Paul Howard: Episode 396

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week Jarlath is joined by legendary writer Paul Howard. Having made his first appearance on the podcast over 5 years ago, Paul rejoins us to talk about his new book 'Braywatch' and to have a rare in-depth discussion about his time spent as a sports writer. Paul speaks Frankly about his relationship with Ross (5:00), the fit of optimism which resulted in him destroying 4,000 copies of his first self-published book (12:00) and the letter he received from Bray Chamber of Commerce which influenced him to write 'Braywatch' (17:00). Paul also tells us how Donald Trump once caused him to scrap a book! (29:00). In a fascinating discussion about his time spent as a sports writer, Paul explains how he could wallpaper his office wall with solicitor's letters received from Pat Hickey (1:01:00), why he resents his tax money going to the FAI (1:04:00), the incredible story about Sonia O'Sullivan's honesty (43:00), why he thinks Mick McCarthy tried to drive Roy Keane out (34:00) and much more. This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 350 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	Hello there and welcome to another episode of an Irishman abroad with me, Jarlethrig.
0:07.2	I hope you're well. What a crazy nuts week we've just lived through and a very bleak and dark time for hospitality and entertainment industry.
0:18.2	That is why we've created the Irish Men Abroad Online Comedy Club, a free live gig in your gaff this Monday night, October 5th
0:28.6	at 9pm with lock-in and conference services. Our guests on the night will be our
0:34.4	guest today, Paul Howard in person having a chat there, Emer
0:38.2	MacLysid and Sarah Breen, the creators of the Oh my God, what a Complete Ashling book series.
0:42.9	We'll have magic and stand-up from Jack Wise and myself, and of course we'll have Loa providing
0:48.6	music for the show. It's usually a paid event, usually a benefit of being a patron of Irishman abroad gets you free access to the show, but we're making it free.
0:58.0	As I said, as we head into these darker months, I thought, why not make one of these shows absolutely free so that you can have the gig in your gaff?
1:07.0	Arrange with friends, stream it to as many homes as you like via the lock-in.
1:14.2	Dot I-O. As I said, the best way to support this show is to become a member of Irishman
1:20.9	Abroad Premium over at patreon.com forward slash Irishman abroad. It is how you get access to the full episode what you're
1:30.2	about to hear is a sample or a long section from my conversation with paul howard but over at
1:37.4	patreon dot com forward slash irishman abroad each week you get access to the full episode our other
1:42.3	series irishman in America, which is getting
1:44.8	very, very interesting, it has to be said. Irishman running abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan. And of course,
1:50.2	the back catalogue of more than 400 episodes, spin-off series and live video. So that's all over
1:58.5	there at patreon.com.com.com. a Irishman abroad. I'd love you to consider
2:02.4	signing up this week. Well, Paul Howard is my guest today. The creator of the cult character,
2:10.0	Ross O'Carroll Kelly, who if you don't already know, if you've been living under rock,
2:13.1	is a fictional rugby jock whose exploits are you know this is this is a phenomenon
2:19.8	this is 1.5 million copies sold in Ireland alone I mean from the last days of the
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