Pop Culchie

Páraic Kerrigan is an Irish Times bestselling author, researcher and Assistant Professor at University College Dublin. His expertise in Irish popular culture stems partly from academic study and partly from an unhealthy level of affection for Irish pop music and cult films. He maintains, without irony, that Fade Street and Dublin Wives are key national texts worthy of serious scholarly attention. He also believes that Six's "There a Whole Lot of Loving" is one of the great overlooked achievements of Irish musical history. Following several unsuccessful attempts to become a pop star, he turned to writing books instead. His previous book, Reeling in the Queers, was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award in 2024.