Ronan off the Idol Status

07.02.03

Ronan has made girls and women scream loud when he performs on stage, but it looks like Ronan wants to move away from the pop idol status he has been known as since moving away from Boyzone.  Speaking to an Asia newspaper in preparation for his show in Singapore, Ronan clearly made a point about celebrity status: 'I really don't like the celebrity thing. I've left the whole pop idol scene, I'm no longer interested in being No. 1."

He talked about family life and how he deals with group of fans that he constantly gets from gigs: "I wanted to be a young father, to be young with my kids.  The best way to handle groupies is to be respectful and try to sign their autographs.  I've got no problems staying faithful. When you see my wife, you'd know."

Ronan looked at the future and was seeing what he would do if people were no longer interested in his music: "I may want to start writing songs for other people,' he muses.  I'm a worrier and I think those days worrying about my albums charting are over."

We personally think that it is too early for such thing to happen!!  He only started to go solo for real in 2000 and has had hits including three number 1 singles!  Finally, Ronan never forgets the advice his mother told him: "Be nice to everybody on your way up, 'cos you meet everybody on your way down." 

Ladies vote Ronan the nation's hottest hunk
By Kathryn Rogers

05.02-03

Ronan Keating has been voted the sexiest man in Taoiseach's separated wife.

The ex-Boyzone singer topped a list of the 100 sexiest men in the country in a pool conducted by several female judges including mum-of-two Mirian Ahern. Ronan beat 99 other hot contenders for the title including U2 front man Bono, Hollywood Star Colin Farrell and Westlife hunks Nicky Bryne and Bryan MacFadden.

The female jury – which also included top model Vivienne Connolly and Karla Elliot (ex-wife of Def Deppard millionaire Joe Elliot) – also nominated radio stars Gerry Ryan, Ian Dempsey and Ray D'Arcy for the top 100.

Making the list too were sport stars Eamon Dunphy, Brian O'Driscoll, Niall Quinn and Padraig Harrington.

Dail Eireann's Charlie McGreevy, and Brian Lenihan made the grade as the sexiest men in Leinster House. Esat tycoon Denis O'Brien, promoter Denis Desmond and Black Tie boss Nial l O'Farrell are all included in the mixed-bag bunch which will be published in the glossy Social & Personal magazine this week.

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Sexy contenders also included tycoon Dermot Desmond's son Brett and former supermarket magnate Ben Dunne's son Mark. Ronan's former bandmate Keith also makes the grade along with crooner Daniel O'Donnell who is dubbed "the sex bomb of all time". Everyone's taste is different as this list reflects but I think  everyone was in agreement that Ronan is a very sexy man", said Social and Personal publisher Nell Stewart Liberty. "I don't know if the champagne had kicked in by the time Daniel
O'Donnell made the list but it's entirely genuine", he added. Ronan and his wife Yvonne will be the guest of honor at the magazine's launch party in the plush Four Season's Hotel tonight.

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ronan speeding
04.02.03

Ronan is caught speeding at 62MPH

Ronan Keating has been caught driving at more than twice the speed limit and will get two penalty points on his license. The former boyzone star clocked 62mph as he raced into Tullamore, Co. Offaly on January 25th.

Gardai caught Ronan 25, as he drove his Mercedes through a built up zone. Officers on traffic duty pulled the singer over and gave him an 80 euro fine. He is the first high-profile celebrity to be caught under the new penalty points system in the republic. Keating will also get an automatic two-point endorsement on his license, or three points if the case ends up in court.

A source close to the singer said last night, "He is not very pleased about the whole thing but he accepts that you can't speed. It was a momentary lapse and he wouldn't encourage anyone to do the same thing." It will be a blow to Ronan's squeaky clean image and he is likely to be blasted by road safety groups. (The Mirror)