Is One Direction’s Niall Horan on the market?

Niall Horan could be among the ultimate catches for ladies who choose to give online dating sites a go, should the One Direction star opt to use the internet in his quest for love.

It had been rumoured that the young singer was dating Zoe Whelan, but she has now strenuously denied that there is anything between the pair.

She took to Twitter to write: "No, me and Niall are not dating. Now I've settled the rumours you can all go back to your own lives. Please stop tweeting me rude things."

Should Niall decide to search for love any time soon, he might be wise to think about the merits of online dating, as it has many benefits over more traditional methods.

For instance, it enables users to get to know somebody before they meet up, while they can also ensure some of the most important criteria in a date are met.