Words, Stories and the Irish Way of Living in Dublin

Colm O’Regan and Páraic Kerrigan appear in conversation with arts journalist Pat Carty at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin on 5 November 2026 at 19:30. The event is billed as a conversation inspired by their new books. Tickets cost €8 and booking is required.

In Tipping Away (Gill Books), Colm O’Regan looks at Hiberno-English, exploring words and expressions that have evolved through workplaces, homes, pubs, communities and everyday lives. In Pop Culchie (Eriu), Páraic Kerrigan explores the oddities and eccentricities of Irish popular culture, including Daniel O’Donnell and the Fat Frog, national moral panics, forgotten pop acts, unusual scandals and the history of Housewife of the Year. Páraic Kerrigan is an Irish Times bestselling author, researcher and Assistant Professor at UCD.

Colm O’Regan is the author of eight books and writes a weekly column for the Irish Examiner. Pat Carty is a freelance arts journalist and broadcaster.