Redigerer Roddy Doyle (avsnitt)

== Forfatterskap ==
I Doyles forfatterskap dominerer utstrakt bruk av dialog<ref name=":0">{{Kilde www|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/roddy-doyle/brilliant/9781447248774|tittel=Brilliant by Roddy Doyle|besøksdato=2024-06-25|språk=en|verk=www.panmacmillan.com|sitat=Roddy cleverly weaves elements of magical realism into his latest stand-alone novel for children. Set in his hometown of Dublin, the children’s chase through the city leaps from the page and transports the reader into the heart of the action. BRILLIANT first began as a short story written for the St Patrick’s Festival in 2011 and his trademark humour, effortless dialogue and recognisable portrayal of family life are all present and delivered with warmth and wit.}}</ref>, ofte holdt i irsk-engelsk dialekt som gir fortellingene et svært muntlig preg. Han bruker vanligvis lite plass på beskrivelser av personer og steder. Handlingen i de fleste av tekstene hans foregår i Irland, ofte i Dublin<ref name=":0" />, primært blant medlemmer av Dublins arbeiderklasse. 

Da han i 2024 ga ut romanen ''The Women Behind the Door'', skrev anmelderen i ''[[The Guardian]]'' at boken var den beste Doyle noensinne hadde skrevet.''<ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=The Women Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle review – his best yet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/22/the-women-behind-the-door-roddy-doyle-review-third-paula-spencer|avis=The Observer|dato=2024-09-22|besøksdato=2024-12-19|issn=0029-7712|språk=en-GB|fornavn=John|etternavn=Self|sitat=Roddy Doyle’s new novel might be the best thing he has written, and I qualify that only because it’s the third book featuring his character Paula Spencer, and the previous two remain the high points of his output. In The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (1996) and Paula Spencer (2006), the character of Paula – Dubliner, mother, cleaner, alcoholic, domestic abuse survivor – gave us masterpieces of empathy, economy and unexpected humour. You don’t need to have read them to enjoy The Women Behind the Door, though you’ll surely want to once you’ve finished it.}}</ref>'' 

Hans private notater og arbeidsbøker oppbevares av [[National Library of Ireland]].<ref>{{Kilde avis|etternavn=Telford|fornavn=Lyndsey|dato=2011-12-21|tittel=Seamus Heaney declutters home and donates personal notes to National Library|avis=Irish Independent|utgiver=Independent News & Media|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/arts/seamus-heaney-declutters-home-and-donates-personal-notes-to-national-library-2970392.html|besøksdato=2011-12-21}}</ref>