Pádraic 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 An Cumann Drámaíochta and Dramsoc, where he teamed up with Ollie Jennings 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

  1. ↑ Lisa Regan. "New managing director at Galway Arts Centre". Galway Independent. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28.
  2. ↑ 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
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