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Seána Kerslake and Nika McGuigan in darkly comic RTÉ drama Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope; Nika with her father Barry McGuigan at the Ifta Awards, 2012; Nika

Yesterday.

Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope actress Nika McGuigan passed away at the age of 33.

A statement from Nika’s family has been released through Nika’s acting agency, The Agency.

It says:

“It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of our beautiful daughter and sister, Danika “Nika” McGuigan.

“After a brief but brave battle against cancer, Nika passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday 23rd July, surrounded by her loving family.

“As a family we are devastated and ask for complete privacy during this difficult period to allow us to grieve for our Nika.”

RIP.

Actress Nika McGuigan, daughter of boxing champion Barry, dies aged 33 (RTE)

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Tonight.

Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope on RTÉ2 at 10pm.

Gareth Naughton writes:

In episode three of Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope, Aisling can’t help herself at the an important business dinner and the results leave her skating on thin ice. And Danielle’s attempts to help don’t quite go according to plan.

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Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope on RTÉ2 at 10pm.

A six-part series about two Cork girls whose lives revolve around partying in Dublin but who start to drift apart as one of them spirals out of control.

The clip above features Aisling (Seána Kerslake) visiting the pharmacist (Eileen Walsh) looking for the morning after pill.

Thanks Gareth