1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (880+ words) Mrs Brown's Boys has won Best Comedy at this year’s National Television Awards. The Brendan O’Carroll sitcom took the prize at a ceremony held at London’s O2 Arena last night. It beat off competition from Amandaland, Changing Ends, Last One Laughing…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (796+ words) Ok, here's the pitch - take a slightly zany Irish comedian and shove him into a classroom full of school kids aged from six to 12 years old, point a camera at them and watch the chats and the giggles flow. That’s…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1152+ words) Outrageous, outspoken, often foul-mouthed and very funny, award-winning actress and writer Miriam Margolyes, 85, may have mobility issues but that’s not stopping her embarking on a 36-date book tour this autumn. "It’s a rock star tour," she declares with a twinkle…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1293+ words) After taking Ireland by storm in its first season, The Traitors Ireland is back, and host Siobhán McSweeney says the runaway success of the first series has given the show a whole new energy for its return. The Traitors Ireland…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (271+ words) Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has announced it will not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" amid divisions surrounding the war in Gaza. AVROTROS, which also boycotted this year’s contest in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (525+ words) RTE.ie In her 2nd year as Dublin Fringe Festival Director, Bee Sparks highlights 10 must-see shows to consider for your festival diary this September This is Dublin Fringe's boldest programme yet, a festival that takes over the city for 16 days and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (219+ words) Azure Days performing 'Back Down To Justice'. Having come third in the Carling Hot Press 'Band of the Year' award in 1986, Azure Days from Carlow are an emerging hope on the music scene. The band have released two demo tapes…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (251+ words) 'The Tudors' is being produced in Ireland with Jonathan Rhys Meyers playing a young Henry VIII. Cork actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a young Henry VIII in the ten part American television series 'The Tudors', shooting in Ireland. The Tudors focuses…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1035+ words) Actor, writer, stand-up comedian, and father of four, Paddy McDonnell, is thriving in the creative arts. This summer alone, he is performing at the Paddy Power comedy festival in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens, before playing the comedy stage at Electric Picnic,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (729+ words) Sínann Fetherston speaks with American stand-up Chris Higgins ahead of his performances at the Paddy Power Comedy Festival, which runs from Thursday, 23 June - Sunday, 26 June. With his luscious long locks and impressively thick beard, comedian Chris Higgins likens himself to…...