John Crotty, Author, signing books at the launch. EEXXjob 30/04/2024 Echo News/Irish Examiner. John Dolan/Sean O'Riordan request. Launch of Spike Island: The Rebels, Residents & Crafty Criminals of Ireland's Historic Island by John Crotty, at Waterstones, Patrick Street, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.