She spent Friday evening telling the world that himself and Louis Walsh are "murdering" music but it seems as though that's only made Sinead O'Connor even more appealing to Simon Cowell.

The X Factor mogul has obviously been keeping a keen eye on RTE One, and no doubt thinks having Sinead on board would be a real ratings winner.

He took to his personal Twitter account to extend an invitation to the Irish singer-songwriter, although y'know, we have a feeling it might have been just a tad tongue in cheek.

While all the gossip sites in the USA and UK say it was that open letter saga with Miley Cyrus 'what did it' for Mr Cowell, we somehow think this here Late Late appearance might have had a lot more to do with his errr, offer:


Y'never know though, he might have been serious and she might actually take him up on the offer (when pigs fly). Stranger things have happened in the last 7 days...