Joe Rooney
- Irish
- Stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
Father Ted star Joe Rooney announces he's engaged
The actor, best known for playing Father Damo Lennon in the '90s series, shared the exciting news with his followers on Instagram.
Emily Stedman, Digital Spy, 20th June 2023Sean Lock made regular trips to NI to visit uncle
Comedian Sean Lock revealed his strong south Armagh roots and his Northern Irish mother's tough life in a podcast recorded before his lung cancer battle.
Ciaran Barnes, Belfast Telegraph, 22nd August 2021Comedy review: Joe Rooney, Glasgow
Nearly 18 years on, Joe Rooney remains best known in the UK for playing the young tearaway priest Father Damo in Father Ted. So there's enjoyable irony in hearing the Irish comic muttering darkly about his own kids, though their middle-class snobbery rather than any delinquency.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 3rd March 2014