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“OFF THE RECORD, O’HANLON CAME ABOUT AS CLOSE AS HE COULD TO LETTING ME KNOW THAT HE FELT THE SAME WAY…”

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THERE’S NO GETTING around it. Not when you speak to him on the phone. Certainly not when you sit down with him in person. Eleven years have passed since he hung up the old dog collar, and the actor’s hair is now showing flecks of grey. But to fans of Father Ted , the much-beloved sitcom on which he made his name, the two are indivisible: Ardal O’Hanlon and Dougal Maguire. Dougal Maguire and Ardal O’Hanlon. Read the rest of this article here.

September 15th, 2009.

3 Responses to ““OFF THE RECORD, O’HANLON CAME ABOUT AS CLOSE AS HE COULD TO LETTING ME KNOW THAT HE FELT THE SAME WAY…””

  1. El Kid Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Jesus Buter, I can’t turn my back on you for a minute.

    I tune out for one day and you’re suddenly having a forbidden love affair with Fr Dougal Maguire…

  2. Eoin Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Yes, that headline was composed in haste and possibly came across a little gayer than I had intended it to.

    Scroll down to the very end of the article to see what it refers to.

  3. Matt Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Good interview, I don’t think I’d have recovered if I got a phone call from Fr Dougal!

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