The second instalment of the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards is fast approaching, and a list of final nominees including Chris O’Dowd, Deirdre O’Kane and Brendan O’Carroll, has just been announced.

IN the opening scene of Kate Stanley Brennan’s new music video, You Come Back, a large tear drop runs down her face. It’s a real tear.

I think my dad hoped I’d follow an academic path, but the stage was in my blood.