David McSavage

How do you stop yourself from laughing, or even smiling, and what does it do to your psyche if you do? A new Prime Video series sees 10 Irish comics strive to keep a straight face

Prime Video has announced the line-up of Irish comedic talent competing in the Graham Norton-hosted format

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

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