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Ardal O'Hanlon
10:09, 25 APR 2026
Late Late Show: Viewers praise Ardal O'Hanlon as Father Ted star shares heartfelt tribute to late dad
Late Late Show
The Father Ted star became emotional while discussing his father's passing and influence on his career
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Taoiseach leads tributes after death of Rory O’Hanlon
Micheal Martin
Dr O’Hanlon was the father of actor and comedian Ardal O’Hanlon, best known for playing Dougal McGuire in Father Ted
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Father Ted star dies suddenly aged 70 as poignant tributes paid
Father Ted
Father Ted, Emmerdale and Casualty actor Ben Keaton has died aged 70, with tributes paid to the much loved star remembered for his iconic role as Father Austin Purcell.
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Father Ted icon unveiled in Netflix's first-look at Derry Girls creator's 'wild' new series
Derry Girls
Netflix has released the first look teaser for upcoming comedy-thriller How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, the new series from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee
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Ardal O’Hanlon feared he 'wasn't going to make it' after swimming out to bring his kids back to shore
Ardal O'Hanlon
The Father Ted star said he "was never so scared in all my life"
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Jennifer Zamparelli says she regrets a lot of things she said on Republic of Telly
Jennifer Zamparelli
The mother-of-two said it feels like she is “looking at a different person”
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The day Father Ted came to town
Father Ted
30 years legendary sitcom hit screens and kicked off a mini TV and film boom in one part of Dublin
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RTE Late Late Show lineup sees varied mix of celebs join Patrick Kielty for Halloween spook-fest
Late Late Show
This week the Late Late studio is dressed for a scare-fest with another star-studded ensemble of celebrities heading to RTÉ
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Ardal O'Hanlon leads the star studded cast of football mockumentary series
Ardal O'Hanlon
The mockumentary series Fran aired on Setanta Sports and TV3 from 2009-2011.
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Ardal O'Hanlon to present first Irish language show
Ardal O'Hanlon
Inis na nIontas will air in the year and sees the actor and comedian head to the Aran islands, Garnish Island and more
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Big Brother star Rylan Clark leads Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything this week as full line-up revealed for RTE show
Big Brother
The full line-up has been revealed
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Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon believes show 'humanised' the Catholic Church
Father Ted
'I think we were doing the Church a favour to some extent'
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Ardal O'Hanlon recreates iconic Father Ted scene while attending football match
Ardal O'Hanlon
Fr. Dougal Maguire really cornered the market on how to protect a corner flag
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Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon once had to give back new kitchen as he couldn't afford it
Ardal O'Hanlon
The actor admitted he thought he was 'invicible' in his early days of his career
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Ardal O'Hanlan was paid just £50,000 to star as Dougal in Father Ted
Father Ted
The 56-year-old said that despite appearing in all 25 episodes, he barely made any money
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Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon shares views on cancel culture and says viewers should be 'treated like adults'
Ardal O'Hanlon
Exclusive: The actor said he doesn’t mind warnings being placed on some episodes - saying as long as episodes are removed
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RTE's Tommy Tiernan Show viewers all saying the same thing about Ardal O'Hanlon and Ciaran Bolger
Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan was joined by the hilarious Ardal O'Hanlon, best known for playing Dougal on Father Ted
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Ardal O'Hanlon 'reeled from shock' after Father Ted co-star Dermot Morgan's sudden death
Ardal O'Hanlon
O’Hanlan, best known as Father Dougal McGuire in the Irish comedy series, opened up on his struggle to deal with the loss
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Father Ted actor Joe Rooney helps unveil Dougal McGuire waxwork in Dublin
Father Ted
The star, who played Father Damo, says his kids still haven't watched the mega hit show
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Ardal O'Hanlon left Ireland for UK as he was 'uncomfortable' pursuing career with a Fianna Fail dad
Ardal O'Hanlon
'It would have been very uncomfortable for a government minister to have a stand-up comedian son'
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Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon delights viewers in Derry Girls cameo
Derry Girls
Delighted fans took to Twitter when the Father Ted star made an appearance on the hit comedy show
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Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon says co-star Dermot Morgan's death was a 'wake-up call'
Ardal O'Hanlon
Morgan passed away of a suspected heart attack in 1998 when he was 45-years-old
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Ardal O’Hanlon who plays Dougal in Father Ted says people think he's 'stupid in real life'
Father Ted
He says he's asked if he's as clueless as his on screen character
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Dara O'Briain, Tommy Tiernan, Rubberbandits to perform at 2017 Vodafone Comedy Carnival
Tommy Tiernan
The Galway festival kicks off on October 24 - 30
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