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Print Media
 


Fintan O'Toole on Synge's legacy and Ghost Light
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Interview with Joseph by Fiona McCann, The Irish Times
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Review extracts, Star of the Sea
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Review extracts, Redemption Falls
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Critical Essay on Redemption Falls, by Dr Sinead Moynihan, University of Nottingham.
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Critical essay on Joseph’s work by Dr P.J. Mathews, University College Dublin.
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Short biography for festival brochures, events etc.
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Radio
 


Link to acclaimed RTE Radio documentary, "Straight Through the Heart of It", about two concerts in October 2011 at the Poisson Rouge nightclub, New York, featuring Glen Hansard, Thomas Bartlett, Sam Amidon, Martha Wainwright, Martin Hayes, Paul Muldoon, Laurie Anderson, Iarla O'Lionard, Colum McCann, Roddy Doyle, and a live performance from Joseph of his poem "Tower of Song" (at 34:12).
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Joseph O'Connor and Philip King present 'Other Voices' on Domino Radio, with live music from special guest Conor O'Brien of Villagers. Music choices include The Beat, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Anna Calvi, John Cale and Adrian Crowley.
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Link to 'Whole World Round', a radio special presented by Joseph O'Connor and Philip King, with readings from Ghost Light and live guest performances from Sinead O'Connor, Steve Cooney, Andy Irvine, Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh, Scullion, Eimear Quinn, Ciara Sidine and Conor Brady.
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Launch of Ghost Light, Joseph is interviewed by Mary Wilson.
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Joseph reading from Ghost Light for RTE One’s Book On One.
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Review of Ghost Light on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Review, 5th June 2010.
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Interview with Joseph and his father on RTE, Irish radio
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Link to podcast of radio-diary archive at RTE and to Joseph’s latest Drivetime Diary.
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Audio extract from The Playboy of the Western World, featuring Siobhan McKenna as Pegeen Mike, the role written for Molly Allgood by John M Synge, as described in Joseph’s latest novel Ghost Light.
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TV & Video
 


Interview with Joseph about Ghost Light on TV3's Ireland AM, 1st June 2010.
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Review of Ghost Light on RTE Television's 'The View', 1st June 2010.
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Interview with Joseph on RTE, Irish television, 40 minutes.
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Joe performing a spoken word piece with singer Sam Amidon and Thomas Bartlett of Doveman at the Poisson Rouge Club, New York.

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Joseph reading from Ghost Light at Prairie Lights bookstore, Iowa City, 14 February 2011.

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Video of Joseph reading at Baruch College,
City University New York.

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Recording of Joseph reading his poem
‘Pilate in France’

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Recording of ‘Like, Like’, a radio diary

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Brief television interview on
Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

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Live Recordings
 


Acclaimed actors Pauline McLynn, Peter Hanley, Marion O'Dwyer, Kathy Rose
O'Brien and Peter Daly perform a chapter from Ghost Light, at the Abbey
Theatre, Dublin, April 3rd, 2011. Directed by Jim Culleton for Fishamble:
The New Play Company.


Ciara Sidine (vocal) and Conor Brady (guitar) performing "The Stolen Child" with Joseph, at "The Music of Ghost Light", Abbey Theatre, Dublin, April 2011, words by William Butler Yeats, music by Mike Scott.


Ciara Sidine and Conor Brady (guitar) performing "If I Prove False to Thee" at "The Music of Ghost Light", Abbey Theatre, Dublin, April 2011.


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Official Links
 


Joseph O’Connor page at the website of his literary agents, Blake Friedmann
http://www.blakefriedmann.co.uk/bookClients/_136/


Joseph O'Connor Official website
http://www.josephoconnorauthor.com


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