Our Patron

Senator David Norris, is a member of the Trinity College Dublin University Panel in Seanad Eireann since 1987 and a founding member of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was Senior Lecturer in the Department of English in Trinity College Dublin from 1968 to 1996.
He is one of Ireland's leading Joyce scholars, was Founding Chairman of the James Joyce Centre, the North Great Georges Street Preservation Society and Friends of the Library (longest serving Chairman) Trinity College Dublin. His main areas of concern are national and international human and civil rights, equality issues for gay and lesbian people and the conservation of Dublin's architectural history. He studied the piano with the late Lily Huban at the Reade Pianoforte School in Harcourt Street.

A Message from Senator David Norris 

I am delighted to be Patron of An Lár TV. During the recent Leaders Debate as Gaeilge on TG4 I learnt a couple of new words. One of the most interesting was lárnach which means central but was translated as essential and I would very much hope and envisage An Lár TV will become part of the essential viewing for those interested in communities and social enterprise. Already the interest groups involved range from Celtic Mythology to Catholic Grandparents.

The values espoused by An Lár TV are integrity, inclusiveness and innovation and these values will be seen to be at the heart of the rebirth of Ireland from its current difficulties.

Best wishes

Senator David Norris