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What to expect from Ronan Keating’s NYE show – and when it starts

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  • Ronan Keating will host a New Year's Eve BBC special tonight titled Ronan & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party.
  • The programme will feature a reunion with his former Boyzone bandmates, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch, for their first performance together since 2019.
  • Other special guests joining Keating include Shona McGarty, Calum Scott, and Louise Redknapp.
  • The show will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday, December 31, with the first part beginning at 11.30pm.
  • It will be broadcast in two segments, with the second part commencing at 12.15am after the New Year's Eve fireworks and ending at 12.45am.

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