Actor, writer and director
It’s one of the funniest TV sitcoms of all time, but success wasn’t preordained. Some of the key players look back at making its three classic series
The Clondalkin comedian on accents, ambitions and the inspiration provided by Brendan O’Carroll
Television: Brendan O’Carroll’s slapstick purgatory remains a Bacchanalia of single entendres and fnarr-fnarr gags
December 24th-27th: including new Christmas specials of Doctor Who, Outnumbered, Gavin & Stacey, and Wallace & Gromit
December 21st- 27th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Six Triple Eight director Tyler Perry on the true story behind his new film, about the only US army unit of black women sent to Europe during the second World War
BBC paused rehearsals of Christmas special over joke where ‘racial term was implied’
Donald Clarke: Maybe this is the future. Locate discrete fanbases and double your appeal
Mother of entertainer Brendan O’Carroll was elected as Labour TD in 1954
Finding Jack Charlton lays bare his remarkable connection with the Irish psyche
Scraggly Hozier gave a preview of what everyone’s hair will look like post-shutdown
Programme will pay tribute to men and women of Ireland’s front-line services
The most popular movie over the Christmas period was Home Alone 2 – Lost in New York
Review: It’s almost as if metropolitan life exists beyond Dublin. What dark alchemy is this?
Cinema is an increasingly puzzling market. So what counts as success for an Irish release?
The entertainer and his wife have received almost €2m in dividends from the company over the past two years
Latest list also includes TV presenter Mark Cagney and trainer Alan Fleming
Cliona Hagan channels Garth Brooks with a line-dancing cha cha to take top spot
Review: The move to London made Friday’s Late Late Show even more parochial than usual
Broadcaster’s television line-up promises to show ‘all sides of Irish life’
The landmark will be given a voice as part of talking statues initiative for Dublin
Royalty-love has flourished to the extent that criticism of the Windsors is now impossible
Marvel’s Luke Cage second series kicks off on Netflix, Cher and Christine Baranski talk Mamma Mia!
Also the Blue Planet team chart the story of life on Earth over the course of a single day
A new documentary on Germaine Greer is among the TV highlights
Frankie Boyle goes to Russia ahead of the World Cup, plus the final of Britain’s Got Talent
Broadcaster Shay Healy also received a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony
Late Late Show referendum exit poll expected on Friday at about 11pm
An extra bedroom, a new kitchen and clever storage are among the most wanted
Twenty years and thousands of repeats later, Ireland still lives in Craggy Island’s shadow
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk
Brendan O’Carroll and wife, actress Jennifer Givney, still making money from sitcom
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
