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Young Offenders star Alex Murphy: ‘For Roy Keane to be eager to be on the show was just mad’
The hit comedy, which returns to the BBC next week, was the actor’s first professional work. So he didn’t expect a Cork sporting legend to arrive on set
It’s an Irish ‘cultural phenomenon’ – but Irish TV can’t afford to show it yet
No joke: The BBC has begun publicising the next series of The Young Offenders, but RTÉ has deferred its broadcast of the comedy until 2025
Young Offenders’ Alex Murphy: ‘There’s something wrong if this doesn’t get your blood pumping’
The actor shares his Spotify playlist that includes Loah, Ed Sheeran and David Bowie
Colin O’Brien's Ireland under-18s win in Hungary
New manager gives 14 players a first game at the grade in Budapest
The Young Offenders: The original fecking eejits are back
Review: The return of our soft-hearted, soft-headed Cork yobs is right on form
The Young Offenders: ‘A Cork accent is a bizarre noise to come out of a mouth’
With a new series about to hit screens, thanks to streaming services – and subtitles – the show’s cult following has spread globally
Alex Murphy: On My Culture Radar
The Cork actor on the influence of Cillian Murphy, the comedy of Theo Von, and Shia LaBeouf’s biopic
The Young Offenders contains more Cork accents than in past decade on RTÉ
Review: It’s almost as if metropolitan life exists beyond Dublin. What dark alchemy is this?
‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ special ‘Exotic Mammy’ tops Christmas ratings
First festive special for ‘The Young Offenders’ helps draw younger viewers to RTÉ
‘Young Offenders’: ‘Who knew little old Cork would travel so well?’
The comedy’s enormous success surprised everyone, not least its stars Alex Murphy and Chris Walley
Appetite for Irish film in London continues to grow
Irish Film Festival London returns next week for eighth year
Irish actor and producer named among rising stars in Britain
Chris Walley from ‘Young Offenders’ and movie producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly on Bafta emerging talent list
The Young Offenders: As hilarious as it is touching. A perfect finale
After this masterpiece, the contagious double act are sure to be repeat offenders
The Young Offenders: Cork’s adorable teenage criminals
Review: The hit Irish film is now a TV series, and its comedy has grown in confidence
The Young Offenders: Breaking into the English Market
The runaway success of the film has led to a BBC series and a new level of attention in Cork
From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018
Ring out (or recommission) the old; ring in the new: here’s what to stay tuned for in the new year
The Young Offenders is to become a TV series
The BBC/RTÉ co-production to get a six-episode run - and the Cork accents are staying
Iftas 2017: ‘The Young Offenders’ leads film nominations
‘The Siege of Jadotville’ also secures seven nods, while TG4 series ‘Klondike’ scores 10
How Cork cocaine caper The Young Offenders struck comedy gold
Cork actors Alex Murphy and Chris Walley are a perfect double act in new Irish movie The Young Offenders. And their comic banter is as hilarious off-screen
The Young Offenders review: hugely funny, genuinely sweet Irish comedy
Chris Walley and Alex Murphy create a magnificent comic partnership as two idiots on the hunt for a missing suitcase of cocaine in Peter Foott’s charming debut
Mad Mary and Young Offenders take Galway Film Fleadh by storm
The two films are the pick of a crop that reveals the breadth of talent in Irish film
Conor Ferguson just misses out on Olympic qualifying time
Larne swimmer will get another chance on Saturday after missing out by just .05 of a second
Fiona Doyle changing attitudes one stroke at a time
Limerick athlete says she is not going to Rio Olympics merely to participate
Rio Olympics a reasonable goal for Grainne Murphy
Wexford woman is back to full health and looking forward to further successes
Last Irish person on Red Cross Nepal missing list makes contact
Thomas Drumm (55) is alive and well according to family members
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