Hector Ó hEochagáin: ‘I’m a hippie. That’s why we live in Galway. It attracts bohemians’
Hector Ó hEochagáin, the presenter and author, on his love of the Irish language, life in the parish and a novel way to stop thumb-sucking
Tommy Tiernan
Event guide: Galway comedy, Pillow Queens and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
October 18th-24th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
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‘I was sitting having a whiskey with Tommy Tiernan, going, yeah, this is my life. What a gift’
The Cork comedian told her first joke on stage at the of 31. Three years later she’s one of the hottest properties in stand-up
Inside All Together Now 2025: ‘People are either walking around with iced coffees or walking around with cans’
Thousands of sore heads emerged from tents following high-energy set the night before
The Guide: The Murder Capital, Cian Ducrot, Forest Fest and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
July 19th-25th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Róisín Ingle: This new play was the best thing I’ve seen on an Irish stage in a very long time
Kevin Barry’s The Cave is the best play I’ve seen on an Irish stage in a very long time, and the c-word is used quite a lot
The Cave review: Tommy Tiernan is perfectly cast as a downtrodden barroom philosopher in Kevin Barry’s bleakly funny play
Theatre: Directed with discipline and clarity by Caitríona McLaughlin, Tiernan, Aaron Monaghan and Judith Roddy slip comfortably into well-fitting skins
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
‘Disgusting thing to do’: Tommy Tiernan objects to proposed Connemara offshore wind farm
Project envisages 30 turbines over a 1,000 feet in height
Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the world’s biggest arts festival, is heading home: ‘I’m tired. You feel it to your bones’
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
Tommy Tiernan to star in new Kevin Barry play as part of Abbey programme
New slate will also feature Marina Carr’s The Boy, and work from Barbara Bergin
Chaos reigns between Armagh and Dublin in all its entertaining glory
Peter Canavan proves himself to be all-knowing; Chris Eubank goes toe to toe with Tommy Tiernan
What kind of president do voters want when Michael D Higgins' term ends and who might run?
Mairead McGuinness, Heather Humphreys, Bertie Ahern, Tommy Tiernan and Conor McGregor among names bandied about
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