In the Name of Jaysus: Stuff That Drives Irish People Round the Feckin' Bend

by Colin Murphy, Brendan O'Reilly (Illustrator)

Ever lose the head when the country grinds to a standstill after two centimetres of snow? Do foreigners who think we are still part of Britain give you a serious pain in the arse? Ever wondered why we’re ripped-off left, right and centre in Ireland? Do meaningless electronic bus signs drive you to drink? Do all the parish pump politicians, daft road signage, government waste, OTT first communions, perennially pathetic health service, dodgy bankers getting off scot free and a million other infuriating quirks of Irish society absolutely do your head in?

In the Name of Jaysus is a hilarious rant about all of the maddening things we have to put up with in Ireland; things that are easily fixable, but nobody has bothered; things that exist purely so that some fecker can get his hands on your dosh; or things that go on because those responsible for them are simply a bunch of stupid gobshites.

If you're Irish or just live here and have had to put up with our way of doing things arseways, then in the name of Jaysus, this is the book for you.

Genres: Ireland

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 2015

About the author

Colin Murphy is the author of The Most Famous Irish People You’ve Never Heard Of and co-author of the bestselling ‘Feckin’ collection (The O’Brien Press). His début historical novel Boycott (Brandon) was published in 2012 to great acclaim.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

While there's some words I didn't understand, I enjoyed this book. Definitely had some funny points.

[Eleanor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably funnier to someone who has lived in Ireland. It is good to see that whinging about the government, taxes, politicians, etc. is pretty universal.

[Althea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny, but wears out it's welcome soon enough. A bit unrelenting.