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# Barrytown

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Roddy Doyle: 'My books stop being about me the minute I start writing'

In his new novel, two old friends meet up for a pint in Dublin city centre – and discover new things about each other’s lives.

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Oct 13th 2020, 8:00 PM

The Van has a criminally low score on Rotten Tomatoes and it’s not OK

They just don’t get it.

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May 23rd 2016, 11:17 AM

Roddy Doyle's latest project was launched in the most fitting way

His Barrytown Trilogy will be part of a book initiative in Dublin next month.

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Mar 25th 2015, 8:45 PM

Here's why we'll all be reading (and watching) The Commitments next year

And The Snapper, and The Van…

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Aug 19th 2014, 10:16 AM