Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
| Ross O'Carroll-Kelly | |
|---|---|
Statue of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Easons Headquarters, O'Connell Street, Dublin | |
| First appearance | Sunday Tribune column, January 1998 |
| Created by | Paul Howard |
| Genre | Humour |
| Publisher | Sunday Tribune, The O'Brien Press, Penguin Books, The Irish Times |
| Media type | paperback, audiobook, newspaper column, stage play |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Student, estate agent, rugby coach, reality TV star, biomedical waste disposal, mobile paper shredder operator |
| Family | List of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly characters |
| Spouse | Sorcha Eidemar Françoise O'Carroll-Kelly (née Lalor) |
| Children | Ronan Masters, Honor O'Carroll-Kelly, Brian O'Carroll-Kelly, Jonathan O'Carroll-Kelly, Leo O'Carroll-Kelly |
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| Religion | Lapsed Catholic |
| Nationality | Irish |
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a satirical fictional Irish character, a wealthy South County Dublin rugby union jock created by journalist Paul Howard. The character first appeared in a January 1998 column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper and later transferred to The Irish Times. The series comprises twenty-one novels, three plays, a CD, two other books, a weekly podcast, and the newspaper column, as of 2023.