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James Joyce inspires three year creative journey across Europe – Press Release

James Joyce inspires three year creative journey across Europe – Press Release


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15 June, 2023 PRESS RELEASE: 15 June 2023 ulysseseurope.eu 18 cities take part in ambitious cultural programme inspired by literary masterpieces Ulysses and Homer’s Odyssey Epic journey runs until June 2024, with public events and activities that celebrate the modern city and highlight relevance of 


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The Irish Times: Joyce, Homer and an epic centenary celebration across 18 cities

The Irish Times: Joyce, Homer and an epic centenary celebration across 18 cities


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Two Irish arts entrepreneurs have devised a pan-European event stretched over two years A century after the publication of Ulysses, arts entrepreneurs Liam Browne and Seán Doran of Arts Over Borders Ireland (AOB), have combined these two seminal texts to construct a parallel epic journey 


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100 years of Beckett and 10 years of festival set to be celebrated

100 years of Beckett and 10 years of festival set to be celebrated


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THE Happy Days International Beckett Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary as it returns to Enniskillen this summer after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. Presented by Arts Over Borders, the festival, which pays homage to Irish novelist, playwright and poet Samuel 


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Dunbar to show off vocal skills in drama as singing retired detective

Dunbar to show off vocal skills in drama as singing retired detective


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Fermanagh actor, who fronts band in spare time, plays jazz club owner in his latest role LINE of Duty star Adrian Dun- bar has revealed that he will be putting his singing skills to good use in his latest TV crime drama Ridley. The Co 


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€1.76 million grant from Creative Europe

€1.76 million grant from Creative Europe


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In February 2022 ULYSSES European Odyssey consortium received the news that their application to Creative Europe had been successful. With a grant of €1.76 million the project was able to proceed after its three years of initial development. In awarding its grant to the 18 


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The Irish Independent: How The Arts Unite Us As One

The Irish Independent: How The Arts Unite Us As One


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Arts Over Borders: The arts can address the vacuum created by Brexit 20 July, 2019   The concept of the site-specific arts festival has become popular in these days when each party on the busy summer-festival circuit is desperate to try and carve out a distinguishing 


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The New York Times: What Do You Get When You Cross Mark Morris With Samuel Beckett?

The New York Times: What Do You Get When You Cross Mark Morris With Samuel Beckett?


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Arts Over Borders: Mark Morris takes on Samuel Beckett for Annual Enniskillen Festival 05 July, 2019 By Roslyn Sulcas   DUBLIN — A large portrait of Samuel Beckett — peaked hair, deeply furrowed brow, piercing blue eyes — looms over the public area of the 


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The Observer : Lughnasa FrielFest review – from Ithaca to Donegal

The Observer : Lughnasa FrielFest review – from Ithaca to Donegal


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Arts Over Borders: Brian Friel festival puts Brexit centre-stage 19 Aug 2018 There was plenty of Homer, a stellar lineup and, for now, no problem crossing the border at the third annual celebration of the life and work of Brian Friel         


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The Guardian : Arts Over Borders: Brian Friel festival puts Brexit centre-stage

The Guardian : Arts Over Borders: Brian Friel festival puts Brexit centre-stage


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Arts Over Borders: Brian Friel festival puts Brexit centre-stage 14. Aug 2018 From The Yalta Game to Living Quarters, the Irish playwright’s works have added resonance in this year’s FrielFest Although Ireland is famously cultured, it’s a shock to walk into a village hall on 


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The Stage

The Stage


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Arts Over Borders: presenting festivals that transcend Ireland’s geographical divide. Celebrating Samuel Beckett and Brian Friel, Arts Over Borders presents site-specific events in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Jane Coyle discovers how they defy and embrace the concept of borders as their 


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Belfast Telegraph : Actress Imogen Stubbs on taking Homer’s Odyssey to a tent on North Coast beaches

Belfast Telegraph : Actress Imogen Stubbs on taking Homer’s Odyssey to a tent on North Coast beaches


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Actress Imogen Stubbs on taking Homer’s Odyssey to a tent on North Coast beaches Actress and travel writer Imogen Stubbs tells Ivan Little why she’s so excited to be taking to the beaches of Northern Ireland’s stunning north coast for an all-female performance of Homer’s 


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The Irish Times: ‘It’s really important’: casting women in roles traditionally played by men

The Irish Times: ‘It’s really important’: casting women in roles traditionally played by men


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Taking on Homer’s Odyssey in its first translation by a woman is all about facing up to uncomfortable truths, says actor Maxine Peake Maxine Peake and I are discussing uncomfortable truths. “As a human race, we’re pretty despicable,” says the acclaimed actor, famous for roles 


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Soft Border, Hard Beckett: An Irishman’s Diary : Irish Times

Soft Border, Hard Beckett: An Irishman’s Diary : Irish Times


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Frank McNally on a Brexit-flavoured ‘Waiting for Godot’ The porousness of the Border has been much discussed in recent times, but it will be dramatically illustrated in coming days by a production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. What is described as a “rehearsed reading” 


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IRISH PAGES – A JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING

IRISH PAGES – A JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING


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News published 29th July 2018 IRISH PAGES – A Journal Of Contemporary Writing Dear Friend, Here’s the latest news from IRISH PAGES, Ireland’s premier literary journal, combining a large general readership with outstanding writing from Ireland and overseas. It is also the publisher of The Irish 


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The Guardian: Brexit looms large in arts festival that straddles Irish border

The Guardian: Brexit looms large in arts festival that straddles Irish border


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Brexit looms large in arts festival that straddles Irish border Event features Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and a sculpture by Antony Gormley at crossing points between north and south Maev Kennedy – Sun 29 Jul 2018 08.00 BST Last modified on Sun 29 Jul 2018 


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Belfast Telegraph: Belfast actress Laura Donnelly on starring in play inspired by uncle’s IRA murder

Belfast Telegraph: Belfast actress Laura Donnelly on starring in play inspired by uncle’s IRA murder


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Belfast Telegraph ‘I never really talked to mum about my uncle before we did the play… there was a sort of vague silence in the family about his death’ Belfast-born actress Laura Donnelly won an Olivier award this year for her role in The Ferryman, 


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Harry Potter star Toby Jones joins line-up at this year’s Lughnasa FrielFest

Harry Potter star Toby Jones joins line-up at this year’s Lughnasa FrielFest


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Harry Potter star Toby Jones joins line-up at this year’s Lughnasa FrielFest Harry Potter star Toby Jones has joined the cast of `Faith Healer’ at this year’s Lughnasa FrielFest: Brian Friel International Festival. The festival yesterday announced that the 51-year-old, who has starred in a 


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“Broadway World” – Arts Over Borders Presents Open-Air Productions of Homer’s THE ODYSSEY

“Broadway World” – Arts Over Borders Presents Open-Air Productions of Homer’s THE ODYSSEY


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Arts Over Borders will present a series of unique open air presentations of Homer’s The Odyssey on nine beaches that stretch along the Atlantic coast between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, from 9-19 August 2018. Five female actors including Frances Barber, Natascha McElhone, 


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RTE Culture : All-star line-up for Beckett and Friel festivals

RTE Culture : All-star line-up for Beckett and Friel festivals


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All-star line-up for Beckett and Friel festivals August is set to be a busy time for culture vultures in the border country region, with a number of high-profile actors, writers, musicians and performers set to converge on six border counties in the name of art 


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Irish News: Arts Over Borders back for annual celebrations of Beckett and Friel

Irish News: Arts Over Borders back for annual celebrations of Beckett and Friel


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Arts Over Borders back for annual celebrations of Beckett and Friel Derry Girls writer Lisa McGee will discuss her love for Brian Friel at FrielFest THIS August will see events taking place across counties Antrim, Donegal, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh and Cavan to celebrate the work 


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The Oldie  |  Go Away  |  April 2018

The Oldie | Go Away | April 2018


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ENNISKILLEN William Cooke celebrates the life and work of Samuel Beckett