September’s edition of “The Wisden Cricketer” magazine had this to say about Breaking Boundaries.
“Ireland’s World Cup last year was memorable for the right and wrong reasons. They beat Pakistan on St. Patrick’s day but found themselves part of a murder investigation into Bob Woolmer’s death.
The DVD has fantastic behind-the-scenes footage of these incidents, as well as the stories behind a team including a farmer, a teacher, a postman and a delivery driver”
Breaking Boundaries received a rave review from the DNA newspaper in India.
“Trully, it is a candid and heart-warming piece of work.”
“It is a must see for those who enjoy a story of courage and passion.”
“here is a real-life story of a postman, a teacher, a fabric salesman, a farmer and an electrician who formed a team and beat many on their way to creating history”
“The Irish cricket journey captured by director Paul Davey is nothing short of a fairy-tale”
Full review..
“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
“fantastic behind-the-scenes footage”
THE WISDEN CRICKETER
‘Breaking Boundaries - Ireland’s extraordinary cricket world cup’ makes the front page of the Indian Express newspaper.
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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 (John Kenny) (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
RTE 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)
Saturday May 3
Radio 2 GB (Australia)
(Director Interview)
Friday May 16
News X Television (India)
(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..
Sandeep Dwivedi interviews Paul Davey after Ireland’s victory over Pakistan
As the Ireland players embark on their 2008 cricketing year, the final postscript to last year’s World Cup finals is in the shops.
We have had the books, now see the video. For all seven weeks of Ireland’s great adventure, Irishman Paul Davey, a documentary maker, followed the team with camera in hand and the result is a wonderful dvd capturing the unforgettable experience of a squad who went to their first World Cup expected to play three matches and return home but stayed to beat two Test nations and tie with another.
As well as the key match highlights, there is, thanks to physio Iain Knox, exclusive footage from inside the dressing room and on-the-spot interviews with many of the players and key officials.
The win against Pakistan and the Super Eight victory against Bangladesh may have been the highlights but the amazing events surrounding the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, who was staying in the Ireland team hotel, is extensively covered while the reaction of the Irish fans is not forgotten.
For anyone who was part of the Caribbean experience, it is a ‘must view’ and the, hopefully, not once-in-a lifetime experience will be enjoyed by even non-cricket fans.
Breaking Boundaries is available in shops now and on line from www.irishcricketdoco.com,
” Brilliant.. an absolute triumph!.. An emotional rollercoaster behind one of Ireland’s greatest and most unlikely sporting success stories.”
Demelza de Burca - Irish Daily Mirror
SPIN Magazine (UK) - Duncan Steer (Editor)
“Paul Davey’s access-all-areas film following Ireland’s run at the 2007 World Cup is an immense cricket story, inspirational both in the tale and the manner of its telling. We know the outline already: how Ireland’s postmen, schoolteachers and farmers took on the pros and, against the odds, won through to the second stage of cricket’s biggest tournament. But to a great sporting story, Davey brings the skills of a first-rate documentary maker, as he traces the personal journeys of the players, as they beat Pakistan on St Patrick’s Day – only for it to be over-shadowed by the death of Bob Woolmer the next day.
“We cried together, we laughed together, we lived it together. And it must be very hard for someone looking in to imagine what it must have been like,” says teacher/spinner Kyle McCallan at one point.
But Davey’s film takes us as close as any outsider has any right to expect.
Davey is granted amazing access to the team: as the team closes down Zimbabwe on their way to a nerve-wracking tie in the first game, he is in a back-room of the dressing room talking to coach Adi Birrell, who can hardly bear to watch. Davey’s at the post-match team sing-song, too – and then at the half-time team-talk after they’ve bowled out Pakistan for 132.
Skipper Trent Johnston goes round the room and puts the big question to his players, one by one: “Do you want to back in Dublin delivering post on Monday? Do you want to be back teaching this time next week?” Davey’s also there when Trent Johnston gets a call from Irish president Mary McAleese and puts her on speakerphone so the rest of the chaps can hear.
Sharply edited throughout, Davey takes us right to the middle of the changing atmosphere around the team: from the tension of the big games to the conflicting emotions as the team become national heroes, while finding themselves close to a developing murder investigation.
Inevitably, the most compelling moments appear in the first half here, before cricketing reality kicks in and the Woolmer investigation starts to drag on. But the film rattles through in a highly watchable 52 minutes and if anything, the editing is so tight and so obviously drawn from many different sources – numerous interviews, backstage eavesdropping, match footage – that there’s a real feeling that plenty of good stuff has been left on the cutting room floor. Cricket is not blessed with a history of genuine, high quality documentary films, but this is really very good indeed – and leaves you wanting plenty more.
BBC (UK) - Alison Mitchell - 5 Live
“A refreshingly honest, heartfelt film, which captures the mood of those extraordinary few weeks completely.”