Mrs Brown stars Rory Cowan and Damien McKiernan in furious row

A furious row has broken out between Mrs Brown's Boys stars Rory Cowan and ­Damien McKiernan, who both played Rory on the hit show.

Mrs. Brown's Boys wins Christmas ratings battle

6.8 million viewers - 32.6% of the TV-watching public - watched the special edition of the hit sitcom starring Brendan O'Carroll and various members of his real-life family.

Rory Cowan admits he has 'no interest' in watching show

It might have been the most watched show of Christmas Day - but one person who wasn't tuned in to Mrs Brown's Boys was original star Rory Cowan.

Mrs Brown's Boys viewers slam Rory Cowan's replacement

The Dubliner played Agnes' son Rory Brown for 26 years - and the matriarch was not happy about her son's new look

Mrs Brown's Boys: Mammy's Mummy review

It's in the Christmas sweet spot, between no-brainer and knockabout.

Plans for Mrs Brown spin-off show based at hairdressers

Gary Hollywood will be the mainstay of a spin-off comedy set inside Wash & Blow, the fictional hair salon in Mrs Brown's Boys. Writer Brendan O'Carroll will also star as shop owner Mario while Rory Cowan will continue as Dino's husband Rory Brown.

It's New Year's Eve in Agnes's house and there's a lot of funny business going on. The main thread revolves around her plan to stop grandson Bono being enrolled in the infamous local primary school, but along the way she takes in a homeless parrot with an extraordinary vocabulary, there's a severe new priest, Father McBride, to get the better of, and Dermot and Buster dress up as Laurel and Hardy.

There's another of those priceless "Rory, why are you so down?" moments, where the actor Rory Cowan is tricked on set and reduced to helpless giggles. But as is so often the case, the funniest scenes involve just Agnes and her mate Winnie (Brendan O'Carroll's real-life sister, Eilish). They muck about in the kitchen with a canister of "hellenium" gas bought for the balloons, and engage in vulgar but hysterical antics involving pine spray, glue and the effects of a curry.

Critics hate us, but the audience is screaming laughing

Rory Cowan is revelling in the role of the camp son in Mrs Brown's Boys.