Popular Culture
- McWilliams' style and accent, and reputation from Trinity College student days have led some commentators to believe he is the archetypal role model for Paul Howard's Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series of books. He is also frequently lampooned in the satire magazine The Phoenix.
- However in radio interviews, McWilliams has emphasised his humble origins, notably that his father was unemployed.
- Comments are occasionally made on McWillams' capacity for self-publicity, describing him as the David Beckham of Irish media.
- McWilliams has been 'twinned' with David Caruso by some elements of the Irish media, mostly in reference to Caruso's CSI: Miami character.
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