Some Pics from the 8Radio.com Launch Party [27Mar2013]
Posted: March 28, 2013 Filed under: 8Radio.com, Events, radio | Tags: 8Radio.com, Events, radio Leave a comment »A great crowd turned out for the 8Radio.com launch party at Whelans of Wexford Street last night.
8Radio.com goes live on FM in Dublin (94.3fm) Cork (106.7fm) and Limerick (105.5fm) from midnight on Friday night 22nd march 2013, broadcasting every weekend for 15 weeks, and ful-ltime online.
All pictures taken by Claude Lamothe.
Who “eight” all the cake? 8Radio.com founder Simon Maher, that’s who!
Presenters Pearl and Steve enjoying the evening.
Presenters Amber & Steve meet Aisling Maher
Musician turned broadcaster Neil Murray singing for his supper.
A wide range of ages and background on the station, old hands and fresh faces. Steve with Emer.
Of those pictured above:
Steve will be on air every Saturday night 11pm to 2am.
Pearl can be heard Sunday mornings 9am-midday.
Neil is Sunday 3-6pm.
Amber is on late Friday night/Saturday morning midnight to 2am.
For details on this new station including full schedule, webstreams, apps, visit 8Radio.com
Live Reading, Dublin, Thursday 14th March 2013 – “Television”
Posted: March 11, 2013 Filed under: Events, Irish writing, Seven Towers, Television | Tags: Dublin, Events, Poetry, Prose, Reading, Television Leave a comment »
After a short break from the live scene due to a hectic schedule last year, I am delighted to be returning to public readings as part of a special themed event at The Workmans Club, Wellington Quay, in Dublin City Centre.
Hosted by Seven Towers, this is a short evening event kicking off at 6.30pm, with writers and poets including Orla Martin, Phil Lynch, Eamonn Lynsky and myself exploring the theme of “Television“.
Full details at www.seventowers.ie
Steve
Special Reading & Talk to commemorate 20 Years Since The Goodwins Shipwreck
Posted: November 13, 2011 Filed under: Events, offshore, Radio Caroline, Ross Revenge, Seven Towers, Shiprocked!, storms at sea | Tags: Dublin, East Wall, Events, Goodwin Sands, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Reading, Shiprocked! Leave a comment »20 years on from the most terrifying morning of my life . . aground on the Goodwin Sands with hopes of rescue seemingly dashed as the crew of the Ross Revenge shook hands and prepared for the ship to roll over . . .
Shiprocked - Life On The Waves with Radio Caroline
Seven Towers Agency, East Wall for All and The Sean O’Casey Community Centre present:
Radio Caroline, former Phantom FM DJ and Best Selling Author
Steve Conway
Reading from his book
Shiprocked, Life on the Waves With Radio Caroline
Sean O’Casey Community Centre, East Wall, Dublin.
7pm Monday 21 November
free parking, admission free
20 Years ago this November, Dubliner and East Wall resident Steve Conway survived the shipwreck of the Ross Revenge, the last of the Radio Caroline off-shore Radio Ships. Reading from his book, Shiprocked he tells of this event and of his life on the famous Pirate Station, Radio Caroline.
Steve will also read a preview excerpt from his new book, due out next year, that covers his career beyond Caroline, including the 10 years spent working for Dublin’s alternative station Phantom FM / Phantom 105.2
This event is free, but an opportunity will be available to give donations and to RNLI and Sean O’Casey Community Centre.
New Work At Last Wednesday Tonight
Posted: May 25, 2011 Filed under: Irish writing, non-Fiction, Poetry, Prose, Publishing, Seven Towers | Tags: Dublin, Events, Open Mic, Reading, Seven Towers, Writing Leave a comment »
Just a reminder that I’ll be reading tonight at the monthly Last Wednesday writers open mic in Dublin, brought to you by Seven Towers at the Twisted Pepper in Abbey Street.
As well as new material from my second-book-in-progress, I will also read something I wrote 28 years ago, long before my radio days.
The Last Wednesday readings feature a wide variety of poetry, prose and sometimes comedy from new and established Irish writers, it’s free in, and a great evenings entertainment.
Door open 7pm.
Steve
Hammersmith Reading, Sunday 24th Aug
Posted: August 21, 2010 Filed under: Events, Fiction, Irish writing, non-Fiction, Poetry, Prose, Seven Towers | Tags: Events, Hammersmith, London, Poetry, Radio Caroline, Readings, Shiprocked! 1 Comment »
The Hammersmith Ram, King Street, Hammersmith
6pm, Sunday 24th August 2010, Seven Towers reading and open-mic. All welcome.
Tomorrow I will be reading at this London even alongside fellow Irish writer and poet Eamon Lynsky, poet Graham Buchan and performance poet Yetibetti.
I will be reading a new lighthearted short story (fiction) and possibly some extracts from Shiprocked – Life On The waves with Radio Caroline.
The Hammersmith Ram is really easy to access by public transport – it is 4 minutes walk from Hammersmith Tube station (on the Piccadilly, District and Hammersmith & City lines) and Hammersmith Bus Station (main routes include the 9 and 10 from central London, and west London routes including the H91 and 266)
The other readers:
Graham Buchan graduated as a Chemical Engineer. He then had a career as an editor, writer, producer and director in the UK and US film industries. Now he writes poetry, short stories and reviews, and he facilitates a Creative Writing group for people with mental health issues. The ‘the tall-lighthouse’ has published his collections ‘Airport Reading’, ‘There is Violence in these Vapours’ and ‘In Bed with Shostakovich’
Yetibetti is a 29 year old aspiring performance poet, originally from the East Midlands but has been living in the London area for about 8 years, originally coming down for university. It was only recently she tapped into the London scene through nights such as Poetry Unplugged at the Poetry Cafe and found both writing adn performing addictive. She has a full time demanding office job and so writes in the margins. She believes in ‘person first – poetry second’ and although she appreciates many contemporary and classical poets she really admires anyone who can make her think, smile and hold her attention, such as Jarvis Cocker and the Artic Monkeys.
Éamonn Lynskey has had poems published in many magazines. He was nominated for the Sunday Tribune/Hennessy Literary Award for New Irish Poetry in 2006 and one of his poems will feature on the 2009 OXFAM calendar. His first collection Dispatches and Recollections was published in 1998 and he is currently working on his second And Suddenly the Sun Again to be published in May 2010. Eamonn’s work is also featured in Census, The First Seven Towers Anthology and Census, The second Seven Towers Anthology. . Eamonn has also translated works of Italian poets Montale and Valeri and written in Italian – he holds a Diploma in Italian Lauguage and Culture from the Italian Institute, Dublin. His second collection, And Suddenly the Sun Again has just been published by Seven Towers.
Today’s Seven Towers event at Hammersmith
Posted: March 28, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Alice Lenkiewicz, Donal Moloney, Eamon Lynskey, Events, Hammersmith, London, Readings, Seven Towers, Shiprocked! Leave a comment »The Hammersmith Ram, King Street
Today’s (Sun 28th March 2010) special reading marks my return to The Hammersmith Ram, where the London launch of Shiprocked – Life On The Waves With Radio Caroline was held last year.
This is the first Seven Towers event in London, and with free admission, easy access by tube (Hammersmith Underground and Bus Station is 1 minute walk away) plus great food and drink on offer at The Ram it promises to be a good evening. The reading at 6.30 is followed by live traditional Irish music at 8pm.
EVENT DETAILS BELOW:
Seven Towers Writers – Steve Conway, Eamonn Lynskey and Donal Moloney will be joining Liverpool artist and writer Alice Lenkiewicz at the Hammersmith Ram Pub in Hammersmith, London for a spectacular reading.
The reading will be followed by an open mic and the whole event will be followed by the Ram’s weekly Session!
A great night out
Artist and writer Alice Lenkiewicz lives and works in Liverpool.
Her books include a poetry collection, Men Hate Blondes (origional plus, 2009) and a novella, Maxine (Bluechrome Publishing, 2005).
Alice Lenkiewicz also publishes and edits Neon Highway, a poetry magazine that supports emerging and established poets.
Below, she talks about the series of events that led to Neon Highway:
http://conversationswithwriters.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-alice-lenkiewicz.html
Further information.
Men Hate Blondes
http://www.poetryinthecity.co.uk/2009/10/alice-lenkiewicz-men-hate-blondes-poems-and-drawings/
http://www.openwidemagazine.co.uk/v2i2/bookreviews.htm
Steve Conway is a journalist, writer and radio DJ,. he is a former programme controller on the legendary Radio Caroline. Steve has written a best selling memoir – Shiprocked, Life on the Waves with Radio Caroline – about the years he spent at sea with Radio Caroline on the Ross Revenge, and the dramatic end to this time.
Eamonn Lynskey
Éamonn Lynskey has had poems published in many magazines. He was nominated for the Sunday Tribune/Hennessy Literary Award for New Irish Poetry in 2006 and one of his poems featured on the 2009 OXFAM calendar. His first collection Dispatches and Recollections was published in 1998 and 1.His second collection And Suddenly the Sun Again will be published in 2010. Éamonn, who holds a Diploma in Italian Language and Culture has also translated the works of modern Italian poets into English. He is also a long time contributor to the open mic scene in Dublin.
Dónal Moloney is a writer and translator from Waterford. The excerpt published here is a version of Chapter 4 of a novella called In The Balance, which he is currently completing. An alternate short story version of Chapter 1 of the novella received a commendation in the 2009 Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition. An excerpt from his short story The Mask appeared in Census: The First Seven Towers Anthology. He is a regular featured reader at both the Chapters and Verse Reading Series and the Last Wednesday Reading and Open Mic Series.
Seven Towers Agency is an independent, Not for profit literary agency, publishing company and eevnt organiser based in Dublin Ireland.
The Hammersmith Ram is a Youngs Pub at 81 King St in Hammersmith. Like all pubs hosting Seven Towers’ events – it has a great bar menu. it also has a great wine lists nad hosts many wonderful events fully supported by its innovative and enthusiastic manager Rory Murphy, and the great staff. it’s our favourite pub in London! more details about the Hammersmith Ram are available fon http://www.thehammersmithram.com
Quo Day 2 in Port Laois
Posted: March 24, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Classic Rock, Events, Port Laois, Status Quo Leave a comment »I won’t be in Ireland myself this weekend (I’ll be doing my Ramsgate reading) but if I was around, I’d be heading down to PortLaoise for Ireland’s second annual Status Quo Day at Cloisters Bar.
Last year’s was a brilliant event, with something for every classic rock fan, and this year’s promises to be even bigger.
5 days to Ramsgate . . . remembering the Goodwins
Posted: March 22, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Events, Goodwin Sands, Kent, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Ramsgate, Reading, RNLI Leave a comment »It’s just 5 days now till the reading I have been most looking forward to for the last year, when I return to Ramsgate in Kent to read and thank the RNLI Lifeboat crew for their efforts on our behalf when the Radio Caroline ship Ross Revenge ran aground on the Goodwin Sands almost 19 years ago.
Below is a clip from TVS (the former ITV station of the area) news on the day of the grounding on the Goodwin Sands, 20th November 1991. By the time the film crew flew out to shoot the footage, the ship, although still aground, was upright again, as it was high tide.
My book, Shiprocked – Life On The Waves With Radio Caroline tells many stories of my time at sea with the station, but it is the final chapter, with the shipwreck which always drawns the most comments, and the most rapt attention, at public readings. Whenever I read from this, I always talk about how, although it was a helicopter which eventually rescued us, the dedicated crew of the Ramsgate Lifeboat stood by us for three hours, and braved treacherous seas on the Goodwins to try to come alongside in a rescue attempt.
I’m therefore really pleased that this time, I will be reading in Ramsgate itself, and the local RNLI crew, including at least one of those who was on board that morning in 1991, will be there to receive my thanks.
The event takes place this Saturday, 27th March, at 3pm in Ramsgate Library.
Admission is free, and all donations to the RNLI are welcomed. I’ll be donating my royalties from any books sold at the event to the RNLI of course.
Sadly the RAF base at Manston, where the TV footage was shot, and from where the rescue helicopter came, is now long since closed, although a museum remains on the site.
The lifeboat though continues, and I hope that this reading will be able to contribute something useful to them by way of publicity and funds.
Steve
A perfect backdrop
Posted: March 9, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Baldoyle, Events, Readings, RNLI, Shiprocked! 1 Comment »
Baldoyle Library
Have just come back from a great evening at Baldoyle Library, where I read from Shiprocked in aid of the RNLI.
A lovely building, right on the seafront, and they gave us a 1st floor room with a dramatic backdrop view of the sea, ideal for an offshore radio reading!
Next reading is Thursday 11th March, 6.30pm at Chapters Bookstore in Parnell St Dublin, where I’ll be reading from Shiprocked, as well as some new work.
Steve
August Bank Holiday weekend (1st-3rd)
Posted: July 31, 2009 Filed under: Events | Tags: Dublin, Events, Ireland, Phantom 105.2, Poetry, Readings, Seven Towers Leave a comment »
Although for the most part fully occupied on my new book project at the moment, I will still be heard on Phantom 105.2 from time to time.
This weekend I am filling two slots – 8am to 11am on Saturday 1st August, and 1-5pm on the (Irish) Bank Holiday Monday 3rd August. You can listen locally in the Dublin region on 105.2fm, nationally via UPC cable ch.935, and worldwide at www.phantom.ie
On Sunday 2nd August I will be taking time out to MC a themed open-mic event for Seven Towers – “Both Sides Of The Pond” – featuring American, Canadian and Irish poets. It’s at 2pm, Cassidys of Westmoreland Street, free admission, all welcome.
Readers include Californian poet Lynne Knight, Dublin writer Oran Ryan, New Zealand born Dublin writer, Ross Hattaway, Canadian writer and model Roslyn Fuller, Dublin poet Eamonn Lynskey, Dublin poet Catherine Ann Cullen. Other names will be added to the list as they are confirmed
TV & Radio (July 3rd/5th)
Posted: July 3, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Awards, Balcony TV, Events, Music, Phantom 105.2 Leave a comment »This weekend looking busy.
On Friday evening (3rd July 2009) I’ve been invited to present the Best Band award at the Balcony TV Music Video Awards.
I’m also on Phantom 105.2 this Sunday, covering the 3-6pm slot.
Steve
Galway reading (Ocean Race)
Posted: June 6, 2009 Filed under: Events, Seven Towers, Shiprocked! | Tags: Events, Galway, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Readings, Seven Towers, Volvo Ocean Race Leave a comment »READING FOR VOLVO OCEAN RACE, GALWAY, SAT 6TH JUNE 2009
Seven Towers Press Release
We would like to invite you, your friends and guests to a wine reception and reading to celebrate the recent launch of ‘Shiprocked, Life on the Waves with Radio Caroline’ by Steve Conway, in the City Museum in Spanish Parade in Galway at 3.30pm on the 6th of June – just after the boats leave the bay.
Steve Conway, a former newsreader, DJ and programme controller on the famous pirate station Radio Caroline has just released this ciritcally acclaimed memoir – described as ‘the radio obsessive’s version of Nick Hornby’s ‘Fever Pitch” by the Sunday Business Post; as ‘hard to resist’ by the RTE Guide and former Galway Bay abd current 4FM presenter Gareth O’Callaghan praises ‘Steve’s wonderful ability to tell stories and create pictures’.
Steve will also have a thing or two to share about life on the high seas, and the perils that are likely to face the the sailors who have just left the bay – including treachorous currents, high and sometimes unpredictable winds – and the possibility of running out of chocolate.
You will also be given a chance to donate to the brave members of the RNLI who daily risk their lives to rescue people on the seas around Ireland and England and €1 from each book sold on the day will be donated to the RNLI
You can RSVP to this email address, which can also be used to send your messages on to Steve.
Steve’s agent can also be contacted on 0872283351.
Looking forward to seeing you there
Best regards
Sarah Lundberg
www.seventowers.ie
QuoDay – Port Laois, May 16th
Posted: May 9, 2009 Filed under: Events | Tags: Classic Rock, Events, Port Laois, Status Quo Leave a comment »Got this email today from a regular Phantom listener.
I know Quo aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but no-one actually knows anything but the chart hits. Anyway see pic included. A mate and i decided to give this a go, England and Europe have regular Quo days so why not here. The band lined up are Heavy Traffic from south Dublin who have put together a setlist of Quo album tracks from as far back as Piledriver so this is a perfect day for Quo fans and also for the knockers who have always slagged them off, a chance to hear what /quo are really all about. The gig is in Cloisters pub, Portlaoise on May 16th,
Mick
Sounds like it will be fun, especially if they are playing good covers of the lesser-known Quo stuff. I’m on-air 5-7pm next Saturday, but might head down afterwards in time to catch the gig.
Hope it goes well.
Steve
Radio Caroline 45th Reunion
Posted: March 30, 2009 Filed under: 1980s, 1987, BBC, offshore, radio, Radio Caroline, Shiprocked! | Tags: Events, London, Offshore Radio, Paul McKenna, Peter Moore, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Ronan O'Rahilly Leave a comment »Saturday 28th March marked the 45th anniversary of Radio Caroline’s launch back in 1964, and a reunion event held at The Grapes, Shepherds Market in London was very well attended by Caroline staffers from all eras of the station’s history.
(left to right) Peter Moore, Ronan O'Rahilly and Paul McKenna at the reunion for Caroline staff on March 28th 2009
from the 558 era: (left to right) John Tyler, Peter Philips, Johnny Lewis
Bits
Posted: February 15, 2009 Filed under: Events, Seven Towers, Shiprocked! | Tags: books, Events, NEAR FM, Shiprocked!, Writing Leave a comment »The “Love & Chocolate” reading in Tralee went very well, and made for an enjoyable afternoon, even if I am shattered after the 600km return drive.
In addition to my normal Sunday evening show on Phantom, I will be interviewed on NEAR FM in Dublin tomorrow, Monday 16th Feb 2009, sometime between 12 and 1.
Very close to the final proof of the book now, just writing the acknowledgements!
Steve
Readings: tonight and Saturday
Posted: January 28, 2009 Filed under: Events, Irish writing, non-Fiction, offshore, Poetry, Prose, Publishing, radio, Radio Caroline, Seven Towers, Shiprocked! | Tags: books, Dublin, Events, RNLI, Seven Towers, Shiprocked!, Writing Leave a comment »Tonight (Wednesday 28th Jan 2009) I’ll be at the regular Last Wednesday writers open mic hosted by Seven Towers, along with a huge selection of poets and prose writers. I’ll be reading a newly written short story “Of Little Consequence”.
Last Wednesday takes place every last Wednesday at 7.30pm, in Cassidy’s of Westmorland Street - more details at www.seventowers.ie
Last Wednesday Series Reading and Open Mic
January 28, 2009 (7:30 pm – 9:30 pm)
(Open Mic Night) First Seven Towers event of 2009. 7.30 in Cassidy’s of Westmoreland St. Our regular reading and open mic with Steve Conway, Ross Hattaway, Eamon Lynskey, Donal Moloney, Noel O Briain, Oran Ryan among others!
On Saturday 31st Jan I’ll be taking part in a special day of fundraising for the RNLI, with a reading at the Pavillion in Dun Laoghaire at 3pm, featuring the grounding/rescue story from my forthcoming book Shiprocked.
Also reading will be the poet Ross Hathaway.
Seven Towers Readings, Killarney & Dublin
Posted: November 21, 2008 Filed under: New writing, Publishing, Radio Caroline, Seven Towers | Tags: books, Events, Ireland, Killarney, New writing, Pirate Radio, Publishing, Radio Caroline Leave a comment »Following on from the news that my book will be published in March 2009 by Liberties Press I will be involved in two readings with Seven Towers during the next week, a special Christmas-themed reading in Killarney in support of AWARE, followed by the usual monthly writers open-mic “Last Wednesday” on November 26th at Cassidys of Westmorland Street, Dublin (7pm).
Details of the Killarney reading below.
Steve
Saturday 22 November 3pm, Dromhall Hotel Muckross Road,
Killarney, Co. Kerry.
Meath born, Dublin based journalist, musician, award winning broadcaster and poet Eamon Carr; Dublin writer and Phantom FM DJ Steve Conway; New Zealand poet Ross Hattaway; Kerry born, Wexford based poet, playwright, director and producer Noel Ó Briain; Kerry poet and novelist Tommy Frank O’Connor; Kerry musician, novelist, playwright, broadcaster, children’s writer and poet John W Sexton; Dublin poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist Oran Ryan; North Carolina poet Doog Wood.
Phantom Halloween Ball
Posted: October 19, 2008 Filed under: 1980s, Music, Phantom 105.2, radio, Unwanted advances | Tags: Dublin, Elton John, Events, Halloween, Phantom 105.2, radio, Unwanted advances Leave a comment »
Fancy dress has always been something of a worry for me. I’ve never quite got over the time I went to a Halloween night in a south Dublin club dressed as a man of the cloth, and got cornered by a lecherous middle-aged man who told me “I’ve always wanted to do it with a priest”. The dancefloor was my only escape, even if it was Elton John that was playing at the time.
Well, now I’m the (not so lecherous) older guy, and it’s time for the annual Phantom 105.2 Halloween Ball.
Always great fun, and the only night of the year I can go out without the paper bag.
This year though I’m going to dig out the suit and tie to dress as something really frightening – a banker 
Details below and at www.phantom.ie
Steve
On Friday 31st October, Phantom 105.2 will take over The Village, Wexford St. for the third annual Phantom Halloween Ball! We’ll have live music from LIR, CODES & guests and a whole host of Phantom 105.2 DJs spinning the best in indie, electro and alternative rock throughout the night.
Join us for a monster night of mayhem, when we’ll be cranking it up to 11 and waking the dead with the best indie and alternative sounds in this city! Prizes for best costume will be awarded, so get working on your costume and do your best to ‘Dress to Distress’…
Admission is €22.50 (including booking fee) in advance from tickets.ie or in person at Citydiscs, Temple Bar Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
