Contains spoilers: On the evidence of this gags-galore first show, the final season will be a blast

Spud rant and Jasper Carrott interview are like a diet of root vegetables: filling but dull

‘Derry Girls’ is a zippy comedy whose teen stars have bigger troubles than the Troubles

Youngest ever winner of the Perrier Prize, he became the UK’s biggest stand-up attraction

Clifden Arts Festival also pays tribute to artist and writer Tim Robinson

I feel 100 per cent Irish; not northern Irish, not an Ulsterman, not a bit British, not a child of the universe. I married an Ipswich woman but I don’t dream of Suffolkation

Cinemagic, which gets young people involved in film, has just made a family Christmas movie, starring Suranne Jones and Rob James-Collier, in Ireland. But now its budget could be halved

Special tribute to be paid to late poet Dennis O’Driscoll

Kilkenny’s Comedy Festival Hit The Heights

Revamped Cat Laughs festival includes Chris O’Dowd, Dylan Moran and David O’Doherty

TV network is new sponsor of June bank holiday event in Kilkenny