FESTIVAL TIME: All Together Now and Indiependence are among the events making the most of the bank holiday weekend, with strong line-ups over the next few days.

Ireland’s Elite boxers are fighting like wolves at the European Games in Minsk, according to Irish captain and World Elite lightweight champion Kellie Harrington.

Agnes Smith has been found safe and well.

The earning power of Agnes Browne shows no sign of slowing down as profits at a Brendan O’Carroll entertainment firm almost doubled to €643,876 last year.

The home of a designer offers character and comfort on beautiful West Limerick gardens, says Tommy Barker.

Mrs Brown's Boys stars Brendan O’Carroll and Jennifer Gibney have revealed more details about their upcoming musical.

Brendan O’Carroll is working on a new show and Agnes will not be in the picture.

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Julie Sharkey stars in the Everyman’s production of Dancing at Lughnasa, writes Colette Sheridan

Your home viewing entertainment wrap for the week ahead, with Des O’Driscoll.

Last Sunday, shortly after lunchtime, Peter Boylan, the eminent ex-master of the National Maternity Hospital at Holles St, picked up his phone to send a text.

Agnes puts on the kettle for This Morning presenters Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.

Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of the man who operated Ireland’s only cable car for over 20 years.

The six-part series will be simulcasted with the BBC on RTÉ One this Saturday at 9.15pm.

Des O’Driscoll looks through the highlights of what’s on the telly this week. 

She was the real-life mammy, who her devoted son Brendan O’Carroll credits with providing the inspiration for his most famous comic character.

After being dropped by Cape, Mike McCormack, once described as Ireland’s most underrated writer, has returned with an original novel of ideas, writes Sue Leonard.

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

A little boy has lost his favourite toy and he needs your help to get it back.

The modern Irish Girl Guide is a feminist who not only learns lessons but also takes action

Best known for her role in Mrs Brown’s Boys, Eilish O’Carroll is enjoying a new lease of life in her 60s as she embraces her past heartaches and sexuality, says Margaret Jennings.

Michael Mallin’s letter on the eve of his execution offers a moving insight into his mindset, writes Brian Hughes

Details of what was being done this week 100 years ago by those planning the Rising, and how it was observed by British authorities in Ireland.

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The last surviving child of those executed during the 1916 rising has celebrated his 102nd birthday.

Barry Geraghty remains hopeful of making his debut as retained jockey to leading owner JP McManus this weekend – despite being admitted to hospital with a kidney stone on Tuesday.

High-class filly Agnes Stewart is “unlikely” to see a racecourse this year, said trainer Eddie Lynam.

AS THE voice of Iron Man’s computer programme, Jarvis, actor Paul Bettany has spent a lot time hidden away in a sound booth, only meeting his Marvel Comics co-stars on the red carpet. For the new Avengers: Age Of Ultron movie, however, he finally made it onto set.

After topping Christmas viewing in both Ireland and the UK last year, Mrs Brown’s Boys is back for another festive helping.

EILISH O’CARROLL, the sister of comedian Brendan O’Carroll, is still reeling at the death of their brother, Gerry, in October. Even in the midst of grief, however, O’Carroll is pressing on with her one-woman stage show.

IT’S the GAA matches in the car they’ll miss. Or Joe Duffy while out for a walk. Or the Angelus. Or the company of Irish voices from a portable radio propped up on a bedside locker when sleep won’t come.

The Ballylickey botanist; the Skibbereen astronomer; the Cloyne caterpillar collector, Madame Dragonfly. Robert Hume highlights the lives and achievements of three female scientists from Co Cork, and the obstacles they faced to achieve recognition of their work

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BRITISH poet and author Blake Morrison has earned a strong international reputation for his work, wining a string of literary awards along the way.

Summer sunshine can bring out our sexy side but may lead us to take fewer precautions, leading to crisis pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, which are on the rise.

The Mrs Brown creator tells Jeananne Craig about bringing his hit TV show to the big screen.

Goodwill messages scribbled to an invalid teenage girl by cast and crew members during the 1954 filming of Moby Dick in Co Cork have been rediscovered.

Yes, there's a Mrs Brown's Boys film coming to a theatre near you. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

Scary Russian baddies, evil businessmen and Joe Duffy appear in the trailer for the movie of the year. No, it's not James Bond. It's Mrs Brown.