Hi and welcome to my Upstart blog. My name’s Anne and I’m currently interning with Fighting Words, Roddy Doyle’s creative writing centre, ha ha ha. I promise I don’t own a bowler hat but I have found myself in the enviable position of talking …
2451 days ago
How Important is Creativity in Education?
2452 days ago
So If We All Agree, Let’s Do It
Having watched the footage of the National Campaign for the Arts at The Project on Monday, it is clear that artists feel marginalized; that they are not being treated like other laborers in this country. From people I’ve spoken to in the theatre world …
2453 days ago
Why I Am Here
Right before I moved over to Ireland in September, there was a great article in the NY Times about what a fabulous theatre scene Dublin has. On one hand, I was glad to see the article; it confirmed what I already know: theatre in …
2453 days ago
A satirical issue?
Upstart’s aim of promoting discourse and discussion seems to be working. While receiving generally universal praise, a piece written in one of Ireland’s more well-read newspapers yesterday seemed to disagree with the project and although aggressive in its disagreement, the result of the article …
2453 days ago
Introducing the Upstart Blog
Welcome to the brand new Blog! Over the next week our busy team of bloggers will be stirring online debate by bringing you all the best in Upstart news, views and interviews. With election day fast approaching, it’s more important than ever that artists …
2453 days ago
Introducing Rosa Abbott – Upstart on the Streets!
Hi my name’s Rosa Abbott and I’ll be taking to the streets to find out what people are saying about Upstart. The Upstart project has already generated a lot of attention within the art industry and from the press, but seen as this is …
2453 days ago
188205 Things I did today
I have contacted/exchanged emails with: 7 writers 4 organizers 5 Upstart members. Promoted Upstart to the public via 6 distributions lists. Clicked on 15 websites Typed 18 578 characters and created 2978 words. I have counted them all! Ate 1 meal. Sneezed twice. (I …
2453 days ago
Introducing Annie Gill – Performing Arts
My name is Annie Gill and I am very happy to be blogging for UpStart. I will be focusing on how the coming election is affecting the show business world and other performance based art. I’m American and I’m enjoying learning about the Irish …
2453 days ago
Introducing Eoin Monaghan – Politics & the Arts
I’ll be on Media-Watch throughout this campaign, bringing you the controversies and talking points surrounding politics and the Arts. We don’t have long until polling stations open next week and as the day looms closer, the media will be waiting to jump on any …
2453 days ago
Introducing Judy O’Broin – Upstart News Diary
Before we start at the beginning, let us start in the middle. Upstart has been up-to-ninety since it first got out of the noggin machine and out onto the streets, to stir public imagination.To all who volunteer, submit, slam wrestle, fund raise or simply …