Is man flu just a myth, the lads looking for a bit of extra attention? Or is it something much more real, and much more serious? Dave Kenny and Catherine Shanahan debate this age old topic. If you have an opinion on this make sure you take our poll at the end.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Irish people are increasingly looking for that Hollywood smile, and dentists are reaping the benefits, says Dave Kenny.

On the 20th anniversary of the closure of the ‘Irish Press’, Dave Kenny, who describes himself as a refugee from that newspaper, looks back at its last days, involving a sit-in, a new publication, celebrities, pints, booze, and pubs. The dispute was a breath of fresh air after years of stagnation

Dave Kenny grew up in an era when a splash of Brut and a flannel cloth under the arms was the height of male grooming. But that won’t wash anymore.

Irishmen shied away from any touching beyond a handshake for fear of homophobia, until politicians and Continentals normalised the man hug, says Dave Kenny.

Retirement isn’t an option for the many well-known octogenarians living life to the full. Dave Kenny looks at the older people with a spring in their step, who believe age is no barrier to a full life.

TG4 has launched its autumn schedule, with the promise of a ‘bronntanas’ for viewers in the shape of a thriller set in the wilds of Connemara.

The habit of giving nicknames has been around a long time and can say a lot about the recipient — or not. Dave Kenny does some research

Welcome to your Friday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

As 156 golfers and 100,000 fans prepare to descend on Fota Island Resort, Dave Kenny says staff are ready for the challenge

Rik Mayall wasn’t the only comedian to die too soon. Here are 10 more with some of their best gags, writes Dave Kenny.

Ahead of Friday the 13th, Dave Kenny breaks as many superstitions as he can in one week — and reveals the pagan origins of them all.

To mark the end of the elections, Dave Kenny picks the top 10 political gaffes of all time

Paddy Power’s insensitivity about Oscar Pistorius is not the first example of ill-advised advertising, says Dave Kenny

Tara Flynn tackled racism in her brilliant You Tube sketch last year. And she’s just as angry about sexism, as Dave Kenny discovered when he asked her the ‘Women in Comedy’ question.

As foot-in-mouth merchant Silvio Berlusconi finishes his first week of community service, Dave Kenny picks some examples of other people who’ve been in hot water with the political correctness brigade.

Pádraig Pearse’s pioneering morse code announcement, Twink in lingerie on the Late Late and Miley getting it on with Fidelma in Glenroe feature in Dave Kenny’s magic moments of Irish broadcasting.

Michael Fassbender is a big admirer of Brad Pitt, while Benedict Cumberbatch is infatuated with Matt Damon. Dave Kenny checks out the latest male celebrity craze.

If it’s good enough for Colin Farrell, then it’s good enough for Dave Kenny. He joins a growing number of men and puts the downward facing dog to the test at an ashtanga yoga course.

Ross Kemp is the only person ever to have been nominated Sexiest Male at the Inside Soap awards and to have won a Bafta for best factual programme. Dave Kenny meets TV’s Mr Tough Guy.

Scientists have discovered several small changes we can all make to improve our happiness. Dave Kenny picks the best of them to get us through another January.

Love/Hate, twerking and a long, hot summer — Dave Kenny takes a tongue-in-cheek look back at the year that was.

The crossword is about to turn 100. Dave Kenny looks back at the history of the black and white grid.

It celebrates America’s heritage, but some traditions are less than appetising, says Dave Kenny

As Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane ride in as the FAI’s new sheriff and deputy, Dave Kenny looks at some other memorable good cop/bad cop pairings from the archives, or should that be ‘bad cop/bad bad cop’?

There are a couple of distinguishing aspects to Dublin’s largest book festival.

Men are expected to keep their feelings in check but this can get in the way of developing an emotional literacy, says Dave Kenny.

They may be under-represented on the airwaves here, but Irish female broadcasters have been flying the flag abroad for years. Dave Kenny looks at the women who have made an international impact

Nostalgic TV has had a positive effect on men’s fashion, says Dave Kenny, who visits Louis Copeland to hear plans for an Irish tailoring academy

The ‘manopause’, or testosterone syndrome, is real but often responded to with flat denial and shame, says Dave Kenny.

AS the country prepares to go ‘Joyce mad’ on Sunday, Dave Kenny explains why he never shared his father’s love of Bloomsday

Dave Kenny’s family is steeped in Easter Rising history. And, on the anniversary of Eamonn Ceannt’s death, he recalls finding a letter from the executed hero’s son, revealing how he lived his life in his father’s shadow

Putin governs Russia with all the panache of a Bond villain, says Dave Kenny. Or so his photoshoots suggest

The Limerick duo’s act is peppered with Irish references. Will British audiences get them, asks Dave Kenny

London is still on a post-Olympics high, and no district of the city is more fashionable than the former stomping ground of gangsters the Krays, writes Dave Kenny

How did shopping become a generation’s leisure activity of choice? Dave Kenny spends a day at Dundrum Town Centre — and gets to the bottom of the cult of the mall.

The closure of 100 businesses in Dun Laoghaire since 2008 has torn asunder the landscape of my youth, says Dave Kenny

Dave Kenny was amazed to discover a very rare photograph of Michael Collins in his own attic

Paul Lawrie suffered a blow to his Ryder Cup hopes today by missing the cut in the Scottish Open, although he praised the work of his stand-in caddie - 16-year-old son Craig.