Archive for the ‘News’ Category

5 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Parades and green beer not really your thing? Here are four suggestions for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home and/or computer. And while you are enjoying the day, remember to toast Gabriel Byrne as the New Cultural Ambassador for Ireland! L’Chaim! Music Folk...

March 17th, 2010 | News | Read More

Gabriel Byrne New Cultural Ambassador

UPDATED with more information from the Irish Times! Our roving reporter in the UK, Lozzie, reports the Twitterverse is all abuzz with news that Gabriel Byrne has been named Ireland’s new Cultural Ambassador. And now it has been officially confirmed at RTÉ News: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 20:12 Actor...

March 16th, 2010 | Causes & Charity, News | Read More

The Byrne-ing News

UPDATE March 14: LostLily, our roving New York correspondent, has filed this report about the showing of Stories From Home at the Craic Festival: So, he wasn’t at the screening. Terence Mulligan, who organizes Craic Fest, welcomed everyone, thanked the sponsors and then said, “Unfortunately,...

March 11th, 2010 | News | Read More

Two New Patients?

1. According to The Times of India, Irrfan Khan (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Namesake”) is coming to New York for the shooting of Season 3 of HBO’s “In Treatment,” which starts in April. “Irrfan was initially hesitant about confirming the news. “At the...

March 6th, 2010 | Television | Read More