LIME: CONGRATS.RONAN! HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE MARRIED?

RONAN : (GRACIOUSLY) THANK YOU VERY MUCH! IT'S A GREAT FEELING.IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE WANTED TO DO FOR A LONG TIME & BOTH OF US ARE VERY HAPPY.I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY BEFORE IN MY LIFE! (U SURE?)

LIME: HOW ON EARTH DID U MANAGE TO KEEP THIS BIG EVENT SUCH A TIGHT SECRET?

RONAN: WELL. I JUST TOLD NOBODY.(LAUGHS GENTLY) WE KEPT IT VERY QUIET.JUST BETWEEN THE TWO OF US. 

LIME: NOW THAT IT'S OUT IN THE OPEN,TELL US ,HOW'D U MEET YOUR WIFE

RONAN: (READILY)  WE MET A LONG TIME AGO WHEN WE WERE 14, (CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART?),THEN WE KINDA LOST TOUCH. WE BECAME REALLY GOOD FRIENDS AGAIN A COUPLE OF YRS BACK & 6 MTHS AGO WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING A BOUT IT.& WE DID! ( LAUGHS)

LIME: OOH,TELL ME MORE ABOUT HER!

RONAN: (GUSHING) SHE'S JUST THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD.SHE MAKES ME HAPPY, PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE.EVERYTHING ABOUT HER...THERE'S NOT ONE THING GOOD I COULDN'T SAY ABOUT HER.(PERFECT?) (HUGE CONTENTED SIGN) MY GOD! SHE'S THE MOST WONDERFUL WOMAN I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE!(URR...WHAT ABOUT YOUR MUM?)

LIME: YOU SOUND SOOOO IN LOVE...

RONAN: (OVERWHELMED) I AM. I AM (WOW!)

LIME: WAS IT A TRADITIONAL PROPOSAL?

RONAN: OH YEAH. I GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES & ALL THAT.UM,I THINK SHE KNEW,YOU KNOW,THAT I WAS GONNA ASK.SO THAT HELPED

LIME: DID U HAVE A TRADITIONAL IRISH WEDDING?

RONAN: NO. WE WENT TO THE CARIBBEAN & DID IT ON THE BEACH.(WHAT?!) JUST MY BRO GARY WAS THERE.IT WAS A VERY QUIET AFFAIR.

LIME: PLANNING TO HAVE LITTLE RONANS OR YVONNES RUNNING ABOUT SOON?

RONAN: OH YEAH.PLEASE GOD! WE'D LOVE TO! BUT NOT RIGHT NOW, 'COS WE'RE VERY BUSY WORKING ,BUT ONE DAY,YEAH! (AWW...)

LIME: YOU BROKE MILLIONS OF YOUNG GALS'S HEARTS THE WORLD OVER WHEN U SAID "I DO" HOW HAVE THE FANS REACTED SO FAR?

RONAN: (EMBARRASSED LAUGH) TO BE HONEST, THE FANS ARE SO COOL ABOUT IT.(YES!) THEY'VE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE & REALLY HAPPY FOR YVONNE & MYSELF. I WANT TO THANK THEM SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THAT SUPPORT. THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

LIME: YOU'LL BE PERFORMING IN SINGAPORE SOON FOR THE 2ND TIME,WHAT DO U REMEMBER FROM YOUR LAST VISIT HERE?

RONAN: I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT! IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME & WE LOVE SINGAPORE VERY MUCH.THE PEOPLE ARE SO WARM & KIND (THANKS RO!) & THE PLACE IS SO BEAUTIFUL!IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN ASIA.

LIME: WHEN DID U GUYS START WORKING ON YOUR LATEST ALBUM,WHERE WE BELONG?

RONAN: WE STARTED LAST SEPTEMBER & FINISHED IN FEB THIS YR

LIME: ANY SONGS ON IT WRITTEN FOR YOUR WIFE?

RONAN: (VOICE SOFTENS) EVERY SONG IS WRITTEN FOR HER.WHAT CAN I SAY? I'M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH HER. (OBSESSED?) MY LIFE REVOLVES AROUND HER & I'M JUST HAPPY TO HAVE HER

LIME: HOW DOES THIS NEW ALBUM REFLECT CHANGES WITHIN THE GROUP?

RONAN: WE'RE LL A BIT OLDER & WE'VE MATURED IN TERMS OF OUR SONGWRITING A BILITY. IT'S JUST A STEP ON THE NEXT STEP FOR BOYZONE-WE WANT TO CATER FOR AN OLDER AUDIENCE WITHOUT ALIENATING OR YOUNGER FANS.

LIME: AS THE MAIN SONGWRITER,WHICH TRACK MEANS THE WORLD TO U?

RONAN: (SERIOUSLY) "THIS IS WHERE I BELONG" (GREAT SONG!) IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT TO MR.IT'S ABOUT MY LIFE, MY FAMILY, LIFE & LOVE...THINGS WE'VE GONE THROUGH..HOW I'VE TAKEN PAIN...

LIME: FINALLY,WHAT'S THE WORD ON THOSE BOYZONE-SPLITTING UP RUMOURS WE'VE BEEN HEARING?

RONAN: (FIRMLY) BY NO MEANS WE ARE BREAKING UP! (HOPEFULLY) IN FACT, WE'RE PLANNING A GREATEST HITS ALBUM AT THE END OF THE YR & A WORLD TOUR AFTER THAT, SO THERE'S JUST NO WAY WE'RE BREAKING UP!