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The 2018 Vodafone Comedy Festival is fast approaching and the full line up of artists has just been announced. The festival will take place across five fully seated venues over four fun-packed days in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens from 26th – 29thJuly and tickets will go on sale this Friday, 15th June at 9am. The top billings heading … Continued
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A successful summer in Ireland requires a few things: a (rare) spot of sunshine, 99s at the beach and, of course, a weekend at at least one of the many festivals we’re lucky enough to host. With plenty of places to have a boogie this summer, we’ve rounded up some of our fave festivals taking … Continued
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The nominations for the 2018 IFTA TV Awards have been revealed. The Young Offenders lead the nominations with six, in categories such as directing, writing and acting. Stefanie Preissner’s Can’t Cope Won’t Cope has also been nominated for four awards as has the hugely popular Derry Girls. The IFTA will announce the new host for the Television … Continued
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Gay Byrne has criticised a recent TV drama which focused on the life of popular comedian Dave Allen. The biopic saw Aiden Gillen play the Irish funnyman in a one-off show which aired on April 2nd, but broadcaster Gay revealed he couldn’t even finish watching it. “It was a most peculiar treatment of Dave’s life. I don’t … Continued
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This week the news emerged that Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s star Caitlyn Jenner will appear on the Late Late show. Now the rest of the guests have been revealed and it’s an impressive lineup. Hollywood star Brendan Gleeson will chat to Ryan about his upcoming movie Paddington 2 where he plays criminal ‘Knuckles McGinty’. … Continued
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Actress Pauline McLynn has defended casting of Game of Thrones actor Aidan Gillen as comedian Dave Allen. The 55-year-old will star in the BBC Two drama Dave Allen at Peace, and has revealed she thinks Gillen is the perfect casting for the role of Dave, who famously pointed out hypocritical political views and religious standings. … Continued
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Aidan Gillan may have had a dramatic exit from Game Of Thrones, but he’s back in action in a new role very soon. The Irish actor has announced that he will play the part of controversial Irish comedian Dave Allen. The one off BBC Two show, called Dave Allen at Peace, will examine how his … Continued
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Looking for things to do this bank holiday weekend? Look no further than VIP’s long weekend event guide: Des Bishop at Vicar Street Head along to see Ireland’s favourite funny man as Des Bishop takes his tour to Vicar Street in Dublin tonight. Tickets are still available for this fully-seated, over 18’s event and it … Continued
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The video for Ed Sheeran’s Galway Girl has been released and we absolutely love it. It was recorded at a pub in Salthill last month and Saoirse Ronan stars as the Galway girl that stole Ed’s heart. She meets the singer in a pub where they dance around, drink Guinness and have the craic. They then … Continued
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Deirdre O’Kane is the host of this year’s IFTA ceremony, and she has insisted that there will be no major errors made, such as the Oscars envelope blunder. The awards will take place at Dublin’s Mansion House on Saturday April 8th, and Deirdre is prepared for anything that could happen on the night. Although there … Continued