The Year in Review: Gabriel Byrne in 2011

Gabriel Byrne was a very busy man in 2011. Here is a video recollection of his activities and his accomplishments as Cultural Ambassador for Ireland and as the artist he will always be. The video is also available in HD, so choose it if you prefer. Be sure to choose […]

Happy New Year from Byrneholics!

All the best to you in 2012! A set of New Year’s wallpapers is now available in the Flickr stream. Here is a sample. Enjoy! And, as usual, we have big plans for the Byrneholics website this coming year. Work on the Gallery continues, some new widgets will be available […]

A Special Holiday Present

Updated December 28 This is the perfect holiday present!  The music is amazing, the readings are great, and the sense of camaraderie, fellowship, and just plain fun is fantastic! Here is Gabriel Byrne reading the W. B. Yeats poem “Down By The Salley Gardens,” with Martin Hayes on the fiddle: […]

Happy Holidays from Byrneholics Online!

Here is the official 2011 Byrneholics Holiday Season wallpaper for spiffing up your desktop and getting yourself into the best holiday mood in the world! With all good wishes for a great holiday season and as much merry-making as you can stand. PS. The End of Days Mega Movie Page […]

The Fallen Angel

Milton got it right, even though he did not intend to do so. Paradise Lost is interesting, as a story and as a poem, while Satan is in the spotlight. As literary critics have noted, Milton saw in Satan all his own “best qualities.” God’s fallen angel is an “heroic […]