David Mcsavage

The new MEP candidate for Dublin comes from a line of TDs and senior party figures

An Bord Pleanála rejects its own inspector’s recommendation on €40m development

The comedian on family-friendly restaurants, Katharine Hepburn and following Donald Trump on Twitter

Great breaks include Carlingford, a giraffe guesthouse and a festival in Carrickmacross

Andrew Flynn, Decadent Theatre Company’s director, has an unusual ability to combine artistic passion with the deal-clinching pitches of a travelling salesman

Martin McDonagh’s best play is imaginatively produced by Decadent Theatre

Niall Heery follows up ‘Small Engine Repair’ with ‘Gold’; the sort of film you want to hug indulgently to a welcoming bosom

Who’d have thought 20 years ago that Belfast would one day become a barrel of laughs

The Co Mayo bash wasn’t exactly the wild west, but it was nice nonetheless

Comedian's Wild Nuns sketch is a parody of the Diet Coke ad and features a crucified Jesus

Lacking celebrity guests, the RTÉ host goes for the emotions, but his Today FM rival produces stars as well as tears

If ‘Prey’ is gripping drama, ‘Bingo Nights’ offers another sort of tension, and ‘The Savage Eye’ is welcome back

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Brendan Gleeson’s touching, nuanced portrayal of a caring man goes a long way in sustaining this scattershot, nihilist Irish dramedy