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Ross O'Carroll Kelly is a satirical fictional Irish character, a wealthy South County Dublin rugby union jock created by journalist Paul Howard. MediumTitleReleasePlotNewspaper columnRoss O'Carroll KellySunday Tribune, January 1998 – July 2007The life and loves of RossThe Irish Times, 1 September 2007 – presentNovelThe Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll Kelly(revised edition titled The Miseducation Years)Sunday Tribune, 2000Ross's last two years at Castlerock College and his Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup victoryNovelRoysh Here, Roysh Now The Teenage Dirtbag Years(revised edition titled The Teenage Dirtbag Years)Sunday Tribune, 2001Ross's first year at UCD and holiday in the USNovelThe Orange Mocha Chip Frappuccino YearsThe O'Brien Press, March 2003Ross's parents force him to fend for himself as an estate agentNovelPS, I Scored the BridesmaidsThe O'Brien Press, April 2005Ross and Sorcha get marriedSpoken word albumThe Twelve Days of ChristmasMagpie Productions Ltd, November 2005A comedy album about the lead up to Ross's ChristmasNovelThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightdressPenguin Books, June 2006Ross discovers that he is a fatherNovelShould Have Got Off at Sydney ParadePenguin Books, May 2007Sorcha falls pregnantPlayThe Last Days of the Celtic TigerPremiered at the Olympia Theatre, November 2007Plot is similar to that of This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I OwnMock travel guideRoss O'Carroll Kelly's Guide to (South) Dublin: How To Get By On, Like, €10,000 A DayPenguin Books, May 2008A mock travel guide to "SoCoDu. "NovelThis Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I OwnPenguin Books, June 2008Ross's father is imprisoned and his assets seized. NovelMr S and the Secrets of Andorra's BoxPenguin Books, October 2008Ross becomes coach of the Andorra national rugby union team. CompilationRoss O'Carroll Kelly and the Temple of AcademePenguin Books, February 2009Contains The Miseducation Years and The Teenage Dirtbag YearsBook of mock interviewsWe Need to Talk About RossPenguin Books, June 2009A book of mock interviews in which characters from the series discuss the protagonist. NovelRhino What You Did Last SummerPenguin Books, September 2009Ross goes Stateside to win Sorcha back. While there, he ends up starring in a reality TV show. NovelThe Oh My God DelusionPenguin Books, 7 October 2010 Ross faces genuine poverty as the Irish economy nosedives. PlayBetween Foxrock and a Hard PlacePremiered at the Olympia Theatre, 15 October 2010 Ross's parents sell their house, and the O'Carroll Kelly family fall victim to a tiger kidnapping. NovelNAMA Mia!Penguin Books, 6 October 2011Ross sees a turning point in the recession, for himself at least. NovelThe Shelbourne UltimatumPenguin Books, 27 September 2012Ross refuses to change his ways, while all around him are affected by the Recession. NovelDownturn AbbeyPenguin Books, 26 September 2013 Ross becomes a grandfather; Honor shows she's Ross's daughter. PlayBreaking DadPremiered at the Gaiety Theatre, 25 April 2014 The year 2022. Ross is horrified upon meeting Honor's new boyfriend, who is very similar to a young Ross. NovelKeeping Up with the KalashnikovsPenguin Books, 11 September 2014 Sorcha is pregnant again and Ross must come to Fionn's rescue. NovelSeedless in SeattlePenguin Books, 15 September 2015 Ross is forced to get neutered. NovelGame of Throw insPenguin Books, 8 September 2016 Ross plays for a struggling Seapoint rugby team. NovelOperation TrumpsformationPenguin Books, 21 September 2017 Charles aims to emulate Donald Trump; the triplets take up soccer. PlayPostcards from the LedgePremiered at the Gaiety Theatre, 25 October 2017 In 2029, Ross revisits his childhood home and old memories. NovelDancing with the TsarsPenguin Books, 13 September 2018 Ross and Honor aim to win a dance contest. NovelSchmidt HappensPenguin Books, 9 September 2019 Ross is unexpectedly contacted by the national team coach. NovelBraywatchSandycove, 3 September 2020 Ross is hired to coach a school in Bray. CompilationRO'CK of AgesSandycove, 1 April 2021 Compilation of Irish Times columns, 2007 to 2020. NovelNormal SheepleSandycove, 19 August 2021 Honor goes to the Gaeltacht; Ross takes up Gaelic football; Charles as Taoiseach attempts to seize even more power. NovelOnce Upon a Time in DonnybrookSandycove, 1 September 2022 Ross becomes manager of the Ireland women's rugby team. NovelCamino RoyaleSandycove, 17 August 2023 Ross and his rugby teammates walk the Camino de Santiago; Sorcha wants a divorce; Sorcha's sister may be pregnant with Ross' baby. NovelDon't Look Back in OngarSandycove, 29 August 2024 Ross returns from the Camino with Sorcha seeking an divorce and Ronan working for Hennessy.

The novels are written entirely from Ross's first person perspective, written in an eye dialect representative of the intonation attributed to affluent areas of South Dublin, commonly called "Dortspeak" (after the DART, a rail service covering the Dublin coast). This accent is one of the primary targets of satire in the columns and novels. Due to the wide variety of esoteric slang used in the novels, a glossary ("ThesauRoss") appears as an appendix to Ross O'Carroll Kelly's Guide to (South) Dublin: How To Get By On, Like, €10,000 A Day. Though the basic idioms are derived largely from standard Hiberno English, the South Dublin accent as represented by Howard has distinctive features:
"Car" is written as "cor", "Arts" as "Orts", "star" as "stor", "fuck" as "fock", and "right" as "roysh". The "aspirated T" or "soft T" prevails: "right" becomes "roysh", "DART" becomes "Dorsh". A form of rhyming slang is used: A taxi is a "Jo Maxi" (or simply a "Jo"), a face is a "boat race", breasts are "top tens" (Top Ten hits – tits) and a love bite is a "Denis" (Denis Hickie). Ross often refers to having an "Allied Irish" (Allied Irish Banks: "wank"). "Padraig Pearse", "fierce". Other forms of wordplay (occasionally employing equally obscure references) are also common. For example, a girl who has "fallen to the communists", has "Munster playing at home" or has won a "starring role in a period costume drama" is (or is speculated to be) having her period. Ross, in particular, describes women by comparing them to female celebrities. For example, "A total Ali Landry", "A bit of a girl next door vibe, if your next door neighbour happens to be Cheryl Tweedy". Ugly women are often referred to as "moonpigs" or "swamp donkeys". Although the main satirical targets of the columns are affluent South Dublin dwellers, elements of working class culture (sometimes called skanger culture) are also parodied, again, primarily through language. Common exclamations include "Ah Jaysus! ", and "(Wat's de) Story, bud?" (meaning "How are you?"). The 'th' sound becomes a 'd' sound: "Wudja looka dat young fella over dare" ("Would you look at that young man over there"). "The Herald" becomes "De Heddild", "aren't" becomes "arden't", and crime figure "The General" becomes "de Generodle". Working class people are sometimes referred to by Ross as "Howiyas" (based on the Dublin accent rendering of "How are you? "), and the women as "Jacintas", "Anitas" (pronounced as Anee eh) or "Natalies" (names perceived to be common among working class Dublin women). The term "steamer" is a phrase used by Ross referring to a guy who "bats for the other team" or "drives on the wrong side of the road" i. e.: is homosexual. Eye dialect is also used to portray the accents of people from Northern Ireland, "culchies" (rural people), and foreigners.

Ross O'Carroll Kelly was something of a craze in Ireland, and his name has become a byword for all that is perceived to be wrong in Celtic Tiger Ireland. Though it is largely viewed as satire, there are those who view Ross O'Carroll Kelly as a role model or an idol. Paul Howard has claimed some people have imitated Ross's friends pastime of driving through disadvantaged areas in expensive cars, shouting "Affluence!" at passers by and throwing €5 notes out the window. Following Ross's move to The Irish Times, the Irish Independent began a similar column, OMG! featuring a female counterpart to Ross, in its Weekend supplement on 22 September 2007.