Seán Keating

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Irish artist Michael Kane: ‘Patrick Kavanagh did nothing else but create art. And that was my ideal’

The Project Arts Centre founder, who is marking his 90th birthday with a solo show, is a firm believer in the idea that art truly matters. He lives fully surrounded by it

Irish culture’s remarkable response to the political turmoil from 1891 to 1922

Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere

Private treasures of Betty Ann Norton to be auctioned

Drama teacher was an avid collector, and sale includes jewellery, clothing and furniture

Centenary of turning point in Irish history to be marked

1922 World Congress of the Irish Race announced the Free State to the world

Pen portrait – The 1922 diary of one of Seán Keating’s ‘Men of the South’

An Irishman’s Diary

Irish art works from Michael Smurfit’s collection for auction at Sotheby’s

Retired businessman says climate of Spanish home not suited to works of Irish artists

A €15.9m 1933 Double Eagle coin among record-breaking sales

Strong six months in antiques and fine art industry despite Covid and lockdowns

Tom Hanks' Airstream trailer used during filming of Forrest Gump for auction

Silver bullet American Airstream estimated to fetch €210,000 at Bonham's

Anti-modernist Seán Keating would have strong words for non-fungible tokens

Adam’s and Whyte’s art sales both feature paintings by the Limerick-born artist

How the most famous painting of the Irish War of Independence was staged

Conspicuous by his absence was the column commander, who feared being identified

Painting Dublin: A visual history of Ireland’s capital city

Before now, emphasis was placed on rural landscape and western seaboard in Irish art. This book takes a very different approach

The misunderstood, useless and brilliant artists of the Irish diaspora

Post-Famine identity and the diaspora are the focus of a book rich in anecdote and detail

A woman who made her mark – An Irishman’s Diary on sculptor Gabriel Hayes