Has Gabriel Byrne lost the plot by attacking the Gathering? -- Criticism of the tourism initiative completely misses the point

Gabriel ByrneDamned if we do, and damned if we don’t That must have been the thought running through Enda Kenny’s mind as his ears were stung from Gabriel Byrne’s tongue lashingThe Hollywood star lambasted King Kenny and the Government’s marketing centerpiece for the tourism industry next year, The Gathering, which aims to bring an extra 325,000 visitors to IrelandRubbing even more salt into the wounds was the news that The Gathering had actually part-funded Today FM’s Last Word programme’s visit to New York on which actor Gabriel Byrne lambasted the tourism initiative as a “sham” Read more