He was best known for his roles as Georgie Burgess in The Snapper and the milkman Pat Mustard in Father Ted.

WHILE watching the Prime Time special on transgender issues in Ireland, a third-level student of my acquaintance remarked that, during her university debates, students are asked as a matter of course to give their name “and what pronoun you prefer to be addressed as”, writes Alison O’Connor.

Here's your morning bulletin.

“Bye, ball! I'll never forget the good times!”

All together now, “my lovely horse running through the … field”.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

It's the work of artist John Braine who has painted the much-loved faces onto traffic boxes near Connolly Station.

If you’re walking by Connolly Station in Dublin any time soon, you may notice some familiar faces staring back at you.

Irish comedian Dylan Moran had a bumper year last year when accumulated profits at his entertainment firm almost doubled to £1.397m (€1.66m).

The country’s broadcasting watchdog has upheld a complaint against The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ radio involving an interview conducted by the host on the subject of abortion.

A recent tribute to deceased actor Frank Kelly has been delighting internet audiences today.

Just how did a Japanese artist begin drawing characters from Father Ted and publishing them every day? Noel Baker finds out from Dublin-based sketcher Shota Kotake

Dylan Moran, Co Meath comedian and one of the stars of hit movie Calvary, was sitting on a cash pile of €1.1m at the end of July 2014.

It’s hard to believe it but today marks the 20th anniversary of the first episode of the greatest Irish sitcom ever — the inimitable Fr Ted.

And it's the anniversary of Dermot Morgan's death, too.

The Vice-President of the United States, Joe Biden, caused a little merriment over on these shores last night when the tweeted: "Father Ted is one of the reasons I’m proud to be a Catholic."

The company that publishes Hot Press magazine recorded a profit for the third year running in 2013 after years of successive losses.

Comedian’s chatshow podcast, An Irishman Abroad, has 1m listeners a week, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

That's mad Ted.

Scottish travel agency makes video. Head-scratching - and goodwill too - ensues.

Irish actor Chris O'Dowd and wife Dawn O'Porter are expecting their first child.

Katherine Parkinson doesn't want to ruin 'The IT Crowd's' legacy.

It’s hard to imagine that just eight years ago we were living in a world without Twitter. Ahead of World Social Media Day, @DaveKenny lists the top people everyone should be following.

One of the stars of hit movie Calvary and veteran on the stand-up circuit, Dylan Moran was sitting on a cash pile of €1.095m at the end of July last.

Cork’s best-known fishmonger, Pat O’Connell, was thinking of his mother as he once again shared a few words with the Queen of England — but this time he was at her pad, namely Buckingham Palace.

The Father Ted creator's new comedy premiered in the UK last night and it was compared to another great Irish comedy.

Check out the best shows and films to watch on TV tonight.

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David Jason led tributes following the death of actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, forever known to millions for his role as amiable dimwit Trigger in Only Fools And Horses.

Jarlath Regan, who will perform a rare Irish gig at the Mill Theatre in Dublin on Sunday (Dec 22), grew up in the Curragh, Co Kildare. His father’s a horse trainer, but the stand-up comic doesn’t have much time for the creatures.

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been signed up to help mould future television greats in the first TV comedy course of its kind.

Comedian Dylan Moran had a stellar year in 2012, with new figures showing accumulated profits at his British-based entertainment firm increased more than four fold to €1.2m.

The final episode of 'The IT Crowd' will start shooting in three weeks' time.

Graham Linehan has revealed that he could be reuniting 'The IT Crowd' cast for a special in 2013.

It’s hard to imagine that just six years ago we were living in a world without Twitter. Pól Ó Conghaile asks top Irish tweeters for their favourite follows — and lists the 20 people everyone should be following.

She’s alive and well, and now she’s on Twitter. Don Morgan pays tribute to that legendary institution, the Irish mammy

A man found guilty of sending a “menacing tweet” was the victim of a legal “steamroller” that threatened to make the law look silly, it was argued at the High Court.

THE publisher of Hot Press magazine has confirmed that the magazine has returned to profit this year following a cost-saving strategy in response to trading losses “over the past few years”.

POP artist Orla Walsh is a bit of a Desperate Housewife.