Frank McNally.'You stole our hearts when we were 11 and broke them when we were 25' (неопр.). The Irish Times (19 октября 2009). — «Although 20-something females dominated among the mourners who travelled from outside Sheriff Street, the band’s second generation of fans was also represented. None was more dedicated than Alex Farrell (12), who had come from Finglas early in the morning to claim a prime seat on a garden wall opposite the church. Wearing a black cloth flower in her hair, she held up a copy of Boyzone’s Own Story, published in 1995, before she was even born. Already, it read as if from another era. In profiles of the band, Gately had still been obliged to maintain a fiction about his romantic preferences: nominating as his “dream date” two female pop stars “because they’re both really sexy”.» Дата обращения: 19 октября 2009. Архивировано 4 июля 2012 года.
Orla Tinsley.Memories of a being a nine-year-old Steve fan come flooding back (неопр.). The Irish Times (19 октября 2009). — «For Christmas 1997, Steve was on the cover of Smash Hits magazine, the first copy I coaxed my parents into buying. My dad took it to read before me to make sure those Boyz weren’t putting notions in my young head. On the front of it, Steve was holding up mistletoe and giving a cheeky smile. Inside he was talking about the girls from Eternal whom he’d like to snog; later when we found out he was gay, of course it didn’t matter. [...] Girls cried outside the church on Saturday and were held up by friends. The funeral was a celebration of his life, with Ronan Keating calling Boyzone the “campest straight band in the world” and letting fans in on the world of “Rosaleen, Michaela, Kitty, Shanice and Stephanie”, nicknames Steve had made up for the lads.» Дата обращения: 19 октября 2009. Архивировано 4 июля 2012 года.
Frank McNally.'You stole our hearts when we were 11 and broke them when we were 25' (неопр.). The Irish Times (19 октября 2009). — «Although 20-something females dominated among the mourners who travelled from outside Sheriff Street, the band’s second generation of fans was also represented. None was more dedicated than Alex Farrell (12), who had come from Finglas early in the morning to claim a prime seat on a garden wall opposite the church. Wearing a black cloth flower in her hair, she held up a copy of Boyzone’s Own Story, published in 1995, before she was even born. Already, it read as if from another era. In profiles of the band, Gately had still been obliged to maintain a fiction about his romantic preferences: nominating as his “dream date” two female pop stars “because they’re both really sexy”.» Дата обращения: 19 октября 2009. Архивировано 4 июля 2012 года.
Orla Tinsley.Memories of a being a nine-year-old Steve fan come flooding back (неопр.). The Irish Times (19 октября 2009). — «For Christmas 1997, Steve was on the cover of Smash Hits magazine, the first copy I coaxed my parents into buying. My dad took it to read before me to make sure those Boyz weren’t putting notions in my young head. On the front of it, Steve was holding up mistletoe and giving a cheeky smile. Inside he was talking about the girls from Eternal whom he’d like to snog; later when we found out he was gay, of course it didn’t matter. [...] Girls cried outside the church on Saturday and were held up by friends. The funeral was a celebration of his life, with Ronan Keating calling Boyzone the “campest straight band in the world” and letting fans in on the world of “Rosaleen, Michaela, Kitty, Shanice and Stephanie”, nicknames Steve had made up for the lads.» Дата обращения: 19 октября 2009. Архивировано 4 июля 2012 года.
