Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook

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]

Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook
AuthorPaul Howard
IllustratorAlan Clarke
Cover artistAlan Clarke
CountryRepublic of Ireland
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRoss O'Carroll-Kelly
GenreComic novel, satire
Set inDublin and New York, 2018–19
Published1 September 2022, Sandycove
Media typePrint: paperback
Pages320
ISBN9781844885527
823.92
Preceded byNormal Sheeple 
Followed byCamino Royale 

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
  1. O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross (September 2022). Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9781844885541 – via Google Books.
  2. "Once Upon A Time In Donnybrook By Ross O'carroll-Kelly". www.easons.com.
  3. Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook – via www.booktopia.com.au.
  4. "Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook". Dubray Books. May 2023.
  5. "Once Upon a Time in . . . Donnybrook".
  6. "Tipperary literary festival kicks off with an evening with legendary Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". www.tipperarylive.ie.
  7. "'Once Upon A Time In Donnybrook' - The Ross O' Carroll-Kelly Show". Universe.
  8. "Once Upon A Time In Donnybrook - An Evening with Paul Howard (aka Ross O'Carroll-Kelly)". The Journal of Music.
  9. "Colleen Hoover is 2022′s bestselling author in Ireland with four books in top 10". The Irish Times.
  10. Barry, Aoife (20 October 2022). "Irish Book Awards shortlist unveiled - is your favourite 2022 book on it?". TheJournal.ie.
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