Irish officials consider Niall Horan museum tribute
Niall Horan's Irish hometown officials are considering a proposal to honour the One Direction star in a museum dedicated to local celebrities.
Councillor Aidan Davitt put the suggestion to Mullingar Town Council, insisting a local tourist attraction would capitalise on the singer's links to the area and encourage more fans to visit the region.
The proposed museum would also honour other local stars such as
late Irish pop singer Joe Dolan, who also hailed from
Mullingar.
Davitt says of the plan, "We have a great resource in Niall Horan.
He's a great representative of Mullingar and has one of the largest
Twitter followings in the world. His family have been very good to
Mullingar and very involved locally and Niall is involved in many
clubs."
He adds to Britain's The Sun newspaper, "Niall would be the star of
the show as our most famous son. We would love to get some of his
items to display there for fans, as well as interactive footage of
his performances around the town."
Horan's brother Greg has also backed the proposal, telling the
Irish Mirror, "It would be fantastic if they do actually set up the
Niall Horan museum, it would be great for the town. Niall has
always been a big Mullingar man, he's never forgotten when he comes
from - so he will definitely support it. It really would be
good."