Gabriel Byrne to star in “Coup”

Update: Many others are reporting on this great news now, including The Hollywood Reporter (ooooh, and while you are there, check out the latest Academy Awards News!), The Stage, and TheaterMania. Here is the official press release from Channel 4, dated January 24, 2012: Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, Miller’s […]

RTÉ’s Silver Anniversary

Nothing seems more appropriate, as we head into the New Year, than looking back over the fifty years of programming provided by RTÉ and celebrating the past. WorldIrish.com [As of September 8, 2016 this website is no longer available] has created a profile of what was originally called Telefis Éireann in […]

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: […]

In Treatment Season 3 in UK

Lucky citizens of the UK, here is your Byrne-ing Up the TV Alert: Sky Atlantic begins showing Season Three of In Treatment on November 12. From their website: In Treatment Season 3 will air on Sky Atlantic HD and Sky Atlantic in double bills every Saturday and Sunday from 12 […]

In Treatment Season 3 on DVD!

Updated October 4: DVDTalk has a great review of the new DVD, including an in-depth overview of the series itself, as well as technical analysis (transfer is perfect, sound is flawless, and there are NO extras–all pretty much as expected). Christopher McQuain is the reviewer. He appreciates all three seasons […]