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MINISTER ALAN SHATTER has confirmed that his 23-year-old novel Laura will hit bookshelves early next week.
The Fine Gael TD told Morning Ireland that the publisher, Poolbeg, had asked for permission to republish it following renewed interest because of recent media attention.
Reports this morning revealed that a fresh complaint about the 1989 book has been made to the Censorship of Publications Board. It is unclear what the nature of the complaint is but books can be banned in Ireland for two reasons: because they are indecent or obscene or for advocating the procurement of abortion or miscarriage.
So, today we’re simply asking: Will you read Alan Shatter’s novel Laura?
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Would hate to put another cent in his pocket!
With you there ailis, they are in it for the taxpayer salary already. Maybe he will go back to the porn writing though. Save us a few bob
The library :)
Might just download it not to read it but just to spite the creep.
Will I fu#k.
There would appear to be a lot of that in the book.
No. Listen to his fantasy fevered imagination in the Dail often enough. Doubt the book could top that to be honest.
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Would not even use as toilet roll if I was given a free copy and there was nothing else available!
Last thing any right minded person would do would be line that cowards pockets any more than they already are.
I’d rather sh1t it in my hands and clap
In fairness the idea of Alan Shatter and his sexual fantasies in the Dáil is stomach churning to me. Where does the mind wander when on “watch”?
An obvious pitch by Poolbeg to make a quick buck! It was on ebay for a €1 not long ago. Would hate to see the Monstor of Injustice make a red cent from it!
Also, how embarrassing that a censorship board still exists in 2013 Ireland.
He must have loads of time on his hands to be a part-time novelist, either that or he’s a full-time novelist and part-time elected representative….
It’s 20 odd years old!
lol, but what about book signings and the chat show circuit, how will the poor man cope Stephen???
Is ‘Laura’ who he tries to covertly base Ireland as a nation on? I take it ‘Laura’ gets shafted in this one too!
Read it years ago. .. never connected it till now.
Alan and Sex in th one sentance, please no!!!!
And put money into his pocket by buying the rag? Hell no!
Seriously this is the moron that gets to decide if thousands of immigrants are of “good character”! Farce!
It will leave you breathless…..not breathalyzer breathless but almost :)
Can you give us a synopsis so I can make an informed decision?
Thanks. I was hoping The Journal would include one in their article though, so we might know (a) why a complaint has been made to the censorship board, and (b) whether or not we would be interested in reading it based on its merits alone, and not solely on our personal opinions of Shatter.
Wouldn’t wipe me arse with it
Do I have too?
Nope, I can read it to you!
Aaaw, thanks Jim :-)
Is this a joke???
I would rather wax my own crack then read that tripe
Hell no…as buying it would mean I give him money
The Irish Philip Roth??
I doubt it, but if Mr Shatter would perhaps consider becoming a successful pulp-fiction mill and leave politics to those better suited to the job. That would be a relief to a great many citizens.
Nothing the man as Minister for Justice and Equality stands for makes any sense. Leftist irrational gibberish that matches the Cabinet’s. No thank you. I shall stick to the Constitution and Natural Law and the Hebrew and Christian Bible that combined with Moral Evolution back the Greek Hippocrates who Oath bans Abortion pre=Christian and was not aware of Monotheism and Judaism.
lolita
Teasy McDaid
Read it first time round. Wasnt that impressed.
The Irish Philip Roth? I doubt it.
Still, go for it Alan Shatter – if it will get you out of politics, and hopefully soon, it will be for the better.
I forgot
Well done Mr.Shatter, you have them dancing like dervishes today.
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