AIDAN Dooley is from Claddagh, Co Galway, and gave up a job in AIB to work in theatre. He brings his Tom Cream — Antarctic Explorer to the Everyman in Cork on May 19-23.

LAST month, Andreas Varady attended his manager Quincy Jones’ 80th birthday party in Las Vegas, met Will Smith and Chris Tucker, and shared a limousine with jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky.

I STAND in the porch outside Andreas Varady’s house.