‘I remember thinking of investing in Facebook in its early days but I didn’t’
Me & My Money: Karl Spain, comedian
Karl Spain
Paul Weller and a Madness spectacular: This week’s unmissable online events
Dublin Dance Festival and Ross O’Carroll-Kelly are among the other highlights
Do you have a funny story? A mental health charity wants to hear it
Havin’ a Laugh Charity is seeking submissions for a humorous book
Sally Phillips: ‘I’m frankly jealous of the Irish stand-up comedians’
Pioneer of female-fronted comedy talks sexism, ageism and her upcoming visit to Kilkenny
Ryan Tubridy’s affection for the pint of plain can reach alarming levels
Radio Review: More Proustian than Behanesque, Tubridy is a stout believer in simple pleasures
‘My greatest fear is failure. What we do is so public’
In Conversation: Karl Spain and Bernard O’Shea on life, death and phone books
Get dressed up for Victorian tea in Arklow
Food File: Victorian Tea Times offer guests a chance to get in costume for afternoon tea
Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Cat Laughs – new routes to the punchline
Zany or dark? Smart or dumb? Gently reassuring or wickedly disturbing? The festival has it all
Nerds, wonks and a failed finance minister: a visit to Kilkenomics
Discussions on Trump, Brexit, technology and media were some of the topics covered at this year’s economics festival in Kilkenny
Electric Picnic: Final stage times announced
Here are the Salty Dog, Soundome, Casa Bacardi, Comedy, Jerry Fish and Trenchtown lineups
No women need apply as Ivan Yates brings manly swagger to Sundays
Newstalk adds more middle-aged male voices to its roster in the form of Yates and Bobby Kerr, but the formula is wearing thin
Irish shoppers should rise up over UK retailers’ levy
With items as much as 20% more expensive online, rental costs are simply no excuse
RTÉ has a serious stab at radio comedy
Apart from satirical shows such as Callan’s Kicks, comedy has been a bit ad hoc on RTÉ over the past 30 years. A new radio project aims to change that
Róisín Meets . . . comedian Al Porter
Panto performer talks about his upcoming show while Dustin the Turkey also pops in
Noah’s arc: from Apartheid to biting jokes about race
Having grown up in South Africa with a black mother and white father, comedian Trevor Noah has a wide perspective on life
What’s the difference between a comedian and an economist?
Boundaries between the funny folk and money folk dissolve at Kilkenomics Festival
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