The Lord’s Taverners are having a tribute lunch for Irish world cup coach Adi Birrell and Alan Lewis, on Wednesday 28th of May at Clontarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland (12:30 PM).
The lunch will be hosted by George Hook (Newstalk/RTE) and will feature clips from ‘Breaking Boundaries’ and a questions and answers session with Adi and Alan.
All proceeds from the event goto the Lord’s Taverners mini bus fund, the Harry Birrel Trust (which provides sponsorships to second level education in South Africa for those in need) and the IRFU Charitable Trust (to support young rugby players with spinal injuries)
For more information, click the link below.
“Spellbinding.. ”
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
“Engaging.. one of the greatest underdog stories in the history of Irish Sport.”
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
“Terrific,, this is David swing bowling at Goliath… brilliant behind the scenes access.. the team just go up in your estimation the more you see of them.. Great entertainment. ” ” The unmissable film of the year! ”
SUNDAY TRIBUNE
“Even non-Cricket fans will be bowled over… Unforgettable.”
SUNDAY TIMES.
”This film is an absolute triumph, bringing you on a true emotional journey with the
band of brothers behind one of Ireland’s greatest and most unlikely sporting
success stories.”
THE MIRROR
” Wonderful… it is a ‘must view’ and will be enjoyed by even non-cricket fans. ”
IRISH MAIL and BELFAST TELEGRAPH
” An incredibly feel-good documentary that echoes the great Irish sporting
achievements of the ’90s, and highly recommended.”
ENTERTAINMENT.ie
” An immense..story, inspirational both in the tale and the manner of its telling.”
SPIN MAGAZINE
” A refreshingly honest, heartfelt film.”
BBC 5 LIVE - Ali Mitchell
“I thought I had followed the team’s story closely first time around on both the front
and back pages, but there were still more twists and turns to discover in this
absorbing film.. the highest body count I’ve ever seen in a field-sport documentary”
FILM IRELAND
” Breaking Boundaries is an emotional and action packed access all areas film..
definitely a Take 6 recommendation. ”
CHANNEL 6
” Breaking Boundaries captures the grit, the glory, the bizarre & the unbelievable.”
RTE GUIDE
“Margical film..crisply edited, sharply observed production, It took hours of post production work and a sharp editorial eye to boil down the dvd to its final 52 minutes. Not a second has been wasted’
SUNDAY LIFE
‘Breaking Boundaries – Ireland’s Extraordinary Cricket World Cup’ is now on sale.
Along with the film, the DVD contains almost an hour of extras that include outtakes, deleted scenes, extended interviews, comments from opposing teams, and a filmmaker interview.
Click below, to find out how to obtain copies, both in Ireland and Worldwide.
‘Breaking Boundaries - Ireland’s extraordinary cricket world cup’ makes the front page of the Indian Express newspaper.
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The film has had the following TV screenings:
BBC1 (Wednesday March 12th, 2008) (Shortened version)
SETANTA IRELAND (Sunday March 16th, 2008)
Click link below to open an RTF document.
The following Radio and TV events have occurred…
Saturday March 1
Near FM - Saturday sports show (12:20 PM)
(Director Interview)
RTE Radio 1 - Saturday Sport (5:10 PM)
(Director Interview)
Monday March 3
Mid West Radio - Tommy Marren show (9:30 AM)
(Director Interview)
Ocean FM - Ciaran Carty (3:00 PM)
Tuesday March 4
Newstalk - Off the ball (8:00 PM)
(Director Interview)
Thursday March 6
SPIN 1038 (1:30 PM)
(Director Interview)
Channel 6 - Take 6 movie show (8:00 PM)
(DVD competition)
Friday March 7
TV3 - Ireland AM (Time 7:45 AM)
(Director and Adrian Birrell interview)
Saturday March 8
Ocean FM - Ocean Current - Paddy Clancy (10:30 AM)
(Director Interview)
Friday March 14
Today FM – The Last Word with Matt Cooper - (4:30 PM)
(Director and Adrian Birrell Interview)
Sunday March 16
Radio 1 - Robbie Irwin Sports Bag (Time 10:00AM)
(Director Intervew)
Sunday March 30
98 FM (Dublin) - Sports with Johnny Lyons (9:40 AM)
(Director Interview)
Listen to Paul Davey being interviewed on Test Match Special by Arlo White, during the Ireland V New Zealand match in Guyana.
Click below and wait for a few moments..
(Click link to view picture)
