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GUEST,Continuity Jones Book: In search of the craic by Colin Irwin (76* d) RE: Book: In search of the craic by Colin Irwin 25 May 10

i got the impression when I read this book that Mr Irwin was going for a light hearted romp rather than a factual & historical study. It seems to me that it's being criticised for attempting to be Have I Got News For You when really what people wanted was BBC 9pm News.
That saying, I didn't think it was very good. There's a lot of Oirish travel books around from back then - the fridge one, McCarthy's bar etc. And they're all, at best, a little patronising. There was a market for such books seemingly.
I think Colin just released a bad album, that's all. He was going through his drum 'n' bass phase. I think he's a pretty good and taste-reliable music journalist.

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