Books

It’s been 1991 since Jacqueline Wilson releases her book The Story of Tracy Beaker. It was a book about a 1o-year-old girl in a care home who was feisty, funny and fearless. It later became a very popular TV show starring Dani Harmer as Beaker. Jacqueline Wilson has now announced a brand new book …

New Years Resolution, read more books? Here is some of the best comedy books that were released in 2017. Wiki Beaks  His new book Wiki Beaks is said to be a parody on tell-all giving the ‘shock factor’ with Penguin publishing.  The book even claims Mother Theresa is still alive and owns a …

Blather, Blarney, Blessings and everything else we say in Ireland Authur Ronan Moore has just released his third book of a series, Irishisms. While officially in Ireland we may have only two languages, in truth is it is probably closer to three: English, Irish and Irish-English. And it is this third …

‘I’m not in any way down-playing the challenges we have. I’m not laughing at it — but there’s comedy in our everyday lives’ Aidan Comerford has managed to turn the worst into the hilarious. The Irish comedian has a bad run of unfortunate events. To begin with he lost his …

Ireland’s favourite bird Dustin the Turkey has announced his first book entitled Wiki Beaks. Dustin is a controversial Irish puppet performed by Irish comedian John Morrison. He first graced our screens in children’s TV show ‘The Den’ and has come a long way from there. Along with joining cohosts on kids show he also …

The new joke book is due out September 25th. Heard It Say is 104 pages of one-liners and celebrity quotes. It’s illustrated throughout with original cartoons by ad agency creative Aidan Dowling. Obviously, Trump features prominently, but there’s also a lot of topical Irish jokes to amuse people. It will be available to …

It’s the end of the world as Ross knows it … this time, there’s no way of escaping another monumental fock-up! Sorcha had thrown me out of the family home – this time apparently for good. And yet that was the least of my worries … My old dear was …

This could be the Irish comedy book of the year! You may have heard of the very popular Facebook page Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling. This is a page that consists mostly of the culchie folk in Ireland. It started off the phrase ‘what a complete Aisling’ and is where …

Scotland’s internet cult hero and comedy television star Limmy makes his Dublin debut at Vicar St on 18 May 2017. Join Limmy for a night of storytelling and chit chat as he introduces his second book, That’s Your Lot, featuring stories that are dafter and darker than before. The night …

If you’re looking for a present for the comedy fan in your life than why not buy an Irish book? We have compiled a list of some of our favourite comedy books which have come out this year just in time for Christmas! Ross O’Carroll-Kelly – ‘Game of Throw-ins’ If you’re …