Charity no laughing matter for Brendan O’Carroll

Funny man Brendan O’Carroll was feeling a bit embarrassed about being named National Philanthropist of the Year by the Community Foundation for Ireland yesterday.

But the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) were not joking when it selected the Mrs Brown’s Boys star.

“If this was an award for best TV sitcom, I would know exactly what to say,” said Brendan, who was accompanied to the ceremony in Dublin by his wife Jenny, his daughter Fiona, her husband Martin Delaney, and his son Eric.