BORED by the usual alcohol stories in theatre and film which are “universally gritty and depressing”, Cork comedian Tadhg Hickey was inspired to write a surreal show about an alcoholic called Feargal using the Catholic calendar as a roadmap.

Cormac Begley is a solo bass, baritone, treble and piccolo concertina player from a West Kerry musical family

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Here’s a quick recap of all the weeks entertainment news.

MUSIC NEWS: You may have seen poor Florence Welch sitting on a stool for her performance with The Machine on Later With Jools on Tuesday (longer version on BBC Two tonight). Apparently she broke her foot while leaping off the stage at the Coachella festival in the US.