Spirit of Ireland Gala and Raffle!

It’s that time of year again! The Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala to support the Irish Arts Center will be held on October 14 in New York City–and this year there is a very lovely twist! heart Read on: On October 14th, hundreds of friends of Irish Arts Center, the […]

Spirit of Ireland Gala October 4!

It is that time of year again! The Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala will be held October 4, 2013 in New York City. Here is your invitation, courtesy of the Irish Arts Center: Honorary Chairmen GABRIEL BYRNE and LIAM NEESON invite you to attend the Honoring DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Academy Award-Winning […]

Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala 2012

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 […]

Spirit of Ireland Gala 2011

Here is the video of Gabriel’s Gala Speech (added November 15, 2014 with thanks to Sarah R.)! — Updated October 19 From Irish Central: Award-winning actor Liam Neeson and Ireland’s Cultural Ambassador Gabriel Byrne, presented Riverdance composer, Bill Whelan with the Spirit of Ireland Award, at the 12th annual Irish […]

The Byrne-ing News, March 2010 Edition

UPDATE March 14 LostLily, our roving New York correspondent, has filed this report about the showing of Gabriel Byrne: Stories From Home at the Craic Festival: So, he wasn’t at the screening. Terence Mulligan, who organizes Craic Fest, welcomed everyone, thanked the sponsors and then said, “Unfortunately, Gabriel Byrne couldn’t […]

Spirit of Ireland Gala 2009

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 Honorary Co-Chairs GABRIEL BYRNE and LIAM NEESON invite you to IRISH ARTS CENTER SPIRIT OF IRELAND GALA 2009 New York Athletic Club,  180 Central Park South, New York 6:30 pm Cocktails and Silent Auction; 8:00 pm Dinner and Awards Presentation This is an annual fund-raising event […]