Killarney

<h3>It was a case of the apprentice meets the master when Killarney-based author, Paddy Osborne, met fellow Dub, Roddy Doyle last week.</h3>
 Roddy was at Marconi House, home to Today FM and Newstalk, to record an interview and Paddy was invited along.
 Paddy&rsquo;s debut novel &#8216;Baxter&rsquo;s Boys&#8217; is a darkly comic tale about a neglected Dublin inner-city community and a dysfunctional pub football team so it&rsquo;s easy to see why so many people make the comparison to Doyle&rsquo;s work.
 &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been a massive fan since reading &#8216;The Commitments&#8217; in 1990, so it was nice to get the chance to chat and to pick his brains,&#8221; Paddy said.
 &ldquo;I was chuffed when the Killarney Advertiser called me &#8220;Killarney&rsquo;s answer to Roddy Doyle&#8221;. &#8216;Baxter&rsquo;s Boys&#8217; is similar to the Barrytown Trilogy (The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van) and they&rsquo;re the kind of novels I love to read. And although the cover of my book might suggest that it&rsquo;s just for men, this couldn&rsquo;t be further from the truth,&rdquo; Paddy said. &ldquo;The story deals with a number of difficult issues that everyone can relate to regardless of gender. I&rsquo;ve had tremendous feedback from a lot of women readers too.&rdquo;
 &#8216;Baxter&rsquo;s Boys&#8217; is available to borrow from over 40 libraries nationwide including Killarney, something Paddy is particularly proud of.
 &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a bit surreal to be honest to see a book you&rsquo;ve written in your local library, but I&rsquo;m absolutely delighted. I think it would also make a great Christmas present,&rdquo; he added.
 Paddy is currently working on his second novel as well as a screenplay for a new feature film with Les Martin, star and writer of &lsquo;Be Good Or Be Gone&rsquo;.
 &ldquo;We started to write the script during lockdown and without giving too much away it&rsquo;s about a very tough and topical subject so we&rsquo;d be hoping that it stirs enough interest to get funding,&rdquo; said Paddy.
 &#8216;Baxter&rsquo;s Boys&#8217; is on sale in Eason and O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s in Killarney as well as a number of other bookshops nationwide.

When Roddy met Paddy!

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