Twenty years and thousands of repeats later, Ireland still lives in Craggy Island’s shadow

TV3’s Muireann O’Connell reveals her favourite TV show, album, book and restaurant

With the parentage of writers Sharon Horgan, Graham Linehan, Helen Linehan and Holly Walsh, Motherland has great comic genes

St Fechin’s Church, in the hometown of the creator of Father Ted, is for sale

Graham Linehan’s staging of the Ealing comedy features an all-female cast for the first time, but the quality of the performances means tokenism is not an issue

James Sherrett says Dublin will play a ‘crucial role’ in business messaging tool

Radio review: ‘Father Ted’ writer Graham Linehan, talking to Newstalk’s Sean Moncrieff, is clear on his opposition to the nuns owning the National Maternity Hospital

There are upsides to being an immigrant. Yet I fear I will end up like one of John McGahern’s placeless people

To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life

A short collection of headline-grabbing comments from the US president-elect

Interviews of the Year: This highly successful, Bafta award-winning writer and actor is currently running two television shows, but when it comes to the trappings of fame she still feels like an outsider

Hurray for hot chocolate, boo to those lost Ear Pods

Winner says she wants to change public perception that festival is a beauty pageant

Adam Buxton made his name with ‘The Adam and Joe Show’. Now he podcasts, is working with Graham Linehan, and is bringing his David Bowie special to Ireland

Far from having a chilling effect, some broadcasters appear chilled out about having been found in breach of regulations

Complaints about discussion with Graham Linehan and wife on their experience upheld

We’re confused by the latest iphone but loving Calvin Klein bikinis

Comedian played a range of memorable and lovable characters on television and radio

Articulate, charming actor could not have been further removed from Fr Jack’s personality

Journalist’s report has led to yet another controversy over the actor’s nationality

Labour’s framework legislation will allow abortion on four medically certified grounds

‘Hey @EndaKennyTD just so you know, I got my period two days ago’

Helen Linehan had an abortion because of a fatal foetal abnormality. Now she and her husband, the ‘Father Ted’ creator Graham Linehan, have made their experience public as part of a campaign to decriminalise abortion in Ireland

‘It would have done the Argies proud, the way they ploughed into us,’ says Labour stalwart

Television: ‘River’, ‘Unforgotten’, ‘Death of a Son: The Killing of Michael Dwyer’, ‘Maia Dunphy’s Truth About Breaking London’

‘People think being a priest just involves saying Mass and getting into trouble. There’s more to it than that’

What links the classic sitcom to The Smiths, Freddie Mercury, Star Wars, Trainspotting, Ballykissangel, Emmerdale and the cream of Irish journalism? Martin Doyle confesses all

RTÉ’s rejection of ‘The Walshes’ has to be seen in the context of its financial upheaval

Group organising protest describes ‘Hungry’ series as ‘tasteless and offensive’

Whether it's a Netflix original like Orange Is The New Black, a British comedy like Peep Show or just completely addictive like Breaking Bad; we've listed and categorised the very best Netflix boxsets for you to enjoy.

Chris O’Dowd and Nick Vincent Murphy are widening Martin Moone’s world

Dip in accumulated profits for Venus Lucia Productions last year following strong stellar 2012

British monarch welcomes Van Morrison, Imelda May and Niall Horan to Buckingham Palace

Graham Linehan’s much-hyped new comedy gets off to a bad start, but Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Quirke’ redeems itself in the end

London-born actor was best known for role as Trigger in ‘Only Fools and Horses’

RTÉ’s ‘The Commute’ is the latest show to move to TV from online beginnings, after ‘The Hardy Bucks’ and ‘Damo and Ivor’. But the transition for those used to the DIY approach isn’t always smooth

‘London Irish’ and ‘Damo & Ivor’ scraped the barrel of laughs – but ‘The IT Crowd’ finale rebooted the genre

The traditional British sitcom wasn’t dead: it just needed the kiss of life from an Irishman