Updated! Spirit of Ireland Gala 2011
Updated October 19
From Irish Central:
“Award-winning actor Liam Neeson and Ireland’s Cultural Ambassador Gabriel Byrne, presented Riverdance composer, Bill Whelan with the Spirit of Ireland Award, at the 12th annual Irish Arts Center Gala, in New York on Friday night…”
And below this great photo of the happy recipient and the two amazing Irish actors serving as bookends, you will find the video of Bill Whelan’s acceptance speech, during which Mr. Byrne remained on stage to laugh at his quips and share in the warmth and emotion of his remarks.
Liam Neeson, Denise and Bill Whelan, Christine Quinn and Gabriel Byrne
Photo by Erin Baiano
Thanks to the Irish Arts Center of New York for the picture and the video!
—
Honorary Co-Chairs
Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson
Invite you to
Save the Date
Irish Arts Center
Spirit of Ireland Gala
Friday, October 14
New York Athletic Club
180 Central Park South
New York, NY
For more event information, or to buy tickets, please call Carly Goettel at 212.757.3318 ext. 212 or carly@irishartscenter.org
Here is the PDF of the 2011 Gala Invitation.
Stay tuned for more details at the Irish Arts Center Facebook page.
Here’s the video!
Many thanks to Kris (USA) for the alert!
Note: this was originally posted on July 27, 2011.
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at 6:45 AM
That’s very kind but having checked my extremely busy (Ha Ha) social calender I’m afraid I’ll have to decline. The fact I live in the UK and the States is a bit far to travel for a night out is irrelevant LOL!!
:p
at 6:25 AM
Rochelle, I sure wish I knew where/how to write to Gabriel Byrne too!
at 3:21 PM
Krisb, not sure if it is still good but the address used to be:
Gabriel Byrne
c/o Paradigm
360 Park Ave South
New York, NY 10010
at 10:31 PM
Sam, thank you so much. Very much appreciated.
at 8:05 AM
Will be in Seatle on that very day. Too bad
Persona from France.
at 11:49 AM
My wife and I attended over a dozen various galas in NYC in 2010 / This was one of our favorites / Mr Byrne and Mr Neeson were gracious hosts of lasts years event and made themselves easily accessible to all who attended
at 8:34 AM
Great video!
The speech is full of intelligence and humour and the guy that is listening is like Dr. Weston that has just forgotten that he should not show his feelings when he is listening to somebody….
Love Irish artists, and Irish men!