Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat set the world to rights take the piss. They talk about their wives their kids their kids' pets their football teams &
- this being Ireland in 2011-12
- about the euro the crash the presidential election the Queen's visit. But these men are not parochial or small-minded; one of them knows where to find the missing Colonel Gaddafi (he's working as a cleaner at Dublin Airport); they worry about Greek debt the IMF & the bondholders (whatever they might be); in their fashion they mourn the deaths of Whitney Houston Donna Summer Davy Jones & Robin Gibb; & they ask each other the really important questions like ' Would you ever let yourself be digitally enhanced?' Inspired by a year's worth of news Two Pints" distils the essence of Roddy Doyle's comic genius. This book shares the concision of a collection of poems & the timing of a virtuoso comedian."