The Byrne-ing News, November 2013 Edition

Fall in New York. A busy time for everyone as the holiday season begins. An even busier time for Gabriel Byrne! While Mr. Byrne was in NYC in November talking about the Irish Hospice Foundation, reading from The Book of Men, and introducing one of several tributes to poet Seamus […]

The Byrne-ing News, May 2013 Edition

UPDATED May 17 As many of you know, I have a love-hate relationship with Vikings, the History Channel series written by Michael Hirst. Oh, this relationship has nothing to do with the series itself or its writer, both of which are very good. However, I stopped tweeting about the show […]

The Emmy Race

Updated July 14 The nominations were announced this morning and it appears to be a total shut out for In Treatment. Nothing to see here. Move along… No, I’m not upset. I’ve moved on. — Updated July 12 It is not just about Best Actor in a Drama. No, it […]

The Byrne-ing News, May 2011 Edition

Updated May 3: Edna O’Brien: Saints and Sinners Gabriel Byrne and others will read from Ms. O’Brien’s work on May 25 at Symphony Space in New York City. Learn more about Ms. O’Brien in this interview from February. She has been, as the novelist Colum McCann puts it, “the advance […]

The Byrne-ing News, April 2011 Edition

The AIA Gala Mr. Byrne hosts the Archaeological Institute of America’s Annual Gala Tuesday, April 26, at Capitale in New York City. This Imagine Ireland event includes a Contemporary Gaelic Feast (yum!) and Irish poetry, dance, and spirits. We will share any pictures of this event that come our way! […]

Gabriel Byrne Wins Our Hearts

So, I drank the champagne anyway. It felt good, ice cold and sparkling, soothing my raw vocal chords, a throat ruined by the “No! No! No!” being screamed at the television screen. And I toasted Mr. Gabriel Byrne. For his performance as Paul Weston in Season Two of In Treatment. […]