In May, Fisher was knocked out by Dave Allen in the fifth round of their rematch, five months after beating the British ...

Dave Allen - real name David Tynan O'Mahony - was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 6, 1936. If he was still alive, he'd be 81. He first appeared on UK TV when he featured on the BBC talent show ...

British heavyweight Dave Allen felt that confusion in Daniel Dubois ’ corner cost the former IBF world champion in his second ...

Daniel Dubois has often been followed by accusations of quitting, and now Dave Allen has weighed up his latest performance.

Heavyweight contender Johnny Fisher has split from his long-term trainers Mark and Jimmy Tibbs in the wake of his knockout ...

Oleksandr Usyk is up there with the likes of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard among boxing’s greatest fighters. That’s ...

Dave Allen at Peace airs on RTÉ One on Easter Monday, April 2, at 9:30pm and explores "how Dave's comedy genius was shaped by the tragic loss of his father, his brother… and his finger.

Dave Allen’s comments on the Church may have shocked some, but he stands as one of the greats of Irish comedy. Ellie O’Byrne talks to Bryan Murray about a man who found fame as an exile.

Dave Allen was a genuinely funny man, not because his jokes were great - some missed and some hit - but because he had a combination of charm, timing and delivery that made you want to laugh anyway.

Heavyweight duo Dave Allen and Jay McFarlane have teamed up in an unlikely double act aiming to turn their careers around Want the day's sports headlines straight to your inbox? Our FREE ...

We've gone behind the scenes as Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen prepares for his role as Irish comedy great Dave Allen in the new biopic Dave Allen at Peace, which airs on RTÉ One on Easter ...

As BBC Two celebrate the Irish comedian with a night of special programming, we look back at some of his best moments ...