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HUMOUR: COLIN MURPHY & DONAL O’DEA
NEW
The Eurovision Song
Contest.
Yeah, yeah, you hate the Eurovision.
That’s what they all say. And that’s why
about a third of the population admitted to tuning
in for the 2011 show, and if you exclude a l the little
chisellers who were in the land of nod and include
a l those who didn’t admit to watching, probably
about ninety percent of the adult population were
glued to their sets. So no more of the ‘Eurovision is
crap’ bu lshit!
It’s quite astonishing
that the Eurovision
draws such gansey
loads of viewers considering
that the lyrics
of past winners have
included such profound gems as ‘La la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la etc’ and such scholastic
titles as ‘Ding ding a dong’ and ‘Diggey Loo Diggi
Ley’. But who are we to laugh, as, when Dana first
won the contest for Ireland back in 1970, she was
welcomed home to Ireland with roughly the same
Packing the ‘makings
of a fry’ to take on
holiday.
As Irish people we enjoy mocking
the prevalence of restaurants and
bars in sunny holiday resorts
that loudly advertise ‘English
Fish ’n Chips here!’ written on
a large British Union flag.
‘I mean, for Jaysus’ sake, what are the
English like?’ we tut-tut, and shake our heads
despondently at our neighbours’ lack of sophistication.
Here they are, in Spain or Italy, home to an
infinite variety of wonderful tapas or pasta dishes
and wines to die for, and what do they do but sit
around a l day stuffing their faces with greasy, battered
smoked cod and chips and quaffing pints of
Carling Red Label? Having
expressed our disgust and
amusement at the sight, many
of us Irish then promptly head
back to our holiday apartments,
dig out the Galtee
More Stuff Irish People Love
Do you take the ‘makings of a fry’ on holidays? Worship Ray
Houghton? Know your twenty-seventh cousin? Did you visit the
moving statue at Ballinspittle? Is the red man at a pedestrian
crossing a challenge rather than a caution? Then you’re Irish.
And if you haven’t a clue what the above is all about, fork out the
spondulilcks and buy this book. Try to fit in, for Jaysus’ sake!
160 pages/photographs
ISBN 978-1-84717-355-3
€9.99 pb
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Colin Murphy and Donal O’Dea have worked
together as a team for over a decade and have
won more awards for creative advertising than any
other team in Irish advertising/marketing.
They are the co-creators of
the bestselling Stuff Irish People Love
and the Feckin’ collection.
Stuff Irish People Love
The Definitive Guide to the Unique
Passions of the Paddies
Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade,
change into your swimming togs under a towel
on the beach or find yourself admiring ‘the
grand stretch in the evenings’? Then this book,
jammed with hilarious reflections on what it is
to be Irish, will have you nodding in agreement
with every turn of the page. And for those who
don’t have the good fortune to come from the
Emerald Isle, it will explain a lot!
176 pages/photographs/
€9.99 pb
ISBN 978-1-84717-285-3/Rights available W
NEW
A22
Feckin’ Book of Irish Stuff: Céilís,
Claddagh rings, Leprechauns & Other
Aul’ Blarney
Shamrocks, shillelaghs ... as Irish as
spaghetti is Italian. But what’s behind
the symbols? Put down the bodhran,
throw on your Aran jumper and take a
gander at this hilarious collection of Irish
stuff. And if ye don’t get great craic out
of this book, what kind of yoke are ye, at
all, at all!
ISBN 978-1-84717-240-2
80 pages/cartoons
€6.95 pb/Rights available W
The Feckin’ book of Irish History
for anyone who hasn’t been paying
attention for the last 30,000 years
The Big Fella, the Long Fella and lots
of English Oul’ Fellas. Gun-Running at
Howth; Wind-surfing at Lahinch; Aer
Lingus and the Flight of the Earls; the
EEC, IRA, Celtic Tiger – RIP. You’ll never
find history boring again! Wacky cartoon
illustrations.
256 pages/cartoons/ISBN 978-1-84717-069-9
€12.99 hb
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The Feckin’ Book of Irish Love
From Adultery to Virginity and all the
Wobbly Bits in between
From Abstinence to Viagra via Fallen
Women, Bachelor Festivals and scoring
in Croke Park, an uncensored romp
through the morals and manners of the
Irish.
124 pages/colour cartoons
ISBN 978-1-84717-099-6
€12.99 hb/Rights available W
The Book of Feckin’ Irish Trivia
More trivia about Ireland than you ever
needed to know!
Distract yourself from doom-and-gloom with
useless information. Guaranteed to make
you a hit at parties or gatherings of more
than one person! Jam-packed with facts,
cartoons and daft but true details that will
make you say ‘Get away outta dat!’
128 pages/cartoons
ISBN 978-1-84717-191-7
€4.99 pb
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iPaddy
Irish Slang Guide
Lighter than a book, more erudite than yer
average TD and more fun than a bad dose of
the scutters: your iPhone can now teach you
how to speak like a real Irish aul fella (or aul
wan: no offence).
Over 150 phrases, cartoons, top quality audio
Available worldwide from the iStore
Also available for Nokia mobile devices iPaddy:
Irish Slang Guide. Available worldwide from the
Ovi Store.
What are we feckin’ like?
The Book of Irish Characters
So you believed that oul’ rubbish about
the Irish being a drunken, slow-witted race
of loveable male rogues and red-haired,
virginal lassies? Here is the real low-down
on Irish characters.
96 pages/colour cartoons
ISBN 978-1-84717-060-6
€12.95 hb
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