Local farmer turned author, Johnnie Roche will launch his third book, in recent years, at the River Island Hotel on the coming Saturday night, June 4th. at 8pm. The ‘I’m of Kerry’ launch is booked in for the hotel’s downstairs night club and light refreshments will be available. Johnnie Roche has issued a ‘no obligations’…
Johnnie Roche was well pleased with the great turnout for the launch of his second book in just over 18 months at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Saturday night. Born for Hardship – A Life through Changing Times is an autobiographical account of his life from boyhood on a farm to his jailing…
Just over a year and a half ago local farmer, Johnnie Roche penned, published and launched a comprehensive account in book form of the National Farmers’ Association march on Dublin in 1966 and his significant part in it. Memoir of his Life Now he’s back with a memoir of his life and 66 years of…
The success of Johnnie Roche’s recently published book, Listowel to The Liffey has taken him aback, somewhat. And that took some doing as anyone who knows him will understand. I took a phone call in the middle of Galway City last Thursday from a lady in some branch of Easons in Kerry looking for his…
