Brenda Fricker, The Pigeon Lady From 'Home Alone 2', Reveals She Spends Christmas & New Year's Alone

2020 is the year we’ll never forget and although it was certainly momentous, its fair to say we couldn’t wait to see the back of it.

Love Island host Laura Whitmore is expecting her first child with boyfriend Iain Stirling, the Scottish comedian who does the show's voiceover commentary.The Irish star took to Instagram on Boxing Day to showcase her blossoming baby bump while wearing a sunshine yellow cosy jumper with ruched shoulders.The 35 year old looked absolutely radiant as she joked that the bump was a result of “That day after Christmas bloat”.

Brendan O’Carroll has revealed that this year’s Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special will have a very important meaning.

Brenda Fricker is essentially synonymous to the Christmas holiday thanks to her role as the "pigeon lady" in the popular "Home Alone 2" opposite Macaulay Culkin. But the star recently opened up about how the holiday isn't as jolly for her as some may think.

cheating scandal.On Dec. 23, the couple posed for a socially distanced Christmas picture with their four children outside Ireland's Glin Castle, which belongs to her family.A post shared by Glin Castle (@glin_castle)"Happy Christmas from Glin Castle!," the caption read.The posting comes more than two months after "The Affair" star was spotted getting romantic with Lily James while exploring Rome, despite his and Catherine's 10-year marriage.

Dominic West posed in a socially-distanced family Christmas photo shared by wife Catherine FitzGerald. FitzGerald, 49, is beaming happily alongside their four children in the snap taken in the grounds of their home in Ireland.

Courteney Cox reunited with her boyfriend, Johnny McDaid, after being apart for nine months due to the coronavirus pandemic.During their long-awaited reunion, the couple recorded a heartfelt message for Ráth Mór Creggan, a charity that supports the Irish community of Creggan.

Irish actress Brenda Fricker is one of many people spending the holidays alone this year.

Home Alone catapulted Macaulay Culkin to superstardom and thirty years on is still (probably) the best-loved Christmas film of all time.

direct to your inboxFamilies across the UK have had to dramatically scale back their Christmas plans after the government introduced changes to restrictions.Plans to allow a five-day period of relaxations have been scrapped amid a rising number of infections in the south of England, which is believed to have been caused by a new highly transmissible strain of coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock said the country was facing an “enormous challenge” in bringing the latest outbreak under

Never has there been more of a need for good television listings over the festive period than there is in 2020 and RTÉ’s Christmas at Home might be just the entertainment some people need on December 24.

U2 frontman Bono was joined by the band’s guitarist, The Edge, for a special holiday performance on Irish television.

U2‘s Bono and The Edge dusted off their rendition of ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ on a special edition of the Irish Late Late Show.The pair shared their cover of the song, playing alongside Irish musician Glen Hansard and others, as well as a stripped-down version of their 2000 hit ‘Walk On’.In an annual tradition to raise money for homeless charities, Hansard typically recruits a number of musicians to busk on Dublin’s Grafton Street on Christmas Eve.

direct to your inboxChristmas is now just around the corner - and, once again, the public will have a whole new set of rules to get used to.Guidelines for what will be allowed over the festive period were thrown into confusion this week amid rising infection rates in parts of the country and warnings that the NHS could soon become overwhelmed.The escalating situation has led the government to hammer down on its advice during Christmas.Christmas bubbles will still be allowed - but the devolved