Few reality show stars caused a stir like the baby-faced Irish twins with the
blond quiffs and the slick dance routines as they advanced through the rounds in
the 2009 edition of British TV show The X Factor. Even their most ardent
admirers would make few claims for their talent, but their energy, enthusiasm
and bushy-tailed charm won more and more hearts with every appearance on the
show, much to the increasing annoyance of the highly critical Simon Cowell. The
twin sons of a computer technician and a teacher in Rathangan, they were
talented athletes, but their love of pop music...