This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows Gabriel Byrne: he has joined in the call to support former RTÉ presenter and journalist Charlie Bird in his efforts to raise awareness and support research for Motor Neuron Disease, following Charlie’s recent diagnosis. The plan is for Charlie and […]
Gabriel Byrne joins a host of contributors in the arts and politics in continuing to provide support for the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), a cause near and dear to his heart. The IHF shared the news today: a new book is underway, entitled Sons+Fathers: Some of the world’s best known […]
The Irish Arts Center provided an album of pictures, all taken by Amanda Gentile (bless her!), from the opening night of An Irish Christmas, which took place on December 18, 2014. More than one Byrneholic (including me, of course) voiced frustration at not being able to attend. For them, and […]
Updated January 16 The campaign is over. Alec Moore and Mark Wright, the creative team at Mossy Hare Productions, now have almost $20,000 (2/3 of their original campaign goal) to help them with post-production costs for their documentary, Behind The Sword In The Stone. As an Executive Producer for this […]
January 7 The new documentary film, Behind the Sword in the Stone, now has two Executive Producers: Philip Reeve, author of Here Lies Arthur (see more about his book below), and ME! I have always wanted to be involved in film-making. And I think supporting independent film is a great […]
It is that time again! Pauline Turley and Aidan Connolly of the Irish Arts Center extend this invitation to you: We’re looking forward to seeing you at our Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala on October 5th, when Gabriel Byrne will present the Spirit of Ireland Award to Jimmy Fallon from NBC’s […]