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[[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]] is the protagonist of a series of novels by Irish journalist Paul Howard, satirising the obsessions and habits of Ireland's privileged (and unprivileged) classes, particularly centering on the capital, Dublin city. For those unfamiliar with Dublin, it can be roughly divided into the North side (unprivileged), and the South side (
The books represent themselves as Ross's Memoirs, to the point that Howard's name cannot be found on the cover. The novels follow Ross's life covering about one year apiece, and closely follow real time in Ireland. They begin in the late nineties, with Ross in his late teens, satirizing (primarily) the private school system in Ireland. They soon progress, with Ross, through university, organizing weddings, children, and the large number of subplots involving Ross's family and friends usually cover other topics. In the latest book, the Oh My God Delusion, Ross is approaching thirty, and he and his friends are not coping well with the recession.
Ten novels have been published so far{{when}}:
#''The Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly'' (revised edition titled ''The Miseducation Years'')
#''Roysh Here, Roysh Now... The Teenage Dirtbag Years'' (revised edition titled ''The Teenage Dirtbag Years'')
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There have also been two plays (''The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger'', ''Between Foxrock and a Hard Place'') two semi-non-fiction books (''Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's Guide to (South) Dublin: How To Get By On, Like, €10,000 A Day'' and ''We Need To Talk About Ross'') and a spoken-word album.
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* [[Acceptable Feminine Goals]]: The women of South Dublin mostly run fashion boutiques (Sorcha, Erika), or write Chick Lit (Fionnuala)
* [[Accidental Incest]]: averted (not for want of trying) with half-siblings {{spoiler|Ross and Erika}}
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* [[Book Dumb]]: The first book prints Ross's Leaving Cert (final school exam) papers unedited. It is not pretty.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Sorcha, the tree hugging humanitarian who has put up with so much from Ross, loses the rag when her boutique closes down and responds by driving down the pedestrianised Grafton street and crashes intentionally into the window of Brown Thomas's, another boutique. The judge even lampshades it at the hearing
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* [[Born Winner]]: Ross thinks he is this, he expects the call to be on the Irish Rugby squad to come any day now
* [[Bumbling Dad]]: All of Ross and Ronans interactions
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* [[Hollywood Spelling]]: Inverted with many names: Jayne with a y, Leesa with two e's, etc.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: At least he's aware of it
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* [[In Dublin's Fair City]]:The setting, not all that fair, in any sense of the word.
* [[Jerkass]]: Ross
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