Updated October 10 The video from the Saturday morning panel “Promoting Irish Culture,” with Ambassador Byrne, author Colm Tóibín, and comedian Dara O Briain, is only available at RTE until October 29, so hurry over and view it while you can. A transcript of quotes from Mr. Byrne is in […]
Updated July 13 In an interview with Irish Central, Mr. Gleeson reveals details about the making of the film, including Gabriel Byrne’s role: Gleeson will be doing just that with his next major project, one that has been a long time coming. He will be directing his own adaptation of […]
From the HotPress interview with Brendan Gleeson: Gleeson reveals that Gabriel Byrne, Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy and Michael Fassbender will all star in his planned film version of Flann O’Brien’s 1939 novel At Swim-Two Birds. He also emphasises the importance of having an Irish cast, adding “It was important, but […]
With words, that is. Today is Bloomsday. So today, we will visit a library and take a walk. The library belongs to Gabriel Byrne, of course. In an interview with Barbara Hoffman at the New York Post (no, not the New York Review of Books, darn it!), Mr. Byrne notes […]
Update June 16 The Annual Theatre Forum Ireland Conference 2011 website [no longer available as of April 16, 2018] has provided video, podcasts, photos, and even cartoons from the event! Gabriel Byrne’s remarks in this video begin at the 3:00 minute mark and run through to the end, but watch […]
President Obama visited Dublin on May 23, 2011. His full remarks that day are no available at the his official White House website, which has been archived, effective in 2021, but The Guardian provided a detailed account of his visit, so be sure to check it out. The White House […]