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Olaf Tyaransen (born in Dublin on February 10, 1971) is an Irish author and journalist, and is a contributing editor with Dublin’s Hot Press magazine and the Evening Herald. His journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Penthouse, Sunday Independent, and other publications.
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Life
Tyaransen was born in Dublin on February 10, 1971,[1] to an Irish mother and English-Norwegian father. The family moved to Galway in 1977,[2] where he attended St. Enda’s College on Threadneedle Road. He contributed film reviews to the local free Galway Advertiser in 1988, and edited another local freesheet called The Word. He began writing for Dublin’s Hot Press magazine in 1991; to this day he holds the position of their ‘Writer-At-Large’.
From 1994 - 1996, he managed Irish rock act, the Far Canals. The band released one album If You See K (on Hunter S. Records) before faiding into obscurity. In 2005/2006, Tyaransen lived on the Thai island of Koh Pha Ngan, contributing a Hot Press column called Temporarily Thairish.
Books
Tyaransen’s first book, a poetry collection entitled The Consequences of Slaughtering Butterflies, was published by Salmon Poetry in 1992.[2] In 2000, he released The Story Of O (which he described as “an accidental autobiography”).[3]
In October 2001, Tyaransen visited the Ukraine to report on the phenomenon of internet bridal agencies. The resulting report was published in Sex Lines (2002).[2] The book featured his reports on British spanking parties and the Hungarian porn industry (Tyaransen reported on the making of the Private hardcore film Devil in the Flesh).
He released Palace of Wisdom in 2004, a collection of his Hot Press interviews.[2] Interviewees included Allen Ginsberg, Nick Cave, Will Self, William Gibson, Dave Gahan, Gerry Adams, Grace Jones and Howard Marks.
Politics
Tyaransen is an outspoken campaigner for the legalisation of drugs,[1] and regularly writes on this subject and engages in radio, television and university debates. In 1997, Tyaransen formed the Cannabis Legalisation Party with UCC law lecturer Tim Murphy, and stood in the Irish general election as a candidate for the Dublin constituency of Dun Laoighaire-Rathdown.[4] Although he polled just 348 first preferences, he says his intention was to make a point: "Most drugs aren’t prohibited because they’re dangerous, they’re dangerous because they’re prohibited."[5] The Cannabis Legalisation Party has since disbanded and he is not affiliated with any other political party.
Journalism
Tyaransen remains a regular contributor to Hot Press,[1] and has written more than 50 cover stories for the magazine.[citation needed] For the Evening Herald, he writes the "anti-social diary", The O-Zone[6] which appears every Tuesday. On Saturdays, he reviews cult literary classics in his Booksnake column.
In 2009, he was shortlisted for Journalist of the Year at the Irish Magazine Awards. His fifth book Selected Recordings:2000-2010 - an interview collection - will be published by Hot Press Books on November 22nd, 2010. Interviewees include Johnny Adair, Bono, Courtney Love, Chuck Palahniuk, Larry Flynt and Dolly Parton.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Author Information: Olaf Tyaransen". iblist.com
- ^ a b c d Lendennie, Jessie. "Salmon: a journey in poetry, 1981-2007". Salmon Publishing, 2006. 458. ISBN 1-9033-9257-8
- ^ "Olaf Tyaransen - Journalist". Galway Independent, 29 December 2010.
- ^ "Appeal by `legal cannabis' party". Irish Times, May 05 1997. Retrieved January 15, 2011
- ^ Tyaransen, Olaf. "The O-Zone: Bronze age booze". Irish Herlad, May 18 2010. Retriebed January 15, 2011.
- ^ "The O-Zone". Irish Herald.
Categories:- Irish writers
- Living people
- 1971 births
- People from County Dublin
- People from County Galway
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