Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook
2022 book by Paul Howard
9781844885527
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Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook is a 2022 book by Irish playwright and author Paul Howard and is the twenty-second novel in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1][2][3][4]
The title refers to the film Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood and to Donnybrook, location of Donnybrook Stadium where the Ireland women's rugby team play their home games.[5]
Release
Author Paul Howard appeared at the Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival,[6] and performed a live show based on the novel at The Well, Dublin, on 9 October 2022.[7] The show moved to the Whale Theatre, Greystones in November 2022.[8]
Plot
The country, and Taoiseach Charles O'Carroll-Kelly, attempt to deal with the burning of Leinster House by a Russian-funded mob.
Sorcha is still angry over Ross's adultery with Honor's Irish teacher. Ross becomes manager of the Ireland women's rugby team.
Reception
The book sold 16,406 copies in 2022.[9]
It was nominated for the National Book Tokens Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the 2022 Irish Book Awards.[10]
References
- ^ O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross (September 2022). Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9781844885541 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Once Upon A Time In Donnybrook By Ross O'carroll-Kelly". www.easons.com.
- ^ Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook – via www.booktopia.com.au.
- ^ "Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook". Dubray Books. May 2023.
- ^ "Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook".
- ^ "Tipperary literary festival kicks off with an evening with legendary Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". www.tipperarylive.ie. 29 September 2022.
- ^ "'Once Upon A Time In Donnybrook' - The Ross O' Carroll-Kelly Show". Universe.
- ^ "Once Upon A Time In Donnybrook - An Evening with Paul Howard (aka Ross O'Carroll-Kelly)". The Journal of Music.
- ^ "Colleen Hoover is 2022′s bestselling author in Ireland with four books in top 10". The Irish Times.
- ^ Barry, Aoife (20 October 2022). "Irish Book Awards shortlist unveiled - is your favourite 2022 book on it?". TheJournal.ie.
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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly by Paul Howard
- The Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly (2000)
- Roysh Here, Roysh Now… The Teenage Dirtbag Years (2001)
- The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years (2003)
- PS, I Scored The Bridesmaids (2005)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress (2006)
- Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade (2006)
- This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own (2008)
- Mr S and the Secrets of Andorra's Box (2008)
- Rhino What You Did Last Summer (2009)
- The Oh My God Delusion (2010)
- NAMA Mia! (2011)
- The Shelbourne Ultimatum (2012)
- Downturn Abbey (2013)
- Keeping Up with the Kalashnikovs (2014)
- Seedless in Seattle (2015)
- Game of Throw-ins (2016)
- Operation Trumpsformation (2017)
- Dancing with the Tsars (2018)
- Schmidt Happens (2019)
- Braywatch (2020)
- Normal Sheeple (2021)
- Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook (2022)
- Camino Royale (2023)
- Don't Look Back in Ongar (2024)
- Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's Guide to (South) Dublin: How To Get By On, Like, €10,000 A Day (2008)
- We Need to Talk About Ross (2009)
- RO'CK of Ages (2021)
- The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger (2007)
- Between Foxrock and a Hard Place (2010)
- Breaking Dad (2014)
- Postcards from the Ledge (2017)
- The Twelve Days of Christmas (2005)
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