004 (which is about a week short for the Christmas chart week anyway).

If such a release comes to light, we'll tell you here first at Ronan Keating World!  And as you are here, check our brand new Compilations section!  This section shows which compilations contain Ronan tunes as well as a section which includes albums which Ronan has featured in! Click here to check the section!

7/11/2004 - boyzone to reunite without ronan

It looks like Boyzone may do the reunion tour after all but without lead Ronan in the line-up.  It was previously reported that Keith Duffy, one of the members, refused to reform unless all of the Boyzone members including Ronan were together.  But now, manager Louis Walsh has got the members, Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham back.  He also had other ideas including taking on a new member from reality TV show, 'Pop Idol'.  Walsh said: "It's official. Stephen Gately is in so that's four back, without Ronan. I am hoping to get one of earlier Pop Idol finalists, probably Brian Ormond."  Walsh plans to press ahead with the reunion despite the fact that the group will have a new member. 

This is from many press reports, we are not entirely clear of the situation or if it is genuinely true, but as soon as more info comes, we'll tell you here at Ronan Keating World.

3/11/2004 - duffy: boyzone reunion must include ronan

Keith Duffy (pictured), Boyzone member and Coronation Street actor ruled out that there will a Boyzone reunion without Ronan.  Duffy is refusing to reform unless all the members including Ronan himself are all together again.  Duffy said: "If I was going to get back with Boyzone I'd like to do it with Boyzone. And that means the four guys I toured with for eight years. It wouldn't be the same without each individual member."  However, manager Louis Walsh stated that the reunion tour could go ahead without Ronan: "We can do it with four if we have to. There were only four Beatles and they did okay."

1/11/2004 - see ronan in scotland!

It may be 10 years of Ronan's hits, but how nice would it be to see Ronan play at an intimate venue especially for his fans!  Well speaking of which, Ronan is going to perform a one-off gig at a secret location in Scotland!  The event called Up Close with Ronan Keating will take place on 18th November 2004 and Ronan is giving only 250 fans a chance to see him perform at this intimate gig!  Would you like to be among the 250 to see him?  Well, all you need to do is visit the Up Close website and submit a question to Ronan - think well because if your question is picked, then you'll win a pair of tickets to see him at the event!  So don't miss out - click here now to submit your question and good luck! 

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