Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers have both been approached to work on the new album from Irish boy band Boyzone, it's been reported.

The group, who reunited in 2007, are also understood to have asked producer Mark Ronson to take part in the project.

Ronson is perhaps most famous for his work with Amy Winehouse.

Boyzone spent much of 2008 on a reunion tour in support of a compilation album of their most famous hits.

The as-yet-untitled new record will be the boy band's first new studio effort since 1998's 'Where We Belong'.

(by Jason Gregory)