Billy Connolly

This week saw high-spirited dispatches from Gerry Adams and another twist in swing-gate

History has proven that Ireland’s Call ‘has ticked the box it was supposed to tick’

Familiar foes now stand between Ireland and a place in the Euro 2020 finals

The ‘anthem’ writer and hitmaker on his Derry childhood, two marriages and life in music

1978 photo and poster got group its first gig but didn’t sell enough tickets for second

Treasures include first draft of The Ginger Man with Brendan Behan’s unsolicited edits

Grace was a pioneer in Ireland, writing and performing his own comedy as a headline act

Big Yin’s forthright attitude about his condition in keeping with his attitude to life

He should be remembered for draining the last drop of his talent in pursuit of victory

The comedian said he felt ‘near the end’ in TV programme about his health battles – but a tweet said ‘sorry if I depressed you’

Comedian opens up about how he feels his life is ‘slipping away’ in new programme

The comedian says his ill-health has been overstated but his touring days are over

My destiny was writ. I was to be stuck for half an hour making turgid conversation

Singer-songwriter Rhob Cunningham on an album of musical poems

‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’

Finbar Furey on growing up in `Ballyer', appearing on Top of the Pops and how the Beatles wanted his uileann pipes

Don Morgan on the life and legacy of his father, who died 20 years ago today

The Westmeath resident and son of Irish parents felt no sentiment towards Ireland

Tennis champion from Dunblane has altered our perspective, but without losing his own

A year after the end of her marriage, the winner of the 2015 Irish Times travel writer competition, Ruth Petherick, finds enduring love in mother India.

Furey is back on the road after a period of grieving for his brother, and an injury that could have put him out of business as a piper. Catch him while you can

At Pine Forest Art Centre in Dublin, even Grinches can learn how to fashion festive jumpers to their own taste and stand out from the crowd of shop-bought jumpers

The comedian was diagnosed with prostate cancer on the same day he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, but it seems nothing can stop the Big Yin laughing

Andy Murray campaigns for yes, while J.K. Rowling is firmly in the No camp

The comedian says showbusiness is a ‘lonely life’

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

Singer’s calls for Scotland to stay in UK provokes flood of online abuse

Pat Egan was one of the first to bring big rock and pop shows to Ireland, and after decades of promoting acts such as Bob Marley, and many walks on the wild side, he’s still in business

The theatrical Dame chats to Tara Brady about her new movie Philomena, still being nervous and admiring Clint Eastwood’s eyes

Scottish comedian has also undergone surgery for prostate cancer

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