McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland

Oz quotes

"McCarthy's Bar is so unrelentingly funny it needs to be taken in small doses ... When it comes to playing stooge in ridiculous travel situations, he makes Michael Palin look shy and Bill Bryson positively sombre." The Australian

"Wildly funny, laugh-out-loud." Sydney Morning Herald, Australia.

"Wonderful ... the funniest thing I've read in years." The Examiner, Australia.

"One of the most wittily, poignantly and accurately observed travel books in Ireland to date ... he can draw a tear as effortlessly as he gets a laugh." The Sunday Age, Melbourne, Australia.

"I really loved this book. It rolls off the page like Guinness down a parched throat." Wendy O'Hanlon, The Sunshine Coast Sunday, Australia.

"Like travelling with a good friend." Herald Sun, Australia.

"Delightful ... a humorous and loving look at Ireland in all its beauty and eccentricity. It will appeal to all those who feel the pull of the Emerald Isle." The West Australian.

Pete McCarthy is a writer and performer for TV and radio. He is best known as presenter of Channel 4's 'Travelog' for which he has won the Travelex Award for Best TV Writer. He has also written and presented three series of 'Desperately Seeking Something' for Channel 4, and presents BBC 2's 'Country Tracks'. He has been a comedy writer for Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones and has been nominated for a Perrier Award. MCCARTHY'S BAR is his first book.