Monday, March 16, 2015 9:55am ET by Newsdesk
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One Direction's Niall Horan picks St Patrick's Day playlist
One Direction star Niall Horan has revealed a St Patrick's Day playlist.
The singer hails from Mullingar and he will be celebrating the Irish holiday on Tuesday (March 17).
To honour the day, Horan was asked by iTunes to compile a St Patrick's playlist.
It features a series of artists from Ireland, such as Hozier, U2 and the Boomtown Rats.
Check out the full list below:
U2 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For/With or Without You'
NH: 'You can't beat a bit of Bono... total legend!'
Hozier 'Take Me To Church'
NH: 'Definitely one of the best songs of the year, his voice is so soulful, and what a Grammy's performance!'
Damien Rice 'I Don't Want To Change You'
NH: 'Amazing singer, songwriter and producer!'
James Vincent McMorrow 'Higher Love'
NH: 'I love this stripped down version, just piano and vocals. So powerful.'
Snow Patrol 'Chasing Cars/Run/Open Your Eyes'
NH: 'One of my favourite bands and a song that really captures a moment. We're so fortunate that Gary Lightbody has been involved in our journey and written for us (Something Great on Midnight Memories album).'
The Script 'Superheroes/Hall of Fame'
NH: 'Pop rock doesn't get better than this, catchy as hell!'
Thin Lizzy 'The Boys Back In Town'
NH: 'What an anthem, twin guitar leads. BOOM!'
Kodaline 'Honest/All I Want/High Hopes'
NH: 'Always good to listen to when I'm chilling out and being all reflective.'
Van Morrison 'Brown Eyed Girl'
NH: 'Such a sing-a-long tuuuuuuune!!!!!!'
The Pogues 'Fairytale Of New York/Love You Till The End'
NH: LOVE this song.'
The Cranberries 'Zombie'
NH: 'Absolute classic tune.'
The Undertones- 'Teenage Kicks/My Perfect Cousin'
NH: 'I always loved how they sang about ordinary life and ordinary people.'
Boom Town Rats 'I Don't Like Mondays'
NH: 'Honoured to have met Bob Geldof, this song is one of his best known and one of my favourites.'
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Listen to some of the tunes below: