The State spent almost €600,000 on art in recent years. Here’s a look at what they are buyingAdorning the walls of Garda stations and government offices, historic houses and public parks, the Office of Public Works’ collection displays itself to earn its keepWed Aug 09 2023 - 11:02
The Local: A love poem to the Irish pubKilkenny Arts Festival 2023: At Sheridans in Ennisnag, a large cast is rehearsing for a play about the bar’s role in Irish community lifeTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
From Paul Henry to Richard Mosse: A new way of looking at the landscapeIn the richly illustrated Landscape and Environment in Contemporary Irish Art, Yvonne Scott plots the work of artists who dig into the landMon Aug 07 2023 - 05:00
‘There was a great deal of magnolia paint’: An Irish architect breathes new life into a classic London homeWhile you may not be in the market, or pocket for an ultra-luxe city entertaining pad, there are still things here to inspireSun Aug 06 2023 - 05:00
IMMA and Crawford Art Gallery boost national collection with €1.5m fundingWorks by artists such as Joan Jonas, Daphne Wright and Clare Langan acquired, among many othersSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
How to Write Crime: ‘Avoid the cliches and tropes, such as the divorced alcoholic detective’Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, better known as Sam Blake, advises that red herrings are essential - but don’t overdo itSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
Whiskey and wings up for auction this summerSotheby’s set to sell rare bottles from around the world while Birr auction house offers a aileron rib from first non-stop crossing of the AtlanticSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
The completely free Spraoi 2023: ‘Three days of entertainment without a wristband in sight’The street arts festival marks its 30th birthday as it takes over the city of Waterford this bank holiday weekendWed Aug 02 2023 - 05:15
Cooler holiday hotspots: Where to go in Europe to avoid dangerous temperaturesLooking for a little Euro escapism? Head for these cooler hotspots, but travel well and, where possible, take the trainSun Jul 30 2023 - 06:00
How to make furniture: It’s important to have a tidy mindGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
How to do Topiary: Let your imagination take root and bring new forms to your gardenGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSun Jul 23 2023 - 05:00
How to run a festival: Beware of stilt walkers in the rainGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
It Took a Century: Do we still need an exhibition dedicated to art by women? Sadly, yesThe National Gallery of Ireland’s big new show marks both the RHA’s bicentennial and the 100 years it took to elect a woman academicianWed Jul 12 2023 - 05:15
David Mach: ‘If there’s a revolution coming, I hope it’s coming bloody soon, and I’ll be in it’The Oligarch’s Nightmare is the artist’s fourth installation at the Galway International Arts FestivalSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
How to make perfume: It’s part chemistry and part artGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
Park life: How a young Cork graduate transformed a garage into a home with a viewRecent graduate Darragh Scriven (26) and his family spotted an opportunity on Cork’s Mardyke Walk to take on a renovation projectSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
‘The water started slowly to rise and rise, like a horror movie’: The race to archive art The Irish photographer David Farrell lost a legacy in the recent Italian floods. What can artists do to protect their legacies?Tue Jul 04 2023 - 05:15
How to be a Riverdancer: Dedicate yourself to dance from the cradleGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
How to be a scriptwriter: Take a long walkGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jun 17 2023 - 05:54
‘Ireland’s asylums were secular. We cannot blame the church’The Asylum Workshop explores the histories of Grangegorman, and of mental health in IrelandTue Jun 13 2023 - 05:15
How to be an aerialist: Show up and take flightGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jun 10 2023 - 05:00
How to play the blues: There’s no need to hang out at the crossroadsGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
An icon of Celtic Tiger Ireland: Graham Knuttel captured a time that hasn’t quite faded from memoryDublin artist’s work was much imitated, and widely collected. His art adorned the homes of stars like Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro and Frank SinatraTue May 30 2023 - 15:28
How to record like a rock star: discover the mysteries of the mixing deskGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
Coy goddesses begone: a new wave of art reframes women’s bodies and experiencesExhibitions around the country banish reclining, bashful, passive creatures to the pastSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
How to be a basket weaver: Enthusiasm is very importantGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat May 20 2023 - 05:00
In a quiet part of Ireland, noses are being broken and bones snappedAt the Foley Lab, Caoimhe Doyle and Jean McGrath create the sounds you hear in film and on TV, from An Cailín Ciúin to Evil Dead RiseThu May 18 2023 - 05:45
‘This will be Colm Meaney’s first time on stage in Ireland in 40 years’: Galway arts festival unveils 2023 line-upGalway International Arts Festival 2023, which takes over the city in July, also includes DruidO’Casey and the edge-of-the-seat acrobatics of The PulseTue May 16 2023 - 10:00
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside! 10 great Irish beaches with lovely places to stayStaycation inspiration: We’ve come up with 10 of the best sleep-dip combinations around IrelandSun May 14 2023 - 05:00
How to get published in a literary magazine: ‘Whatever excites you will excite us’Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
From surviving dissent and debt to celebrating artists: The Royal Hibernian Academy at 200Royal charters, burning buildings and 100 years devoid of women; Royal Hibernian Academy takes a good look at itself for its very big birthdaySat May 13 2023 - 05:00
‘I was five when I saw my first opera and about 14 when my dad started building the theatre’Polly Graham, who is directing Irish National Opera’s new Cosi Fan Tutte as an antidote to cancel culture, grew up with an opera house in the back gardenWed May 10 2023 - 05:42
How to be a piper: It’s something in the airGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat May 06 2023 - 05:00
How to set up a gallery: Sensitivity and diplomacy are keyGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Is it better for the environment to renovate or build from scratch?What does it take to be carbon neutral? Award-winning student accommodation Highfield Park may have the answersSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Presenting Europe: new exhibition tells the 50-year story of Ireland in the EUA theme throughout is identity, and how our identity as Irish people sits surprisingly comfortably alongside the identity of us as EuropeansFri Apr 28 2023 - 14:55
How to get into live broadcast: you may have more experience than you thinkGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Earth Day: 11 Irish visions of the futureSiobhán McDonald, John Gerrard and more are delving into our relationship with the natural environment and all that inhabit itFri Apr 21 2023 - 05:45
How to be a ghostwriter: you need to be able to keep a secretGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
How to get into hip hop: find the rhythm and the rhymeGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
A cruise of a lifetime on a cargo ship where the maitre d’ doubles up as the ship’s tattooistExploring the Marquesa Islands on board the Aranui 5, taking a cargo cruise for a trip with a differenceSun Apr 02 2023 - 05:29
How to be a Chocolate Artist: it’s just like clay, but you get to lick your fingersGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
How to make stained glass: Steady hands and confidence are essentialGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitFri Mar 24 2023 - 05:36
How to be a signwriter: Practice makes perfect – unless it’s on pebbledashGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
How to do traditional music: It’s all about finding your rootsGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Seventy women who’ve shaped Irish culture, from Ninette de Valois to FelispeaksOn International Women’s Day we shine a light on cultural trailblazers and the contemporary creatives they helped to inspireMon Mar 06 2023 - 06:00
Camille Souter: A giant of Irish art who uncovered the richness within everything she paintedThe artist explored everything from her experiences of nursing to the incongruity of jet planes in the countryside, and from chunks of meat to glistening fishSat Mar 04 2023 - 12:07
How to: be a curatorGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
How to be a film extra: if you want to be cast in lots of things, don’t stand outGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
How to be a woodturner: it’s a question of learning to ride the bevelGemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuitSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
