Escape to the châteaux: live a gilded life on a trip to the Loire Valley in France
The châteaux of the Loire Valley are glorious. Just watch out for amorous peacocks
How to Art by Kate Bryan and David Shrigley: An engaging primer
If you require emotional support to go to a gallery, this could be a book for you
Culture Night 2025: Where to head on Friday, September 19th
The big events book out quickly, but here are a few you might have missed
Is Valencia the holy grail of holidays?
The Spanish city, home to the reputed Last Supper chalice, is a fascinating and tasty trip through time
Lisbon is sinfully good fun during the feast of St Anthony
The city’s exuberant charm is in overdrive as a carnival atmosphere takes over its very walkable centre
EVA International 2025: ‘It’s a poor city for art where you can’t start a quarrel’
Brian O’Doherty’s remark dates from his time as curator of the Limerick biennial. Will the 2025 edition ignite squabbles?
An Alaskan adventure: Someone whispers ‘bear’ – then we see him: huge, dark and ambling towards us
On a cruise from Seattle to the glaciers of Alaska, we admire coastlines too beautiful for words, encounter a bear and take a polar plunge
Cities of the World: Around the globe in 282 artworks
Kathy Prendergast and Chris Leach are showing their work together for the first time at a special exhibition opening at the Kilkenny Arts Festival
State of the art: ‘My dream is to be in the studio working solidly. Having a full-time job is a distraction from that’
Faigh Amach, at Temple Bar Gallery in Dublin, spotlights work by Ella Bertilsson, Kathy Tynan and Emily Waszak
Lost for words: Dublin-born artist Jenny Brady explores the world of interpretation
Watching The Glass Booth we discover the subtle, complex and fascinating interplay of power and trust that mediating language orally involves
Ready for launch: Mark O’Connell and Jennifer Walshe on Mars, their new collaboration
Galway International Arts Festival stages the premiere of an Irish opera in which four women astronauts embark on a Martian voyage
David Gentleman’s Lessons for Young Artists: advice for living well, for people of all ages
A richly wise book about how to live a creative life in a world full of distractions and false goals
An Irish industrial folly spawns a new generation of cutting-edge creativity
Galway International Arts Festival 2025: Interface’s This Too Will Pass, at the Carrolls salmon hatchery, and Funeral for Ashes, by Conor Maloney and John Conneely
Evie Hone and Mainie Jellett: Two Irish artist friends who rewrote the rules of 20th century art
A century ago The Irish Times called their style freakish. A National Gallery of Ireland exhibition shows how important they still are
Venice Architecture Biennale 2025: Ireland presents an elegantly complex take on a richly simple idea
The Irish pavilion is a standout in an otherwise patchy 19th biennale