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Kelly Matthews

@KellyMatthews31

Author of Brian Friel: Beginnings, https://xitter.cf/t.co/42lNH0jnNx

 Cambridge, MA
fourcourtspress.ie/books/2024/brian-friel/
Joined May 2012
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Looking forward to speaking at the National Library of Ireland on Friday 2 October as part of “Ballybeg Goes Global,” an afternoon and evening of talks and performances of Brian Friel nli.ie/exhibitions-events/ba… @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU

Ballybeg Goes Global

A Celebration of Brian Friel

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Excited to be on bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00298t… this evening at 7:15 p.m. UK time with novelist Louise Kennedy to talk about Brian Friel's newly republished short stories @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU @PenguinUKBooks @BBCRadio4 @BBCnireland @LittleAcornsBks
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Peter Capaldi's new album, the great Ossian myth, Brian Friel's short...

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Peter Capaldi's new album, the great Ossian myth, Brian Friel's short...

Peter Capaldi's new music, an epic literary hoax, and Brian Friel's short stories.

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Happy to see my book featured on the shelves of @wstonesbelfast
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Looking forward to speaking about my book BRIAN FRIEL: BEGINNINGS on Friday at 6:30 in Milwaukee! @boswellbooks @CelticMKE Reserve your seat at eventbrite.com/e/kelly-matth…
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For #loveDonegal day: @KellyMatthews31 new @FourCourtsPress book on Friel fourcourtspress.ie/books/202…
Four Courts Press | Brian Friel

Four Courts Press | Brian Friel

Beginnings by Kelly Matthews

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Excited to be featured in this week’s @IrishEcho irishecho.com/2024/8/a-young… @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
A young writer willing to learn

A young writer willing to learn

“Equally horrified” was the combined response from Brian Friel’s agent in New York and his editor at the New Yorker magazine to his news that he’d ...

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Review of my book BRIAN FRIEL: BEGINNINGS in Saturday’s @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/culture/books… @IrishTimesCultr @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
Brian Friel: Beginnings by Kelly Matthews – The making of a highly competitive playwright

Brian Friel: Beginnings by Kelly Matthews – The making of a highly competitive playwright

Broadway, here he comes. But first there were Ulster feiseanna, sports and his family’s literary drive

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Enjoyed being on @_talkinghistory last night on Dublin's @NewstalkFM (segment begins at 38:00) goloudplayer.com/podcasts/ta… @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghe...

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📻In this week's episode of @_talkinghistory on @NewstalkFM: Best of July Books 📚 🇮🇪 Irish First Ladies & First Gentlemen, 1919-2011 @CorkUP 📷Cartomania: Celebrity & Photography in the 19th Century 📷 🖊️Brian Friel: Beginnings Tune in Sun 7pm or podcast newstalk.com/podcasts/highli…
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Be sure to listen in to Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan this Sunday evening at 7pm. Kelly Matthews will be discussing, "Brian Friel: Beginnings" from @FourCourtsPress @KellyMatthews31 @history_talking @NewstalkFM @GateTheatreDub @obrienmark @DruidTheatre @MaureenKennell5
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DANCING AT LUGHNASA is officially open and we're so pleased to be having such full houses for this beautiful production! 💚 ★★★★★ — The Irish Times 🗓️ NOW ON until 21st September 🎟️ Join us this summer: gatetheatre.ie/production/da…
"Terrofoc...Mesmerising" No More Workhorse Photos by Ros Kavanagh #DancingAtLughnasa #BrianFriel #IrishEventsDublin #IrishCultureDublin #IrishPlay #IrishTheatre #FailteIreland #LoveDublin #DublinCityEvents #DublinSummerEvents

ALT "Terrofoc...Mesmerising" No More Workhorse Photos by Ros Kavanagh #DancingAtLughnasa #BrianFriel #IrishEventsDublin #IrishCultureDublin #IrishPlay #IrishTheatre #FailteIreland #LoveDublin #DublinCityEvents #DublinSummerEvents

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👀⚡️FIRST LOOK: DANCING AT LUGHNASA⚡️👀 🗓️ NOW ON until 21st September 🎟️ Join us this summer: gatetheatre.ie/production/da… 📻🪁🧶🍀 #DancingAtLughnasa #BrianFriel #IrishTheatre
Photo by Ros Kavanagh Featuring Molly Logan, Nicky Harley, Lauren Farrell and Zara Devlin.

ALT Photo by Ros Kavanagh Featuring Molly Logan, Nicky Harley, Lauren Farrell and Zara Devlin.

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Joy that it's FINALLY in print. Congrats to all involved! press.syr.edu/supressbooks/6…
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Thanks @sarajkeating for a wide-ranging conversation about my book in @businessposthq -- and thanks Bryan Meade for the photo shoot! businesspost.ie/arts-living/… @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
Becoming Brian Friel: The new book shedding light on the early life of ‘the Irish Chekhov’

Becoming Brian Friel: The new book shedding light on the early life of ‘the Irish Chekhov’

In Brian Friel: Beginnings, the American author Kelly Matthews provides a fascinating insight into the author’s early years

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Thanks @marielouisemuir for having me on @bbcradioulster today -- great conversation on TheCultureCafe! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0020w… @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
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Looking forward to being on TheCultureCafe @bbcradioulster with @marielouisemuir & fellow guests Bill Rolston billrolston.weebly.com & Michael O'Neill of armchairandrocket.com this Sunday (7 July), 3-4 pm BST, bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009tl… @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
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Thanks @UlsterUni for featuring my book launch on the UU Alumni Facebook page! And many thanks to UU Director of Regional Development, Professor Malachy Ó Néill @niallach, for hosting on the night! facebook.com/search/top?q=ul… @FourCourtsPress @LittleAcornsBks @FraminghamU
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My interview with Greg Hughes of #Donegal @highlandradio is now online at highlandradio.com/2024/06/25… (Segment begins at 25:26 in second section of the podcast) @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU
Podcast Tuesday's Nine Til Noon Show - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport

Podcast Tuesday's Nine Til Noon Show - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport

The Nine Til Noon Show is broadcast, live Weekdays from 9am to 12noon- the podcast is below: In this hour we speak to Kealan Dolan who heroically saved an elderly man from a burning house. Susan Grey...

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A few more photos from my @BCDublin launch @FourCourtsPress @emiliepine @BCIrishStudies @FraminghamU
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Really enjoyed seeing everyone at @BCDublin yesterday for a conversation about my new book! @FourCourtsPress @FraminghamU Special thanks to @emiliepine!
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