Posts Tagged ‘arts’

Gabriel Byrne Makes a Case for the Arts

I suppose it was the holidays. That’s what I’ll blame it on, anyway. Somehow, Gabriel Byrne made a presentation at an event in Ireland a couple of weeks ago and it flew right by me! I never cease to be amazed at how he slips in and out of places, carrying the flag for artistic collaboration,...

January 5th, 2010 | Appearances | Read More

The Fate of the Irish Film Board

It was a star-studded affair in an unlikely place: “the windowless, functional, fluorescent-lit chamber” in Leinster House, Dublin, where the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Arts heard testimony regarding the possible axing of the Irish Film Board. The IrishTimes.com reports Wednesday,...

October 16th, 2009 | Appearances | Read More

Spirit of Ireland Gala 2009 on Oct 2

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 Honorary Co-Chairs GABRIEL BYRNE and LIAM NEESON invite you to IRISH ARTS CENTER SPIRIT OF IRELAND GALA 2009 New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South, New York 6:30 pm Cocktails and Silent Auction; 8:00 pm Dinner and Awards Presentation This is an annual fund-raising...

September 29th, 2009 | Causes & Charity | Read More

UPDATED: Getting Literary: Byrne to Open Festival in Ireland

Writers’ Week in Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, the annual literary festival, will be opened by Gabriel Byrne on May 27. “Since it’s inception in 1970 Listowel Writers’ Week has been recognised as the primary event in Ireland’s literary calendar. North Kerry is the birthplace of many...