The Irish Times

Roddy l’Estrange: A Christmas Tale for Vinny

Out of work and out of sorts, but charity raffle presents an opportunity

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 05:55

Roddy L’Estrange: Blinking lights and other revelations for Vinny

Trip to annual outdoor mass offers a chance for bus driver to unwind

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 22:10

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny feels the heat as Mister Sprinkle is rumbled

Competition not best pleased as battle for seasonal ice-cream business hots up

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 19:15

Roddy L’Estrange: Fury tempts Vinny to make a bad call

Misfortune for Angie in tennis final sees her devoted husband lose the plot

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 17:40

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny regrets missing out on bus men’s bonanza

Time at the dogs, or the ‘Lotto on legs’, might ease the pain of not winning EuroMillions

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 18:15

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny revels in memories of hero Christy O’Connor

Lads pay a ‘Homage to Himself’ at golfer’s beloved Royal Dublin club

Wed May 18 2016 - 01:23

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny keeps friends close and his secret closer

Stories are told and songs are sung as Mr Clontarf makes his final journey

Tue May 10 2016 - 16:27

Roddy L’Estrange: Gaels in clover as wily Vinny makes his point

Burly busman has the vital final say as Dollymount lads scale new heights at Féile

Tue May 03 2016 - 21:00

Vinny feeling blue but fellow Evertonians soon see red

Fran’s attempt to stand up to United fans turns out to be our hero’s downfall

Tue Apr 26 2016 - 17:04

Against the odds: Vinny shows his hand and legs it to jeers of ‘scab’

Our hero makes it clear that drivers do not renege on their responsibilities

Tue Apr 19 2016 - 16:09

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny’s homecoming plan for Angie hits a big snag

Burly busman in flying form as he leads welcoming crew for his beloved wife

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 18:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Will our heavily favoured hero fall for a frisky filly at the last?

With Cheltenham here, lucky Vinny hopes to stay out of trouble on the home stretch

Tue Mar 15 2016 - 17:23

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny set to face the music for taking a firm stand

Busman carpeted for fighting fire with fire as employer bans the use of radios in the cab

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 17:30

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny craving light at the end of the tunnel

Like the rowing heroes of The Boys in the Boat, Angie now facing her biggest battle

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 06:00

Against The Odds: The umpire strikes back with ‘where there’s life there’s hope’

It struck Vinny that the politicos might have missed a trick with the Gaels

Wed Feb 24 2016 - 08:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny happy to invest in his biggest outside bet

Desperate busman grasps at chance to let Angie undergo radical treatment in USA

Wed Feb 17 2016 - 06:30

Roddy L’Estrange: Sporting day out an ideal break for Vinny

Burly busman gets out and about as he puts worries about Angie on hold

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 08:00

Roddy L’Estrange: No spring in Vinny’s step as Angie lies becalmed

Burly busman told to prepare for the worst as his wife’s condition deteriorates

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 08:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny’s black Monday goes from bad to worse

Everton’s struggles leave normally chirpy busman in an unusually foul mood

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 08:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Team-mates bowled over by Vinny’s winning roll

Burly busman steps into the breach to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 07:30

Roddy L’Estrange: Mirror-mirror has some hard facts for Vinny

Size of those love handles inspires our roly-poly hero to get back on the bike

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 08:35

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny’s day at races spirals out of control

It all started so well, with a pint of porter and a wallet full of crisp €50 notes

Wed Dec 30 2015 - 07:30

Roddy L’Estrange: Struggling Vinny suffers rough justice

A comedy of errors on the golf course leads to downfall of The Three Stooges

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 05:24

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny rides to rescue of his hero Willie Mullins

Burly busman convinces Foley’s crew renowned trainer is ‘real’ manager of the year

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 07:45

Roddy L’Estrange: Helpless Vinny cries tears of frustration

Burly busman scared as his beloved Angie undergoes major surgery

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 07:45

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny’s kind gesture proves just the ticket

Football and Foleys take a back seat as Angie’s health concerns come first

Wed Nov 18 2015 - 07:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Angie’s bolt from the blue knocks Vinny for six

Humdrum cares about Movember fade away as threat of a serious illness emerges

Wed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Full-scale porker blow-out for Vinny and the lads

Foley’s regulars go on the offensive disregarding UN warning on processed meat

Wed Oct 28 2015 - 01:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny trumped by wily old aunt’s final hand

Burly busman and his sisters head to solicitors to hear details of a will

Wed Oct 21 2015 - 07:00

Roddy L'Estrange: Luck intervenes for Vinny at his moment of dark despair

Vinny Fitzpatrick did something he had never done before; he ditched his bus and high-tailing it to Croker

Wed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00

Roddy L’Estrange: Twists and turns on a not so great Dublin bike ride

A short-cut turns out to be the long way home for Vinny Fitzpatrick and some ‘friends’

Wed Sept 16 2015 - 07:00

Roddy L’Estrange: All’s well that ends well as shocked Vinny sheds tears of joy

Stint promoting famous Clontarf landmark finishes on a real high note for burly busman

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 07:30

Roddy L’Estrange: Whole new ball game for furious Dial-A-Smile

Photographic evidence turns the tables on Vinny’s cheating golf rival

Wed Aug 05 2015 - 07:30

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny knocked for six as barman resorts to foul play

Dial-A-Smile stoops low to conquer burly busman in match play showdown

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00