Alice Maher

European 20th-century furniture and contemporary Irish art feature in April sale

Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define Ireland

The actor on dining in London, Benedict Cumberbatch and why she loves Galway

With 600 pieces to fit in, famous names jostle for space with newcomers, but there’s no one at this party you wouldn’t be happy to go home with

Artists have a rich history of activism, using their talents to take their messages out of the gallery and into the street

The work of Iriish artist Eilís O’Connell features in a major exhibition in England alongside artists Damien Hirst, Lynn Chadwick, Antony Gormley and Elisabeth Frink

The visual art at this year's Galway International Arts Festival has lots of odd junctures, strange characters and weird journeys

Artist Niamh McGuinne on combing through the rich and strange history of hair

A gender audit reveals a poor representation of women in some of our national cultural institutions

You won’t find Michael Fortune’s colourful explorations of folklore in an art gallery – try the parish hall, handball alley or retirement home

Revamped event, with prize fund of €20,000, showcases the work of emerging artists

Are you washed up creatively at 40? Doomed to average ordinariness in all things?

An industrial dishwasher, a vintage car and a “soggy-bottom” chair

Artist Alice Maher, the ultimate practitioner of mix’n’match media, brought new meaning to the term ‘shell shock’ with this sculpture

A group exhibition curated by Janet Mullarney is accessible, unpredictable and rewarding

Susan Zelouf - one half of Zelouf and Bell - looks to her travels and the everyday for inspiration

This Dutch-born artist loves her studio and says interiors without art and books are lifeless

Dublin City Council is about to sign off on a new City Development plan. Addressing the crisis in artists’ studio spaces is crucial for the fabric of the city

A round-up of the best nights out across the country

The late American media artist was ahead of her time, but her reputation is now catching up with her powerful work; and Mayo artists respond to their home county

Novelists, poets and painters state abortion amendment is ‘ongoing cause of shame’

25 poets in special Irish issue of ‘Poetry’ are worthy of international exposure, says Patrick Cotter

A series in which people help to write their own obituaries: ‘Kennedy always made time to play. She argued that idealism was hope, and bemoaned Victorian attitudes to female artists’

Far from being a corporate bauble, the AIB Art Collection, featuring Sir John Lavery, Jack B Yeats and Roderic O’Conor among others, is an exceptional showcase of 20th-century Irish work

The group’s latest performance is inspired by Wilde’s 1882 trip to lawless Leadville

Megahits from Game of Thrones to the Marvel universe are suffused in myth; so where are the echoes of Irish myth in contemporary culture? It turns out we’re surrounded by the stuff

Heather Humphreys’ performance in Seanad does not bode well for future as Minister

It’s a rare ability to be able to communicate equally with those interested in art and those not so interested, and is only possible because Maher is so gifted

Can our country be summed up by one book? We ask some experts to nominate candidates

‘Visitant’, a work by composer Trevor Knight, visual artist Alice Maher, Butoh dancer Gyohei Zaitsu and musician Áine O’Dwyer, is more than the sum of its parts

On paper Other Voices is a music festival, but when its series of concerts in a tiny Dingle church mixes with the buzz and banter of the Co Kerry town, it becomes something much more magical

The Dublin studio has offered generous residencies for artists to live and work for 20 years. As former resident Jesse Jones puts it, ‘the space demands more of you’

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is reopening its main building, at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, with a weekend of family-friendly events – and a terrific Eileen Gray exhibition

Behind the obvious big names, the RHA Annual shines