Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Statue of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Easons Headquarters, O'Connell Street, Dublin
First appearanceSunday Tribune column, January 1998
Created byPaul Howard
GenreHumour
PublisherSunday Tribune, The O'Brien Press, Penguin Books, The Irish Times
Media type
In-universe information
GenderMale
Occupation
FamilyList of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly characters
SpouseSorcha Eidemar Françoise O'Carroll-Kelly (née Lalor)
ChildrenRonan Masters, Honor O'Carroll-Kelly, Brian O'Carroll-Kelly, Jonathan O'Carroll-Kelly, Leo O'Carroll-Kelly
Relatives
  • Charles O'Carroll-Kelly (father)
  • Fionnuala O'Carroll-Kelly (mother)
  • Erika Joseph (half-sister)
  • Rihanna-Brogan Masters (granddaughter)
ReligionLapsed Catholic
NationalityIrish

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a satirical fictional Irish character, a wealthy South County Dublin rugby union jock created by journalist Paul Howard. The character first appeared in a January 1998 column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper and later transferred to The Irish Times. The series comprises twenty-one novels, three plays, a CD, two other books, a weekly podcast, and the newspaper column, as of 2023.