The Imagine Ireland Launch Continues-Updated

The New York City Launch, January 7 The launch of Imagine Ireland at Lincoln Center in New York City on January 7 continues to gather enthusiastic responses from press in the US and Ireland. CBS Chicago: $5M Grant Brings Ireland To Chicago Irish Fireside: A Year of Irish Arts in […]

Imagine Ireland Launched!

Updated: the unofficial transcript from the unofficial video of Mr. Byrne’s speech is now at the end of this posting. Some audio is missing,  but what’s here is pretty inspiring, so enjoy! — The official launch of the year-long initiative, Imagine Ireland, occurred on January 7 at Lincoln Center in […]

Imagine Ireland – the Launch

Updated January 7 Twitter was busy with news about the launch of Imagine Ireland today! The announcement occurred at 11:00 am EST at Lincoln Center in New York City. Attendees have noted that Cultural Ambassador for Ireland Gabriel Byrne was as inspirational as always, as were the other speakers. The […]

Our Ambassador On The Go!

When Gabriel Byrne is not burning up the airwaves as troubled but brilliant therapist Paul Weston, you will find him wearing his Cultural Ambassador for Ireland hat in a variety of intriguing places, both here in the US and at home in Ireland. global irish network Irish Central, November 10: […]

Dying in Dublin: Hospice Care

  UPDATE November 11: Mr. Frank Walsh, in a letter to the Irish Times, disagrees with Mr. Byrne on how funerals and the grieving process have changed in Ireland: I never cease to be amazed at how we Irish continue to celebrate and embrace death so excellently. The morgue is […]