'I'm not going anywhere'

Ronan denies emigration rumours following split...

11:36 03 April 2012

Ronan Keating has denied reports that he is to move to Sydney following the breakdown of his marriage.

The singer and Australian X Factor judge confirmed the news of his divorce from wife Yvonne over the weekend, but spoke out against newspaper reports that he was making a permanent move across the world.

He tweeted:

"I hear some papers are saying I plan on moving to Oz. Great country but my kids live in Ireland and so will I."

A spokesperson for the singer confirmed that he will continue to spend six months in Australia during the filming of the X Factor, but will not be making a permanent move.

The couple announced their split on Saturday, by way of Twitter.

Yvonne wrote:

"Sadly, our marriage ended late last year. We kept this news private to give everybody involved time to adjust. Thank you for the support."

She later added:

"Overwhelming amount of support for myself and Ronan on Twitter tonight...thank you for all your lovely messages. It means a lot."

The couple briefly split in 2010 after it emerged that the Boyzone singer had been having an affair with dancer, Francine Cornell.