BOYZONE - KEATING: 'THERE IS NO BOYZONE REUNION'

Former BOYZONE star RONAN KEATING has dismissed reports the Irish pop group are on the verge of reforming, after speculation of a TAKE THAT-style reunion tour surfaced last month (FEB07). It was reported Keating had agreed to join up with former band members STEPHEN GATELY, KEITH DUFFY, MIKEY GRAHAM and SHANE LYNCH in a bid to match the success of recently reformed boy band Take That. Keating insists the reports are false because he is currently focusing on his solo career, but he could be persuaded to do a short tour with his former band in the future. He says, "All that speculation in the papers that we've done a deal for millions is absolute rubbish. "I'm making a new record and I can't let anything get in the way of that, but if we got the right deal over a short period and if it fits in between now and my next album coming out, I'd love to do it. "I'd love to do it for the other (Boyzone) guys as well because I know that I've been the one holding it up."