By Paul Martin

AS after-show parties go they don't get much wilder than when Westlife hit the town.

The stars staged a marathon five-hour booz-up that finally ended at 5am as they celebrated their Croke Park spectacular with their closest friends and family.

Coctails named after each member of the group were handed out at Dublin club Floridita while masseurs, portrait sketchers and magicians kept the VIPs amused.

Stars including magician Keith Barry and Nicky Byrn's sister-in-law, author Cecilia Ahern, were among the revellers.

Singer Shane Filan said: "The drinks were flowing and we were celebrating in style."

Credit/Source: Irish Daily Morror / Thanks Lucy for the scan

In our last poll we asked you which of Westlife's number one hits you'd most like the boys to sing at Croke Park. Your top pick was the classic ‘Flying Without Wings' with 23%, followed by ‘World Of Our Own' and then ‘Unbreakable'.
Next up, we want to know which summer-themed song you'd most like to see Westlife to cover! Vote in the poll now on the homepage or by clicking here.

Credit/Source: westlife.com

It's the news you've all been waiting for - the boys will be travelling up and down the UK & Ireland for in-store signings of Westlife: Our Story!
Here are those all-important dates and times:

Monday 16th June

Waterstones Piccadilly, London 12.30 - 14.30
WH Smith, Lakeside 17.30 - 18.30

Tuesday 17th June

WH Smith, Milton Keynes 12.30 - 13.30

Wednesday 18th June

Waterstones, Liverpool 12.30 - 13.30
WH Smith, Manchester Trafford Centre 18.00 - 19.00

Thursday 19th June

Easons, Dublin 12.30 - 13.30
Easons, Belfast 17.30 - 18.30

Friday 20th June

Easons Franchise, Sligo 12.30 - 13.30
Hughes & Hughes, Galway 17.30 - 18.30

Entry to the signings is on a first come, first served basis, so make sure you get there early to avoid disappointment.

Credit/Source: westlife.com

Yay waterstones.com has announced that Westlife will be doing a book signing in London on 16 June 2008, the day that 'Our Story' is released. Also, Kez spoke with someone who works at WHS-SMITH in Manchester and got told that Westlife will be doing a signing in Manchester whish is not in book yet but it will be either 17 or 18 June with more likely date the 18 june 2008.

Details for the London Signing:
Signing - Westlife.
Westlife - Our Story
WATERSTONE'S PICCADILLY
Monday, 16 June 2008, 12:30PM

Westlife will be signing copies of 'Our Story'. Access to queue is on a first come first served basis. Duration of signing is discretionary. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Further terms & conditions apply, please ask in store for further details.

Further details: 02078512400

I will keep checking online and post if more book signings are announced.

Credit/Source: www.waterstones.com / Kez / Jo

Don't miss Irish magazine Sunday World on Sunday. It will feature a 32page Westlife Souvenir Magazine!

Credit/Source: Thanks Lucy for the info

Westlife have been forced to postpone the rest of this week's shows in order for Nicky and Shane to fully recover from their ill health. This affects tomorrow's show, Thursday 22nd at the Birmingham NEC, and Friday 23rd in Manchester at the MEN Arena.

The tour continues in Sheffield Arena on Sunday 25th May and then the new dates will be Birmingham NEC on June 3rd, Manchester MEN on June 4th, then Nottingham Arena on June 24th and at Cardiff's CIA on June 25th.

Tickets for the rescheduled dates will be honoured for the new dates. If for some reason you cannot make the new dates please contact your point of purchase.

In a statement, Westlife said: "We are very sorry, again, to have to postpone these shows. We apologise to all our fans, but hope that you understand that we want to put on a great show for you all and we want Shane and Nicky to be 100% fit to do this. Hold onto your tickets and we'll see you soon, Westlife."

Credit/Source: www.westlife.com

THEY were expecting a night of sing-alongs and screaming, but thousands of Westlife fans who turned up in Nottingham last night were left disappointed.

The band was due to appear at the Trent FM Arena but the show was cancelled at the last minute due to illness.

Both Shane and Nicky are ill and doctors advised them not to perform for at least two nights.

As fans turned up they were met by stewards with leaflets explaining the cancellation.

Many, like mother and daughter Judith and Kirsty Wright, of Wetherby in Yorkshire, had travelled for several hours to get to the show.

Judith, 47, said: "We're a bit disappointed. We left home at noon and we're booked in to a hotel so it's all a bit of a waste.

"The tickets were presents from my son, so it's a real shame.

"I know they will reschedule but I don't know if we will be able to take the time off work again."

Jodie Bough and Charlotte Carrington, both 19, of Jacksdale, were looking forward to seeing the band for the seventh time.

Charlotte said: "We're gutted. "When we got out of the car we thought it looked a bit quiet and we joked that it must be cancelled but we didn't really think it would be. It's such a disappointment."

In a statement, the band said: "We are very sorry to have to postpone these shows at such short notice, we apologise to all our fans, and we can't wait to get back out there and put on a great show for you.

"Hold on to your tickets and we'll see you soon."

The tour will resume in Birmingham on Thursday.

Fans with tickets for last night's gig will be able to transfer them to a rescheduled date later in the year.

Credit/Source: www.thisisnottingham.co.uk

A limited number of tickets have been released for Westlife with special guest Shayne Ward in Croke Park, Dublin on the 1 June. On sale now.

FIND TICKETS HERE

Credit/Source: www.ticketmaster.ie

Westlife have been forced to postpone tonight's show in Nottingham (Monday 19th May) and tomorrow's (Tuesday 20th May) show at Cardiff's CIA venue due to Shane and Nicky having fallen ill. Doctors have advised they do not perform tonight or tomorrow in order to recover properly.

The tour continues in Birmingham NEC on Thursday 22nd and in Manchester's MEN on Friday 23rd. The rescheduled dates will be announced very shortly tickets will be honoured for the new dates.

In a statement, Westlife said: "We are very sorry to have to postpone these shows at such short notice, we apologise to all our fans, and we can't wait to get back out there and put on a great show for you. Hold onto your tickets and we'll see you soon, Westlife."

Credit/Source: www.westlife.com

With the current series of 'Tubridy Tonight' ending on Saturday, Ryan Tubridy has been speaking to the RTÉ Guide about his favourite guests this season.

In the interview in this week's RTÉ Guide, he says: "We're coming to the end of one of our most successful seasons yet and what a season it's been. Over the 32 weeks we've had some really special moments, from Shane in Westlife's moonwalking, to Frank Vincent from 'The Sopranos' joining The Camembert Quartet on drums. I have to say that most of my favourite guests have been Irish."

Among Tubridy's highlights were Colin Farrell ("it was absolutely brilliant to have him on the show"), Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová ("a spine-tingling moment") and Westlife ("great fun to talk to").

For more on Tubridy's favourite guests, including the ones who went with him to the pub afterwards and the one whom he thought was the most interesting, see this week's RTÉ Guide.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH WESTLIFE ON TUBRITY TONIGHT

Credit/Source: www.rte.ie / westlife.gr

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