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- ↑ My Cultural Life Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Paul Woodfull, Sunday Tribune , 3 October 2004
- ↑ Humour and Trad Combine for Hit Review of Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly, Brian Boyd, Irish Times , 3 December 1998
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- ↑ Review of I, Keano, James Ducker, The Times , 2 March 2006
- ↑ I, Keano Still Has Fans in Raptures Irish Examiner , 31 January 2007
- ↑ I, Keano - The Never Ending Story Edel Coffey, Sunday Tribune Review, 4 February 2007
- ↑ Review of Stew, Village Magazine, 22 December 2005
- ↑ Review of Stew Archived 2006-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Emmanuel Kehoe, Sunday Business Post , October 10, 2004
- ↑ Review of This is Ireland Mark Lewisohn, BBC Guide to Comedy, 2004
