The Byrne-ing News, St. Patrick’s Day Edition, 2012

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To get your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations off to a grand start: Independent.ie; Like an Irish whiskey Irish men get better with age [This article is no longer available on the Internet] GABRIEL Byrne, Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan all rank among Ireland’s best looking men, […]

New Project: Poetry and Jazz Recording

According to JazzWise Magazine (the UK’s biggest selling jazz magazine!), Gabriel Byrne will be guest starring on a new album by Irish jazz singer Christine Tobin. He will be playing the accordion. Uh, no. He will be reciting some of his favorite Yeats poems. Yes, that’s it. Here’s the scoop: […]

Casting “Secret State”

Updated February 20 Ruth Negga, recent winner of the IFTA Award for Best Actress (Television) for her performance as Dame Shirley Bassey in the BBC production Shirley in 2011, has joined this stellar cast and will play an intelligence analyst. According to Herald.ie [no longer linked because URL usually does […]

Gabriel Byrne to star in “Coup”

Update: Many others are reporting on this great news now, including The Hollywood Reporter (ooooh, and while you are there, check out the latest Academy Awards News!), The Stage, and TheaterMania. Here is the official press release from Channel 4, dated January 24, 2012: Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, Miller’s […]

In Treatment Season 3 in UK

Lucky citizens of the UK, here is your Byrne-ing Up the TV Alert: Sky Atlantic begins showing Season Three of In Treatment on November 12. From their website: In Treatment Season 3 will air on Sky Atlantic HD and Sky Atlantic in double bills every Saturday and Sunday from 12 […]