Irish Book Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 5 (2007) Winner
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Edition 14 (2016) Winner
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Edition 22 (2024) Special Award
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Pen Names:
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly（Pen name for the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly book series, columns, plays, and related media）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-06 （Dublin, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, author, playwright
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Sunday Tribune, Irish Independent, The Irish Times, The O'Brien Press, Penguin Books
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Irish Book Awards | Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade | Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Irish Book Awards | winner |
Irish Book Awards
2007
Work:
Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade
Category:
Popular Fiction Book of the Year
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
2000 HumourRoss's last two years at Castlerock College and his Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup victory.
youthrugbySouth Dublin affluence
Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade
2007 HumourSorcha falls pregnant.
familypregnancysatire
The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger
2007 Humour playPlay similar to This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I Own, premiered at Olympia Theatre.
Celtic Tigerfamily downfall
Camino Royale
2023 HumourRoss and his rugby teammates walk the Camino de Santiago; Sorcha wants a divorce.
pilgrimagefamily crisis
Bibliography
- Ross O'Carroll-Kelly newspaper column
- The Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
- Roysh Here, Roysh Now… The Teenage Dirtbag Years
- The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years
- PS, I Scored the Bridesmaids
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress
- Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade
Adaptations
- Ross O'Carroll-Kelly plays series
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- first-person perspectiveeye dialect (Dortspeak)satire of South Dublin accentesoteric slang
- Recurring Motifs
- satire of affluent South Dublinersrugby union culturefamily dynamicsCeltic Tiger boom and bust
Legacy
A cultural craze in Ireland, synonymous with Celtic Tiger excess. Features a statue in Dublin and inspired imitators.
In Popular Culture
- Statue of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly at Easons Headquarters, O'Connell Street, Dublin.
- Inspired some to imitate the character's affluent antics, like shouting 'Affluence!' in poor areas.
Trivia
- Fictional character Ross O'Carroll-Kelly created for a column, expanded to novels, plays, podcast.
- 21 novels, 3 plays, CD, books, weekly podcast as of 2023.
- Features unique 'Dortspeak' eye dialect satirizing South Dublin accent.