Michael Feeney Callan Harris. His biography of Robert Redford ("Robert Redford: The Biography"; Knopf, 2011) was chosen by the "Sunday Times" as one of its recommended Best Books of 2011. In 2013, he published his second volume of poetry, "An Argument for Sin". Callan was born to Michael Callan, an engineer, and Margaret (née Feeney) in Drumcondra, Dublin. After living in London, Callan resettled in Dublin with his wife Ree and their two children. He frequently spends time at Châteauneuf de Grasse, where he paints and sculpts. Callan started writing in his teens, publishing poetry in David Marcus' "New Irish Writing". His first
Dave Callan features party music, mash-ups and many unusual regular callers, referred to as 'carnies', including Steph from Tamworth, Evil Me and Jarred from Bunbury. On 19 January 2008, Callan presented the last show of "Pirate Radio". On 27 January 2008, he returned to the mid-dawn shift on Sundays from 1am to 6am. His last time on air was the morning of Sunday December 19 2010. Callan first gained popularity while performing on "Rove" (Nine Network) and also on the first series of "Rove Live" (Network Ten), but left the show to pursue his love for stand up. Callan was Rove McManus'