It takes the form of a tourist guide to South Dublin, written by Ross and his friends.

In the Irish Independent, Kim Bielenberg called it "wincingly accurate" and praised its description of the (lack of) atmosphere at Leinster Rugby games.

"[7] In The Irish Times, Katherine Farmar said "A great deal of the humour of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly books comes from Ross's distinctive voice - that oh-so-recognisable combination of arrogance, complete lack of self-consciousness, and bizarre slang.

The Guide to South Dublin is written in a faux-objective voice that blunts the edge of Howard's satire."

She added that "there's a surprising amount of purely factual information here that is not particularly funny in itself, nor is it presented in a funny way," but did praise some of the jokes: "The funniest parts of the Guide to South Dublin are the parts that take Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's typical bluntness and apply it to targets he's too self-involved or not bright enough to aim for, carefully treading the fine line between fact and fantasy.