{"id":223064,"date":"2026-01-02T07:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/223064\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:38:12","slug":"ronan-keatings-new-years-eve-dedication-leaves-fans-divided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/223064\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronan Keating&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve dedication leaves fans divided"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ronan Keating was joined by a cohort of stars for his New Year\u2019s Eve show, including former Boyzone bandmates Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch, but one dedication raised viewers\u2019 eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>The Dublin native rang in the New Year on BBC 1 on Wednesday night with his show, Ronan Keating and Friends.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the night, Ronan sang a number of his own songs as well as some covers, including a rendition of George Michael\u2019s Faith.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ronankeating.jpg\" alt=\"Ronan Keating\" class=\"wp-image-1683852\"  \/>The Dublin native rang in the New Year on BBC 1 on Wednesday night with his show, Ronan Keating and Friends. Pic: Marco Kost\/Redferns<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old was joined by a number of familiar faces, including X Factor winner Calum Scott, who sang a duet of No Matter What, as well as EastEnders star <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2025\/01\/23\/entertainment\/shona-mcgarty-new-look\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Shona McGarty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the show did generate a mixed reaction, the moment that seemed to surprise many was Ronan\u2019s dedication to those who had a difficult 2025, particularly mentioning the people of Sydney and <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2025\/12\/21\/news\/world-news\/bondi-beach-vigil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bondi Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The dedication was thoughtful, but many were left confused over Ronan\u2019s choice of song, with the singer choosing the upbeat When The Going Gets Tough for the dedication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Boyzone-2_e2e4d7.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Ronan Keating in London for the premiere of Boyzone: No Matter What on Monday night\" class=\"wp-image-1593102\"  \/>Ronan was joined by former Boyzone bandmates Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy. Pic: Anthony Harvey\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Viewers took to X to have their say, with one writing: \u2018Ronan Keating dedicating a song to those who have had a bad 2025 and those affected by Bondi Beach with the upbeat \u201cWhen The Going Gets Tough\u201d\u2026 can\u2019t make this sh*t up.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another echoed: \u2018Ronan Keating dedicating \u201cWhen the Going Gets Tough\u201d to people who\u2019ve lost a loved one in 2025 was not on anybody\u2019s bingo card.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: \u2018Watching Ronan Keating dedicating When the Going Gets Tough to the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting was not how I thought I\u2019d be seeing out 2025 tbh [to be honest].\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Others were more appreciative of the show, with one praising: \u2018Credit to Ronan Keating, did a great job of the New Year concert.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another lauded: \u2018Ronan Keating was fabulous! My 10-month-old enjoyed all the songs just as much as me #HappyNewYear.\u2019<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ronan Keating dedicating a song to those who have had a bad 2025 and those affected by Bondi beach with the upbeat \u201cWhen The Going Gets Tough\u201d\u2026\u2026\u2026 Can\u2019t make this shit up \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kieran (@KaizzaB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaizzaB\/status\/2006515209221869823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ronan Keating dedicating \u201cwhen the going gets tough\u201d to people who\u2019ve lost a loved one in 2025 on NYE was not on anybody\u2019s bingo card <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gfsj2t0K3O\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gfsj2t0K3O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam McPartland \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc3e\u26bd\ufe0f\u2618\ufe0f (@SamMc1878) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamMc1878\/status\/2006515132890067359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watching Ronan Keating dedicating When The Going Gets Tough to the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting was not how I thought I\u2019d be seeing out 2025 tbh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6jRHMMkL7U\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6jRHMMkL7U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Craig (@getstupid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/getstupid\/status\/2006515303480701056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Credit to Ronan Keating, did a great job of the New Year concert.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Alcock (@KevinAl1976) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinAl1976\/status\/2006532168080597083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ronan Keating was fabulous! \ud83e\udd17 My 10month old enjoyed all the songs just as much as me \ud83e\udd17\ud83c\udf89\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyNewYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#HappyNewYear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie (@Katiebush6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Katiebush6\/status\/2006538801372688789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 1, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ronan Keating was joined by a cohort of stars for his New Year\u2019s Eve show, including former Boyzone&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-223064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}