The Heat is On

The Heat is On

The deadline has now passed for entries into three categories of the annual Funny Women Awards: The Stage Award, The Comedy Writing Award and The Comedy Shorts Award. This year the awards are sponsored by BBC Studios’ digital comedy channel, Funny Parts. It’s...
Sunday, Sunday

Sunday, Sunday

Last March, on International Women’s Day, Orla Doherty and I chewed the ear off (not literally) journalist Sophie Grehnam for a few hours. Luckily for us, Sophie can talk for Ireland too, so we were in good company. We met in the Westbury Hotel off Dublin’s Grafton St...
The Madonna Effect – Reinvention As You Age

The Madonna Effect – Reinvention As You Age

Is there anyone better in pop culture than Madonna in terms of reinvention? Surely, she is the queen. Her reinventions over the years inspired the name of the panel discussion we’re taking to Listowel Writers Week in Co Kerry. Listowel Writers Week is Ireland’s oldest...
Funny Women Live in Dublin

Funny Women Live in Dublin

Is there anything better than a good belly laugh? And why not laugh your socks off on a Monday night to get your week off to a flying start? Well, that was the plan for last Monday, 20th May 2024. Orla Doherty and I, as comedy duo ChatterBoxx, co-hosted another...
Listen Mammy, I’m on the Radio

Listen Mammy, I’m on the Radio

I’m giddy. Why? Because I got to chat on air this morning with DJ Declan Meehan on The Morning Show on East Coast FM. Now, that’s not something I do every day and I’m very grateful for the opportunity. I wasn’t alone though, there’s strength in numbers, Orla Doherty...