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  Joe Duffy had better hope RTÉ’s licence fee isn’t abolished any time soon, as he’s clearly not currying favour with the network’s advertisers. For two days running on Liveline (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays), Duffy shows that he’s neither in thrall to commercial considerations nor overburdened with juicy topics, as he debates the merits of ads airing on the national broadcaster. On Tuesday Duffy talks to Monica, who dislikes the current television campaign for carbon monoxide alarms: “I think it’s an absolute disgrace.” This seems like a harsh judgme...

Outlook Traveller SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE A TradFest Temple Bar event, Ireland in Music, is available to stream , Home > Travel News > Story > TradFest Tunes up for St Patrick’s Week Concerts Celebrate St Patrick's Day from wherever you are in the world with a series of online TradFest Temple Bar concerts featuring some of Ireland's greatest performers 02 Min Read Fresh from a series of streamed concerts from historic Dublin Castle, the organisers of TradFest, one of Ireland’s top music festivals, are preparing another stunning set of events to celebrate St Patrick’s Week 2021. From Mar...

Phelim Drew (51) is an actor and musician. He lives in the Liberties with his wife Sue Collins, a comedian, and part of the comedy duo Dirt Birds. They have four children – Vivian (16), Milo (15) and twins Seanie and Lily (13)   What were you like as a boy growing up in Greystones, Co. Wicklow? I was very happy-go-lucky and I had plenty of friends. Greystones was a wonderful place to grow up. I watched far too much television. You got to see Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges and Harold Lloyd and it was a great education in that respect. Kids are missing out on those sort of influences...