How ever you feel about Shayne Ward, you have to admire the man's relative longevity. Having won The X Factor in 2005 and had incredible initial success it seemed as if he would fade from view. After spending two years in the wilderness, he burst back onto the music scene in 2010 and now he's gearing up for an extensive tour in the New Year.

The singer will play four dates around Ireland in March:

Tuesday March 22 - Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Wednesday March 23 - Royal Theatre, Castlebar
Thursday March 24 - INEC, Killarney
Saturday March 26 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Tickets for the Olympia Theatre are priced from €39.20 inclusive of booking fee and all tickets go on sale from 9am on Thursday December 23.