McGuigan is best known for her starring role in RTÉ series, Can't Cope, Won't Cope.

If you've been listening to podcasts for a couple of months or years, you’ve probably got some old reliables at this stage, ones you might forget about for a couple of weeks but whose episodes you always try to catch up on.

Stefanie Preissner takes Siobhan Howe on a trip down memory lane in her native Mallow, and explains why the town will always be home to her.

Following the State's longest-running murder trial, the pair will speak about their father and the sentencing of Patrick Quirke on tomorrow night's programme.

The latest manifestation of Hanks’ goodness is a message he sent to Cork’s formerly conjoined twins, writes Terry Prone.

Marian Keyes, Roddy Doyle, and Cecelia Ahern have all been shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

David Walliams will also recive the ‘Bord Gáis Energy International Recognition Award on the night.

If you tell me that you’re comfortable in your own skin, I will make affirmative noises. But, secretly, I will be looking at you sideways. 

Catch up on this morning's headlines...

Can't Cope, Won't Cope writer Stefanie Preissner revealed she lost 11 stone in just 18 months.

Ryan, present yourself!

Three of Waterford’s finest festivals are being rolled into a 10-day event.

The Rubberbandits have accused members of the Catholic Church of orchestrating a campaign against them over comments made on the Late Late Show.

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

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“FINANCE is the scary thing about being a grown-up and I just feel so ill-equipped to deal with it,” so says Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope screenwriter Stefanie Preissner and a recent survey suggests she is not alone.

Respect may be vouchsafed, out of good manners. But demanding it — particularly of a comedian in a plastic bag — may be unrealistic, writes Terry Prone

White Girl isn’t the first female-centric movie to suffer negative feedback from male critics. 

An antidote to the January blues is First Fortnight, Ireland’s only arts festival that discusses mental health and its stigma. 

Sonya Kelly puts a funny spin on her battles with bureaucracy to secure an Irish visa for her Australian girlfriend, writes Pádraic Killeen

Anita Reeves is relishing her new role as a worker in a nursing home, writes Colette Sheridan.

Stefanie Preissner bares her soul in the autobiographical play, Solpadeine Is My Boyfriend, writes Colette Sheridan