Djamel White’s life was changed forever when Roddy Doyle’s creative writing organisation gave him encouragement ...

The first 10 books chosen were by men, from At Swim-Two-Birds, by Flann O’Brien, in 2006, to the Barrytown Trilogy, by Roddy Doyle, in 2015. Since then there have been six books by women ...

"There are Irish writers too, Roddy Doyle is very good obviously, I read a few of Paul Howard's Ross O'Carroll-Kelly books when I was ... finals recently: "The dogs are muzzled, the hares run ...

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The ‘Sex and the City’ star will join panel chair Roddy ... Doyle said of his appointment. “I’m looking forward to working with a great panel of judges. I’ve never been in a book club ...

The actress and publisher will help decide the 2025 winner of the prestigious British book award ... Kiley Reid and Chris Power. Roddy Doyle, the Irish novelist and screenwriter whose novel ...

Over the past decade, however, the band (still fronted Boy George, aka the second-generation-Irish singer George O’Dowd) have resurfaced, proving there’s life in the old dogs yet. Expect the ...

Manchester United legend Roy Keane will join author Roddy Doyle for an 'in conversation' event at the Marquee Cork next summer. Doyle co-authored Keane's second biography, The Second Half.

More info Roy Keane and Roddy Doyle are getting the band back ... Prior to the best-selling book's publication, Doyle explained his reason for coming on board as co-author. Click this link or ...

The shortlist for this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 features a mix of exceptional writing from new and established writers across 20 categories. This year, the awards introduced the ...

Roddy Doyle isn’t concerned ... Woman Who Walked Into Doors, and it got Doyle thinking: what would Paula make of the day he was having? The new book grew from there – and even opens with ...

The Irish writer Roddy Doyle was riding a wave of fame for his novels The Commitments and ‘Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha’, when he first wrote the character of Paula Spencer. The 1994 TV drama she ...