Ronan Keating has hit back at Louis Walsh after the X Factor judge said it was time for Boyzone to give up.
The Boyzone frontman told the 62-year-old that he should “be nice” as there is “enough heartache in the world”.
He said: “The easiest way to get into the press is to speak ill of someone. Paper never refuses ink. There’s enough heartache in the world. Be nice.”
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And directly referencing the Mayo man, Ronan added: “Ah Louis you never let us down ay!”
The X Factor judge, who formed the group more than two decades ago, had said “enough is enough” for Boyzone.
And in a shocking attack on the boyband, he said: “They are a bit beyond it now – it’s time to go.”
Previously Louis Walsh accused Ronan Keating of trying to steal his job on the X Factor.