Declan Lowney
[8] Lowney courted controversy shortly before the contest, when he stated in an interview that Eurovision was "just an excuse for a load of TV executives to go on the piss on expenses".He did not get the job, but Matthews and Linehan remembered him when they were putting together a production team for their next sitcom, Father Ted.[10] Lowney was met by Christine Langan, a Granada Television producer who wanted him to direct Cold Feet, an ITV Comedy Premiere.Langan asked Lowney if he would like to return to direct the first two episodes of the recently commissioned series of Cold Feet.[12] After the failure of Mattie, Lowney finally got the chance to direct a debut feature with Wild About Harry (2000).[16] In 2009, he directed the RTÉ sitcom Never Mind the Nursing Home[17] and three episodes of the ITV romantic comedy Married Single Other,[18] which were broadcast in early 2010.