Páraic Breathnach (born 1956) is an Irish actor, performer, writer
and storyteller.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 DrámaÃochta 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.
and storyteller.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 DrámaÃochta 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.
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