‘The only time I ever used Irish was when I was abroad as a secret code’ – How Ardal O’Hanlon expanded his cúpla focal for a new TG4 series

Memories of Fr Dougal live long but the man who embodied him ‘dabbles’ in far more than just comedy – and he’s now rediscovering his love of the Irish language

Ardal O’Hanlon to star in new TG4 Irish language series

Ciara Dwyer

I’ve never been a good planner,” says Ardal O’Hanlon. ���I’ve never thought that far ahead. I was never very good at manifesting and visualisation. So I’ve always been a bit passive.”

Passive? With his varied career, he seems quite the opposite.