Páraic Breathnach
Páraic Breathnach (born 1956) is an Irish actor, performer, writer and storyteller.
Biography[]
A fluent Irish speaker, Páraic grew up in Carna, County Galway. As a student in University College Galway, he was deeply involved with and , where he teamed up with in a series of groundbreaking cultural initiatives in and out of college. He worked with An Taibhdhearc and Druid Theatres and became the first manager of Galway Arts Centre, before co-founding Macnas with Ollie Jennings.
He has appeared in several major Irish films throughout the years, including Michael Collins and Breakfast on Pluto. A frequent contributor to TG4, he also played the character of Jacksie Walsh on RTÉ's Killinaskully.
He has also been the managing director of the Galway Arts Center.[1]
In 2005 he was awarded an honorary degree from NUI Galway "for his immense contribution to cultural life in Galway and Ireland".[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lisa Regan. "New managing director at Galway Arts Centre". Galway Independent. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
- ^ NUI Galway to honour three individuals for their contributions to the Arts, NUI Galway, 17 October 2005
Further reading[]
- http://www.hotpress.com/Paraic-Breathnach/features/interviews/Paraic-Breathnach/2659109.html
- Macnas: Joyful Abandonment, Terry Dineen, The Liffey Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-905785-28-5
External links[]
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Alumni of NUI Galway
- Irish male film actors
- Irish male stage actors
- Irish male television actors
- Male actors from County Galway
- Actors from County Mayo
- TG4 presenters