Don’t Look Back in Ongar Paul Howard in conversation with Róisín Ingle

Critically acclaimed as satirical masterpieces, the best-selling Ross O’Carroll-Kelly series of books is drawing to a close with Don’t Look Back in Ongar (Sandycove). In this final instalment, the nation’s favourite upper class yob returns home from bonding with goys on the Camino to pandemonium. His father is causing havoc in Áras an Uachtaráin, Sorcha still wants a divorce and Ronan has snubbed Harvard in favour of working for the dastardly Hennessy Coghlan-O’Hara. Our daring hero may have come home to catch a breath, but the real circus has only just begun . . . Join author Paul Howard in conversation with writer and journalist Róisín Ingle as they look back on his journey with Ross over the years. 

This is the twenty-seventh book in Paul Howard‘s ‘Ross O’Carroll-Kelly’ series. Ross books have sold over one million copies, are annually nominated for the Popular Fiction prize at the Irish Book Awards – where they have won the prize an unprecedented three times – and are also critically acclaimed as satirical masterpieces. One of the series – The Oh My God Delusion – was chosen as Ireland’s favourite book in Eason’s 125th birthday poll. As well as the Ross series, Paul Howard has written two series of children’s books, stand alone non-fiction including working with Roddy Collins on his autobiography and the biography of Tara Browne. He also writes for TV series which includes  Bad Sisters and Sisters

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Róisín Ingle is a columnist, features writer and podcaster with The Irish Times. She is the author of two collections of her columns, Pieces of Me (Hachette) and Public Displays of Emotion ( Irish Times Books) and is the co-author of The Daughterhood (Simon and Schuster) with Natasha Fennell which has been published in several languages. Her latest book is My Perfect Place in Ireland, where well known Irish people share their favourite Irish locations. She regularly chairs or acts as a facilitator for high-profile events on a wide range of themes from mental health and social inclusion to feminism and entertainment. She produces and co-presents the award-winning ‘Women’s Podcast’ on irishtimes.com