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THE IRISH and the British - in some ways so similar, in others so completely different. One commonality is a strange uneasiness with success. In Ireland it manifests as ‘the begrudger mentality’. In Britain, it’s the ‘mustn’t grumble’ belief that failure and being inadequate is your deserved lot. The other great common factor is drinking, or rather drinking too much.

The programme for this year’s Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy festival was launched in Kilkenny this week.

Bleary-eyed and jet-lagged comedians are set to inundate the Marble City this weekend leaving thousands of visitors and locals in stitches following their shows over the next four days.