Boyzone Minus Duffy Plus Launch Equals?

Poor aul Keith Duffy has been having a-time-of-it lately since Boyzone decided to reunite and go back on the road. With broken bones and now a head on Duffy like John Merrick, perhaps their not-for-the-money-for-the-fans reunion tour is cursed? Someone call in Mystic Meg. Muhahaha...

Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating

Boyzone members Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham and Ronan Keating got together on Thomas Street last week to launch Keith Duffy's Da's new clothing store for the larger gentleman called 'Plus & Minors'.

Shane Lynch, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating

Keith was noticeably absent from his father Sean's relaunch of the former Frawleys premises, but whispers were soon abound that he'd gotten some obscure blood disease from a recent ink-encounter with a tattoo artist...

Mikey Graham, Stephen Gately, Sean Duffy, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch

But these rumours turned-out to be unfounded, and we were quickly informed by PR lady Tara O'Connor that Duffy had in fact been knocked down by an allergic reaction he had to an item of food he had eaten... Apparently a single pecan nut was the culprit... Always the pecan.

Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Stephen Gately

According to reports poor aul Keet has swollen up something terrible and even his kids are terrified to come near him in his Elephant Man like state... Hey, it might be an improvement? Tish-Boom. Kidding. Get well soon Keitho...

Stephen Gately

In other Boyzone related news, Stephen Gately has turned author and just finished scribing his manuscript for a children's book... Well, he's the right height to see the world from a child's perspective. Ahem. Oh, we're hot today.

Ronan Keating & fan

Oh, we forgot to mention that Ronan Keating turned-up to the store launch last week with a blonde under his arm... We can now confirm after much deliberation that the lady pictured above was NOT his wife Yvonne. Well, we're 90% sure! We're so bad today...