This book is written by Castlebar man, Johnny Kelly. Anyone who grew up in Castlebar in the 90s or 00s will enjoy this book, as it takes a reader through life in St. Gerald's College, Friday nights at the lake and the now disappered Town Hall Discos!

 

Banjaxed is a "coming-of-rage" story set during turn-of-millennium Ireland; it portrays teenager Seanie Carolan's burgeoning consciousness and explosive journey through secondary school, culminating in an all-out student revolt. At its core are questions of authority and freedom, tyranny and democracy, as well as the relationship between the individual and society.