One Direction’s Niall Horan probably secures X Factor reject Eoghan Quigg for Eurovision 2014

X Factor alumnus Eoghan Quigg is bound to be representing Ireland at Eurovision thanks to Niall Horan from One Direction.

The 21-year-old finished third in the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008 and is one of five acts competing to fly the flag for the nation.

And Niall has urged the Irish to pick up their phones and vote for Quigg during this evening’s hotly anticipated Eurosong.

Ireland ! vote song number 2 @eoghanquigg92 tonight on Eurosong #TheMovieSong,’ the Midnight Memories singer tweeted this morning.

Eoghan then thanked his ‘bu'ddy’ for the shout out and Niall replied: ‘No problem bro! Hope you get it ! Good t see ya back.’

And providing a chunk of Niall’s 17.4 million Twitter followers get behind Eoghan and his new track The Movie Song he’ll be sailing through to the next round

One Direction lead 2014 Kids' Choice Awards nominees

One Direction lead this year's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards nominations, having been named in four categories.

The group's nominations include favourite music group, UK favourite band and their fans, also known as Directioners, have been named in UK favourite fan family category.

The winners, which are voted for by the public, will be announced on 30 March.

The ceremony in LA will be hosted by Mark Wahlberg.

Taylor Swift's (above) I knew You Were Trouble, Katy Perry's Roar and Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus are up against One Direction's Story Of My Life in the favourite song category.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Iron Man 3 are among the favourite movie nominees while Johnny Depp and Robert Downey, Jr are up for favourite movie actor and Sandra Bullock, Mila Kunis and Jennifer Lawrence have been named in the favourite movie actress category.

The Vamps, Little Nikki, Elyar Fox and Neon Jungle are also nominated in the UK favourite breakthrough category.

As well as music and entertainment awards there are several sports categories. Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale, Steven Gerrard and Theo Walcott are all nominated in the UK Favourite football star category while Tom Daley, Laura Robson, Lewis Hamilton and Nicola Adams are up for the UK favourite sports star.

One Direction's Niall Horan and Mike Phillips offered £50,000 for boxing match

Niall Horan and Mike Phillips

One Direction's Niall Horan and Mike Phillips have been offered £50,000 to settle their differences with a charity boxing match.


The pair got into a Twitter spat after Wales' defeat to Ireland, during which the boy band singer called the Welsh scrum-half a "vicious idiot".


In return, Phillips told him to visit him at a Welsh rugby training session, adding: "Bring the rest of The Beatles with you."


Now bookmakers Paddy Power have offered them a chance to settle their differences by sticking on a pair of boxing gloves for a charity fight.


Bosses have offered €50,000 (around £40,000) to whoever comes out on top – and another €10,000 (around £8,200) for the loser.


They have also offered €10,000 to Ireland full-back Rob Kearney – who stuck up for Niall during the fight – if he is willing to referee the bout.


Paddy Power's Feilim MacAnIomaire insisted it was a serious offer.


He told the Irish Mirror: “This is absolutely a real offer to the both of them – why the hell not? It would be craic. We would like them to both jump on board, but who knows if they will be able to find the time.


“They have both got very busy schedules. But I am pretty sure how we would price it. It would be very, very long odds on poor Niall Horan.


“But whether or not he would be brave enough to step into the ring with Mike Phillips – even if it is for charity – he would be a bigger man than me.”