Half Canadian, half Irish, the full hilarity of Katherine Ryan was in your face and insulting your grandmother at the rebranded Olympia, which looks the exact same but now it's €300 a pint or €10 a month with 200 free minutes.

Katherine brought her usual outlandish humour, which always catches you by surprise no matter how much you might expect it. There seems to be no boundaries to her thought process, from large penis humiliation straight to nazi jokes she will go from one obscure topic to the next.

Otherwise Katherine's comedy is a rather uninhibited journey, a conversation with friends, a self expose on her utmost insecurities that she's not afraid to laugh about. Perhaps that's what has helped project her as such an icon for the gen z's in the room.

While the show itself was five stars, it was entirely different from the last two times I went to see Kathryn Ryan...which were intimate gigs on Netflix in the comfort of my own sitting room.

So it was a bit weird and somewhat annoying being at a show where other people spent the first 20 minutes moving around, finding seats, going to the toilet, unpacking their picnics, having conversations, doing flash photography, and heckling.

I know, it's a comedy gig, you've had a few drinks, you feel funny, but this is post Covid, you're not on your own sofa now. So to the gal that shouted 'fuck the english' yes you embarrassed the room. There are times when it's acceptable to shout abuse at our unapologetic overlords, like when they're messing about with the NI protocol or stealing our potatoes. But when your favourite comedian comes on tour with her English born son and tells you stories about life in London it's best to silence your inner provo for the night. Kathryn Ryan addressed this with some innuendo about fucking the English and moved on.

Also worth a mention is the buffoon who heckled about the hosts appearance, Kathyrn responded by doing a Q&A session explicitly on the Kardashians, which apparently is the best way to confuse and ignore middle aged men.

There were some better behaved members of the audience of course, like Stephen who stood up to represent Irelands alpha males, which was handy as Verona Murphy couldn't make it. Stephen took several jokes on the chin and laughed all the way, and we all hope his misus proposes to him soon.

For anyone who missed the show, or who isn't yet ready to crowd share their hero, then it's worth listening to Kathryn's podcast, Telling Everyone Everything, which is sometimes educational, often enlightening, and always entertaining.

With Irish print media shedding a tear for Sean Fitzpatrick this week, I'm reminded of three other well less known figures who shaped the landscape of Irish culture.

1. Gerard Lake 1744 - 1808
The original law and order man, best known for his quest to reduce violent conflict in Ireland by disarming the populace and minimise insurgent behaviour. Remembered today for his relatable qualities such as his love of a few pints and the odd flutter on race day.

2. Charles Edward Trevelyan 1807 - 1886
Not many people are remembered in traditional song, but you'll hear this man's name being sung from Galway to Liverpool. Charles had a strong belief in Irish autonomy and set us on the road to being a self sufficient economy.

3. William Martin Murphy 1845 - 1919
A proponent of the free press and job creation, believed in Irish unity, remembered for helping Dublin rebuild after 1916 through renovation projects and calls for renewing peace.

This week a former Sinn Fein Council member has called on the government to reintroduce a species known as the Francis Hughes back into the environment.

Native to County Derry and last seen in the wild in 1978, the rogue bandit was well sought after for its song and natural camouflage. Known for rambling the countryside but with only rare sightings recorded, he is fondly talked about in local legend as a symbol of freedom and good luck.

Some farmers are concerned about the threat to livestock from reintroducing the predator but the former Sinn Fein Council member has ensured media that the bandit only stalks aggressive fowl and has a much larger part to play in the counter militerisation ecosystem.

There's not much support for the proposal at present but the former Council member says he may review plans in the next 30 years and hopes to see the return of Francis Hughes in his lifetime.