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]
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