Irish actor Pauline McLynn joins Coronation Street
The star, known for her role as tea-obsessed housekeeper Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, joins the soap as the matriarch of a new family
Pauline McLynn
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Ardal O’Hanlon on Father Ted at 30: ‘I thought it was a sh*t idea. Who was going to want to watch a sitcom about priests?’
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
Graham Norton’s Holding is a satisfying murder mystery – but it’s a crime against Cork accents
TV review: Did Charlene McKenna base her accent on Roy Keane’s Mick McCarthy tirade?
Last Night in Soho: New horror ends in uncertain, muddy territory
Review: Edgar Wright’s time-travel diversion explores the seedier side of the 1960s
Deadly Cuts: A blast from Irish cinema’s past
Film review: Don’t expect subtlety from this broad Dublin comedy
Riverdance the movie: Pierce Brosnan and Brendan Gleeson hoof it up on a screen near you
Michael Flatley becomes an impressively antlered elk in a new animated film based on the hit show
I’m entitled to my stupid opinion, and I say pigs should wear shoes
Patrick Freyne: Eating with the Enemy is a televisual response to our endless opinionising
Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth, Steve McQueen and Nina Hoss to appear at Dublin film festival
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival unveils line-up for 2021 virtual event
Oh the places we’ll go: My first trip after Covid
This pandemic will pass and we will travel again. But where will we go?
‘Test live performances’ to take place in National Concert Hall and Abbey
Events to take place later in December, says Minister for Arts and Culture
A Girl from Mogadishu: Ifrah Ahmed is very impressive. This film about her life is not
Review: Ahmed is a credit to her nation. It’s a shame Mary McGuckian’s biopic is so pallid
Third attempt begins in Dáil to ban hare coursing
Legislation introduced as pressure increases on Green Party to back Bill
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
Protesters urge end to State support over ‘horrors’ of greyhound racing
Actor Pauline McLynn calls for sport to be outlawed at Dublin demonstration
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