Tag Archives: Roddy Doyle

A soulful and uplifting night out

A soulful and uplifting night out

First published in 1987, most people will know The Commitments as the best-selling debut novel from Irish writer, Roddy Doyle, many more will know it from the West End production that was first staged ...
Not much to smile about

Not much to smile about

Mature Times reviews Smile by Roddy Doyle Roddy Doyle, who used to be a secondary school teacher, returns again to the trauma of school days in Smile, his 11th book. In Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which wo ...