Showing June 22 - July 4, 2021A Theatre Royal, Waterford and Throwin Shapes Production Written by Jamie Beamish & Anne O’Riordan Directed for streaming by Jamie BeamishOriginally directed for the stage by Aidan Kelly Starring Anne O’Riordan GHOSTING: noun; The practice of ending a personal relationship with somebody by suddenly, and … [Read more...] about Ghosting
Lost Footage of the Deadline Artists: Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill
By Pat Fenton
It was January 22 of 2019 and I was standing in this large room at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. The room overlooked Columbus Circle. There was a cocktail party going on and as I looked around at the guests coming in I could see all these faces that I usually only see on television, or in their words as by-lines on the pages of New York’s newspapers. Some of them … [Read more...] about Lost Footage of the Deadline Artists: Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill
James Joyce Celebrated in Buffalo, NY
Downtown Buffalo's latest mural – a 36-foot-tall homage to renowned Irish author and poet, James Joyce.The University at Buffalo Libraries, home to world’s largest collection of James Joyce materials, celebrated Bloomsday, with the creation of Buffalo’s newest mural, a 36-foot-tall, vibrant artwork of Irish writer of world renown, James Joyce. The unveiling on June 14, at … [Read more...] about James Joyce Celebrated in Buffalo, NY
Dr. Grasett’s Sacrifice
The story of Canadian caregivers who risked their lives to treat typhus-stricken Irish emigrants in Toronto in 1847. The documentary, "Dr. Grasett's Sacrifice," premiering on Sunday June 20, is the story of those who risked their lives to care for Irish famine immigrants arriving in Canada in 1847. It is presented by Canada Ireland Foundation as part of the lead-up to the … [Read more...] about Dr. Grasett’s Sacrifice
“Zoomsday”
A Virtual Celebration of
James Joyce’s Ulysses
Bloomsday, Wednesday June 16, 2021 at 6:00 pm EDT“in Ulysses, in spite of its unusual frankness, I do not detect anywhere the leer of the sensualist…my considered opinion, after long reflection, is that whilst in many places the effect of Ulysses on the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. Ulysses may, therefore, be admitted … [Read more...] about “Zoomsday”
A Virtual Celebration of
James Joyce’s Ulysses