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Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll is auctioning off his private VIP box in the Aviva stadium, for this weekend's hotly contested Cork vs Dundalk FAI cup final. The highest bidder and 23 friends will have a birds-eye view of the pitch and all money raised will go to The Grace Nolan Foundation. The Today Show reporter Padraig O' Driscoll met Robert Garrigan from the FAI who explained what is up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize email your bid to valerie@bocproductions.ie by 6pm on Friday.

Mrs Brown’s Boys is without a doubt one of the best comedy shows to hit our screens for many years and we love every minute of every episode. There are so many amazing and hilarious clips to post and this clip is not just one of our own favourites but also one of the most watched  Mrs Brown’s Boys  clips on YouTube. Watch this and try not to laugh…..we dare you!

The actor thought he was having a heart attack, but had been struck down by a stomach bug. (PA) ‘I said to her “You should call an ambulance”. We called the ambulance as we wanted to meet them on the street. When Jenny and I were in the lift we were still on 999. They told her to put her hand on my tonsil, to count my heart beat. ‘It was all going on. I had the fright of my life and I thought I was a goner.’ However, fortunately for Brendan it turned out to be a nasty bug and not his heart. ‘When I got in the ambulance they said”‘Well it is not your heart” and I vomited it out for 12 hours. I had a very violent bug – I couldn’t have eaten in six months what I threw up.’ A spokesperson for the actor has reassured fans that he is now ‘feeling tip top and relieved’ and that it was nothing to do with his heart.

A TV collaboration between Adele King and Rory Cowan, the former  Mrs Brown’s Boys  actor, has stalled after the pair fell out. The pantomime actress, known as Twink, had been planning a return to TV with a  Reeling in the Years -type programme based on clips of her time working as an entertainer. Mr Cowan, who announced his decision to leave  Mrs Brown’s Boys in July this year, had also teamed up with the well-known entertainer to work on the project. However, the pair are no longer believed to be on speaking terms. A source revealed: “Twink and Rory were incredibly close and the best of friends earlier this year but that has all gone sour. They had, let’s say creative differences, while planning the show.

The brand new RORY IS REVEALED! Months before the intended surprise reveal at Christmas. Rory had also told how boss Brendan stayed silent when he handed in his notice after 26 years together. However Brendan, 61, only has love for his former manager. He told the Irish Sun: “Rory has had a lot to juggle in the last couple of years what with the Mrs Brown’s Boys TV shows, the live tours, Gogglebox and his many TV, radio and print interviews and all while coping with the terrible illness of his mother Esther. “I hope his departure from Mrs. Brown’s Boys will give him the time and space to find some peace and calm in his life.” Rory, 59, revealed last week how he had been unable to return from being on tour in Australia when told his mother only had days to live. He said: “She (my mother) collapsed and was taken to hospital. They thought she had a stroke. They didn’t realise it was dementia. “My sister told the doctors she ha...

Actor has revealed he was rushed to hospital just hours after filming the BBC comedy’s Christmas special BRENDAN O’Carroll has relived the moment he feared he was suffering a heart attack. The Mrs Brown’s Boys star was taken ill just hours after filming the comedy’s Christmas special in Glasgow. Brendan O'Carroll has revealed he feared he would die when he thought he was having a heart attack Brendan told The Mirror: “I thought I was having a heart attack. I had this bug and at about 2am I had to wake [my wife] Jenny up. We were filming the Christmas special up in Glasgow.” The 62-year-old and Jennifer called 999 and paramedics asked her to count his pulse as they took him down to a waiting ambulance. He continued: “It was all going on. I had the fright of my life and I thought I was a goner. “When I got in the ambulance they said ‘Well it is not your heart ’ and I vomited it out for 12 hours. I had a very violent bug.” The Mrs...

Judge says Fiona O’Carroll’s jeep struck the rear side of Patrick Harrison’s moped and he was knocked off his bike. Actress is told to pay him €28,000 damages for personal injuries and an additional €2,000 for special damages THE daughter of Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll has been directed by a judge to pay €30,000 damages to a motorbike courier she collided with on a roundabout. Fiona O’Carroll, of Hollystown Demense, Hollystown, Dublin 15, who has played a role in a number of her father’s world-famous shows, was driving her Santa Fe jeep on November 6, 2015 when the accident happened. Fiona O’Carroll outside court earlier today Fiona with her dad Brendan O’Carroll She said her six-week-old son was in the vehicle at the time but was unhurt. Motorbike courier Patrick Harrison, who lives at The Cottages, Killeen Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, told the Circuit Civil Court he was injured in the collision at a major roundabout at Snugborough Road, Dublin...

Mrs Brown’s Boys is hugely successful and without doubt one of the funniest sitcoms to be aired on UK television for many years. There are classic lines and gags in every episode but this one joke is possibly the best of the bunch. Mrs Brown’s Boys is filmed in front of a live studio audience and during a short break in the scripted story recording, the show’s lead character Agnes Brown, aka Brendan O’Carroll the show’s writer, took the opportunity to tell one of his favourite jokes. It’s a cracker! Please  SHARE  this article with the world.

Multi-award-winning comedy sensation Mrs Brown's Boys returns with two brand new and very naughty specials for Christmas 2017. Agnes and co. are back, and they're bringing the Christmas spirit in a way that only they can to the fans who voted it The Radio Times' best sitcom of the 21st century. It's going to be a festive Mrs Brown treat with all the trimmings - Christmas tree and all. Due to the popularity of Mrs Brown's Boys tickets will be allocated via random draw. You can register at any time until 10pm on Thursday 28 September. You can apply for a maximum of two tickets per recording. You can register for tickets for as many recordings as you like but, should you be successful in the random draw, you will only receive tickets for one show. Tickets for this show are strictly non-transferrable. Photographic proof of ID must be shown. If you cannot provide this proof you will be refused entry. If your photo ID does not match the name ...