The Imagine Ireland monthly newsletter for May shone its spotlight on the Cultural Ambassador for Ireland. The message says: “Forward to a friend”, so here it is in its entirety, with an image provided by us! From Imagine Ireland: In 2010, the Irish Government created the new position of Cultural […]
One wonders what was running through Gabriel Byrne’s mind as he read the script for the film Into The West. Certainly he knew the origins of the story of Oisín and Tir na nÓg. The early epic poem of Yeats (his longest poem, as it turns out), The Wanderings of […]
Ambassador Alert! Gabriel Byrne will be in the Green Room on NewsTalk.FM Radio on Monday, January 10, at 10:00 pm (Irish time).
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 […]
Update: Although the documentary itself seems to be unavailable for purchase, the book upon which it is based, Emeralds in Tinseltown: The Irish in Hollywood, can be purchased at Amazon. — The Holidays are here! And our first present has arrived. This Saturday, Christmas Day, at 10:00pm, TV3 in Ireland […]
Barry McCall, fashion and celebrity photographer, answers a few questions about his recently published retrospective, Pho20graphy, all proceeds for which go to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC). Be sure to check out the video and information at the end of the interview! Byrneholics: Your […]