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‘How much more of a housing crisis can we be in before we innovate too?’

‘How much more of a housing crisis can we be in before we innovate too?’

Architectural solutions to Ireland’s housing shortage have already been road-tested in towns and cities across Europe. The best are going on show in Dublin

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 05:00
Late bloomers: ‘I have the rest of my life in front of me and I want to devote it to art’

Late bloomers: ‘I have the rest of my life in front of me and I want to devote it to art’

Three emerging artists on taking the scenic route to their creative careers

Sun Jan 07 2024 - 05:00
2024 in art: 10 shows to look out for over the next 12 months

2024 in art: 10 shows to look out for over the next 12 months

As the world teeters on the brink of calamity, artists get busy exploring questions big and small

Sat Dec 30 2023 - 05:15
Niall McCullough’s Dublin – Creation Occupation Destruction: tales of the city

Niall McCullough’s Dublin – Creation Occupation Destruction: tales of the city

A valuable addition to the literature on our capital, although the overall tone is grim, especially the final chapter: Destruction

Sat Dec 30 2023 - 05:00
2023 in art: The 10 best exhibitions of the year

2023 in art: The 10 best exhibitions of the year

Money, women and power wove the threads of the year

Sat Dec 23 2023 - 05:15
How to crochet and knit: This surprisingly arty craft can become a productive passion

How to crochet and knit: This surprisingly arty craft can become a productive passion

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Tue Dec 19 2023 - 05:15
A blissful, 12-day phone-free sailing trip around the Spice Islands

A blissful, 12-day phone-free sailing trip around the Spice Islands

A trip on the Ombak Putih vessel to Run tells the stories of the spice trade, and of the origin of species

Sun Dec 17 2023 - 06:00
The Power of Art by Caroline Campbell: A fascinating attempt to rebalance our myopic view

The Power of Art by Caroline Campbell: A fascinating attempt to rebalance our myopic view

A welcome exploration spanning 4,000 years and creative hubs from Babylon to Vienna, New York and Pyongyang

Sat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
How to be a doodler: Daydream with a pencil

How to be a doodler: Daydream with a pencil

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Tue Dec 12 2023 - 05:15
How to be a greeting-card writer: Avoid angels and lean into the vegetable puns

How to be a greeting-card writer: Avoid angels and lean into the vegetable puns

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Mon Dec 04 2023 - 05:00
I won Portrait Artist of the Year (and decade) … here’s what happened next

I won Portrait Artist of the Year (and decade) … here’s what happened next

Winning the popular Sky Arts series launched a stellar career for Belfast-born artist Gareth Reid

Sun Dec 03 2023 - 05:00
Self-Determination: A Global Perspective – An exhibition showing the art of nation building

Self-Determination: A Global Perspective – An exhibition showing the art of nation building

The Irish Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibition is an absorbing reminder of the similarities that occupy people across the globe

Sat Dec 02 2023 - 05:15
The best holidays for solo travellers - and no single supplement

The best holidays for solo travellers - and no single supplement

From hotels to guided expeditions and more gentle adventures, here are some options and offers to spread your solo wings

Mon Nov 27 2023 - 05:00
The joys of solo travelling: ‘You’re exploring a new place and exploring yourself as well’

The joys of solo travelling: ‘You’re exploring a new place and exploring yourself as well’

Travelling on your own can be scary but fulfilling if you plan properly. Here are tips from seasoned solo travellers

Sun Nov 26 2023 - 05:00
Michael Healy 1873-1941 and The Illuminated Window: illuminating the divine

Michael Healy 1873-1941 and The Illuminated Window: illuminating the divine

Stories told in glass are the subject of two new books looking at the life of Michael Healy and stained glass through the ages

Sat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
How to put on a panto: Keep it fluffy, with a sprinkle of fear and a few jokes for the adults

How to put on a panto: Keep it fluffy, with a sprinkle of fear and a few jokes for the adults

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Nov 25 2023 - 03:40
Emma Talbot: ‘Hercules resolves with acts of aggression. He kills, he steals, he tricks, he colonises’

Emma Talbot: ‘Hercules resolves with acts of aggression. He kills, he steals, he tricks, he colonises’

Emma Talbot uses myth and the past to explore alternative, better futures in her silk hangings exhibition in Sligo’s Model

Thu Nov 23 2023 - 05:15
How to be a costume manager: Stain, dye, cut and repurpose – and remember blood’s harder to come by since Brexit

How to be a costume manager: Stain, dye, cut and repurpose – and remember blood’s harder to come by since Brexit

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Nov 18 2023 - 00:00
Reflections on the state we’re in: Capturing the faces of modern Ireland

Reflections on the state we’re in: Capturing the faces of modern Ireland

Photographer Deirdre Brennan has been turning her lens on the people of Ireland

Sun Nov 12 2023 - 09:00
How to photograph food: You’ll be surprised where the steam comes from

How to photograph food: You’ll be surprised where the steam comes from

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Nov 11 2023 - 07:00
Coffins, Alan Rickman’s desk and Seán O’Casey’s pram: Inside the curious world of the Abbey Theatre’s props warehouse

Coffins, Alan Rickman’s desk and Seán O’Casey’s pram: Inside the curious world of the Abbey Theatre’s props warehouse

Abbey Theatre’s warehouse in north Dublin is bursting with stories. Eimer Murphy, Ireland’s only props master, takes us on a tour

Sat Nov 04 2023 - 05:25
Gallery Weekend comes to Dublin with the greatest free show in town

Gallery Weekend comes to Dublin with the greatest free show in town

The city’s galleries hope their big weekend event will spotlight what’s on and encourage new visitors with late evening openings

Sat Nov 04 2023 - 05:15
How to be a picture framer: You need attention to detail and tact

How to be a picture framer: You need attention to detail and tact

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Nov 04 2023 - 04:30
How to be a mythologist: Immerse yourself in Irish folklore and legends this Halloween

How to be a mythologist: Immerse yourself in Irish folklore and legends this Halloween

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Oct 28 2023 - 05:00
How to go on an archaeological dig: Be patient – it’s not all Indiana Jones

How to go on an archaeological dig: Be patient – it’s not all Indiana Jones

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Oct 21 2023 - 05:00
Thinking of buying at at an auction? Read this first

Thinking of buying at at an auction? Read this first

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Oct 14 2023 - 05:00
John Tuomey: I thought the purpose of architecture was to change the world. Now I’m thinking about what endures

John Tuomey: I thought the purpose of architecture was to change the world. Now I’m thinking about what endures

The First Quarter, the award-winning designer’s memoir, reflects on the making of architecture and of the architect himself

Wed Oct 11 2023 - 05:00
How to be a children’s book illustrator: Go on an adventure with endless possibilities

How to be a children’s book illustrator: Go on an adventure with endless possibilities

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00
Open House Dublin 2023: More than 150 buildings star in this year’s festival. Here are our favourites

Open House Dublin 2023: More than 150 buildings star in this year’s festival. Here are our favourites

The annual architecture celebration offers free peeks inside everything from follies to football stadiums

Mon Oct 02 2023 - 05:15
The best accessible outdoor spots around Ireland

The best accessible outdoor spots around Ireland

For wheelchair and walker users, buggy pushers or anyone with impaired mobility, these places offer easy access to the great outdoors

Sun Oct 01 2023 - 05:00
How to design with sound: Come in early and yell ‘Going loud!’

How to design with sound: Come in early and yell ‘Going loud!’

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Sept 30 2023 - 05:00
What do artists need to be creative? From time and space to hope, six tell us what makes them tick

What do artists need to be creative? From time and space to hope, six tell us what makes them tick

Half a dozen figures from the arts world reveal what they require to realise their full potential as creators

Tue Sept 26 2023 - 05:15
A first look inside the new space at the renovated UCD James Joyce Library

A first look inside the new space at the renovated UCD James Joyce Library

University College Dublin’s James Joyce Library has undergone a renovation that reveals the power of space to sit and think

Sun Sept 24 2023 - 06:15
How to play gamelan: It’s not a solo pursuit

How to play gamelan: It’s not a solo pursuit

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Sept 23 2023 - 04:30
Ireland’s artists can struggle to make a living. Six explain the art of juggling their finances

Ireland’s artists can struggle to make a living. Six explain the art of juggling their finances

The creative life isn’t the path to fame and fortune that people might think. Most artists need to rely on a second and even third income stream

Thu Sept 21 2023 - 05:15
A simple but brilliant concept changing Irish towns, and their streets of empty shops, for the better

A simple but brilliant concept changing Irish towns, and their streets of empty shops, for the better

Multilayered, fascinating project is drawing out the untapped resources of towns such as Aughrim and Lisdoonvarna

Sun Sept 17 2023 - 06:00
How to screenprint: think before you ink

How to screenprint: think before you ink

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Sept 16 2023 - 04:00
Antonin Artaud in Ireland: Myth and influence of avant-garde genius we arrested and deported in 1930s

Antonin Artaud in Ireland: Myth and influence of avant-garde genius we arrested and deported in 1930s

Legacy of French writer and dramatist Antonin Artaud who was detained in Milltown, Donnybrook and Mountjoy is focus of Ranelagh Arts

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 05:00
Fifty artists, 17 venues: EVA International art extravaganza takes over Limerick

Fifty artists, 17 venues: EVA International art extravaganza takes over Limerick

The 40th art biennial brings political vision to Limerick – and features a cafe as a unique work of art

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
How to put on a show for kids: Encourage the imagination, avoid audience participation and never dumb down

How to put on a show for kids: Encourage the imagination, avoid audience participation and never dumb down

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Musician Mike Harding’s ‘quirky’ Connemara cottage that hosted many a music session for €450,000

Musician Mike Harding’s ‘quirky’ Connemara cottage that hosted many a music session for €450,000

Musician’s traditional two-bed cottage with an added studio for guests overlooks Cleggan bay

Thu Sept 07 2023 - 05:58
How to be a podcaster: Do it in four words or less – and for free if you’re in Dublin on Culture Night

How to be a podcaster: Do it in four words or less – and for free if you’re in Dublin on Culture Night

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Electric Picnic 2023: How to take part in Trailer Park – Think of the coolest thing to do with a caravan

Electric Picnic 2023: How to take part in Trailer Park – Think of the coolest thing to do with a caravan

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Restored Georgian townhouse splendour on Mountjoy Square for €1.8m

Restored Georgian townhouse splendour on Mountjoy Square for €1.8m

Layout has been optimised to accommodate modern living with a one-bed apartment on the ground floor

Thu Aug 24 2023 - 06:00
How to make a drystone wall: Don’t cheat with cement – and remember to keep crossing your joints

How to make a drystone wall: Don’t cheat with cement – and remember to keep crossing your joints

Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit

Sun Aug 20 2023 - 05:00
A stay fit for a future king and queen at Ballyvolane House

A stay fit for a future king and queen at Ballyvolane House

Keeping a historic house going takes commitment, passion - and a taste of Bertha’s Revenge gin

Sat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
Curiosity, gut instinct and a nose for value: the art of curation

Curiosity, gut instinct and a nose for value: the art of curation

Everything seems to be curated today – even cheese. So what does curating mean in the art world, and how does it work?

Tue Aug 15 2023 - 05:15
‘We have too many unsatisfying objects in our lives’

‘We have too many unsatisfying objects in our lives’

Glenn Adamson, who will appear at the annual Making In sessions at the Joseph Walsh Studio, says we need to learn to care more

Sun Aug 13 2023 - 05:00
How to have creative children: Monsters are on the menu

How to have creative children: Monsters are on the menu

Gemma Tipton gets advice on feeding children’s imaginations, drawing on everything from old magazines to Mother Nature

Sat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
Crafting, heritage and a Wellington chest

Crafting, heritage and a Wellington chest

Learn about pineapples at Rathfarnham Castle or how to build a bottle collection, as part of this year’s Heritage Week

Sat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
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