FANS of Joe Jackson's rock interview slot in this paper might not realise that the ace interviewer has grilled more than just charttoppers and bands that you have to be a hip, young person to have even heard of.
John O'Connor from Blackwater Press persuaded him to gather a collection of his more interesting interviews and published them in a book called Troubadours and Trouble makers which was launched by the Council's Benson in the evening. The diverse group of interviewees includes Ian Paisley Jnr, Richard Harris, Gerry Adams, Anthony Clare and Christy Moore.
John O'Connor came straight to the launch from the High Court where he was embroiled in a row over one of his current bestsellers It Was Murder by John Courtney. The good humoured publisher unfazed he's concentrating on what is already looking like another Christmas bestseller, his Michael O'Hehir book.