Agnes is on a mission to make sure grandson Bono is not sent to the infamous local primary school, in spite of his parents' wishes. And as if her house is not normally noisy enough, Agnes finds herself lumbered with a brand new house guest in the form of a homeless parrot.

She is still looking forward to her New Year's Eve party - until her guests start dropping like flies. Suddenly it looks like Agnes might be seeing in the new year without her family around her...

After a spate of burglaries in Finglas, Agnes asks Buster Brady to fit a new alarm system. Unfortunately there are a few teething problems with Buster's state-of-the-art technology.

Determined to help son Dermot set up a new business, Agnes must face old rival Hillary Nicholson in the poker final. Meanwhile, Agnes's new chair turns out to be comfier than she could ever have imagined...