The Young Offenders on BBC One: Lowbrow gags sitting neatly between Benny Hill and Mrs Brown’s Boys
Television: The cast is outstanding, Cork looks great – what a tragedy this can’t aspire to more than old-school British sitcom in a Cork jersey
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Chris Walley: ‘There is a degree of living like a monk – but a fun monk’
The Young Offenders star has been focused on a demanding stage role in London, but the hit series is calling the Cork actor home
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Chris Walley’s charismatic tearaway is still in prison on drug charges, leaving his best pal, the Knocknaheeny scamp Conor, flying solo
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Young Offenders star Alex Murphy: ‘For Roy Keane to be eager to be on the show was just mad’
The hit comedy, which returns to the BBC next week, was the actor’s first professional work. So he didn’t expect a Cork sporting legend to arrive on set
It’s an Irish ‘cultural phenomenon’ – but Irish TV can’t afford to show it yet
No joke: The BBC has begun publicising the next series of The Young Offenders, but RTÉ has deferred its broadcast of the comedy until 2025
Young Offenders’ Alex Murphy: ‘There’s something wrong if this doesn’t get your blood pumping’
The actor shares his Spotify playlist that includes Loah, Ed Sheeran and David Bowie
Colin O’Brien's Ireland under-18s win in Hungary
New manager gives 14 players a first game at the grade in Budapest
The Young Offenders: The original fecking eejits are back
Review: The return of our soft-hearted, soft-headed Cork yobs is right on form
The Young Offenders: ‘A Cork accent is a bizarre noise to come out of a mouth’
With a new series about to hit screens, thanks to streaming services – and subtitles – the show’s cult following has spread globally
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