I didn’t always know I wanted to pursue acting professionally, but I always knew I wanted to act.

Actor Peter Corboy in conversation with Hilary Fennell.

Poet Pat Boran in conversation with Hilary Fennell.

2FM DJ Ciara King in conversation with Hilary Fennell.

The best advice I have ever received is never to argue with a hunch.

My first memory of making things was when my grandfather taught me how to knit.

Hilary Fennell meets TV presenter and Chef Takashi Miyazaki.

In conversation with Hilary Fennell.

 

Maria Walsh in conversation with Hilary Fennell

Diarmuid Gavin, Garden designer, in conversation with Hilary Fennell

In conversation with Hilary Fennell

In conversation with Hilary Fennell

Hilary Fennell sits down with Brother Hubbard chef, Garrett Fitzgerald, to see what makes him tick.

Hilary Fennell sits down this week with RTÉ Radio 1 ’Drivetime’ broadcaster, Mary Wilson, to chat about the wisdom she’s gained through her career.

Hilary Fennell gets to know Kathriona Devereux, presenter of RTÉ's 10 Things to Know About, a showcase of Ireland's weird and wonderful.

Gavin James gives Hilary Fennell a glimpse inside his life and head.

Vogue Williams gives Hilary Fennell a glimpse inside her life and head.

What is it really like on board the world’s biggest cruise ship? Hilary Fennell finds out as she boards Harmony of the Seas for its inaugural sailing.

As a child growing up in Salford near Manchester I had no aspirations to sing or to be on stage.

You can’t beat a round of applause.I don’t know if it’s the approval that I love when I’m doing stand-up.

My idea of misery is to be stuck in a house without a book. When I was a child, being a writer never entered my consciousness.

I am the same person on radio as off. I wanted to be a musician ever since I was a child. I was really into heavy metal. That’s what I grew up with.

I have been writing as long as I can remember.My primary school teachers used to say that I was a great story teller, but that my handwriting wasn’t great because I was always rushing and thinking too far ahead.

Nothing prepares you for stand up. It is a weird, strange thing. The only thing that can possibly prepare you for stand up is stand up itself.

The whole world changes the minute that red light goes on. Then, everybody can hear your mistakes.

Sometimes we choose our challenges. And, sometimes, challenges choose us. What we decide to do about them is what counts.

Hilary Fennell finds the beauty of solitude and a quiet place to work at the Cill Rialaig artists’ retreat in south-west Kerry.

My greatest fear is playing in front of crowds of people. You need to give what you fear a hug.

My biggest fault is being stubborn.

I’m blessed with my family, they’ve always been very supportive of my career.

Times were horrific for pregnant unmarried women just 40 years ago. Helen O’Callaghan hears of the group who changed all that and more.

It is frustrating to me that homelessness is still an issue in Ireland.

In new movie Now You See Me, a cheating husband is exposed by a mentalist. It’s an ability suspicious wives would love to have, says Hilary Fennell.

I’ve always done what I wanted to do. I’ve just been very lucky. My husband John is the more patient and nicer person.

The beauty of a river cruise, even a three-day one, is that you get to see everything various cities have to offer and, as Hilary Fennell discovered, you only need to unpack once

With acting, I’m pretty much still on a learning curve. I’m very ambitious and hard working and I see it all as a very exciting challenge, but it’s sink or swim a lot of the time.

A SPANISH film exposing the plight of the victims of sex trafficking took grand prize at last night’s prestigious Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) Human Rights Film Awards.

AN Australian TV company is looking for a traditional Irish family with strict parents to take on a pair of wayward Aussie teenagers for a week and let TV cameras document every detail.