"David Rawle David Rawle (born 16 October 2000) is an Irish actor from Carrigallen, County Leitrim. He is best known for starring in the Irish sitcom ""Moone Boy"", co-written by and co-starring Chris O'Dowd. In 2012, he was nominated at the British Comedy Awards for Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist. Between 2012 and 2015, David played Martin Moone in ""Moone Boy"", an Irish sitcom on Sky One. In the series, which is set in the early 1990s, he had an imaginary friend called Seán; he is the youngest child of a family living in rural Boyle, County Roscommon. Martin, aided by"
"that O'Porter gave birth to a son they named Arthur ""Art"" O'Porter a week earlier. On 1 July 2017, O'Porter gave birth to their second son, Valentine. Chris O'Dowd Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor, best known for his television roles such as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series ""Get Shorty"" and Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy ""The IT Crowd"". O'Dowd created and starred in the Sky 1 television series ""Moone Boy"", which aired between 2012 and 2015, earning O'Dowd Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting, writing and directing. He had"
"Chris O'Dowd Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor, best known for his television roles such as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series ""Get Shorty"" and Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy ""The IT Crowd"". O'Dowd created and starred in the Sky 1 television series ""Moone Boy"", which aired between 2012 and 2015, earning O'Dowd Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting, writing and directing. He had a recurring role on the comedy-drama series ""Girls"". O'Dowd is also known for his film roles, including ""Bridesmaids"" (2011), ""This Is 40"" (2012), ""The Sapphires"" (2012), """""
"small rural Irish village. The owner, Mr Gallagher, is a former schoolmate who is not interested in the garage and is only waiting for the right offer from developers so he can sell. For Josie, one day rolls into another with nothing but his menial job and a few pints in the local pub, even though the regulars mock him and his ways. Kind-hearted Josie's only other companion is a large horse that is tethered alone in a field. He talks to the animal and brings it food. One day his boss hires his girlfriend's 15-year-old son, David (Conor Ryan)"
"appeared on Irish television, having starred in the RTÉ One drama ""The Clinic"" and the drama ""Showbands"" alongside Kerry Katona. O'Dowd has appeared in ""How to Lose Friends & Alienate People"" in a minor role. O'Dowd has also had roles in a number of films, including the 2005 film ""Festival"" where he played stand-up comedian Tommy O'Dwyer, a role for which he won a Scottish BAFTA award, and a small role in ""Vera Drake"". O'Dowd appears in ""Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel"", a comedy sci-fiction film with Marc Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly and Anna Faris. He played Liam in"
"(2013), ""Calvary"" (2014), and ""St. Vincent"" (2014). He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of ""Of Mice and Men"" in 2014, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. O'Dowd was born and raised in Boyle, County Roscommon. His father, Seán, is a sign designer, and his mother, Denise, is a counsellor and psychotherapist. He is the youngest of five siblings. He represented Roscommon in Gaelic football at the under-16, minor and under-21 levels, the highlight being his performance as a goalkeeper in the 1997 Connacht Minor final against Mayo, in a game covered by RTÉ Sport"
"new single ""Show Me Love"". He has two older sisters and has been attending drama classes since he was 4 years old. His hobbies also include reading, swimming, karate, and playing the piano and drums. David Rawle David Rawle (born 16 October 2000) is an Irish actor from Carrigallen, County Leitrim. He is best known for starring in the Irish sitcom ""Moone Boy"", co-written by and co-starring Chris O'Dowd. In 2012, he was nominated at the British Comedy Awards for Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist. Between 2012 and 2015, David played Martin Moone in ""Moone Boy"", an Irish sitcom on Sky"
"Roy O'Brien, a hyperactive and playful little boy. Little Roy is a live action/animation hybrid with Roy as the main character. Each episode will follow a day in the life of the cartoon, as his cartoon abilities always cause some form of mayhem. To solve his real life dilemma, Roy escapes into his imagination. He takes on the persona of 'Wonder Roy', and with his friend Finn, he plays out his particular predicament of the day and finds a solution. Little Roy (TV series) Little Roy is an Irish children's television show, filmed in Dublin, Ireland, which is broadcast by"
"Little Roy (TV series) Little Roy is an Irish children's television show, filmed in Dublin, Ireland, which is broadcast by TRTÉ and RTÉ TWO In Ireland, CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom and ABC Kids in Australia. It began and also airs on CBeebies. The show centres on the title character Roy O'Brien, the 5-year-old animated son of a live-action family. The series is a prequel of ""Roy"", another British-Irish television show which ran from 1 July 2009 to 7 April 2015. Creator of ""Roy"", Alan Shannon, is the series director. The show follows the everyday life of five-year-old"
"Forde and Kevin O'Boyle was published by Cló Iar-Chonnacht in August 2015. Saol faoi Shráid Saol faoi Shráid (""Life Under the Street"") is an Irish language live-action puppet television series aimed at three to six-year-olds. The series first aired in October and November 2014 on the TG4 network. The series follows the adventures of Glibín and Ribín, two ""alien"" croílín siblings who live in the centre of the earth. When their tunnelling machine breaks down just underneath a residential street, they befriend a trio of insects—Cicí, Rocco and Dris—who have formed a rock band. A picture book based on the"
"Rory Walsh (2016) Eden ... Posh kid (2016) A Dangerous Fortune ... David Greenbourne (2016) A Date for Mad Mary ... Guy on train (2016) The Legend of Harry and Ambrose ... Seáneen He appeared in a documentary for Irish television ""Hollywood Trials"" in 2008 and starred in a video for Irish band No Roller's debut single ""Ocean"". His first taste of theatre was when he took the lead role in ""Chatroom"". Chris Newman (actor) Chris Newman (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish actor with roles in films ""Song for a Raggy Boy"" and ""Perrier's Bounty"" and TV series"
"began a relationship with a woman. Claiming she was homophobic until she came out in her forties. Eilish now resides in Cork with her partner, Marian O'Sullivan. In 2018, she was extremely outspoken in favour of the Together for Yes campaign during the referendum to amend the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. Eilish O'Carroll Eilish O'Carroll (born 5 November 1951) is an actress, writer, comedian and cast-member of the popular BBC/RTÉ sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys where she plays the title character's best friend and neighbour, Winnie McGoogan. She also played Dr Flynn in the stage version of the"
"in the south of Ireland to his three grandchildren. In flashback, he is seen as a child, playing with his friends and going to school in rural Ireland in the mid-1950s. Most of the main characters are anthropomorphic animals—including Piggley and his family, who are all pigs. However, there are normal, non-anthropomorphic animals in the show as well. Piggley Winks lived with his parents Pádraig and Elly and his younger sister Molly at Raloo Farm in Ireland during the 1950s. His best friends are Dannan O'Mallard, a duck who lives in a hut by a pond with her rarely seen"
"insight into the life of Roy O’Brien, Ireland’s only cartoon boy living in the real world. Roy turns his history homework into a scrapbook about himself that features exclusive new material and highlights from all four seasons of Roy. Roy (TV series) ROY is an Irish-British animated children's television series in Dublin, which was broadcast by TRTÉ in Ireland, CBBC in the United Kingdom and ABC3 in Australia and aired from 1 July 2009 to 1 April 2015. The show centres on the title character Roy O'Brien, the 11-year-old animated son of a live-action family, as he settles into his"
"Mrs. Brown's Boys Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British and Irish television sitcom created by and starring Irishman Brendan O'Carroll. It was produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ. O'Carroll himself plays his drag persona, Agnes Brown, with several close friends and family members making up the rest of the cast. The show adopts an informal production style where production mistakes and tomfoolery, mostly instigated by O'Carroll, are edited into each episode. Despite being lambasted by critics, the show has become a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and Britain,"
"Irish language. Most of the actors/actresses in the show are native Irish speakers. The dialect used in the show is mostly Connacht Irish, although there are characters from County Donegal (where Ulster Irish is spoken) played by Gavin Ó Fearraigh and Niall Mac Eamharcaigh. Munster Irish is spoken by ""An tAthair"" David (Father David). The series producer is Déirdre Ní Fhlatharta. On 13 September 2011 TG4 launched a new 10 part online series titled, Na Rúin (The Secrets). The mini-series took on the theme of mystery, when 16-year-old Ciara goes missing from The Teaghlach (a halfway house for troubled teenagers"
"abuse in future. The list includes: Brian O'Driscoll, Brendan O'Carroll as Mrs Brown, Colin Farrell, Damien Duff, David Coleman, Emeli Sande, Gary Barlow, Grainne Seoige, Ian Dempsey, Jamie Heaslip, Jedward, Jessie J, Keith Barry, Laura Whitmore, Little Mix, Louis Walsh, Martin King, Mary O'Rourke, Michael Buble, Mikey Graham, Miriam O'Callaghan, Niall Horan, Olly Murs, Pat Kenny, Robbie & Claudine Keane, Ryan Tubridy, Saoirse Ronan, The Script, Westlife, The Wanted. Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) is the national child protection charity in Ireland. It provides a"
"Puffin Rock Puffin Rock is an Irish children's television series that originally aired on RTÉjr in Ireland, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. Too and Milkshake! in the United Kingdom, Nick Jr. in Italy, ABC Kids in Australia, and Netflix in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Benelux countries, UK, France, Denmark and Germany. The program is narrated by Chris O'Dowd. The series premiered on 12 January 2015. Set on a fictional island off the Irish coast, the series follows a young puffin named Oona and her little brother Baba as they explore their world. The first season began airing"
"Chris Newman (actor) Chris Newman (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish actor with roles in films ""Song for a Raggy Boy"" and ""Perrier's Bounty"" and TV series ""The Clinic"", ""Love is the Drug"", ""Stardust"" and ""Love/Hate"". Chris began attending the Billie Barry Stage School at age five. Although the school focused mainly on dance, it introduced him to being on stage. When he was thirteen, he auditioned six times for Aisling Walsh's acclaimed feature film, ""Song for a Raggy Boy"", before eventually being cast in the role of Patrick Delaney. After a summer of filming with Aidan Quinn, Iain"
"in the series have also become international bestsellers, particularly in Canada, where Taylor has resided since 1970. When ""An Irish Country Christmas"" appeared in mass market paperback in 2010 it reached No 17 on the ""New York Times"" and 86 on the ""USA Today"" bestseller lists. Set in Ballybucklebo, a fictional village in rural Northern Ireland, the series follows novice doctor Barry Laverty as he begins his assistantship at the practice of Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. The sixth and eighth books of the series, ""A Dublin Student Doctor"" and ""Fingal O'Reilly, Irish Doctor"", explore the life of Dr. O'Reilly prior"
"in single episodes of TV series ""Lovejoy"", ""Boon"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Bachelors Walk"" and ""The Royal"". In 2007 he was directed in the short film Teeth by his son, Ruairí O'Brien. This film went on to win awards at the Galway Film Fleadh and Brest European Short Film Festival . He married Brigid Sinnott and they had four children, residing from 1984 in Bray, Co. Wicklow. O'Brien died at home on 25 February 2009, from cancer, after a 20-month-long illness. Niall O'Brien (actor) Niall O'Brien (8 February 1946 – 25 February 2009) was an Irish-born actor and member of"
"Video, and has subsequently gained something of a cult following for its low budget production values, as well as for the unintentionally camp performances by the adult character actors. The film opens by a lake on Saint Patrick's Day as the story's young hero, an Irish boy named Matthew O'Brien (David Alan Bailey), is playing hooky from school and fishing with his best friend, Timothy Ryan (). As the time approaches to return home, the two boys go their separate ways and Matt soon finds a magic frog which he places in his pocket. Deciding to take a short-cut home"
"on RTÉjr on 12 January 2015. The second season aired in 2016. Puffin Rock Puffin Rock is an Irish children's television series that originally aired on RTÉjr in Ireland, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. Too and Milkshake! in the United Kingdom, Nick Jr. in Italy, ABC Kids in Australia, and Netflix in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Benelux countries, UK, France, Denmark and Germany. The program is narrated by Chris O'Dowd. The series premiered on 12 January 2015. Set on a fictional island off the Irish coast, the series follows a young puffin named Oona and her little"
"broadcast on satellite channels such as Sky One, TLC and MTV. The show, which follows 15 groups of families and friends from the Republic of Ireland, is part of the international ""Gogglebox"" franchise. It was ordered in early 2016 and premiered on TV3 airing fourteen episodes from Thursday 22 September 2016 until 29 December 2016 in series 1 and returning on Wednesday 8 February 2017 with series 2 which ended with a highlights episode subtitled 'Best Bits' on Wednesday 3 May 2017. Series three began on Wednesday 13 September 2017 - with repeats on Saturday nights at 10.30pm - and"
"the present-day Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. A television series based on the books was made in the 1980s, and was filmed in Ireland at locations in Kildare and Wicklow with additional locations in the west of Ireland in a co-production between Ulster Television and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was broadcast on Channel 4 and S4C in the United Kingdom, and RTÉ One in the Republic of Ireland. Like the books, the television series is a number of short stories around a few central characters. Morristown Lattin, the house used as Aussolas Castle, the residence of Beryl Reid's incarnation"
"It went on to win Best Comedy at the International Emmy Awards 2013 and Best Entertainment Programme at the Irish Film and Television Awards. It was nominated for a total of five IFTAs in 2013, including Best Script, and was nominated for two British Comedy Awards. It picked up another six IFTA nominations in 2014, winning Best Director and Best Entertainment Programme. A third series of ""Moone Boy"" went into production in the summer of 2013. O'Dowd and Murphy co-wrote all six episodes, and the series was directed by Chris O'Dowd. Moone Boy went on to pick up a BAFTA"
"""Tom Riordan"", the lead ""middle aged"" character. The striking difference in ages of the couple (she was his senior by twenty years, and as ""Minnie Brennan"" was made to look even older through make-up) became a source of comment among viewers, as some noted in letters to the show that she was old enough on screen to convincingly play his mother. Local actors included Peter Greene, who played a young boy always in trouble. Many other locals were cast during the many seasons. Irish broadcasting in the 1960s and 1970s reflected the clash of ideas between elements of traditional rural"
"story's young protagonist, Matthew O'Brien, an Irish boy who plays hooky from school on St. Patrick's Day and subsequently finds himself lost in an enchanted forest, navigating a series of fantastical (mis)adventures and encountering an assortment of fanciful characters as he attempts to find his way home. Originally released as a children's weekend matinee feature, the film was largely forgotten until Something Weird Video released the film on DVD in 2004, and has since gained something of a cult following for its low budget production values, as well as for the unintentionally camp performances by the adult character actors. In"
"Gearóid Ó Tighearnaigh, written by Dick O'Donovan and produced by Bill O'Donovan (occasional panelist) and included Dominic O’Riordan, Tony Ó Dálaigh, Seán Ó Murchú and Máire Noone on the panel. It proved enormously popular, travelling the length and breadth of Ireland, hosted in local clubs and community halls. NRK aired its own version continuously from 1947 to the early 1980s. In 2004, the radio series was revived and regained its popularity, leading to a 2006 TV version. The Norwegian ""20 spørsmål"" continues on NRK radio and TV, and a web-based game is available at the official NRK website. A 2006"
"He gained increased prominence due to a high-profile part in the Tesco Mobile Ireland TV advertising campaign. From 2009 to 2013, Delaney played Bill O'Brien in the cartoon mockumentary ""Roy"", the BAFTA-winning, Irish television series about a cartoon boy. Delaney appeared in the Irish version of genealogy TV series ""Who Do You Think You Are?"", which was broadcast on RTÉ One on 19 October 2009. In October 2011, Delaney played an Anglo-Hiberno Lawyer in CBS's ""The Good Wife"". In January 2012, he appeared in the series ""Touch"". In September 2012, he appeared in the comedy series ""Moone Boy"" on Sky"
"and with RTÉ to bring these characters back to the screen, they have been so supportive of the project and will be a wonderful home for it. The public response to the film, and specifically the characters themselves, was just so overwhelming that we really felt there were a lot more stories to tell"". Much of the first series was filmed at various locations in Cork. This series began broadcasting on 1 February 2018, through the online television service BBC Three, and was later broadcast on RTÉ2 in Ireland on 8 February 2018 With a popular and high reception, the"
"on PBS Kids in the USA, Kids' CBC (now CBC Kids since January 2, 2017) and Family Jr. in Canada, and as of June 26, 2014, Tiny Pop in the UK. It also has aired on Nick Jr. in the UK since 2008. It also premieres in Northern Ireland on BBC Northern Ireland. The series especially premieres in Australia on ABC2. The show is set in a magical world called Storybook Village, where the title character, Whyatt Beanstalk, lives with his friends Pig, Red, and Princess Pea. In each of the episodes either Whyatt or the other main characters have"
"Roy (TV series) ROY is an Irish-British animated children's television series in Dublin, which was broadcast by TRTÉ in Ireland, CBBC in the United Kingdom and ABC3 in Australia and aired from 1 July 2009 to 1 April 2015. The show centres on the title character Roy O'Brien, the 11-year-old animated son of a live-action family, as he settles into his new school. It stars Scott Graham, Simon Delaney, Cathy Belton and Martha Byrne. The series is filmed as a mockumentary and based on the short film called ""Badly Drawn Roy"" which was commissioned by the Irish Film Board, RTÉ"