Here's some news that will likely elicit a few squeals of excitement this morning; McBusted - the McFly/Busted hybrid - have announced details of two Irish dates next June.

Having recently announced their comeback to somewhat of a mixed reception the lads will take to the stage in the O2 in Dublin on 2nd June next, with a date in the Odyssey Arena in Belfast scheduled for the night prior.

The newly formed pop supergroup came together recently at London's Soho Hotel, to make the announcement, which saw the internet explode with excitement as the hashtag #mcbusted became the number 1 worldwide trend on Twitter. Together Busted and McFly have sold 15 million records worldwide and chalked up 14 number ones, 20 top 3 singles and 27 top ten singles and now we can only imagine how powerful this alliance may end up being...

Tickets for the Dublin show are priced at €49.65 and are on sale this Friday.