Irish artists such Lyra, Dermot Kennedy and Gavin James all bagged airtime from the hit show.

So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Niall Horan has added to his fortune by paying himself almost $3m (€2.58m) from his new solo-music firm over a 17-month period.

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Thomas Pieters has revealed he took inspiration from One Direction’s Niall Horan with regard to the format for this week’s inaugural Belgian Knockout in Antwerp.

A week after his Masters video caught the ear of Sergio Garcia, Mullingar impressionist Conor Moore has gone global; with everyone from the BBC to NBC’s Golf Channel interested in his talents. But a dyed-in-the-wool GAA man, and lively corner-forward, is not about to neglect the unholy trinity of Davy, Brolly, and Ger

We weren't expecting that.

Ben Crenshaw remembers the time he led the Par-3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club in 1987.

It might only be a 3½-hour drive from Mullingar to Killarney, but Niall Horan’s journey from his hometown to the stage of the INEC has been epic.

Singer-songwriter RuthAnne joined Niall Horan on stage last night at his sold-out 3Arena gig.

The Mullingar native opened the Flicker sessions in Killarney INEC on March 10.

Conor McGregor became a father, Niall Horan saw his solo career take off, and Saoirse Ronan was an award-winning Ladybird. Those were some of the positives celebwise in 2017, writes Kelly O’Brien.

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James McClean sent the Republic of Ireland into a World Cup play-off as Wales' hopes of qualification were ended by a 1-0 defeat in Cardiff.

A prodigal son returned home to Clonakilty yesterday and as for the fatted calf — well, one way or the other, he was surely eaten.

Liam Payne has told of his struggle to find anything to write about when he embarked on his solo career, because he was feeling "so content" in his personal life.

From bigorexia to bingeing, more young males are experiencing eating disorders. But the stigma of having what is often seen as a woman’s illness is stopping many from seeking help, writes Sharon Ní Conchúir.

The eye-catching Ford Mustang still makes people go weak at the knees, writes Declan Colley.

The gig marked the very first time that the Mullingar native played a gig since One Direction called it quits in 2015.

Calling all Directioners, Louis Tomlinson has said that One Direction reunion is a 'must'.

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Former One Direction singer Harry Styles has dispensed with his boyband heartthrob status to play a regular soldier in Christopher Nolan’s WW2 drama, Dunkirk, says Shilpa Ganatra.

Louis Tomlinson has revealed his mother's dying wish was for him to reconcile with Zayn Malik.

The group of people took to Facebook to plead their case with the County Council and the Mullingar Town Team.

Shane Lowry reckons there will be “carnage” at Portstewart with the European Tour encouraging fans to use their phones to take pictures during play at this week’s $7m Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

The next festival at Worthy Farm will be in 2019

By his side to support him at the audition was his mother Kim, despite giving birth to a little girl, Bella a mere five days ago.

Patrick and John Collison, the billionaire brothers from Limerick behind mobile payments firm Stripe, were still in their teens when they sold their auction website Auctomatic for €4.5m in 2008.

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Did you know he can impressively fit 55 Maltesers in his mouth?

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Pictures of each of the pair wearing the same Gucci shirt at different times is being seen on social media as proof positive of the relationship.

MUSIC NEWS: Radiohead may have got some stick recently for playing in Israel, but Thom Yorke and co are back on more solid ground with the announcement of a 20th anniversary release of their classic OK Computer album.

Michael McIntyre is adding a second date to the Irish leg of his Big World tour.

If it's anything like his TV show, we can't wait.

As well as appearing on Dragon’s Den on RTÉ One, Chanelle McCoy’s business interest runs Chanelle Medical, a pharmaceutical company with 350 employees. The 40-year-old grew up in Loughrea, Co Galway, and has two children with her husband, former jockey AP McCoy.

Fans have been flooding Twitter with condolences and support for Zayn using the hashtag #RIPArshiya.

Think Eurovision, then think every 90s pop band and there you have it.

Mammy knows best, Niall.

Ah sure, his mammy would be proud.