Some “very cutting” things have been said about Dermot Bannon online but he has learned to rise about them.

The night belonged to Mná na hÉireann at the IFTA Gala Television Awards last night.

Maria was talking at the IFTA Gala Television Awards on Friday night where she was nominated in the Rising Star category, which was won by comedian Al Porter.

There are two maxims in the entertainment industry: one says there’s no business like show business and the other insists that the show must go on.