Category: RTÉ Player

Good Boy is a brand new RTÉ Player original sitcom about one man’s struggle in making a career in comedy while wrestling with the emotional and frequently hysterical journey of trying to get an ADHD diagnosis. 

Told from the perspective of Good Boy – a lost, thirty-something working in a job he hates while he’s trying everything under the sun to get his comedy career going. He tries jumping on every single Instagram, TikTok and Facebook trend in search of the elusive viral hit with no luck. 

Good Boy gets a shot a comedy fame but he cannot seem to focus on anything. And so, begins his long, surreal, often hilarious, very heartwarming journey of attaining an ADHD diagnosis. 

Episode One 

Meet Good Boy! In his mid-thirties, lost in life and jobless. He has next to no luck, but just as all hope seems fully lost, social-media fame comes knocking! 

Episode Two 

With one viral video under his belt, Good Boy is shocked to learn he needs to make more! He tries and fails, but suddenly finds inspiration in a friendly shop-worker, with messy results. 

Episode Three 

Tasked with performing a live show in a week’s time, Good Boy is becoming more aware of his inability to focus on anything. An impromptu visit to his doctor will help clear up his focus issues, right?  

Episode Four 

It’s showtime! Having successfully offended everyone in his life, Good Boy faces judgement day in front of his first live audience – but will he choose to pursue his shaky dreams, or choose life and connection instead? 

Series 2

Stand-up comedian Anna Clifford is back for another leg of her epic Irish pub crawl. Lounge, saloon, tavern or snug, what is it about the public houses of Ireland that we love so much? After the success of Series 1, Anna is setting off around the country again to visit some of Ireland’s most charming and captivating pubs. She will be joined for a round by some friends along the way, who will help her sample the atmosphere and have the craic.

Episode Breakdown

JJ Hough’s Singing Pub with Garron Noone
Anna takes TikTok star, Garron Noone, to visit JJ Hough’s Singing Pub in
Banagher, Co. Offaly. To get there Anna and Garron must travel along
the River Shannon. Anna decides that speed boat and inflatable
doughnut are the best modes of transport. The pub has been in owner
Ger Hough’s family since the 1940s and he explains why the pub is
synonymous with live music. Anna and Garron settle in for a drink and
an evening of music and chat, as well as a special performance by
Garron on his guitar that has the whole pub signing along.

The Rusty Mackerel with Eadaoin Fitzmaurice
Anna takes travel influencer Eadaoin Fitzmaurice to the
breathtaking Sliabh Liag mountains, taking in all the beauty
Donegal has to offer. Anna and Eadaoin meet some of the locals,
who try to teach them how to train the mountain’s sheepdogs.
Only a stone’s throw away, in the foothills of Sliabh Liag, is The
Rusty Mackerel. A traditional Irish pub, established in the 1890s,
that has been lovingly restored in recent years since. Anna and
Eadaoin sit down for a drink in the pub’s beautiful beer garden
and take in their scenic surroundings over a pint

The Beach Bar with Adam Kelly
Anna takes comedian Adam Kelly (2biglugs) to The Beach Bar in
Aughris, Co. Sligo. Anna and Adam visit Aughris Head in Sligo Bay,
where they meet a local surf instructor who teaches them how to
surf the wild Atlantic waves. Once they catch a wave back to
shore, Anna explains that they won’t have far to travel, as the
picturesque Beach Bar is located right on the seafront. They warm
up by the fire as they meet the owner, Darren. The Beach Bar is
like travelling back in time, with its thatched roof and unaltered
interior it is truly an authentic Irish pub.

A.E. O’Donohue’s with Taylor-Lee Keating
Anna takes Actress and TikTok star, Taylor-Lee Keating, to visit AE
O’Donohue’s in Fanore, Co. Clare. Anna and Taylor-Lee meet at
Fanore beach, in the heart of The Burren, it also happens to be
the starting point of The Burren’s “easiest” hiking route. Anna
and Taylor-Lee set off on the Caher Valley loop, lucky for them,
its path leads them right to the front door of A.E. O’Donohue’s
pub. They are welcomed in by the owner Pat, who tells them all
about the pub’s history and how it’s been in his family since it
was built back in 1911. Anna and Taylor-Lee then retire to the
snug to sample some of O’Donohue’s famous whiskey collection
and enjoy an evening of trad music

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