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Sunday Miscellany: Paul Howard on a beloved granny's Xmas promise

A beloved grandmother's Christmas promise

Sunday Miscellany • 13 Mar 24

Sunday Miscellany: Night Divine, by Paul Howard

A journalist, a recently bereaved widow, and an extraordinary evening...

Sunday Miscellany • 19 Dec 23

Something For The Weekend: Síomha's cultural picks

Singer and guitarist Síomha (pronounced She-vah) dances the line between folk, jazz and neo-soul.

Something For The Weekend • 04 Oct 23

Paul Howard, writer Photo: Kinlan Photography

Sunday Miscellany: Nightmare Before Christmas by Paul Howard

The writer Paul Howard recalls the Christmas Eve that featured a trip to the attic, a sieve, a bucket and Michael Bublé on loop

Paul Howard • 20 Dec 22

Sunday Miscellany: Elbow Room, by Paul Howard

The last flight from Heathrow to Dublin is boarding. The cabin crew are full of Christmas cheer. We're listening to a version of Driving Home for Christmas rendered on the panpipes and sounding sadly characterless without Chris Rea's distinctive voice.

Chris Rea • 24 Dec 20

Ross O'Carroll Kelly in the National Library of Ireland reading room

Ross O'Carroll Kelly immortalised in National Library collection

The National Library of Ireland has acquired a collection of artwork associated with the satirical fictional character of Ross O'Carroll Kelly, a creation of the Irish journalist and writer, Paul Howard.

Books • 17 Nov 20

Jenny Offill comes to The Book Show on RTÉ Radio 1

The Book Show: Jenny Offill's Weather report

The Book Show • 27 Oct 20

Paul Howard talks to Ray - loss, lockdown and literary life

Bestselling author Paul Howard speaks to Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1 about his brother's death, Covid-19 lockdown, his three new books and gardening...

Books • 04 Jun 20

Sally Rooney - the literary voice of post Celtic Tiger Ireland?

Fail & Fail Again: How the Celtic Tiger changed Irish writing

Opinion: James Patterson on how the death of the Celtic Tiger is still influencing Irish writers today...

opinion • 17 Mar 20

Listen: Paul Howard's hilarious Christmas tale

From Sunday Miscellany Live at Christmas, listen to Ross O'Carroll Kelly creator Paul Howard's story of an epic schoolboy prank...

Sunday Miscellany • 17 Dec 19

The Roysh stuff: Ross O'Carroll Kelly's new one

Reviewed: Schmidt Happens by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Hannah Byrne, a newcomer to Ross O'Carroll-Kelly was totally taken with the Southside shenanigans in Schmidt Happens.

Books • 09 Sep 19

We Need To Talk About Ross - watch the Paul Howard documentary

Spending time with satirist Paul Howard, the man whose fictional south Dublin anti-hero Ross O'Carroll-Kelly has held up a mirror to Irish society and politics over the last 20 years...

Documentaries • 02 Sep 19

We Need To Talk About Ross: Paul Howard meets Dave Fanning

As his latest book hits the shelves on Thursday and an RTÉ documentary airing tonight (Monday, September 2nd) Dave Fanning chats with bestselling author Paul Howard about his success and the latest installment of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly saga...

Culture • 02 Sep 19

Gordon D'Arcy and Paul Howard team up for new children's book

In what might be the dawning of a new literary genre known as Ledge Lit, former Irish rugby international Gordon D'Arcy and Ross O'Carroll Kelly creator Paul Howard have announced their plans to collaborate on a new series of children's books.

Books • 09 Jul 19

Paul Howard would "love" Bernard Brogan for his Coppers musical

"I feel a lot of pressure to get this musical right, because Coppers is just so beloved by Irish people," says Paul Howard.

Theatre • 16 Mar 18

Caitriona Perry - nominated at the Bord Gais Energy Book Awards

The Bord Gais Energy Book Awards - we talk to the nominees

Ahead of this weekend's Bord Gais Energy Book Awards, we present interviews with a quintet of best-selling BGEBA nominees.

Books • 22 Nov 17

Rory Nolan returns as Ross O'Carroll-Kelly in Paul Howard's Postcards From The Ledge

The Roysh Stuff: Rory Nolan on being Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Rory Nolan has played Ross O'Carroll-Kelly since his stage incarnation began - now, as Postcards from the Ledge opens at the Gaiety Theatre, we talk to him about life as a living ledge.

Theatre • 26 Oct 17

Tara Browne, whose tragic early death inspired The Beatles' classic A Day In The Life, now the subject of a new biography by Paul Howard

A Day In The Life: the tragic true tale behind the Beatles song

If somebody wrote a movie script about the life of Irishman, Tara Browne, it would be dismissed as beyond belief.

Books • 18 Jan 17

The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016 - the finalists

The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016 take place tonight in Dublin - the awards ceremony will be broadcast on RTÉ One this Saturday night, 19th November, at 11.20pm. Meet the nominees...

Culture • 16 Nov 16