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As Westlife ended, Mark Feehily also split up with his long-term boyfriend. He admits it took time to readjust, but is very much back on track, with a new album, solo gigs and a support slot for Mariah Carey, writes Esther McCarthy.

Now that singer Mark Feehily has moved back to his native Sligo, he can enjoy his mum’s home cooking.

It has been a while since we have heard from former Westlife member Mark Feehily.

Gay performers have long been prominent in the pop industry. However, it’s only in recent years that coming out has become the norm, writes Caomhan Keane.

Author Matthew Todd and members of Irish support agencies talk to Sharon Ní Chonchúir about the need for ongoing progress.

The gig will be the first time Mark has performed on stage since Westlife split in 2012.

Kian Egan says Westlife would've been disappointed with One Direction's album sales.

Kian Egan thinks One Direction could split up because they don't appear to have a close bond anymore.

The cash pile at the entertainment firm owned The Voice judge and former Westlife member Kian Egan topped €170,000 at the end of its first year in operation.

Former Westlife singers Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne have developed a bitter rivalry because Kian, 33, was paid £40,000 (€47,956) more to take part in ITV's 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' earlier this month than Nicky, 35, earned for appearing on the BBC series 'Strictly Come Dancing' last year.

Brian McFadden wants to reunite with Westlife.

Former Westlife member and bankrupt Shane Filan is to end up empty-handed from a €2.382m windfall that is to be shared among the former band members.

Westlife's Shane Filan has landed a solo record deal.

In a new RTÉ show exposing the culture of childhood bullying, former Westlife star Mark Feehily has told how he was cruelly taunted over his weight as a schoolboy.

Westlife's Nicky Byrne has been tipped for an early exit from 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

THE BEAUTIFUL Cheryl Cole purrs Geordie-style “Becos ahm weeeeth et,” as she tosses her mane in the TV spots for L’Oréal Paris’ Elvive Full Restore 5.

The main entertainment company owned by Westlife recorded a loss last year in spite of extensive touring by the band.

He’s a global heart-throb — and by far Ireland’s most followed person on Twitter.

Tens of thousands of Westlife fans last night veered between ecstasy and agony as the veteran pop band played the first of two farewell gigs in Dublin’s Croke Park.

He may be one of the most successful pop stars of the past decade, but in school, Mark Feehily was bullied.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) is this week highlighting the negative impact bullying has on children.

Westlife's Mark Feehily has split from his fiancé.

Kian Egan has become a father for the first time.

Westlife have been preparing for their split "for a few years".

Westlife met hundreds of adoring fans today when they signed copies of their greatest hits album.

Westlife will never reunite once their farewell tour is over.

AFTER 14 years and 26 top-10 hits, Westlife are to bow out following a farewell tour next year.

Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan - Westlife - are to split next year.

Westlife are releasing a single written by Gary Barlow as they preferred it to one of their own tracks.

CASH held by the main entertainment company owned by chart-topping boy band Westlife increased five-fold last year to €450,069, new figures show.

The bruises and blood in my photo might be make-up, but it represents real blood and bruises I had as a result of a very real beating, or three, I received not long before I joined Westlife. To this day, I still have memories of that experience within me that shape who I am.

Brian Kennedy tells Claire Droney it’s getting easier to be openly gay in Ireland, but there’s still a lot of work to do.

WERE you bullied at school? I don’t think I was nor do I remember being much of a bully. But it really depends what you mean, doesn’t it?

JEDWARD just laugh when critics take a pop at them now but bullies almost brought them down when they were in school.

IT’S Jedward as we’ve never seen them before — battered and bruised.

AS we know from a blizzard of alarming reports, bullying can have an appalling impact on a young person’s development.

Jedward, X-Factor judge Louis Walsh and Westlife star Mark Feehily have all posed as assault victims in a hard-hitting campaign against bullying.

Westlife's Shane Filan would welcome Brian McFadden back to the group "some day".

The top five Irish entertainers on the Sunday Times Young Rich list have become even wealthier.

Westlife have left Simon Cowell’s record label Syco.

FALLING in love gave Westlife singer Mark Feehily the confidence to speak about his gay relationship with boyfriend Kevin McDaid.

Irish boyband Westlife - who are known for their clean-cut image - have admitted they can get away with "leading double lives" because no-one is aware they have such a rebellious streak.

Simon Cowell is like a “hypnotist”, say Westlife.