As Deirdre O’Kane wraps up an 18-month stand up tour of Ireland tonight, she reflects on her decision to return to the stage, and looks ahead to her new comedy show on Sky. She spoke with Esther McCarthy.

Following a lengthy break from stand-up, Deirdre O’Kane has been tickling the nation’s funny bone again, and falling back in love with making us laugh.

But don’t worry, “Family, Friends and partners will also be considered too”.

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FORMER Miss Ireland and social columnist Amanda Brunker will no doubt be hitting a few high notes when she joins seven other celebrities taking the reins of GAA teams for the hit RTÉ series Celebrity Bainisteoir.