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1991 film directed by Alan Parker
comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Set
The_Commitments_(film)
British literary award given in 2025
2025. Regarding the shortlisted works, the chair of the judging panel, Roddy Doyle, stated that all six novels shared two things in common: they were unique
2025_Booker_Prize
Irish actor and director (born 1955)
early and highly successful plays such as Brownbread (1987), written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Paul Mercier, Wasters (1985) and Home (1988), written
Brendan_Gleeson
2025 novel by David Szalay
The work won the 2025 Booker Prize. The chair of the judging panel, Roddy Doyle, called the book "singular" in its narrative style and said its sparseness
Flesh_(Szalay_novel)
2007 short story collection by Roddy Doyle
and Other Stories is the first short story collection by Irish writer Roddy Doyle first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. All the stories were written
The Deportees and Other Stories
The_Deportees_and_Other_Stories
1987 novel
(originally to be called The Partitions) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. The first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy, it is about a group of unemployed
The_Commitments_(novel)
European animated film
adaptation by D'Alò and Dave Ingham of the 2011 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. It has a voice cast that includes Sharon Horgan and Brendan Gleeson
A_Greyhound_of_a_Girl
Irish media franchise by Roddy Doyle
20th Century Fox bought the rights to the 1987 novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle shortly after it was published. The book was successful, as was Alan
Barrytown_(franchise)
Musical written by Roddy Doyle
Soul, is a jukebox musical written by Roddy Doyle, based on the 1987 novel of the same name, also written by Doyle. Like the novel (and its 1991 film adaptation)
The_Commitments_(musical)
1993 film directed by Stephen Frears
and Brendan Gleeson. The film is based on the novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, about the Curley family and their domestic adventures. For his performance
The_Snapper_(film)
1994 Irish TV series or programme
mini-series that aired on RTÉ One and BBC1 in 1994. It was written by Roddy Doyle, the author of The Commitments, and directed by Michael Winterbottom
Family_(1994_TV_series)
Novel by Roddy Doyle
The Snapper (1990) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the second novel in The Barrytown Trilogy. The plot revolves around unmarried Sharon Rabbitte's
The_Snapper_(novel)
Musical artist
Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film The Commitments based on the book by Roddy Doyle, despite being only 17 at the time of its release. In 1992, he was nominated
Andrew_Strong
1996 film by Stephen Frears
based on the novel The Van (the third in The Barrytown Trilogy) by Roddy Doyle. Like The Snapper (1993), it was directed by Stephen Frears. The first
The_Van_(1996_film)
Irish actress
animated film A Greyhound of a Girl adapted from the book by Irish author Roddy Doyle. She has a lead role alongside Adrian Scarborough in series two and three
Vanessa_Emme
British literary award
Sacred Hunger". The Guardian. Streitfeld, David (27 October 1993). "Roddy Doyle Wins U.K.'s Booker Prize". The Washington Post. Jordison, Sam (14 September
Booker_Prize
1993 novel by Roddy Doyle
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, first published in 1993 by Secker and Warburg. It won the Booker Prize that year. The story
Paddy_Clarke_Ha_Ha_Ha
1999 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle
A Star Called Henry (1999) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It is Vol. 1 of The Last Roundup series. The second installment of the series, Oh,
A_Star_Called_Henry
Macrae Burnet A. S. Byatt J. L. Carr Jim Crace Rachel Cusk Kiran Desai Roddy Doyle Esi Edugyan Robert Edric Tan Twan Eng J. G. Farrell Marlon James Karen
List of winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prize
Book by Roddy Doyle
The Van is a 1991 novel by Roddy Doyle and the third novel in The Barrytown Trilogy. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1991). The basis of the
The_Van_(novel)
American literary journal
Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Lethem, Michael Chabon, Susan Straight, Roddy Doyle, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Steven Millhauser, Robert Coover, Stephen King
Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern
Timothy_McSweeney's_Quarterly_Concern
1996 novel by Roddy Doyle
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (1996) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It was adapted from the 1994 RTÉ/BBC miniseries Family. The novel tells
The Woman Who Walked into Doors
The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors
Topics referred to by the same term
1991 adaptation of the Roddy Doyle novel (see below) The Commitments (musical), a 2013 stage musical adaptation of the Roddy Doyle novel "Commitment", a
Commitment
2013 Irish novel in English by Roddy Doyle
The Guts is a 2013 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. The novel returns to Barrytown where Jimmy Rabbitte, Outspan, and Imelda are 30 years older and
The_Guts_(novel)
English actor and audiobook narrator
Roddy Doyle Read by Gerard Doyle | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-06. "ONE FOR MY BABY by Tony Parsons Read by Gerard Doyle
Gerard_Doyle
Irish actor and director
directed by Atom Egoyan, 1999) and When Brendan Met Trudy (written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Kieron J. Walsh, 2000); television series (the BBC's
Peter_McDonald_(actor)
2017 novel by Roddy Doyle
Smile is a 2017 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle. The New Statesman said: "Smile is a Trojan Horse. The tale of how a man got on with his life after
Smile_(Doyle_novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
The Commitments may refer to: The Commitments (novel), a 1987 novel by Roddy Doyle The Commitments (film), a 1991 film adaptation of the book The Commitments
The_Commitments
Touring band members part-reprising their roles from a 1991 film
shortly after the release of the film, which itself was based on the Roddy Doyle novel of the same name. Since 1993 The Stars From The Commitments have
The Stars from the Commitments
The_Stars_from_the_Commitments
British musician (born 1965)
Irish Times, January 6, 2007 O'Hare, Colm. "Cait O'Riordan on honouring Roddy Doyle". Hotpress. Retrieved 9 February 2023. "Pogues' Spider Stacy on Crafting
Cait_O'Riordan
Name list
skier Roddy Doyle (born 1958), Irish novelist Roddy Ellias (born 1949), Canadian musician Roddy Estwick (born 1961), Barbadian cricketer Roddy Evans (born
Roddy
2006 novel by Roddy Doyle
Paula Spencer is a 2006 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, published in 2006. The novel is a sequel to Doyle's 1996 book The Woman Who Walked Into Doors,
Paula_Spencer_(novel)
2000 Irish film
and starring Peter McDonald and Flora Montgomery. It was written by Roddy Doyle. The screenplay concerns a Dublin schoolteacher who falls in love with
When_Brendan_Met_Trudy
Name list
David Mitchell Aoife Rabbitte, wife of Jimmy Rabbitte, in The Guts by Roddy Doyle Aoife Riordan, member of the Riordan family, in Instructions For A Heatwave
Aoife
2020 novel by Roddy Doyle
Love is a 2020 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle. The novel takes place in Dublin, mostly in a pub, and concerns two friends, Joe and Davy, who have reconnected
Love_(Doyle_novel)
2007 Irish film
based on the short story by Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, Roddy Doyle. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film
New_Boy_(film)
1916 armed insurrection in Ireland
appear in his later work. Hugh Leonard, Denis Johnston, Tom Murphy, Roddy Doyle and Sorley MacLean are among writers would later invoke the Rising. Now
Easter_Rising
Irish actor
World and "The Risen People" by james plunket. "Perve" Stacy Gregg, Roddy Doyle’s adaptation of in The Woman Who Walked into Doors at the Olympia, Lady
Hilda_Fay
Irish actor (born 1953)
Harry Became a Tree, and 2016's The Journey. Other film credits include Roddy Doyle's Barrytown franchise, Con Air, Layer Cake, The Damned United, Get Him
Colm_Meaney
2001 novel by Jamie O'Neill
place among the great Irish writers beginning with Joyce and ending with Roddy Doyle". Set in Dublin before and during the 1916 Easter Rising, At Swim, Two
At_Swim,_Two_Boys
2004 novel by Roddy Doyle
Oh, Play That Thing (2004) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It is Vol. 2 of The Last Roundup series, and follows on from Vol. 1, A Star Called
Oh,_Play_That_Thing
Novel by Roddy Doyle
Charlie Savage is a 2019 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize. The novel consisted of a year of appearances
Charlie_Savage_(novel)
Suburb of Dublin, Ireland
Grange Park Parish, which also serves some in Raheny.[citation needed] Roddy Doyle, author, Booker Prize winner and former teacher at Greendale Community
Kilbarrack
Irish footballer (born 1971)
part of his autobiography The Second Half, which was ghostwritten by Roddy Doyle. It is the follow-up to his first autobiography, released in 2002, which
Roy_Keane
Irish drama film
this film, in the courage and dignity of Rosie Davis and her family". "Roddy Doyle is back – and has homeless crisis in his sights". The Irish Times. Retrieved
Rosie_(2018_film)
Irish actress and writer (born 1954)
formed Operating Theatre, an avant-garde theatre company with composer Roger Doyle. She later established an artistic entity called TheEmergencyRoom for the
Olwen_Fouéré
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert A. Lutz, former CEO of Chrysler The Guts (novel), a 2013 novel by Roddy Doyle set in Ireland Guts (graphic novel), a 2019 graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier
Gut
English writer
Lovejoy (TV, 1986–94) Vice Versa (1988) The Commitments (1991, with Roddy Doyle) Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (TV, 1992) The Old Boy Network (TV, 1992)
Ian_La_Frenais
Trilogy of novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle
The Last Roundup is a series of three novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle that began in 1999. They follow the life of Henry Smart from Ireland to America
The Last Roundup (novel series)
The_Last_Roundup_(novel_series)
children's author Annie Jessy Curwen – author Donnacha Dennehy – composer Roddy Doyle – writer Anne Enright – writer Dave Fanning – rock journalist John Field
List_of_people_from_Dublin
Topics referred to by the same term
international footballer Charlie Savage (novel), a 2019 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle Charles Savage, a fictional character in Hollyoaks, later Dr. Charles
Charles_Savage
Irish actor (1939–2019)
Four sitcom Father Ted episode "Speed 3" (1998), and Mr Burgess in Roddy Doyle's The Snapper (1993). Quinn, Michael (27 March 2019). "Obituary: Pat Laffan
Pat_Laffan
American actress
sexpert". Her guests have included Lawrence O'Donnell, Doug Liman, author Roddy Doyle, Andie MacDowell, neuroscientists, academics and various comedians and
Iris_Bahr
Arts festival in Northern Ireland
works on the same podium as renowned authors such as Patrick Mc Cabe, Roddy Doyle and Evelyn Conlon. In the early years drama was to the fore and the festival
Féile_an_Phobail
Irish-American writer
Fifteen Irish Writers. Knopf. 2001. ISBN 978-0-09-942234-1. (Edited with Roddy Doyle and Joseph O'Connor) Grossman, Lev (19 July 2009). "Frank McCourt, 'Angela's
Frank_McCourt
Irish public servant
hAonghusa accepted two major donations in 2008, in April the author Roddy Doyle donated his literary papers for the Library to preserve and exhibit.
Aongus_Ó_hAonghusa
Novel by Roddy Doyle
The Dead Republic: A Novel is a 2010 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle which concluded The Last Roundup trilogy. The first book in the trilogy was A Star
The_Dead_Republic
Country in Northwestern Europe
century, Edna O'Brien, John McGahern, Maeve Binchy, Joseph O'Connor, Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín, and John Banville came to the fore as novelists. Patricia
Republic_of_Ireland
English film director and writer (born 1937)
Water (with Bill Persky, 1985) Vice Versa (1988) The Commitments (with Roddy Doyle, 1991) Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (TV, 1992) The Old Boy Network (TV
Dick_Clement
Topics referred to by the same term
The Guts may refer to: The Guts (novel), 2013 novel by Roddy Doyle The Guts, American band in which Geoff Useless performed vocals The Guts!, a series
The_Guts
Irish author
place among the great Irish writers beginning with Joyce and ending with Roddy Doyle". O'Neill was born in Dún Laoghaire in 1962 the youngest of four children
Jamie_O'Neill
English film director (born 1961)
series Cracker. He next directed the 1994 mini-series Family, written by Roddy Doyle, the author of The Commitments. It was a success in Ireland and led to
Michael_Winterbottom
Irish playwright (born 1967)
He attended Greendale Community School where he was taught by both Roddy Doyle and Paul Mercier. After studying Communications at Rathmines College
Enda_Walsh
Secondary school for boys, Dublin, Ireland
sponsored by the Herald newspaper. Jack Aungier - Connacht Rugby player Roddy Doyle - Author of The Commitments Leo J. Enright - broadcaster[citation needed]
St._Fintan's_High_School
Irish writer (born 1959)
Alain Mouchel-Vallon, "La réécriture de l'histoire dans les Romans de Roddy Doyle, Dermot Bolger et Patrick McCabe" (PhD thesis, 2005, Reims University
Dermot_Bolger
Children's game
In the New Yorker essay Not Becoming My Father by Michael Chabon. In Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. In Bill O'Reilly's
Ringolevio
British writer and producer (born 1947)
International Film Festival and for producing film adaptions of Irish writer Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy: 1991's The Commitments, 1993's The Snapper, and
Lynda Myles (British producer)
Lynda_Myles_(British_producer)
Surname list
politician Robert B. Doyle, Manitoba judge Roddy Doyle (born 1958), Irish writer Roger Doyle (born 1949), Irish composer Ruth Bachhuber Doyle (1916–2006), Wisconsin
Doyle
Irish annual literary award event
from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2022. "Roddy Doyle's 'The Guts' named novel of the year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 December
Irish_Book_Awards
British film award
Commitments British Screenwriter of the Year Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Roddy Doyle – The Commitments British Film of the Year Life Is Sweet Screenwriter
London_Film_Critics'_Circle
Irish former politician, academic and civil rights activist (born 1944)
defended Joyce's novel Ulysses when writer Roddy Doyle said it was "overlong, overrated and unmoving", calling Doyle a "foolish" and "moderate talent". He
David_Norris_(politician)
University College Dublin award
Townsend – Writer Yu Hua – Writer Seamus Heaney – Poet and Nobel Laureate Roddy Doyle – Author Liz Nugent – Writer Michael Lewis – Author and financial journalist
James_Joyce_Award
English novelist and screenwriter (born 1969)
Guardian (31 July 2009) Read online "An Inside Job" Fighting Words, ed. Roddy Doyle (2009) - "Character Development" Freedom: Short Stories Celebrating the
David_Mitchell_(author)
Irish guitarist (1948–1995)
the role of Joey 'The Lips' Fagan in the screen adaptation of the 1987 Roddy Doyle book The Commitments. He ultimately declined the offer, uncomfortable
Rory_Gallagher
Live music TV and festival series
centred on the East Village, New York City, and featured Gabriel Byrne, Roddy Doyle, Damien Rice and Joseph O'Connor. The series is supported by RTÉ Television
Other Voices (Irish TV series)
Other_Voices_(Irish_TV_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
American drama series Family (1994 TV series), an Irish miniseries by Roddy Doyle Family (2003 TV series), a British crime drama Family (2012 TV series)
Family_(disambiguation)
Irish film director and producer
creative writing centre for young people founded by Sean Love & novelist Roddy Doyle. Born in County Meath in Ireland, Gilsenan grew up on Raglan Road in
Alan_Gilsenan
2024 Irish film
the Irish Independent loved how the film "morphs at this point from a Roddy Doyle-ish sweet-and-salty setup, to a grittier loss-of-innocence drama". Amber
Spilt_Milk_(2024_film)
have included Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Peter Carey, Roddy Doyle, Timothy Findley, John Irving, P. D. James, Thomas Keneally, Andrea Levy
Vancouver_Writers_Fest
American singer (born 1970)
Twenty-Nine Stories Written in Twenty Minutes Each. and a Story from Roddy Doyle. in Over Two Dimensions. Almost Three. San Francisco, CA: McSweeney's
Rhett_Miller
Jones Street), Tom Perotta (The Wishbones), Lewis Shiner (Glimpses), Roddy Doyle (The Commitments), Robert Dunn (Pink Cadillac), Nick Hornby (High Fidelity)
Musical_fiction
Topics referred to by the same term
Grossman The Van (novel), a novel (1991) by Roddy Doyle The Van (1996 film), a film by Stephen Frears, based on Doyle's novel "The Van", an episode of the British
The_Van
Irish film and television actor (born 1983)
role of Sean by John Millington Synge. Adaptation by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle. Directed by Jimmy Fay [Abbey Theatre] Christ Deliver Us! (2010) – role
Laurence_Kinlan
American author (born 1978)
Boyle's 2019 comic crime caper, A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Roddy Doyle singled out the strength and humor of the female characters. In reviewing
William_Michael_Boyle
2008 Irish drama film by Lance Daly
film was "[u]ndeniably artful but wildly disingenuous... Like arthouse Roddy Doyle it's ambitious and phoney in equal measure." Kisses was nominated for
Kisses_(2008_film)
2025 Reddy, Maureen T. (2005). "Reading and Writing Race in Ireland: Roddy Doyle and "Metro Eireann"". Irish University Review. 35 (2): 374–388. ISSN 0021-1427
Racism_in_Ireland
2007 collaborative fiction work
work of collaborative fiction written by David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire, Ruth Ozeki
Click_(novel)
Day (1876–1964) Hamilton Deane (1879 –1958) Anne Devlin (born 1951) Roddy Doyle (born 1958) Gary Duggan (born 1979) Lord Dunsany (1878–1957) St John
List_of_Irish_dramatists
Irish novelist (1939–2012)
her death, tributes were published from such writers as John Banville, Roddy Doyle, and Colm Tóibín. Banville contrasted Binchy with Gore Vidal, who died
Maeve_Binchy
Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn – Ordinary Love Mark O'Halloran – Rialto Roddy Doyle – Rosie Owen McCafferty – Ordinary Love Joe Murtagh – Calm with Horses
16th Irish Film & Television Awards
16th_Irish_Film_&_Television_Awards
Irish writer (1947–2014)
writers to have spoken highly of him are Seamus Heaney, Eugene McCabe, Roddy Doyle, Patrick McCabe and Anne Enright. He won several literary awards, and
Dermot_Healy
1907 play by Irish writer John Millington Synge
play returned to the Abbey in a modern adaptation by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle. Set in a suburb of West Dublin, it tells the story of Christopher Malomo
The Playboy of the Western World
The_Playboy_of_the_Western_World
occasions, drawing enthusiastic crowds and top flight writers, including Roddy Doyle, Frank McCourt, Edna O'Brien, Pete Hamill, Rosemary Breslin, Jimmy Breslin
Rocky_Sullivan's
F. D.) – writer, 1925 Larry Doyle – humorist, 1990, 1993–1994, 1999, 2003, 2005–2010, 2012, 2019, 2021–2022 Roddy Doyle – short story writer, 1996–2014
List of The New Yorker contributors
List_of_The_New_Yorker_contributors
British film director and producer (born 1941)
6 million. Frears has also directed two films adapted from novels by Roddy Doyle, The Snapper (1993) and The Van (1996). Frears's other films include
Stephen_Frears
Irish writer
the possibilities of the novel form. The Gazette described him as: "If Roddy Doyle and Nick Cave could procreate, the result would be something like Kevin
Kevin_Barry_(writer)
Topics referred to by the same term
known as black snapper, a snake The Snapper (novel), a 1990 novel by Roddy Doyle The Snapper (film), a film based on the above novel Snapper (video game)
Snapper
Surname list
politician The Rabbitte family, fictional family of The Barrytown Trilogy by Roddy Doyle Rabbitt (disambiguation) Rabbit (disambiguation) This page lists people
Rabbitte
Topics referred to by the same term
book), a 2010 graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier Smile (Doyle novel), a 2017 novel by Roddy Doyle Smile (magazine), a 1998–2002 American magazine aimed
Smile_(disambiguation)
RODDY DOYLE
RODDY DOYLE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Indian, Tamil
Dangerous; Loud; Spirited
Boy/Male
Irish
Ruddy.
Boy/Male
Irish
Ruddy.
Boy/Male
English
Boisterous. Western nickname.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Brother.
Male
English
 Pet form of English Roderick, RODDY means "famous power," "red king," or "reddish-brown." Also used as a pet form of many other names beginning with Rod-.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde, Old English rudig ‘red’, ‘ruddy’ (see Rudd 1).
Boy/Male
English German
Famous ruler.
Boy/Male
Irish
Ruddy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Ode (see Ott).
Boy/Male
German American English
Famous ruler.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German
Famous Ruler; Form of Rodney; From the Island Clearing; Variant of Roderick Famous Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Duddy.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Power; Dominate; Leader; Forerunner
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German
Famous Ruler; Variant of Roderick Famous Ruler
Boy/Male
English
Ruddy colored.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Body.Possibly also an altered spelling of Hungarian Bódi (see Bodi).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rhodes.German : variant of Rode 1.
Boy/Male
Irish
Ruddy.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Leader
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a.
Full of rods or twigs.
n.
Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
n.
The ruddy duck.
v. t.
To make ruddy.
n.
The ruddy duck.
a.
Ruddy.
n.
The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
adv. & a.
Blushing; ruddy.
a.
Red; ruddy.
a.
Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.
n.
The ruddy duck.
a.
Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
pl.
of Noddy
a.
Ruddy.
n.
The ruddy duck.
n.
The ruddy duck.
pl.
of Rowdy
n.
The ruddy duck.
n.
Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips.