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Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook

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

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

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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

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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

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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]

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