Celebrating Bloomsday 2018

On Wednesday, June 13 at 5:30 p.m. Irish Network Boston co-hosted  a special evening celebrating Bloomsday at the Consulate General of Ireland.

Scenes from Ulysses were eloquently brought to life by David Gullette, showcasing the wit and frivolity distinctive to Joyce’s work. The event was hosted in partnership with the Consulate General of Boston and Boston College Global Leadership Institute.

About David Gullette: David is Professor Emeritus of English at Simmons College, where he taught Modern Irish Literature for many years, including a biennial James Joyce course. He is also a poet, actor and playwright, and Literary Director of The Poets’ Theatre, where his adaptation of Seamus Heaney’s translation of BEOWULF had a successful run in 2015. He is President of the Newton/San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) Sister City Project, and has published two books about Nicaraguan revolutionary poetry

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By Victoria Denoon

Originally from Holywood, Co. Down, Victoria Denoon is currently the Co-Director of the Center for Irish Partnerships at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The Center for Irish Partnership fosters collaborations and partnerships with educational institutions in Ireland and Northern Ireland across an interdisciplinary spectrum and embraces faculty exchange and joint research ventures and works with partners to create a dynamic model for Cross-Atlantic collaboration.

In addition, Victoria is the Senior Assistant to the Provost and Special Projects Coordinator for at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

In 2012, Victoria received an Irish Echo 40 Under 40 Award at a ceremony in New York City.
These awards spotlight up-and-coming leaders of Irish America from around the nation who work in a variety of fields and occupations. She is also the recipient of an Anam Cara Award from the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee.

Victoria has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen’s University Belfast, a graduate certificate in Business and a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from UMass Lowell.