Much to the delight of the Limerick players, Mr Whippy has returned to the set-up.

I must confess, when L’Atitude 51 first opened in 2012, I thought it would soon become another swiftly-forgotten entry on the endless rollcall of hospitality failures. 

India: When a northern Indian state announced a few hundred job openings for low-level office workers who run errands and make tea, they were staggered by the response — 2.3m people applied.

Would author Cecelia Ahern’s first play, Mrs Whippy, impress ardent fan Niamh Hennessy and critic Marc O’Sullivan? We sent both along to find out if Ahern has made a successful leap into the world of theatre.