Man Bites Dog, No. 8, Donal Foley

His genius lies in distilling mirth from modern Ireland's innumerable neuroses. Dervla Murphy The line adopted by Donal Foley is to take the happenings, mainly political ones, as they occur, but exaggerated and transformed by his distorting mirror to point up the foibles of our law makers and other public figures. CM. Kelly This is a very rewarding collection and it casts a usefully distorting mirror-reflection on the history of the years since the column began... The Kerryman 'He stands the test of a good satirist in that he appeals to all ages, from 15 year-olds up.' John Healy. ... this is the kind of book to be kept out of the hands of wives; otherwise, your shoes will stay unpolished, the car unwashed and the gardening will never get done. And as already mentioned, it is to be most enjoyed in minute doses; Mr Foley's forte is the vignette, not the full-length farce. Hugh Leonard