'Entertaining, enlightening and absolutely hilarious, this is a fun frolic of a book that completely vindicates my love for smart dumb stuff' -- Vicki Notaro
'From the legendary Fab Vinny Hanley to contemporary Irish food culture, this book is a joyous deep dive into our collective consciousness as a nation. None of us escape examination here, from the packed terraces of Jackie's Army to the children of The Den generation. While packed with humour and nostalgia, this book is grounded in solid historical research. Pop culture is a mirror, and you'll see yourself in this book' -- Donal Fallon * author of Three Castles Burning *
'An exquisite collection of the sublime, bizarre and beautiful bits of Ireland and us all. No cultural touchstones left unturned in this encyclopaedic run down of the wild, weird craic that makes Ireland Ireland. Pop Culchie is essential reading, but leigh anois go curamach because it's so much fun' -- Shane Daniel Byrne, Irish comedian
'Nostalgic, Illuminating and very, very funny. Paraic puts everything from Pint Baby to RIP.ie under a historical and cultural microscope. I'd put it on the Leaving Cert history syllabus tomorrow if I could' -- Richy Craven * author of Spirit Level *