According to the Irish Sun, the 27-year-old singer and the 23-year-old actress met on a project last year and became close.
A source said: “They really enjoy each other’s company, they seemed to be having a ball.
There's a song on Ed Sheeran's latest record called "Galway Girl," which you should expect to hear for the next fifty years every time you go to an Irish bar where they play pop music.


Such a sweet part of was how Tony (Emory Cohen) courts your character, Eilis. We’re quite cuddly now--especially actors--all kisses and hugs.
Back then, there was a process: there’s the initial meeting, the courting period, then marriage, then sex. It wasn’t in the culture to be physical with each other--even if you were just chatting with someone.
Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history.
Saoirse Ronan is believed to have been dating Irish chart-topping singer-songwriter Hozier for months.
She is a two-time Academy Award nominee; receiving a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Atonement (2007), and a Best Actress nomination for Brooklyn (2015).
She has also received three BAFTA Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, two Screen Actors Guild nominations and two Satellite Awards.
The pair were first linked after Saoirse, 23, appeared in his music video for Cherry Wine last year.
Since then, the pair are said to have gone on a number of secret dates in Dublin.
Here’s everything we know about Saoirse possibly being in Ed‘s music video for his next single, “Galway Girl“.
– Ed shared this Instagram after shooting the video – Fans were super excited that Ed was in town and shooting the video there in Salthill.
With both of the Irish talents being extremely private, we’re not expecting a huge show of PDA any time soon…