Born in Dublin's city centre in the 1960's, Tommy Costelloe was the seventh child in a brood of thirteen. A truant, a troublemaker, nothing in his young life ever marked him as one destined for fame and glory. Until he discovered his voice. Poised on the edge of greatness, the world lay at his feet and a bright and glittering showbiz career beckoned. However, falling in love and a bottle of aspirin put paid to all his dreams. Marched up the aisle at gunpoint, Tommy is forced to abandon his dreams and finds himself working as a butcher's apprentice. Follow Tommy as he stumbles through life,...

You didn't think Tommy was finished talking, did you? Dublin author, Stephen Duffy, meets our favourite butcher again in this hilarious follow-up to Steaks and Stout. Tommy may be a bit older, but is he any wiser? Dive back into the world of Tommy Costelloe, where each turn of the page may break your heart or break your bo***x laughing; where you may find a stitch in your side or a tear in your eye. Who'd have thought Tommy would bring you on an emotional roller coaster? Don't say you weren't warned.

Stephen Duffy is a Dublin based author and poet. 'Holy Ground' is his first published anthology. This collection chronicles the tumultuous journey from childhood to manhood. In poems such as 'Making Scones', 'Catching Bees' and 'Winter My Auld Friend', Duffy delves into his youth, these poems are endearingly reminiscent of childhood and are loaded with memories, which will speak to the inner child in all. As a counter point, 'Cold Grey Granite', 'Small Talk' 'Summer High' and 'The Mourner' speak of the deeper, darker issues such as love lost, bereavement and torment. "The First Words' and...

The final book in the hilarious Tommy Costelloe trilogy from Dublin author, Stephen Duffy